Concert on April 20 supporting power for Puerto Rico
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Eight local Harrisonburg and Rockingham County organizations want to help more communities in Puerto Rico get power back after Hurricane Maria.
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Virginia Tech professor seeks to improve quantitative models for fighting diseases in humans, trees
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Leah R. Johnson, an assistant professor in the Department of Statistics, part of the Virginia Tech College of Science, is using a $700,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant to improve mathematical and statistical models to help fight deadly diseases.
Earth Talk: Toxic BPA in cans, food storage containers, suggestions for avoiding it
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If you like the occasional can of tomato soup or diced pears, chances are you’re walking around with trace amounts of bisphenol A (BPA) in your bloodstream.
How cheetahs outsmart lions and hyenas
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Cheetahs in Serengeti National Park adopt different strategies while eating to deal with threats from top predators, such as lions or hyenas.
Climate survey provides insight for campus advocates in LGBTQ+ community
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Surveying the landscape is a critical part of mapping future progress for Virginia Tech’s LGBTQ+ faculty and staff. Last fall, more than 2,200 employees responded to the Virginia Tech LGBTQ+ Caucus’ second climate survey, a follow-up to the first survey given in spring 2013.
Virginians show robust support for strong climate action
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This week, the Commonwealth wrapped up its 90-day public comment period on a recently proposed climate rule. Environment Virginia delivered hundreds of public comments from its members and supporters, urging the DEQ to adopt the strongest possible plan to cut carbon pollution.
UVA appoints associate vice president for safety, security
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A veteran law enforcement official with more than 22 years of service at higher education institutions across the nation has been named the new associate vice president for safety and security at the University of Virginia.
Virginia Department of Forestry warns of increased fire danger
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In response to weather forecasts for Thursday, April 12, the Virginia Department of Forestry urges people to help prevent wildfires by postponing open-air fires until conditions improve.
Staunton Parks & Rec wins Governor’s Award
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NatureRidge, Staunton’s natural playground, has earned the City a 2018 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award. The Staunton Parks & Recreation Department was one of 17 award winners recognized last week at the 29th Environment Virginia Symposium in Lexington.
Student innovators are finding creative solutions to complex problems
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From a workstation prototype that will improve the working conditions for operating room nurses to an infrastructure system designed to protect communities from natural disasters, interdisciplinary teams of Virginia Tech students fueled by university funding are finding creative solutions to real-world problems.
