Northam dedicates new state forest in Rockingham County
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Gov. Ralph Northam dedicated First Mountain State Forest on Monday in Rockingham County, the Commonwealth’s newest state forest.
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Extension, cooperatives hold annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours
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Virginia Cooperative Extension will hold their 43rd Annual Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours starting Oct. 11.
UVA identifies surprising contributor to multiple sclerosis
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Cells that scientists have largely ignored when studying multiple sclerosis are actually key contributors to MS development, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine shows.
How to engineer your home office to keep your creative mind flowing
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The space around you directly impacts your mood, whether you realize it or not. You might think your brain ignores the pile of laundry in the corner or the distracting art on the wall, but it doesn’t.
1st Lt. Samantha Reed named Miami game Hokie Hero
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U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Samantha Reed was selected as the Hokie Hero for Saturday’s football game against Miami.
USDA grant to study transport of pollen from hemp, switchgrass
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Virginia Tech researchers David Schmale, Shane Ross, and Hosein Foroutan recently received a $500,000 USDA grant to study the transport of pollen from genetically engineered switchgrass and hemp using drones and mathematical models.
NASA explorer mission ICON to study weather conditions in ionosphere
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NASA has developed the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) explorer mission that will launch on Oct. 9 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Northam launches 2019 Virginia workforce giving campaign
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Gov. Ralph Northam this week announced the start of the 22nd annual Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign for state employee workforce giving.
Virginia DEQ: Historic year for air quality in Richmond
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For the first time since the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality began monitoring air quality in the early 1970s, the Richmond metropolitan area recorded zero unhealthy ozone air quality days this year.
Supreme Court agrees to hear Atlantic Coast Pipeline case
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The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court decision, which revoked a U.S. Forest Service permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
