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Radford University gets $1.2 million to boost graduation rates for low-income students
RADFORD, Va. (WSET) — The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) has awarded a $1.2 million grant to Radford University to establish a program designed to increase retention and graduation rates of Pell Grant-eligible and low-income undergraduate students at the university. The goal of the four-year grant...
Virginia Tech gets $623,314 federal grant to study potentially dangerous fungus
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — On Tuesday, Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-Virginia) announced that Virginia Tech received over half a million dollars for new research. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Virginia Tech a $623,314 grant for allergy, immunology and transplantation research related to Cryptococcus. This fungus is...
9 students, $20,500: IFDA’s Educational Foundation awards student scholarships
Lewisville, N.C. — The Educational Foundation of the International Furnishings and Design Assn. has named nine design student scholarship winners for 2024, for a total of $20,500 in scholarships. “From maximizing connections to the outdoors and various cultures and amplifying the work of classic artists in textile art, to...
Appomattox FFA Chapter named best in Virginia
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Appomattox Senior FFA received top honors at the 98th Virginia FFA Convention in Blacksburg. The chapter placed first in the National Chapter Award contest out of 217 FFA chapters with over 33,300 agriculture students across the Commonwealth. The National Chapter Award contest is grounded in three...
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