EMU economics student named one of ’20 Under 35 Changing the World’
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Alex Miller, an economics major at EMU, was recognized by Mennonite Economic Development Association as one of “20 Under 35 Changing the World.”
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Virginia Tech veterinary college teams up with Saint Francis Service Dogs for new puppy raiser program
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The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech is partnering with a Roanoke-based nonprofit to raise three puppies for future service dog training.
EMU administrator and Black Lives Matter advocate struggles with friendship with South Carolina deputy
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Luke Hartman, vice president of enrollment at EMU, saw the footage of resource officer Ben Fields flipping over a black student’s desk and tossing her across the classroom in a South Carolina high school.
Del. Steve Landes to receive 2015 American Conservative Union award
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The American Conservative Union announced the results of its ratings from the 2015 meeting of the Virginia General Assembly. Del. Steve Landes received an 87% rating for the 2015 General Assembly Session and holds a lifetime ACU rating of 89%.
How low can Lew Rockwell go?
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Hans Hermann Hoppe and Lew Rockwell — the gray eminences of the paleo-libertarian world — cry out “But what about the rooaaads?”
UVA research: Text messages could help ease ‘summer melt’
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Can text messages help assuage the phenomenon of “summer melt,” when students, mostly lower on the socio-economic spectrum, fail to enroll in college even after they have been accepted?
Transgender student asks appeals court to stop Virginia school’s discriminatory restroom policy
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Gavin Grimm, a transgender male student in Gloucester County, Va., today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to stop his school district from enforcing a discriminatory policy that segregates transgender students from their peers and requires them to use “alternative private” restroom facilities.
Virginia Department of Health launches 31-day countdown to help tobacco users quit
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The Virginia Department of Health is helping tobacco users get ready to quit by sharing tips and resources during Countdown to Quit Day. The countdown kicks off Oct. 20 and offers a different tip on VDH’s Facebook and Twitter platforms each day through Nov. 19.
Virginia Secretary of Commerce Maurice Jones to discuss The New Virginia Economy
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Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Maurice Jones will speak at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy on Tuesday on the topic of “The New Virginia Economy.”
Breaking down the buzzword: Design thinking and its many applications at UVA
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It is tempting to dismiss “design thinking” as a buzzword that is tossed around business media and corporate boardrooms with little effect. Talking to the faculty members who have brought the concept to the University of Virginia, however, one quickly realizes the potential behind the publicity.
