Grants to help veterans, minority farmers get started in agriculture
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Partnerships continue USDA efforts supporting new farmers and build greater diversity in American agriculture
Search Results for Virginia Tech research
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VCU receives grant to study molecular marks left by childhood experiences
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Virginia Commonwealth University has received a five-year, $3 million grant to study how adverse experiences such as severe illnesses, neglect and maltreatment during childhood leave molecular marks in DNA that predict health risks later in life.
Promising antibiotic defies convention on treating superbug
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A new antibiotic being developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine to combat the dangerous C. difficile superbug also appears effective against a wide array of other pathogens, including the Helicobacter pylori bacterium, a new study suggests.
McAuliffe executive order expands opportunities for SWAMs
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Governor McAuliffe visited Astyra Corporation in Richmond today to sign Executive Order 20: Advancing Equity for Small, Women, and Minority Owned Businesses.
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library announces new trustees
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Foundation announced last week that six members have joined its Board of Trustees: Dr. Bryan LeBeau of Leavenworth Kansas; Janet Marks of Monterey Massachusetts; Hillel Maximon also of Monterey Massachusetts; Harry Warthen of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia; and General Theodore G. Shuey of Staunton Virginia.
McAuliffe announces 800 new jobs for Arlington County
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that CEB, the leading member-based advisory company, will invest $149.7 million in a new headquarters operation to support the company’s next-generation workplace plans and accommodate its growing global requirements.
Two new EMS educators hired at Central Shenandoah EMS Council
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Central Shenandoah EMS Council is pleased to announce that we have hired two new educators to join our staff. The addition of two new educators is key to our ability to offer a full range of EMS educational programming to include our new paramedic training program which is on track for the fall of 2015.
Report: Number of college football teams continues to grow
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The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) highlighted today that seven new college football teams will take the field for the first time this season, increasing the number of schools across all NCAA divisions and the NAIA offering football to 767, an all-time high.
Remarks by President Obama on jobs, economy
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Remarks by President Obama on jobs and the economy today at an event at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, McLean, Virginia.
McAuliffe announces SOL Innovation Committee members
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The McAuliffe Administration announced the members and first meeting date for Virginia’s Standards of Learning Innovation Committee.
