JMU Calendar of Events: Oct. 10-19
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Campus events and activities at James Madison University. From the JMU Office of Public Affairs.
Search Results for environment
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#14 UVA men’s soccer defeats George Mason, 1-0
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The 14th-ranked UVA men’s soccer team pulled out a 1-0 win at George Mason Tuesday evening in front of 3,003 fans in rainy conditions at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Va.
Lunar eclipse to veil moon red in predawn hours Wednesday
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Wednesday’s total lunar eclipse, set to begin a little after 5 a.m. EDT, will be the second of four consecutive “blood moons” to be visible in the United States during a two-year time span.
UVA men¹s basketball single-game tickets on sale Oct. 10
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Single-game tickets for the UVA men’s basketball 2014-15 season go on sale Friday, Oct. 10 at 9 a.m. Single-game tickets will be available for purchase online at VirginiaSports.com. Sales by phone and in-person will begin Oct. 13 at 9 a.m.
October is Virginia Pumpkin Month
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Everywhere you turn, pumpkin is on the menu—pumpkin coffees, pumpkin ales, pumpkin breads and more. Last year, Americans spent more than $300 million on pumpkin-flavored products, according to market research from Nielsen.
McAuliffe signs executive order directing state agencies to comply with same sex marriage ruling
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Today Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Order #30, directing all Virginia state agencies, authorities, commissions and other entities to make the necessary policy changes to comply with yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision.
DRPT and FRA announce opportunity for public to weigh in on Higher Speed Passenger Rail
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The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation announced on Monday the start of a preliminary engineering and environmental review project for enhanced intercity passenger rail service between Washington and Richmond.
Governor proclaims October as Fall is for Planting Month
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Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe proclaims October as “Fall is for Planting Month” in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Click here to view the Governor’s Proclamation.
Earth Talk: Concerns about parabens in health, beauty, personal care products
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First commercialized in the 1950s, parabens are a group of synthetic compounds commonly used as preservatives in a wide range of health, beauty and personal care products.
Bob Goodlatte: The war on affordable energy
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According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the average residential electricity rate in the United States is 12.39 cents per kilowatt-hour. In Virginia, it is slightly lower at 10.91 cents per kilowatt-hour.
