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Governor signs measures to ensure higher education funding for military dependents for next two years
“We are grateful that the governor and General Assembly agreed to provide funding in the state’s budget to help Virginia’s public colleges and universities offset the cost of VMSDEP for the next two years,” said VCCS Chancellor David Dore. “Until now, there had been no state appropriation to compensate our institutions of higher education for the cost of the tuition they are required to waive.”
Blacksburg town councilman indicted for election fraud and illegal voting
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — Virginia State Police report a Blacksburg Town Council member has been arrested after four indictments that include election fraud were handed down from the Montgomery County grand jury. According to VSP, state police initiated an investigation, at the direction of the Virginia Attorney General, in...
Elkin Wet Lightning wraps up regular season with two wins
In a busy last week of regular season swim, Elkin Wet Lightning maintains a perfect record by adding two more W’s to their win column. On Thursday evening, Elkin hosted the Tigersharks of Carroll County. EWL, a much larger team than CC, sailed to an easy victory over the Tigersharks. The meet began with the rigorous 100-meter individual medley events. In this event, the swimmer must swim all four strokes. EWL jumped out front in the lead with this event and never looked back. In...
Virginia State Police investigating fatal crash in Franklin County
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (VR) – Virginia State Police is investigating a motorcycle crash, which resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred Tuesday, (July 23) at 1:00 p.m. on the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Painter Mountain Road, in Rockbridge County. A 2024 Kawasaki ZX-4 was traveling north on the Blue Ridge Parkway, when the motorcycle ran […] The post Virginia State Police investigating fatal crash in Franklin County appeared first on The Virginian Review.
Virginia Tech Counterintelligence Work Earns Top Defense Department Award
For the second time in five years, Virginia Tech has been recognized by a federal agency for its prominent role in the nation’s counterintelligence efforts. In June, the university was among five out of more than 10,000 eligible organizations in the United States to receive the 2023 Jack Donnelly Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence. Given […]
Target 7: Averett University staff facing pay cuts after millions of dollars mismanaged
DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - More than half of Averett University staff members have taken a temporary pay cut this summer. This comes after an employee mismanaged millions of dollars in the university’s budget. Averett placed a temporary furlough pay for all 12-month, fulltime staff and all 12-month, fulltime administrative...
Virginia Tech basketball adds recruiting coordinator Blake Wetherington
While it has not been officially announced by the school, Virginia Tech's Men's Basketball program appears to have hired another staff member in Blake Wetherington. Blake just appeared on the HokieSports website and should take the place of recently departed Matt Olinger. Wetherington joins Virginia Tech from Arkansas, where he...
Brain discovery may catch Alzheimer’s, epilepsy in its nets
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – Mysterious net-like structures that surround select neurons in the brain may be the key for better understanding and treating Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, schizophrenia and other neurological disorders, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine suggests. The structures, called “perineuronal nets,” play a critical barrier function that is essential for neurons to communicate correctly, UVA’s new research finds. When these nets were disrupted in lab mice, the mice suffered seizures, as seen in epilepsy, and developed changes in the brain as seen in Alzheimer’s. The findings suggest that problems with the nets could be contributing to those conditions and other neurological disorders. And that gives scientists an exciting new avenue to explore as they seek to develop better treatments for some of the most devastating diseases that afflict the human brain.
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