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Georgia students invited to enter fall STEM Challenge
Mainstreet News - Georgia
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Georgia students in grades 3–5 are invited to put their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills to work in the Fall 2025 STEM Challenge: Grow More with Less. Special education classes, homeschool groups and after-school programs...
West Virginia lags behind its neighbors in sites for new businesses. The state is moving on a plan to change that.
Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia
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August 22, 2025
On the Ohio River in Wood County, officials are clearing hurdles to prepare sites for new businesses. Two locations, 70 acres of farmland and a sprawling industrial park, are set to become suitable for development, thanks to the first $150,000...
Luminoah wins Virginia Startup World Cup
Virginia Business
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August 22, 2025
Charlottesville-based medical technology company Luminoah won first place at the Virginia Startup World Cup on Aug. 21 and will now advance to the global finals in San Francisco this October. The competition, organized by California-based global...
Virginia candidates sparred over possible debates. Here’s what they finally agreed to.
The Virginian-Pilot
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August 21, 2025
The gloves tend to come off quickly in political debates. But while candidates running for office in Virginia’s statewide races have yet to square up this year, they aren’t holding back. Several have traded early jabs over debate...
Stanford Breakthrough: Stem Cell Transplants Without Toxic Chemo or Radiation
SciTechDaily
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August 22, 2025
A Stanford Medicine team has developed a novel antibody-based approach that prepares patients for stem cell transplants without relying on toxic chemotherapy or radiation. Credit: Stock A Phase 1 clinical trial has shown that an antibody developed...
Booker T. Washington welcomes Elementary Stem Lab
WVEC - Virginia
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Leaders from Suffolk Public Schools, Old Dominion University, and the Virginia Department of Education gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk city leaders are helping kick off the new school year by opening the...
Virginia Council on Environmental Justice hears community concerns around New River Valley
WDBJ7 - Virginia
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August 21, 2025
RADFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - Some members of the Virginia Council on Environmental Justice met in our hometowns Thursday. One of the hot topics centered around thousands of gallons of chemicals that floated away from the Radford Army Ammunition Plant...
Virginia’s top Senate Democrat wants to cover Trump cuts with weed tax revenue
WVTF - Virginia
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August 21, 2025
Senator Louise Lucas wants to use tax revenue raised by a legal retail weed market in Virginia to cover federal spending cuts. “We have an inescapable responsibility to generate/create a long term and sustainable source of revenue to safeguard...
Virginia unemployment rate projected to rise in 2025, 2026
Dogwood - Virginia
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August 21, 2025
Virginia workers could be in even more trouble this year unless better policies are put in place to address the affordability crisis. That’s because fewer Virginians are expected to have jobs by the end of 2025, according to a quarterly forecast...
Virginia could owe $270M annually for SNAP. How Youngkin plans to avoid the charge
The Progress Index - Vermont
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A new federal law could cost Virginia $270 million annually in matching funds for its SNAP program due to its high error rate. Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive directive to reduce the error rate below 6% by Oct. 1, 2027 to avoid the...
Virginia Wesleyan will become Batten University in 2026
WVTF - Virginia
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August 20, 2025
Virginia Wesleyan University will change its name to Batten University in summer 2026 to reflect the school’s institutional transformation and decades of philanthropic support from Jane Batten, former chair of the university’s board of trustees,...
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Prepping the Front Line for MFA Social Engineering Attacks
Dark Reading
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August 21, 2025
COMMENTARY Recent alerts from the FBI about groups like Scattered Spider have reinforced a growing reality: Today's most dangerous cyberattacks often begin with a phone call, not a phishing email. Threat actors are executing multistage, high-touch...
45 Facts That Your Intuition Might Say Are Fake But They’re Actually True
AOL
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Pedants will know that tomatoes are a fruit, but did you know that bananas are actually berries? If you did, pat yourself on the back, but, as it turns out, there are multitudes of facts and stories about our world that don’t sound realistic at...
2025 MBA To Watch: Anuoluwapo Rogers, University of Virginia (Darden)
Poets&Quants - California
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August 22, 2025
“Like a bondholder, I take risks wisely, knowing when to hold, fold, and protect capital.” Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria Fun fact about yourself: I moved to the United States two years ago with my best friends, and each of us is earning an MBA at a top...
Facing the threat to HCBS, Medicaid in West Virginia
The Shepherdstown Chronicle - West Virginia
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As policymakers in Washington, D.C. consider the future of essential disability services in West Virginia, it is imperative that we recognize their profound value. Protecting and expanding HCBS is not just about compassionate care; it’s about...
Former Belmont County EMA Official Sentenced in Virginia
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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GLENN TRUDO A former Belmont County Emergency Management Agency assistant director will spend seven months in jail after being sentenced in a Virginia court on a charge of proposed sex act by communication system with a minor under age 15. Loudoun...
West Virginia State University receives $20k donation for AI initiative
Kanawha Valley Update - West Virginia
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Education The monies were provided by the Truist West Virginia Foundation. Institute, W.Va. T he Truist West Virginia Foundation has made a $20,000 donation to the West Virginia State University (WVSU) Foundation to promote a new initiative...
Virginia Wesleyan to Become Batten University
Inside Higher Ed
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Virginia Wesleyan University will change its name to Batten University in July 2026 to honor longtime university donor Jane Batten and her late husband, Frank Batten, co-founder of The Weather Channel, university officials announced Wednesday. The...
West Virginia’s Federal Broadband Grant Proposal Will Only Use Half of $1.2 Billion Award
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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The West Virginia Office of Broadband maintains a map and dashboard showing areas of the state being served by broadband, areas that are unserved or underserved, and areas where state and federal broadband projects are underway. (Graphic Courtesy...
Virginia Beach preps for Hurricane Erin; parking garages available
WVEC - Virginia
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The water might not look too choppy early this week at the Oceanfront, but experts say the waters could get rough, which could potentially be dangerous. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The City of Virginia Beach is gearing up for Hurricane Erin, both on...