UVA researchers trying to wean rural young’uns off the Mountain Dew
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My mother, rest her soul, inserted a mental image of mountain mommas in West Virginia putting Mountain Dew in their babies’ bottles years ago.
Search Results for education
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UVA announces $43.4M gift toward early childhood learning center
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UVA announced on Friday the kind of multimillion-dollar donation that the world needs more of. As in, not athletics-related.
Community Foundation makes $631K in grant awards to local nonprofits
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The Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge announced its 2026 community grant awards at an event at the Holiday Inn in Staunton on Wednesday.
5 things people get wrong about DUI charges
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Driving under the influence (DUI) is a topic that has gained considerable popularity among filmmakers, TV shows, and internet users. But at the same time, it’s often misunderstood.
Turning a passion for wellness into a professional career in movement
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When you decide to become a Pilates instructor, you open the door to a career that is both physically and mentally rewarding.
Virginia Tech announces $75M gift, most of which is going to athletics
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Virginia Tech announced on Thursday that an anonymous family of Tech alums has made a $75 million gift to athletics and to one of the school’s academic programs.
Bridgewater College Hall of Famer Laura Mapp has impressive coaching tree
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When Laura Mapp arrived at Bridgewater College in 1961, she coached field hockey in the fall, basketball in the winter and tennis in the spring.
Mary Baldwin University names Gary Daynes as new interim president
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Mary Baldwin University has named Gary Daynes its interim president, with the school’s Board of Trustees approving a two-year term for Daynes, per a press release issued on Wednesday.
UVA Football: Brazil season opener that probably never was is no more
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The UVA-NC State football game that the ACC announced way back in December would be played in Brazil, but then, the UVA FOIA office never could seem to find a contract for, is no longer going to be played in Brazil, if it ever was.
Nonprofit Staunton Makerspace begins work on exterior painting project
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Staunton Makerspace has begun work on a project to overhaul the look of its nonprofit community hub located at 20 South Jefferson Street in Staunton.
