Workshop to help cattleman control harmful toxin
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Virginia is home to more than 1.5 million head of beef cattle, and those animals are in danger of ingesting grass infected with a harmful toxin.
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VCU Health Pauley Heart Center celebrates 50th anniversary of Virginia’s first heart transplant
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Feb. 1 marks the start of American Heart Month and the beginning of a four-month celebration commemorating the first human-to-human heart transplant in Virginia.
EMU receives $672,000 bequest through Virginia College Fund
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Eastern Mennonite University has received a portion of a $2.7 million bequest from the Virginia College Fund. The university will receive $672,000, primarily to be used for student scholarships and capital improvement, according to President Susan Schultz Huxman.
Warner encourages DOE to ID best practices in expanding access to Pell Grants
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner pressed U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to continue an experimental pilot program that has already helped put 41 low-income high school students on the pathway to college by allowing them to take courses for college credit through Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg.
Draw and play here: The tet[R]ad Project opens at JMU’s Institute for Visual Studies
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The Institute for Visual Studies at James Madison University welcomes art alumnus David R. Modler back to campus along with colleague Samuel H. Peck for workshops and the reception of their exhibition titled Draw and Play Here: The tet[R]ad Project, which will be on display at IVS from January 29-March 16.
VCU poll: Public safety only Virginia program area viewed by majority as efficient in using taxpayer funds
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Only one state program area — public safety— is thought of as efficient or very efficient by a majority of Virginians, according to a new poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
AAA: More Americans willing to ride in fully self-driving cars
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American drivers are beginning to embrace self-driving vehicles, according to a new study from AAA. The annual survey reveals that 63 percent of U.S. drivers report feeling afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle, a significant decrease from 78 percent in early 2017.
Virginia to join the Governor’s Partnership for K-12 Computer Science
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Virginia will join the Governor’s Partnership for K-12 Computer Science, a bipartisan group of state leaders who are committed to expanding access in K-12 computer science education.
Valley VITA now taking appointments
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Valley VITA opens its doors February 1st at three tax site locations next week where IRS certified volunteers will provide free tax preparation service for households whose income is $54,000 or less.
Amherst artist Nancy McDearmon exhibits work at Bridgewater College
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Nancy McDearmon, manager of collections and exhibitions for Sweet Briar College art galleries and history museum, will present “Virginia in the Round” in the Cleo Driver Miller Art Gallery at Bridgewater College Feb. 5 – March 2.
