
New molecular mechanism suggests that people with obesity or insulin resistance may more easily accumulate fat
A team of researchers led by a Virginia Tech nutrition scientist discovered a molecular mechanism behind fat cell growth and expansion.

A team of researchers led by a Virginia Tech nutrition scientist discovered a molecular mechanism behind fat cell growth and expansion.

More people die of drug overdoses than car accidents. There’s a nationwide opioid and heroin epidemic, and it’s in our own backyard.

A national research collaboration funded by the National Institutes of Health has found significant racial and ethnic disparities in breastfeeding outcomes.

James Madison University welcomes Dr. Melissa Lubin as the next associate vice provost for outreach and engagement.

The McAuliffe administration will host a series of listening sessions with law enforcement and community partners on ways to strengthen relationships.

UVA football coach Bronco Mendenhall and players Jackson Matteo and Micah Kiser talk with the media at the 2016 ACC Kickoff.

The University of Virginia Health System’s stroke program received two national awards from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association.

The University of Virginia is defending the existence of a Strategic Investment Fund authorized by the UVA Board of Visitors in February that has come under fire.

The Virginia Department of Education will award five additional high school innovation planning grants to divisions that have proposed bold programs.

Today, the U.S. Senate voted 89-4 to approve bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the FAA through September 2017.
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