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As part of its recent quarterly meeting this week, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors discussed what is nationally a very hot topic in higher education: student mental health and well-being.
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Companies are using facial profiling in their recruitment processes to judge applicants’ employability, customers’ trustworthiness to pay back their loans, a person’s ability to take risks, and more.
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This month, Virginia Tech will open an academic residential space on campus for students who identify as members or allies of the LGBTQ+ community
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Texas and Arizona have begun busing refugees at their border – at a cost of millions – up to a couple liberal Northern cities . . . let’s see how they like it!
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Cancer patients who live in rural areas experience higher mortality rates than nonrural cancer patients, according to recently published research from the VCU Massey Cancer Center.
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In the Sixties, a cartoon character called Mr. Natural used to say, “When you’re taking down the State, Kids, remember to keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart.”
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The Virginia Tourism Corporation received a national tourism industry award for its WanderLove campaign, a recovery initiative that united Virginia’s tourism industry.
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In one area, homelessness, the pandemic was a blessing as far as funds directed to communities to shelter those living in tent cities, their cars, abandoned buildings, or worse.
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Donald Trump, who rarely backs down from a fight, is backing down from a fight with New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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Ancient giant sequoias in California, once considered impervious to flames, are again under threat from wildfires, this time in the Yosemite National Park.
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