Robert Hurt: Fifth District veterans deserve better
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I traveled across the Fifth District and met with many veterans from Henry County to Brunswick County and from Fauquier County to Danville.
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From a fan who remembers the lean years: Thanks, #UVABaseball
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I write a version of this column on #UVABaseball every year, and it’s remarkable to say that this is the fifth one in six years, about what Virginia playing a Super Regional in Charlottesville means for some of us diehards who remember the many, many lean years.
Warner, Connolly press Education Department on behalf of former Corinthian students
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA-11) contacted U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Monday with questions on behalf of former students of Corinthian Colleges, Inc., a chain of for-profit schools that once operated more than 100 campuses in the U.S. and Canada, including four in Virginia under the Everest College banner – in Chesapeake, Newport News, Vienna, and Woodbridge – that were sold in February.
UVA to host Maryland in Super Regional beginning Friday
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The UVA baseball team will play host to Maryland Friday through Sunday (June 5-7) in the 2015 NCAA Charlottesville Super Regional at Davenport Field. Game times and television networks for the best-of-three series will be announced Tuesday morning by the NCAA.
Hurricane Junior Golf Tour makes stop in Charlottesville
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The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour traveled to Charlottesville May 30-31 for The College Prep Series at UVA.
Governor McAuliffe announces Research Commercialization Fund awards
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today 38 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) awards totaling more than $2.8 million to fund targeted areas of promising research and commercialization, including advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, and energy and life sciences.
Choosing and using a food thermometer
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Food thermometers can play an important safety role when you’re grilling summer meals.
Positive change honors the past, doesn’t reject it, Washington and Lee grads told
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A university is not a museum where change should be seen as a rejection of the past. Instead, advancing and improving are the ways universities like Washington and Lee honor their commitment to, and reverence for, the past.
Nearly indestructible virus yields tool to battle diseases
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By unlocking the secrets of a bizarre virus that survives in nearly boiling acid, scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have found a blueprint for battling human disease using DNA clad in near-indestructible armor.
Livestock disaster plans can offer peace of mind
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When storms hit, disaster plans help livestock farmers weather the damages. This past February, Wise County cattleman Danny Cantrell lost 13 calves because of 20-plus inches of snow combined with 20-below nighttime temperatures.
