
Grant to help more Virginia students apply for millions in federal college aid
Gov. Ralph Northam has announced a $24.7 million federal GEAR UP grant to increase access to higher education and jobs training for Virginia students.

Gov. Ralph Northam has announced a $24.7 million federal GEAR UP grant to increase access to higher education and jobs training for Virginia students.

According to research, an average American makes around 35,000 decisions each day. These decisions range from the mundane – what color shirt to wear – to the important – whether or not to be vaccinated.

Virginia Tech has announced the formation of the Virginia Tech National Security Institute.

COVID-19 vaccines have been widely available since spring, yet across rural southwest and southern central Virginia, not a single county had more than 40 percent of its population fully vaccinated in mid-August, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

UVA|NOVA will be UVA’s campus in Northern Virginia, beginning with a site in the Rosslyn neighborhood of North Arlington and ultimately expanding to other sites in the region.

A host of operational and engagement initiatives aimed at reducing single-use plastic and solid waste are helping Virginia Tech make strides toward its Climate Action Commitment goal of becoming a zero-waste campus status by 2030.

VDACS and Cooperative Extension at VSU have a shared goal of providing assistance to landowners, farm operators, and other individuals and groups who farm and manage land.

Look to the trees. Nearly 150 years ago, Andrew Jackson Oliver helped plant the seeds.

Virginia Tech has been accepted as a member of the Washington-based Consortium of Universities for Global Health.

For most people, the thought of waiting three years to fulfill a career objective seems agonizing. But for Laura Jones-Wilson, the years seem like mere days.
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