
Research initiatives addressing rising suicide rates among veterinarians
Breathing noisily, a 14-year-old dog stood in the corner of an examination room at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Breathing noisily, a 14-year-old dog stood in the corner of an examination room at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital.

Roughly one in 12 people experiencing cardiac arrest outside a hospital live to tell the tale. A UVA Health physician says the numbers can improve dramatically if bystanders knew to recognize cardiac arrest and perform simple lifesaving tasks.

A bipartisan healthcare agreement announced Sunday includes four bills from U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, including one to raise the tobacco age to 21.

James Madison University will celebrate more than 1,000 graduates at this weekend’s December Commencement ceremonies.

The “Steer Into The New Year-Buckle Up and Drive Safely” holiday campaign kicks off this week at schools across the Commonwealth.

Dr. Craig Kent has been named to a senior position overseeing UVA Health and its clinical enterprise.

A partnership between Virginia Tech’s Global Change Center and Hollins University will pair distinguished undergraduate students with Virginia Tech professors for a summer of unique research opportunities.

Staunton City Schools was one of 15 school divisions across the state that received the Dorothy S. McAuliffe School Nutrition Award presented by No Kid Hungry Virginia.

The Friends of the Middle River took water samples and tested for chloride over the winter of 2018-2019 to determine how salt used to melt ice in the winter was running off in snowmelt and rain events and getting into the river.

Kids’ Tech University is returning to Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus for its 11th annual spring program.
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