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On mountain peaks, trees experiencing warmer weather are gradually moving higher than established tree lines. Along Virginia’s coast, sea levels are rising by as much as 1 inch every four years.
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A study published in Educational Researcher analyzed 5,600 students who switched from a S.T.E.M. major before earning a degree. According to the study, data showed that more than two-thirds of those students were Black or Latinx.
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There are some things that don’t change. Even as the nation grapples with the twin distractions of political theater and a viral pandemic, there are still deadlier forces at play.
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News. Excerpts from a recent Roundup follow; full Roundup is here.
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Following a 40-year career in development economics, Virginia Tech Professor George Norton celebrates the world’s progress in reducing poverty, but acknowledges the need to abate a corresponding trend of growing economic inequality.
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The 2020 presidential election may be over, but nothing has really changed. The U.S. government still poses the greatest threat to our freedoms.
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The Central Shenandoah Health District is offering free COVID-19 testing events each Monday and Wednesday in November.
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News.
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Radio IQ Richmond Bureau Chief Mallory Noe-Payne has received a Fulbright Young Professional Journalist Grant that will allow Noe-Payne to travel to Germany for a 10-month residency to research and examine the history of that nation and the United States of America.
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Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a method to understand how HIV and other viruses first begin to infect our cells, and that could help us prevent COVID-19 and other diseases.
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