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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.
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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.
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The first Black students admitted to Virginia Tech blazed the trail of proving they belonged academically at the university. James Leslie Whitehurst Jr. then pushed for that path to extend through all aspects of campus life.
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Irving Peddrew III was accepted into Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1953, but it was being welcomed into a Blacksburg couple’s house on East Clay Street that helped him feel at home.
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The Commission on African American History Education in the Commonwealth today presented its final report to Gov. Ralph Northam, the Virginia Board of Education, and other key advocates for diversity and inclusion in Virginia classrooms.
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Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier welcomes Dr. Peter S. Carmichael on Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. as he takes attendees on a tale of adventure with “The Hicksford Raid” at the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable.
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The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.
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The State Board for Community Colleges has certified four finalists for the position of president at Thomas Nelson Community College. The finalists were among 92 applicants from across the nation.
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The Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act aims to reduce and prevent suicide, burnout, and mental and behavioral health conditions among healthcare professionals.
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#ActFastUVA is demanding that the University of Virginia abandon its “hybrid with remote option” learning model for the fall and cancel move-in for the majority of undergraduates, citing safety concerns.
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