Trouble in Wine Country
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Sonoma County, Northern California, used to be spoken of as part of the natural “Redwood Empire.” Then the bloated wine industry re-named it as the commercial “Wine Country.”
Search Results for education
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A dog lives on: Now the stage is being set for treating humans
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Almost five years ago, a 7-year-old Labrador retriever was operated on using a technique eventually patented by Virginia Tech biomedical engineering faculty member Rafael Davalos.
Will kids still “go to college” 25 years from now?
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Reading a news article about a college baseball team on a weeks-long road trip made possible by online classes made me think back to my own college years.
Research aims to utilize symptom of autism to improve reading comprehension
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Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder often show an unwavering focus on a specific interest, a phenomenon known as having a “perseverative interest.”
Randy Forbes: Common sense, not Common Core
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This spring, students across the nation will file into desks and take their first tests against Common Core standards, giving our nation the first glimpse of how they have fared under the new standards.
Study conducted at Virginia Tech reports significant savings for energy efficient apartments
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Residents of energy efficient apartments save an average of $54 a month, or $648 annually, on their electricity bills, according a Housing Virginia study that demonstrates the impacts of energy efficient construction requirements in affordable rental housing.
Bridgewater College professor Stephen Longenecker to speak about new Civil War book
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Dr. Stephen Longenecker, the Edwin L. Turner Distinguished Professor of History at Bridgewater College, will speak about his book, Gettysburg Religion: Refinement, Diversity, and Race in the Antebellum and Civil War Border North, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 19, in the Carter Center for Worship and Music at Bridgewater College.
State Senate passes Tebow Bill
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The Senate of Virginia on Tuesday passed Delegate Rob Bell’s House Bill 1626, also known as the Tebow Bill. HB 1626 would allow schools to permit homeschooled students to participate in competitive extracurricular activities like sports, forensics and band.
Study: Agritourism can boost farmers’ revenues
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From pick-your-own strawberry operations and winery tasting rooms to pumpkin patch fields and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, agritourism is growing in the commonwealth and across the country.
High school photography class leads to a 33-year career in motorsports photography
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It all started with a photography class at Freeman High School in 1982. “I signed up for the class because I needed the credits to graduate,” explained Richmond International Raceway photographer John Harrelson.
