Meat Matters: Animal Agriculture Alliance debuts campaign
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The Animal Agriculture Alliance unveiled on Feb. 1 a campaign focused on promoting the role of meat and poultry in a healthy, balanced diet.
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McAuliffe anounces matching $812,000 in tourism grants
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More than $812,000 in matching grant funds will be awarded to 39 local tourism initiatives as part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Leverage Program.
Virginia Tech alum on team to record sound of colliding black holes
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Scientists have recorded the sound of two black holes colliding, a blockbuster moment in the science community that proves Albert Einstein’s century-old theory of relativity.
Tarantula named in honor of Virginia Tech entomologist
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Paul Marek can now add “Spider Man” to his list of professional titles. The Virginia Tech assistant professor of entomology has had an actual spider named after him.
W&L prof Barton Myers awarded fellowship at Filson Historical Society
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Barton Myers, assistant professor of history at Washington and Lee University, has won the Filson Historical Society’s 2016 Ballard Breaux Visiting Research Fellowship.
Earth Talk: Can big game hunting can actually be good for wildlife?
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Globe-trotting big game hunters imported more than 1.26 million “trophies”—the part of the animal they keep for display—to the U.S. between 2005 and 2014.
Virginia Tech study tackles most common heart disease in dogs
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A clinical research study at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech might help other dogs with similar heart conditions.
McAuliffe letter on the General Assembly budget proposals
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Governor Terry McAuliffe has presented a letter to General Assembly money committee chairmen and the budget conferees.
Route 29 Solutions advisory panel will meet Thursday in Charlottesville
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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.
Common blood test could predict risk of second stroke
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A new discovery about ischemic stroke may allow to doctors to predict patients’ risk of having a second stroke using a commonly performed blood test and their genetic profile.
