FROM University of Virginia School of Medicine 02/17/20 / Breaking News / Education / Health & Safety / Money & Taxes /
The University of Virginia School of Medicine reports it has received $146.3 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health in fiscal 2019, the largest amount in the school’s history. In one notable milestone, the federal Food and Drug Administration just approved an artificial pancreas developed at UVA to free people with type 1 diabetes from the painful ritual of daily needlesticks.
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FROM Prince William County Government 02/12/20 / Agriculture / Education / Local Government / Money & Taxes / State Government /
Prince William Virginia Cooperative Extension office (VCE) is conducting a situation analysis survey in the Greater Prince William community to find out how to structure its educational services to best meet the public's preferred delivery method.
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02/06/20 / Education / Health & Safety / People & Places / Police & Fire Beat /
On January 16, the School Resource Officer (SRO) at Potomac Middle School, located at 3130 Panther Pride Dr. in Dumfries (22026), was notified of an alleged assault by a teacher against a student that was reported to have occurred earlier that day.
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FROM Virginia Museum of History & Culture 02/04/20 / Breaking News / Education / History / People & Places / State Government /
This prestigious year-long program is exclusively for educators in the state of Virginia who work in 4th-12th grade art, social studies, language arts, gifted & talented, special education, and ESL / ELL classrooms as well as those who teach as school librarians and media specialists.
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FROM Virginia Tech Reports 02/03/20 / Breaking News / Education / People & Places /
Lance R. Collins, Cornell University's Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering, has been selected as the inaugural vice president and executive director of Virginia Tech’s new Innovation Campus in Alexandria.
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FROM Virginia Tech Reports 02/03/20 / Breaking News / Education / People & Places /
Lance R. Collins, Cornell University's Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering, has been selected as the inaugural vice president and executive director of Virginia Tech’s new Innovation Campus in Alexandria.
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FROM Prince William County Police Department Reports 01/30/20 / Education / Health & Safety / Woodbridge /
On January 29, the School Resource Officer (SRO) at Gar-Field High School, located at 14000 Smoketown Rd. in Woodbridge (22192), was notified about a student who was in possession of a weapon on school grounds.
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FROM Va. Dept. of Education (VDOE) 01/28/20 / Education / Money & Taxes / State Government /
James Lane, Virginia's Superintendent of Public Instruction, has announced the launch of #GoOpenVA, an online platform allowing Virginia educators and schools to access and share teacher-created digital open educational resources.
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