Congress sends K-12 education reform bill to president’s desk
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The Senate and House have passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, overhauling No Child Left Behind to ensure access to a high-quality education.
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New biology course transforms Virginia Tech students into young scientists, research contributors
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Virginia Tech faculty members in the department of biological sciences have created a course that provides scientific research opportunities for undergrads.
Transcript: Virginia introduces Bronco Mendenhall as new football coach
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New University of Virginia football coach Bronco Mendenhall and UVA athletics director Craig Littlepage address reporters at a press conference on Monday.
Warner, Kaine announce $1.5 million in federal funds to help Virginians on public assistance become self-sufficient
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today announced that 18 Virginia localities will receive more than $1.5 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Virginia Tech veterinary college teams up with Saint Francis Service Dogs for new puppy raiser program
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The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech is partnering with a Roanoke-based nonprofit to raise three puppies for future service dog training.
Four Virginia newspapers, one television station capture Farm Bureau Journalism Awards
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The Tidewater News in Franklin claimed Virginia Farm Bureau Federation’s Ishee-Quann Award for Media Excellence, which recognizes the best of all entries in the organization’s annual Journalism Award competition.
Senate education bill includes provisions of Kaine’s career, technical education, safe relationships measures
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Following today’s announcement of the final conference report on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to replace No Child Left Behind, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine welcomed the bill’s inclusion of key provisions he authored to help prevent sexual assault and strengthen career and technical education (CTE) in schools across the country.
Virginia Tech team wins grant to integrate substance-misuse treatment into curriculums
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A Virginia Tech team led by Nancy Brossoie, senior research associate at the Center for Gerontology, has been awarded a $945,000 grant to provide substance-misuse treatment training to students in undergraduate and graduate health professions in Southwest Virginia.
Virginia Tech researcher wins $7.2 million award to promote healthy relationships, economic stability among low-income couples
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Mariana Falconier, associate professor and clinical director of Virginia Tech’s Center for Family Services at the Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church, has won a grant totaling $7.2 million for a five-year project to promote healthy relationships and economic stability among low-income couples.
Virginia Tech engineers to study wireless networks in dense venues such as arenas, theaters
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Two Virginia Tech electrical and computer engineering faculty members are the lead investigators on a $1.37 million, international research project that may lead to higher performance for wireless networks in densely populated venues including arenas, theaters, and transportation hubs.
