
Reading program will have Richmond students, families on the same page
One Richmond, One Book is a city-wide reading event for thousands of students, their families and the entire Richmond community.

One Richmond, One Book is a city-wide reading event for thousands of students, their families and the entire Richmond community.

Virginia will participate in a pilot program that provides a complimentary breakfast to students at five of Virginia’s ACT test centers. On Saturday, October 27, students taking the ACT in Gretna, Harrisonburg, Martinsville, Springfield, and Tazewell will be offered a healthy breakfast before the test.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced this week that $869,508 has been awarded to the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety (VCSCS), housed within the Department of Criminal Justice Services.

Friends and colleagues remember University of Virginia President Emeritus Robert M. O’Neil as a caring mentor, a staunch advocate for students from all walks of life, a beloved law professor, and a nationally recognized scholar focused on the First Amendment, free speech and the press.

Ever wonder how fast people get drunk and why the answer differs from person to person? Or do you ponder why movie super spy James Bond is so picky with his martini “shaken not stirred” drink request?

There are many benefits to investing in students through scholarships. These benefits sustain a market with future benefits. Being benevolent is never a loss, and scholarships are one way to show benevolence with a future return.

Virginia Tech’s Center for Geospatial Information Technology has been working to improve informational databases across service lines of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services.

Gov. Ralph Northam has awarded more than $7.7 million in grants to support the development and implementation of year-round and extended-year instructional programs in 71 schools in 15 school divisions.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services encourarges everyone in the commonwealth to celebrate Virginia Farm-to-School Week, October 1-5.

A UVA School of Medicine neuroscientist who is transforming our understanding of the brain’s relationship to the immune system has been awarded the prestigious Director’s Pioneer Award from the National Institutes of Health.
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