Virginia Department of Veterans Services to begin limited reopening on June 29
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The Virginia Department of Veterans Services will begin reopening select offices and facilities on a limited basis beginning June 29.
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Virginia Tech students find timely parallels between the coronavirus, 1918 influenza pandemic
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Ending social distancing too quickly during a devastating pandemic caused death rates to increase in parts of the United States, prompting additional rounds of restrictions.
20 new state historical highway markers will highlight African-American history in Virginia
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Twenty newly approved state historical highway markers will address topics of national, state, and regional significance in Virginia’s African American history.
Volume down, danger up: Analysis of traffic fatalities during COVID-19 shutdown
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Traffic crashes were down 45 percent during the heart of the COVID-19 shutdown. But the number of traffic-related deaths due to speed and not wearing seat belts went up 78 percent during that stretch.
Two Virginia Tech teams win awards at Solar Decathlon competition for renewable energy designs
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Two Virginia Tech teams received awards from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon Design Challenge.
Rob Wittman supports JUSTICE Act solutions
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Congressman Rob Wittman (R-Va.) cosponsored the Just and Unifying Solutions to Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act.
Virginia umployment rate dips in May
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Virginia’s economy started pulling itself out of the COVID-19 shutdown funk in May, with unemployment falling 1.8 percentage points in May to 9.4 percent.
COVID-19 response in developing countries: Virginia Tech team adapts agricultural services
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A Virginia Tech team is swapping in-person meetings with radio and virtual communications to help farmers in the developing world address crop problems.
Spanberger leads Virginia members pushing USDA to deliver food relief to Virginia families
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger is leading an effort urging the USDA to deliver proportional federal food assistance to Virginia families in need.
Virginia Tech cancels study abroad programs for fall semester
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Virginia Tech is canceling all fall 2020 study abroad programs because of ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.
