
A dog lives on: Now the stage is being set for treating humans
Almost five years ago, a 7-year-old Labrador retriever was operated on using a technique eventually patented by Virginia Tech biomedical engineering faculty member Rafael Davalos.

Almost five years ago, a 7-year-old Labrador retriever was operated on using a technique eventually patented by Virginia Tech biomedical engineering faculty member Rafael Davalos.

Nine years ago, I co-wrote a book on the history of University of Virginia basketball, Mad About U: Four Decades of Basketball at University Hall, which covered the 40-year history of UVA basketball games played at the arena dubbed the “Pregnant Clam” by former hoops star Ted Jeffries, now a radio analyst on Virginia basketball broadcasts.

Reading a news article about a college baseball team on a weeks-long road trip made possible by online classes made me think back to my own college years.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that more than $773,000 in matching grant funds will be awarded to 51 local tourism initiatives as part of the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Marketing Leverage Program.

Based on a national consumer survey of healthcare quality and image, University of Virginia Medical Center has earned a 2014-15 Consumer Choice Award from the National Research Corp.

Residents of energy efficient apartments save an average of $54 a month, or $648 annually, on their electricity bills, according a Housing Virginia study that demonstrates the impacts of energy efficient construction requirements in affordable rental housing.

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.

Calling cybersecurity threats “one of the most serious national economic security challenges that we face,” President Obama last week signed an executive order to promote the sharing of cybersecurity threat information between the private sector and federal government.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) is accepting applications for federal grants benefitting specialty crops.

From pick-your-own strawberry operations and winery tasting rooms to pumpkin patch fields and cut-your-own Christmas tree farms, agritourism is growing in the commonwealth and across the country.
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