
Augusta Health nurse honored by VHHA
At the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Annual Meeting in Williamsburg in April, Amanda Wilson, RN, BSN, of Augusta Health was recognized as an emerging healthcare leader.

At the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association Annual Meeting in Williamsburg in April, Amanda Wilson, RN, BSN, of Augusta Health was recognized as an emerging healthcare leader.

Virginia Tech President Emeritus Charles William Steger Jr., who led Virginia Tech through a period of unprecedented growth and historic transformation into one of the nation’s leading research universities, died Sunday evening, May 6, at his home in Blacksburg, Virginia. He was 70.

In danger of their first sweep of the season, the Potomac Nationals (17-13) fell into an early deficit, but plated the final five runs of the game against the Salem Red Sox (17-13) in a 5-2 win Sunday afternoon.

Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have begun to unravel how serotonin acts, based on data collected in a first-of-its-kind experiment that utilized electrochemical probes implanted into the brain of awake human beings.

The Potomac Nationals (16-13) found themselves on the comeback prowl for the second straight game against the Salem Red Sox (17-12) on Saturday Night, but the hits came too late in the 5-4 loss.

May 19th will be a historic day for the Sixth District of Virginia – potentially. The Republican Party will select their candidate by Convention rather than by primary, a first in 26 years.

The Potomac Nationals (16-12) almost managed a ninth-inning comeback against the Salem Red Sox (16-12), but ultimately fell 9-7.

Mary Baldwin University artist-in-residence and musician Srinivas Krishnan returns to campus on May 10 for MBU’s Capstone Festival with a group of 12 middle school students and two teachers from Chennai, India.

In attendance at the 2018 Iran Freedom Convention will be 1,000 delegates of Iranian-American communities in 40 states. Among them are scholars, academics, technology leaders, artists and representatives of women and youth.

In a series that featured 30 combined runs and 42 combined hits through the first two games, the Potomac Nationals (16-11) came out swinging once again in Thursday night’s series-clinching victory over the Wilmington Blue Rocks (12-14).
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