Experts offer simple solutions to defeat back-to-school stress
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Back-to-school time can be a source of stress: routines are altered, new responsibilities arrive, and often students must adjust to new roommates.
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Welcome Hokies: A snapshot of the newest students at Virginia Tech
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Virginia Tech is welcoming approximately 8,800 new Hokies this year — which includes 1,500 graduate students, more than 6,300 freshmen and 1,000 transfer students.
Governor McAuliffe addresses General Assembly money committees
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Text of remarks from Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe to members of the House Appropriations Committee and Senate Finance Committee Thursday in Richmond.
Wildlife Center of Virginia to release two bald eagles
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The Wildlife Center of Virginia, a leading teaching and research hospital for native wildlife, will release two Bald Eagles during the week of August 24 – on Wednesday, August 26 at 11:30 a.m. at Widewater State Park in Stafford County, and on Thursday, August 27 at 3:00 p.m. at Chippokes Plantation State Park in Surry County.
Virginia receives $5.4 million in Community Planning Assistance Funds
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that Virginia has been awarded $5.4 million in federal Community Planning Assistance Funds from the Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment.
Governor McAuliffe launches Governor’s Council on Youth Entrepreneurship
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Governor Terry McAuliffe on Monday signed Executive Order 47 establishing the Governor’s Council on Youth Entrepreneurship, which shall be responsible for coordinating and implementing youth entrepreneurship initiatives and fostering the growth of the entrepreneurial ecosystem for young people in Virginia.
Virginia Tech-developed synthetic biology tool transitions to private sector
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GenoCAD, a computer-assisted design environment for synthetic biology developed at Virginia Tech, has transitioned to GenoFAB LLC to engage new users and create new opportunities for innovation.
Maps show massive increase in EPA authority, regulatory uncertainty
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A series of maps released Aug. 12 by the American Farm Bureau Federation indicate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will radically expand its jurisdiction over land use if its controversial “Waters of the United States” rule takes effect as expected Aug. 28.
Jim Webb: PAC money ‘screwing up the political process’
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Jim Webb was a solid U.S. senator who didn’t exactly embrace what it took in terms of money to get elected. Now a presidential candidate, Webb is decrying the role that money plays in the race for the White House.
Wine and Water Watch challenges Northern California wine empire
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Activists objecting to the over-growth of the wine/hospitality industry in rural areas of four Northern California counties have met monthly for half a year.
