McClellan introduces bill to increase STEM mentorships for degree participants
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The Improving Mentorship in STEM Higher Education Act seeks to strengthen mentorship opportunities in higher education STEM programs.
Search Results for Virginia Tech research
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COVID-19 virus widespread among wildlife; likely spread by humans
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Animals near hiking trails and public areas have been found with the COVID-19 virus in their systems, supporting human-to-animal transmission.
Study: Moms, caregivers in homes with food insecurity need mental-health supports
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Household food insecurity hits moms and caregivers especially hard, and it leads to negative mental health impacts, according to a new study.
Carilion CEO Nancy Howell Agee retires after 51-year career in health field
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Nancy Howell ee, who led Carilion Clinic through more than a decade of transformative change, will step down as CEO Sept. 30, 2024.
A health emergency: Record number of cases of dengue worldwide in 2024
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Cases of a mosquito-borne illness known as dengue are rapidly increasing throughout the world in part due to climate change.
‘Significant step forward’: NASA reauthorization passes through House committee
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The NASA Reauthorization Act was voted out of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee to the House Floor for consideration.
U.S. forests face increased threats including spongy moth, Southern Pine Beetle
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Environmental and biological threats to forests across the United States are presenting challenges for federal and state agencies as well as private landowners.
Mailbag: Readers weigh in on our optimistic 2024 UVA Football Preview
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It’s Year 3 for Tony Elliott. I don’t like that he decided to tear down what he’d been handed by Bronco Mendenhall to start from scratch, but that’s been done. I think we see progress in terms of wins and losses this year.
Lawmakers push Homeland Security for more funding to detect fentanyl at U.S. border
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Thirteen lawmakers support the research and funding of initiatives to combat the flow of fentanyl and other contraband at our borders.
Hampton, Chesapeake students earn full-ride scholarships to University of Mary Washington
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Two Washington Scholars and four Alvey Scholars will be among the thousand incoming Eagles at the University of Mary Washington in fall 2024.
