
New rankings show healthiest, least healthy counties in Virginia
Loudoun County ranks healthiest in Virginia and Petersburg City is the least healthy county in the state, according to the annual County Health Rankings.

Loudoun County ranks healthiest in Virginia and Petersburg City is the least healthy county in the state, according to the annual County Health Rankings.

Researchers from Virginia Tech were part of a collaborative $958,415 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the host-microbiome-parasite interactions in the honey bee gut, with $750,000 coming to Virginia Tech.

2018 was the rainiest year on record for much of Virginia, and few segments of the state’s economy suffered as much as Virginia grape growers and winemakers.

The 2019 Virginia Agritourism Conference on April 3-4 will provide agritourism entrepreneurs with resources and ideas.

The Mary Baldwin University Board of Trustees has voted once again to freeze tuition for undergraduate students in 2019–20, bucking a nationwide trend of rising college costs for both public and private institutions.

Chris Graham and Scott German break down UVA’s 76-56 win over NC State in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals.

Gov. Ralphr Northam this week announced more than $6.7 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) funding for seven regional projects.

The second Industrial Hemp Summit took place Feb. 25 and 26, on the heels of the 2018 Farm Bill’s passage in December. That legislation lifted restrictions on growing hemp in the U.S.

The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia has been awarded a five-year grant of $23 million from the National Institutes of Health to advance innovative ideas from the point of discovery to implementation in clinical practice.

The No. 2 Virginia Cavaliers (25-2, 15-2 ACC) have the chance to extend several significant streaks on Saturday when they welcome the Louisville Cardinals (19-11, 10-7 ACC) to Charlottesville for the regular season finale.
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