JMU art professor, diversity leader awarded first Beck Faculty Fellowship
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Susan Zurbrigg has been selected by JMU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts as its first Beck Faculty Fellowship recipient.
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Augusta County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office adds historic records assistant
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Matthew J. Wingfield has joined the Augusta County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office as the part-time historic records assistant.
UVA plan lays out commitment to ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’
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UVA has set itself onto an ambitious plan to build a student, faculty and staff population that reflects the racial and socioeconomic demographics of the Commonwealth.
UVA Board of Visitors approves changes to historic landscape
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UVA will take steps to contextualize the contributions of founder Thomas Jefferson, remove a statue honoring George Rogers Clark, and remove the names of former Confederate leaders from the education and law schools.
Bipartisan call for JMU Board of Visitors to allow student participation in upcoming board meeting
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A bipartisan group of local, state and student leaders took a united stand for transparency at James Madison University today, sending a joint letter to the Board of Visitors urging them to allow online participation for students and their families in the Sept. 18 meeting.
Former RNC chair Michael Steele to present virtual lecture at Bridgewater College
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Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee, will present a virtual lecture on “The Political Scene According to Steele” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Findings by physicist Rana Ashkar upend understanding of cholesterol’s effects on cellular membranes
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A new study led by Assistant Professor Rana Ashkar of the Virginia Tech Department of Physics finds that cholesterol actually does adhere to biophysical principles.
Legislative review committee to present reviews of SBSD, regional and infrastructure incentives
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The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission will meet virtually on Monday Sept. 14 to hear staff present findings and recommendations from reviews of the Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity and the state’s regional and infrastructure economic development incentives.
A trans-Atlantic journey: How microbes and dust travel from Africa to the Americas
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Each year, over 180 million tons of dust are swept up from the Sahara Desert, blown across the western edge of Africa, wisped across the Atlantic Ocean, and deposited throughout the Americas. These are called dust plumes, and they carry more than just sand.
Weekly roundup of climate, energy news: Sept. 6
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News to inform legislators and the public.
