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$200,000 planning grant approved for Southwest Virginia lab school focusing on health care careers

by Susan Cameron February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

A full application will be submitted this summer, and organizers plan to open the Southwest Virginia Healthcare Excellence Academy Laboratory School in the fall, with orientation and classes to start in January 2024.

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Incoming head of New College Institute emphasizes need for collaboration

by Dean-Paul Stephens February 14, 2023February 13, 2023

Joe Sumner declined to talk about how he might approach the challenges that have faced NCI in recent years but said he plans to work with the community to address any issues.

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New College Institute names new director

by Dean-Paul Stephens February 13, 2023February 12, 2023

The New College Institute has a new executive director after officials appointed Joe Sumner to the position.  Sumner comes to the Martinsville-based NCI by way of Georgia, where he currently serves as the associate vice president for economic development at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. He will officially start Feb. 28, according to a news release […]

Vada Bowyer of Washington County with a book through the Dolly Parton program. Photo coutesy of Lauren Meares and Ryan Bowyer and the Washington County Library.
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‘Dolly is part of the answer’: Advocates spread Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library free-book program throughout Virginia

by Ralph Berrier Jr. January 31, 2023February 2, 2023

The state is helping fund an expansion of the reading program across the state.

Young entrepreneur Amerah Funk, 18, took the "Keys to Success" class. Pictured in Norton, Va., she has her own photography business. Courtesy Amerah Funk Photography.
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Napoleon Hill Foundation and UVA Wise develop online entrepreneurship course for students in far Southwest Virginia

by Randy Walker December 20, 2022January 3, 2023

UVA Wise’s “Keys To Success” class is now available online to high school students through the Napoleon Hill Foundation. The course aims to inspire young entrepreneurs in coalfield counties.

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$1.24 million will go to train assistant teachers in Southwest Virginia child care facilities

by Susan Cameron December 20, 2022January 3, 2023

The funding announced by Gov. Glenn Youngkin is part of a larger effort to expand child care in the region.

Mountain Gateway Community College. Courtesy of the college.
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Mountain Gateway one of three colleges to get state grant for planning lab schools

by Michael Hemphill December 19, 2022January 3, 2023

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.

Alex DiFeliceantonio, left, prepares food samples in the metabolic kitchen with researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion in Roanoke. DiFeliceantonio’s recent research investigates the influence of ultra-processed foods on reward processing and energy intake. Courtesy of Virginia Tech.
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Studies show highly processed foods may have addictive qualities, according to Virginia Tech researcher

by Laura Bargfeld December 19, 2022January 3, 2023

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.

Mirta Martin. Courtesy of Ferrum College.
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Ferrum College names interim president

by Cardinal Staff December 16, 2022January 3, 2023

Mirta Martin was previously president at colleges in West Virginia and Kansas.

Virginia Tech student Dayani Harapanahalli stacking the waterproof material used to create the backpacks. Photo by Lily Mott.
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Virginia Tech students design backpacks for homeless populations

by Lily Mott December 3, 2022January 3, 2023

Virginia Tech industrial design students partnered with a Rockbridge County manufacturer to create 50 backpacks for people struggling with addiction and homelessness. The backpacks will be given to people in Roanoke and surrounding communities.

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