Ken Plum: Alzheimer’s epidemic
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In 1982 my then legislative assistant came to me distressed that her father had been found to have Alzheimer’s disease.
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Can we harness coal without emitting ourselves into another Ice Age?
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Today coal still accounts for some 40 percent of worldwide electricity generation. The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that global demand will continue rising to record levels, topping nine billion metric tons annually by 2019.
Warner, Kirk, Shaheen introduce bill to make air travel safer for passengers with severe allergies
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) to introduce bipartisan legislation to improve access to life-saving medication for airline passengers with food and other severe allergies.
President Obama nominates UVA’s Michael Suarez to National Council on the Humanities
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President Obama last week nominated Michael F. Suarez, director of the Rare Book School and University Professor at the University of Virginia, to serve on the National Council on the Humanities, the advisory board of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Governor McAuliffe hosts Latino Summit
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Governor McAuliffe hosted on Wednesday the first Latino Summit of his administration at the Arlington campus of George Mason University.
Augusta Free Press sponsors upcoming Walk to End Alzheimer’s events
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Augusta Free Press is a sponsor of three local Walk to End Alzheimer’s events coming up this fall.
Augusta Free Press sponsors Oct. 10 Out of Darkness suicide prevention walk
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Augusta Free Press is proud to be a sponsor of the Oct. 10 Out of Darkness Staunton Community Walk being held in conjunction with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum floor now named Virginia Tech Carilion Court
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The floor at Cassell Coliseum has been renamed the Virginia Tech Carilion Court in recognition of a generous sponsorship of Virginia Tech athletics that will be used to fund scholarships and strategic initiatives, as well as to support public-health awareness.
Film linking long life, landscape design wins statewide award
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In 2013, Asa Eslocker and Harriett Jameson, then master’s degree candidates in the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture, traveled to Loma Linda, California; Sardinia, Italy; and Okinawa, Japan asking one question: Why are people in these communities living longer than the rest of us?
Virginia Community Economic Network, VT KnowledgeWorks launch new strategic partnership
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The Virginia Community Economic Network and VT KnowledgeWorks have entered into a partnership to improve the competitiveness of communities across the Commonwealth of Virginia and expand the visibility and availability of community and economic development resources across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
