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The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy’s 2015 Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, Dec. 8, and the center’s annual legislative day, the 2016 Day for All People, will be held Wednesday, Jan. 20, both in Richmond..
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The Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business sport management program, in conjunction with the Sport Business Club, will host a symposium from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, in Halpin-Harrison Hall, Stimpson Auditorium, on the campus of Shenandoah University.
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The University of Virginia is at the heart of a global network of academics, politicians and activists urgently working to stop the spread of religion-related violence.
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Draconian state and federal civil forfeiture laws are fueling an unprecedented rise in property seizures nationwide, according to a new national study—and Virginia’s laws are among the worst. The study provides the most comprehensive examination of civil forfeiture laws and forfeiture statistics yet compiled.
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Virginia Tourism Corporation conducts research among travelers to the Commonwealth annually. The reports are an ongoing study that identifies the behavior and demographics of travelers. During 2014, Harrisonburg was number 1 of the top 25 most frequently visited cities in Virginia.
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The Center for Innovative Technology announced today the newly appointed members of the CIT Board of Directors and the Board of Directors of its parent authority, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Investment Authority (IEIA).
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Friday updates to the Commonwealth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Measurement System (IEMS), a web-based portal that uses key metrics and outcomes to track the performance of Virginia’s innovation economy.
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Shenandoah National Park officials plan to release a predatory beetle, within the boundaries of the Park, to help control the spread of hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). HWA is an invasive insect that has devastated hemlock forests throughout the eastern United States. In Shenandoah, roughly 95% of hemlocks have been killed by this destructive pest.
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A chicken or egg kind of debate has been going on in Virginia recently as a result of a report from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC).
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According to a new analysis by Vice News, the University of Virginia is the 19th most militarized university in the United States. Vice News lists the top 100 in order, based on “the greatest number of students who are employed by the Intelligence Community (IC), have the closest relationships with the national security state, and profit the most from American war-waging.”
