New study finds GMO feed safe for food animals, humans
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Results of a new study of genetically engineered crops eaten by livestock indicate again that GMO feed is safe and nutritionally equivalent to non-GMO feed.
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VCU receives $1.6 million grant to study pathways that lead to substance use disorders
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Two VCU professors will work with researchers at the University of Oslo to study the factors in normal and abnormal personality that increase the risk of developing substance use disorders.
Earth Talk: Sweden’s environmental leadership
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It’s true that Sweden came out on top in the recently released ranking of 60 countries according to sustainability by consulting firm Dual Citizen Inc. in its fourth annual Global Green Economy Index (GGEI).
Union-backed California Gov. Brown appeals Vergara decision
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California Gov. Jerry Brown has decided to appeal the Vergara decision on teacher tenure and other traditional job protections for teachers. This isn’t a surprising move, considering how much political backing Brown has received from teachers’ unions.
Becker’s Hospital Review honors UVA Orthopaedics
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Becker’s Hospital Review recognized the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Virginia Medical Center on its 2014 list of 125 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Orthopedic Programs.
Shenandoah National Park dedicates TRACK Trails Activity Trail
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To encourage children and their families to get outdoors, Shenandoah National Park has partnered with the Kids in Parks program to establish the Limberlost Trail as a TRACK Trails location.
New Food Bank hunger study shows majority of clients work
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The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank today released a new study—Hunger in America 2014, a comprehensive demographic profile of people seeking charitable food assistance in the Blue Ridge area.
JMU football coach Everett Withers on UNC academic fraud investigation
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Statement from JMU football coach Everett Withers on the investigation into academic fraud at the University of North Carolina.
Painting from Daily Show green room in Wildlife Center of Virginia auction
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The highlight of this year’s Wildlife Center of Virginia auction is a painting – Viper Snake – that comes from The Daily Show, the hit Comedy Central show hosted by Jon Stewart.
Progressives offer bipartisan plan for healthcare? Not quite
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The Center for American Progress released a healthcare reform plan in Septebmer it claimed should draw bipartisan support because it includes Republican ideas. The first four words of an Associated Press article reporting on the plan were “Borrowing a Republican idea.”
