
VCU School of Medicine appoints new chair of internal medicine
Patricia Sime, M.D., has been appointed as chair of the Department of Internal Medicine in the VCU School of Medicine.

Patricia Sime, M.D., has been appointed as chair of the Department of Internal Medicine in the VCU School of Medicine.

More than $12 million in state funding will be allocated to deploy electric transit buses in three Virginia localities, using nearly $9 million from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.

The House of Representatives has passed the EPA’s budget. Instead of decreasing funding for the Chesapeake Bay Program by 90 percent, as the Trump Administration proposed, the House increased funding from $73 million to $85 million.

Rep. Abigail Spanberger — Chair of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry — today led a hearing focused on the financial and environmental benefits of soil health efforts in the United States.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) today requested additional funding for vital improvements to Interstate 81 (I-81) that would enhance safety and reduce traffic congestion.

The Inn at Virginia Tech will provide three floors of guest rooms to the university in order to create a learning-centered living environment for approximately 325 students for the 2019-20 academic year that begins Aug. 10.

VDOT is highlighting the birds and the bees — and other pollinator species — critical to Virginia’s food supply, economy, and environment.

Virginia Tech will host an introductory-level workshop titled Remote Sensing Using ArcGIS Pro targeted to geospatial, planning, and natural resource professionals.

The Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Board of Directors has adopted new grant criteria and announced that grant applications are being accepted for the fiscal year 2020 grant cycle.

The School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University will launch five new undergraduate degrees this fall.
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