Climate and Energy News Roundup: What’s making news in the environment?
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Ultimately, climate change will not be solved by climate scientists and engineers calculating how many solar panels we need installed.
Search Results for Virginia State University
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School choice can result in an increase in school segregation, according to VT researcher
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Unmitigated school choice increases racial segregation even when parents do not take race into account, according to research co-authored by Broderick Turner, an assistant professor of marketing at Virginia Tech.
Economists study impact of fans on college basketball, using COVID season as baseline
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It was weird, to say the least, being in a college basketball arena in 2020-2021, with fans largely shut out, at most, in Virginia, at least, 150 people in the seats.
Nelson County family recognized with Southeastern Farmer of the Year honor
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Saunders Brothers, Inc., a multi-generational farm in Piney River, has been named the 2022 Swisher/Sunbelt Southeastern Farmer of the Year.
Warm or cold?: Report reveals best destinations for winter travel in the U.S.
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WalletHub released its 2022’s Best Winter Holiday Destinations report with a focus on cost and convenience, not scenic beauty.
Midterms: Will anger over Dobbs decision lead to higher turnout at the polls?
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The big question is: Will the anger, worry and disbelief over the Roe v. Wade decision translate into more young people and Democrats turning out to vote?
‘Normal won’t help kids catch up’: Need all hands on deck to make up for pandemic learning loss
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Gov. Glenn Youngkin, before having fun with the hammer attack on the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, tried to make the news of declining test scores for Virginia fourth- and eighth-graders part of his crusade to whitewash K-12 education in the Commonwealth.
UVA Football: Tony Elliott wants us to see the ‘progress’ in another frustrating Cavaliers’ loss
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As poorly as this season had gone for first-year UVA Football coach Tony Elliott, any one of five or six plays goes the right way on Saturday, and the ‘Hoos are back to .500, and you never know what can happen from there.
Liberty Football: School extends contract of Hugh Freeze, with nice pay raise thrown in
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Liberty has extended the contract of football coach Hugh Freeze through 2030, and the school will reportedly pay Freeze an average of just under $5 million a year over the course of the deal.
Staunton: City Council finally makes it official with Leslie Beauregard named city manager
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Staunton City Council has approved the appointment of Leslie M. Beauregard as city manager, making her the first female city manager in Staunton’s history
