
Warner, Kaine urge action to protect beachgoers
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) are urging the Consumer Product Safety Commission to launch a public safety campaign to educate the public about the dangers of beach umbrellas.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA) are urging the Consumer Product Safety Commission to launch a public safety campaign to educate the public about the dangers of beach umbrellas.

Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday signed Executive Directive Four, which establishes the Executive Leadership Team on School Readiness.

People with a genetic predisposition to risky alcohol behavior are less likely to drink frequently, become intoxicated often, or suffer from alcohol dependence symptoms if they are in a romantic relationship.

St. Anne’s-Belfield School will host a Computer Science Institute, in collaboration with the UVA Curry School of Education.

Laura Beaudet, a junior psychology major, has aspirations for a career in special education. Through her pursuit of a Pathways minor in disabilities studies, she has learned a great deal about herself and the people around her.

The UVA Cancer Center is reaching out to the people it serves to identify and overcome barriers to care.

As the United States continues to grow older, the Virginia Center on Aging at Virginia Commonwealth University has been awarded a $3.75 million grant to improve geriatrics care in the state.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced that the Department of Criminal Justice Services is accepting applications from localities for grant funding for community violence intervention programs.

The sound of hammering, laughter, and conversation echoed inside Cheatham Hall as eager high school students learned about natural resources through a variety of experiments and lessons.

Three Virginia university satellites were deployed into nearly simultaneous orbit from the International Space Station via the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer at 10:50 a.m. EDT this morning.
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