State grants to help Virginia Tech stop brain drain, enhance blockchain
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Stop the region’s brain drain. Build a hub for blockchain technology. These are two initiatives that Virginia Tech is launching in the next year.
Search Results for Virginia State University
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Virginia marks anniversary of Amazon HQ2 announcement
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Virginia is celebrating the one-year anniversary of Amazon HQ2 and the progress made on the project over the last 12 months by the Commonwealth, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Arlington County, and the City of Alexandria.
Augusta County librarian honored by Virginia Library Association
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Augusta County will recognize Ali McCue, the Adult Services Programmer and Middlebrook Library Station Manager, at the Board of Supervisors meeting on Nov. 13 for receiving the 2019 Up and Comer Award from the Virginia Library Association.
JMU to increase computer science degrees with state investment
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James Madison University will be included as a partner in the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Tech Talent Investment Program.
Warner joins colleagues in urging Senate passage to renew funding for Virginia HBCUs
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) joined Senate colleagues and leaders from HBCUs – including a student from Virginia Union University in Richmond – in calling on the Senate to pass the bipartisan FUTURE Act.
Virginia Environmental Endowment announces $3.7M in grants
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The Virginia Environmental Endowment is providing more than $3.7 million in grants advancing water quality and Chesapeake Bay improvements, land conservation practices, environmental literacy, climate resiliency, and invasive species control.
Virginia’s first commercial hemp fiber processor locating in Wythe County
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The first commercial industrial hemp fiber processing facility in Virginia will locate in Wythe County.
Northam announces grant for substance use recovery programs at Virginia colleges, universities
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The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services has awarded $675,000 of federal State Opioid Response grant funding to VCU to help expand substance use recovery programs at eight universities across the state.
Two Virginia highway safety programs win national awards
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VDOT was saluted and feted for removing and replacing hundreds of guardrails with dangerous end terminals that endanger motorists during crashes, and for improving pedestrian safety on a statewide basis.
Northam hosts Amazon HQ2 officials in Southwest Virginia
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Gov. Ralph Northam hosted a roundtable discussion in St. Paul on Monday with officials from Amazon’s second headquarters, located in Arlington.
