Suicide prevention walk to be held at Gypsy Hill Park
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For the second year, suicide prevention advocates and survivors will walk together to bring the topic of suicide out of the darkness.
Search Results for research
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Warner, Kaine announce $9.5 million for Virginia K-12 schools, universities
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The U.S. Department of Education has awarded grants totaling $9.5 million to help Virginia’s K-12 schools improve student achievement and support colleges and universities.
Viewpoints on WVPT: What you need to know about Zika
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The Shenandoah Valley seems a world away from where folks need to worry about Zika, but there have been a handful of reported cases in the area, all attributed to international travel.
World premiere of Shakespeare’s Sister at Blackfriars Playhouse
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The untold story of Judith Shakespeare, a young woman challenged to reconcile her dreams with the social constructs of Elizabethan London, will come to life at the Blackfriars Playhouse.
Study: Students participating in government-funded school meal programs at higher risk of being overweight
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Government-funded school meals are putting financially vulnerable children at risk of being overweight, a Virginia Tech researcher has found.
Route 29 Solutions advisory panel meets on Thursday
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The Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Panel will hold its regular meeting at 2 p.m.Thursday at the Virginia Transportation Research Council, 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville.
Report: Health benefits of stronger air pollution standards in Richmond
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A new report from the American Thoracic Society and Marron Institute of Urban Management at NYU looks at the air that families in the Richmond area breathe.
Norfolk State expands green technology initiative with Dominion grant
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Students at Norfolk State University are conducting research with devices that are so tiny that millions of them can fit on the head of a pin.
Community effort revives Waynesboro YMCA playground
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It started with the need for a new fence. Eventually, the Waynesboro YMCA playground got a facelift.
Pesticides used to help bees may actually harm them
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Pesticides beekeepers are using to improve honeybee health may actually be harming the bees by damaging the bacteria communities in their guts.
