McDonnell outlines energy agenda

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Gov. Bob McDonnell unveiled today a series of recommendations for the 2012 General Assembly session that will advance Virginia’s role as the energy capital of the East Coast. “Virginia is blessed with a bounty of natural resources that can aid in our nation’s growing need for affordable and reliable energy sources,” McDonnell said. “From the…

Hartman looking to build ‘EMU brand’

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At the end of his first semester as a vice president of enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University, Luke Hartman answered questions on why he feels passionately about his enrollment portfolio, a new position in the university’s leadership cabinet. How has the enrollment process changed for students entering college since your undergraduate days in late 1980s…

Augusta Health Sleep Center receives national accreditation

Chris Graham

Augusta Health Sleep Center recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The Sleep Center, located on the Augusta Health campus, is directed by Evan Wenger, M.D. To receive its five-year accreditation, Augusta Health’s Sleep Center met or exceeded all standards for professional healthcare as designated by the AASM. “Sleep disorders can…

‘Detectives’ scour rare periodicals for clues to 20th century life

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James Madison University students are gaining new insight into American popular literary genres by poring over a growing collection of old pulp magazines. Called “pulp” because they were printed on rough paper stock made from wood pulp, the magazines’ very form led to their rarity as readers discarded their copies after reading them. Students enrolled…

Allied Realty names Polan new president

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Allied Realty Company—with more than 2.5 million square feet of commercial, manufacturing and distribution holdings in downtown Huntington, Kenova, Nitro and Parkersburg, W.Va.; Paris, Ky. and Waynesboro and Harrisonburg, Va.—today announced that its board of directors has elected Rebecca Polan as its new president. “One of my goals is to find ways to boost job…

UVa. athletics, London donating $100K to AccessUVa.

Chris Graham

The University of Virginia’s Department of Athletics is donating $50,000 from its share of the Chick-fil-A Bowl football game proceeds to the University’s AccessUVa financial aid program. The department also announced head football coach Mike London will personally match the gift, bringing the total donation to AccessUVa to $100,000. “I appreciate the University of Virginia’s…

Student in Augusta Health lab program receives national scholarship

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Ashley Sours Hogsett, a senior at Bryan College and the Augusta Health School of Clinical Laboratory Science, is one of five students selected from across the country to receive a $2,000 scholarship from the American Proficiency Institute. She is the first student from the Augusta Health program to receive the scholarship. “Laboratory testing is the…

UVa. breakthrough could aid in detection of peanut allergies

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“Caution: This product may contain nuts.” It’s an increasingly common warning on food labels of all kinds, given recent heightened awareness of the dangers of nut allergies. Roughly 3 million Americans suffer from peanut allergies, yet current diagnostic methods don’t detect every case. New findings by University of Virginia scientists, however, may allow for the…