
Many Americans respect science but are leery of GMOs
Recently released study findings indicate Americans recognize and respect the achievements of science but take issue with scientific findings related to specific topics.

Recently released study findings indicate Americans recognize and respect the achievements of science but take issue with scientific findings related to specific topics.

The University of Virginia is celebrating the official opening of its office in China with a busy, two-day event that will kick off a full year of special academic programing and engagement in the world’s most populous region.

Many grape-growers and smaller wineries continue to follow regulations and not over-build. They are a credit to agricultural and rural communities.

The Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Panel’s meeting on Thursday at the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research in Charlottesville has been cancelled due to the forecast winter storm.

Through a project funded by the Virginia Environmental Endowment, several local governments in the Shenandoah Valley have been improving their capabilities to detect and eliminate sources of water pollution that are hidden from view, known as illicit discharges, which research suggests can contribute significantly to impairments of streams and rivers.

A new program at Virginia Commonwealth University will provide financial support to entrepreneurial students who have promising business ideas and the ambition to launch their own companies.

The Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Panel will hold its regular biweekly meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville.

The V Foundation for Cancer Research, one of the nation’s leading cancer research funding organizations, is excited to announce a new grassroots fundraising campaign in partnership with the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC).

Remember when eggs were bad? And coffee – really bad. Caffeine in general, cholesterol, you had to avoid it. That was so … early 2015.
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