Virginia Quilt Museum names new executive director
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The Virginia Quilt Museum announced this week that Meegan Carr has been selected as its new executive director.
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Poll: Virginians support homeschool sports participation
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Virginians support allowing students who are homeschooled to participate on local public school sport teams, and they also support allowing school districts to start classes before Labor Day, according to a new statewide survey conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University.
Report: Smoking down among Virginia high school students
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Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources Dr. Bill Hazel and the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth (VFHY) announced Thursday that youth smoking rates in Virginia have plummeted to the lowest point in a decade.
State recognizes top Virginia scientists
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Gov. Bob McDonnell and Science Museum of Virginia Chief Wonder Officer Richard C. Conti are pleased to announce Virginia’s Outstanding Scientists of 2013 and the recipient of the governor’s Award for Science Innovation presented by Altria.
Former N.C. State coach O’Brien among additions to London’s UVa. football staff
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Virginia head football coach Mike London announced today the hiring of four assistant coaches to fill the vacancies on the Cavalier staff. Joining the Virginia football program are former NC State and Boston College head coach Tom O’Brien, 32-year college coaching veteran Jon Tenuta and 12-year college special teams coach Jeff Banks. Former UVa quarterback Marques Hagans has been promoted to a full-time position after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Virginia the past two seasons.
UVa. women stymie Norfolk State, 66-23
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The Virginia women’s basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Cavalier Classic presented by Holiday Inn University Area with a 66-23 victory over Norfolk State.
Fired VCU coach rips university investigation
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Late Thursday, Virginia Commonwealth University released a statement regarding its internal investigation into allegations that Coach James Finley was terminated from his role as the head coach of the women’s volleyball coach because he is gay.
McDonnell: $2M in state budget to support veterans
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Gov. Bob McDonnell’s proposed budget for the 2013 General Assembly session includes what the administration is terming “significant additional support” for veteran’s issues, including more than $2 million in funding.
UVa. women rally, hold off Coppin State, 54-44
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A pair of three pointers by Kelsey Wolfe (Jr., Germantown, Md.) in the final two minutes helped the Virginia women’s basketball team seal a 54-44 victory over Coppin State Tuesday night (Dec. 18) at John Paul Jones Arena.
McDonnell includes $250K in state budget for Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center at VCU
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Gov. Bob McDonnell’s biennial budget amendments, to be officially released on Monday in his annual speech to the Joint Money Committees, will include $250,000 in state support for the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
