
International conference on brain health comes to Roanoke
Neurons may be the marquee cells of the brain, but glial cells are every bit as essential — and they exist in equal or even greater numbers.

Neurons may be the marquee cells of the brain, but glial cells are every bit as essential — and they exist in equal or even greater numbers.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced 10 n agriculture-related projects in Virginia have been awarded $393,999 in grant funding from the USDA.

The Mudd Center for Ethics at Washington and Lee University will host an interdisciplinary conference on The Ethics of Environmental Valuation.

Over 800 residents of the Harrisonburg area will unite in a movement to reclaim the future for millions at the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s®.

Shenandoah University professor Arthur Harralson was awarded a five-year,$9.6 million grant funded by the NIH.

Lisa Schirch was asked to teach a course on violent extremism at Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute.

Governor McAuliffe announced decades of Chesapeake Bay-related data will be added to the Commonwealth’s Open Data Portal.

It’s Free Speech Week, but how can we possibly celebrate with the presidential election looming?

I visited with Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe this week with a group advocating for more funding for suicide prevention efforts.

Republican Donald Trump’s lead among men and white voters all but vanishes as Democrat Hillary Clinton takes a 47-40 percent likely voter lead.
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