
In memoriam: UVA women’s athletics pioneer Barbara Kelly
Barbara Kelly, the first full-time female member of the athletics staff at the University of Virginia, passed away this week in her hometown of Garner, N.C.

Barbara Kelly, the first full-time female member of the athletics staff at the University of Virginia, passed away this week in her hometown of Garner, N.C.

Bridgewater College will host State of the Culture, a facilitated panel engaging in conversation around politics, diversity, culture and more, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the Boitnott Room.

Two new historic markers were unveiled Thursday honoring renowned civil-rights attorneys Oliver Hill and Spottswood Robinson.

New state port host community grants will help Virginia’s oyster industry upgrade the Menchville Marina in Newport News.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, are encouraging the Department of Education to expand its planned analysis of federal K-12 education spending to include dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early college high schools.

Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU has launched a partnership with McGuireWoods and Dominion Energy to make an additional 50 attorneys available to families with legal needs that impact the health of their children.

A VCU Massey Center project aims to better understand how social and behavioral patterns as well as financial and environmental factors impact cancer rates.

The Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board has been selected to be a pilot site.

VCU Health is one of seven hospital teams selected to participate in a grant-funded initiative to improve public safety and health outcomes for victims of violence in high-need communities.

James Madison University is embarking on a new approach to matching students with job and internship opportunities.
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