First day of summer means peak poison ivy season: Expert offers tips for coping
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Summer officially arrives at 6:07 a.m. on Thursday. And typically, the first two months of summer coincide with the height of poison ivy season.
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JMU awarded $1 million to advance inclusive excellence in science
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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded $1 million to James Madison University to strengthen the school’s ability to engage students of all backgrounds in science.
Scientists first to identify perinexus in human heart
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A collaborative research team is on a quest to collapse a tiny pocket between cardiac cells that can cause big problems. Called the perinexus, the structure spans only tenths of a millimeter — all the space it needs to disrupt a person’s heartbeat.
Changing the world, and recruiting ACC-caliber tailbacks
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What if the issue with Bronco Mendenhall is, he isn’t sure that he wants to coach football anymore? I wouldn’t fault him if that was the case. There is more to life than football. We can all agree on that. Right?
Virginia Tech scientists who identified dangerous Giant Hogweed hopeful it will be contained
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Virginia Tech researchers who helped identify the dangerous Giant Hogweed plants in Clarke County want residents to stay on the lookout for the plant with toxic sap that can cause severe burns.
Flu virus is protected by mucus when airborne regardless of humidity
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Virginia Tech and University of Pittsburgh researchers have discovered that when a person with the flu coughs or exhales, mucus and other airway secretions are expelled and appear to protect the virus when it becomes airborne, regardless of humidity levels.
Earth Talk: Helping bees back from the brink
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Major declines in populations of bees in North America and beyond is a big problem for farmers who depend on this free natural pollinator to help fertilize their crops that end up as food on our tables.
Monticello hosts gathering of descendants of enslaved families
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In conjunction with national Juneteenth events, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello will welcome a gathering of descendants of enslaved families today.
Tick-borne meat sensitivity linked to heart disease
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UVA School of Medicine researchers have linked sensitivity to an allergen in red meat – a sensitivity spread by tick bites – with a buildup of fatty plaque in the arteries of the heart.
Northam announces $1.2 million in grants for school resource officer, school security officer positions
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Governor Ralph Northam announced the award of grants totaling $1.265 million to localities throughout the Commonwealth that will fund school resource officer and school security officer positions.
