Statewide Challenge to increase seat belt use among teens, youth kicks off in Virginia
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Fifty high and middle schools across Virginia are kicking off a statewide campaign to increase seat belt usage rates among teens and youth.
Search Results for Virginia Department of Education
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Shenandoah University awarded nearly $1 million for behavioral health education
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded a grant expected to total $935,393 over three years to Shenandoah University.
Virginia Tech dedicates new Indoor Practice Facility
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Virginia Tech recently celebrated the opening of its 92,000-square-foot Indoor Practice Facility, the largest of its kind in the nation, at a ceremony that highlighted philanthropy’s role in the $21.3 million project.
Virginia awarded $6.9 million in American Apprenticeship Grants
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Governor McAuliffe announced that Virginia has been awarded $6.9 million in American Apprenticeship Grants from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to expand apprenticeships in high-growth industries.
Virginia Tech among the nation’s best universities in U.S. News rankings
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Virginia Tech is among the nation’s best universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges 2016.”
Wildlife Center of Virginia to release bald eagle on Thursday
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, will release an adult Bald Eagle on Thursday, September 10 at 11:30 a.m. at York River State Park in James City County.
Virginia Cooperative Extension partners with Farmacy Garden to grow healthy communities
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While “take two kale and call me in the morning,” is not exactly the prescription you would receive from a doctor at most health clinics, patients at the New River Valley Community Health Center do indeed receive a prescription to the New River Health District’s Farmacy Garden for doctor’s ordered physical activity and an injection of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Virginia Tech engineering education professors seek to find ways to reduce time spent studying for a degree
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As the costs of a college education continue to soar, and politicians scramble for ways to make the academic experience more economically feasible, two Virginia Tech engineering education professors are investigating helpful strategies for avoiding pitfalls that prolong completion times when pursuing doctoral degrees.
Beyond the lunch pail: Virginia Tech in damage control over fine-gate
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Virginia Tech athletics director Whit Babcock was in full damage control mode in an interview with the Roanoke Times published Thursday.
Wildlife Center of Virginia to release two bald eagles
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, will release two Bald Eagles during the week of August 24 – on Wednesday, August 26 at 11:30 a.m. at Widewater State Park in Stafford County, and on Thursday, August 27 at 3:00 p.m. at Chippokes Plantation State Park in Surry County.
