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Nicholas Wege Dias has an insider’s view of prison life. A graduate research assistant in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dias has conducted much of his master’s research at rural correctional centers.
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James Madison University announces the appointment of the next dean of Libraries and Educational Technologies. After a nationwide search, Bethany Nowviskie, Ph.D., has accepted the offer to be JMU’s dean, starting July 1.
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There is a fascinating chapter toward the end of Alexis de Toqueville’s Democracy in America titled “What Kind of Despotism Do Democratic Nations Have to Fear?”
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Laboratories are one of the largest energy-consuming sectors in the country. Ultra-low temperature freezers can use as much energy as an average household every day.
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Augusta Health has received the Healthgrades 2019 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award™. This is the fifth consecutive year that Augusta Health has been awarded this recognition for clinical quality.
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Neda Moayerian jumped at the opportunity to join a “lively and engaging” team of graduate students helping distressed regions of Southwest Virginia.
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A scientist at the UVA School of Medicine has received a prestigious three-year, $1 million award from the William M. Keck Foundation to develop a new and better way to map out the submicroscopic world.
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When Melissa Faircloth became director of Virginia Tech’s American Indian and Indigenous Community Center (AIICC) last fall, she brought a wealth of experience, relationships, and dedication to the position.
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Kory Cablay spent most of his life near his hometown in the Costa Mesa area of California. Even when it was time for college, Cablay decided to attend Chapman University, just a 20-minute drive from home, to study biochemistry and molecular biology.
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Environmental advocates do spend a lot of time harping about threats to our oceans, but sadly for all of us the facts bear out the concern.
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