
Distracted driving awareness was focus of 6th annual summit
Drive Smart Virginia wants drivers to get behind the wheel distraction-free. That was the message at the sixth annual Distracted Driving Summit, which was held Sept. 19 and 20 in Richmond.

Drive Smart Virginia wants drivers to get behind the wheel distraction-free. That was the message at the sixth annual Distracted Driving Summit, which was held Sept. 19 and 20 in Richmond.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) applauded passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through 2023.

The University of Virginia announced Tuesday a $25 million gift from The Chris and Carrie Shumway Foundation to fund an innovative new building and new bioscience/business program.

George Mason University President Ángel Cabrera announced Wednesday a five-year contract extension for Assistant Vice President/Director of Athletics Brad Edwards that will run through the 2023 academic year.

Lymphatic vessels that clean the brain of harmful material play a crucial role in the development and progression of multiple sclerosis, new research from the UVA School of Medicine suggests.

Virginia Tech history students recently got published with a little help from their friends at VT Publishing.

Liberty University recently opened the Office of Outreach and Business Engagement to oversee its business and industry partnerships and continue to build on the university’s reputation of producing the most trusted marketplace talent.

Ask 10 parents how much added sugar their child consumes each day and there’s a good chance that at least nine of them will have no clue or will underestimate it.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a two-year, $408,000 grant to Clay Caswell, assistant professor of bacteriology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech.

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Micron Technology Inc. will invest $3 billion to increase memory production at its operation in the City of Manassas, creating 1,100 new jobs by 2030.
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