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In a breakthrough in the understanding of how cancer spreads, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified a substance secreted by lung cancer cells that enables them to metastasize, beginning their deadly march to other sites in the body.
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Can brushing your teeth or using an exfoliating face or body wash be an act of pollution? Perhaps so, because over 1,000 personal care products contain tiny plastic “microbeads,” each about a half millimeter in diameter.
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Today, small business owners are in a race against more than simply the pursuit of their own dreams, or growth goals, or long-term visions for their companies.
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U.S. Senator Tim Kaine introduced the Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE-K) Act, legislation to expand access to high-quality early learning programs for children from birth to age five.
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Most farms in the United States, including those in Virginia, are family-operated, but not all family farms are the same.
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Virginia’s population has increased by less than 1 percent each year since 2010 – the commonwealth’s lowest growth rate in decades.
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Virginia Commonwealth University President Michael Rao, Ph.D., announced Tuesday that VCU no longer will require applicants with a high school GPA of 3.3 or higher to submit SAT scores.
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Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Bill Howell (R-Stafford) welcomed the White House’s proposal to allow drilling for oil and natural gas off the coast of Virginia.
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Virginia Tech’s new undergraduate degree in water, approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia in early December, is one of the most innovative, interdisciplinary offerings in the country.
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Traditionally, conservation biologists have relied on field observation and sample and statistical analysis to help them understand the dynamics behind species loss.
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