Virginia Tech signs deal with Virginia State and VMI on grad students. Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to exhibit in Las Vegas. Lynchburg schools set dates to interview prospective teachers.
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The Gibson Brothers will perform in Rocky Mount; more . . .
Groundbreaking held for High Knob Destination Center in Norton. State launches campaign for license plate to honor Virginia’s women military veterans.
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$1.24 million will go to train assistant teachers in Southwest Virginia child care facilities
The funding announced by Gov. Glenn Youngkin is part of a larger effort to expand child care in the region.
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Five Southside counties added to fire ant quarantine zone; more . . .
From elsewhere: Concept for Henrietta Lacks statue in Roanoke is unveiled. Foster Fuels in Lynchburg to acquire Candler Oil. Halifax’s only only surgeon is retiring.
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Mountain Gateway one of three colleges to get state grant for planning lab schools
Mountain Gateway hopes to partner with Amazon to create a program for high school students from Alleghany County to Buena Vista to study computer technology.
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At 14 of Virginia’s 39 4-year colleges, most graduates leave the state within a decade of graduation
Gov. Glenn Youngkin is concerned because more college graduates are moving out of state than moving in. Here are the schools that produce the most graduates who leave. First of a two-part series.
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Danville Community College to offer advanced EMT program; more . . .
Four from Virginia Tech take part in Amazon’s Alexa challenge. Virginia Tech joins drone research consortium. Youngkin’s budget amendments include research funding at UVA Wise.
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Special election to fill Campbell’s seat set for Jan. 10; more . . .
From elsewhere: Former First Lady Jinx Holton dies. Mecklenburg County helped erase Black cemetery. Cost of grading at Southern Virignia Mega Site rises.
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Studies show highly processed foods may have addictive qualities, according to Virginia Tech researcher
A recent article from professors at Virginia Tech and University of Michigan likens highly processed food to tobacco. The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute is among those involved.
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Ferrum College names interim president
Mirta Martin was previously president at colleges in West Virginia and Kansas.