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West Virginia releases BEAD final proposal for public comment
Lootpress - West Virginia
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August 19, 2025
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Governor Patrick Morrisey announced Tuesday that West Virginia’s Final Proposal for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding is now available for public comment. The draft proposal was released August 19...
Virginia governor’s race tightens, GOP ‘comes home’ to Earle-Sears
Washington Examiner
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August 19, 2025
The race for governor in Virginia and other top positions in Richmond has tightened significantly over the summer, but Democrats continue to lead in the off-year election set for November 4. That is a tighter race than the school’s May survey,...
New power line for data centers could impact private land in Virginia
Bay Journal - Maryland
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Vicky Hu, Madison Hu Taggart and Will Taggart (left to right) live in Loudoun Valley Estates in Ashburn, VA, where regulators are working to find the best route for a new power line. One option would run through this section of their yard. Whitney...
Republican Winsome Earle-Sears is on the defensive in Virginia’s race for governor
The Philadelphia Sunday Sun - Pennsylvania
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August 19, 2025
Republican Winsome Earle-Sears greets voters at her military-themed rally at Saucy’s Sit-Down Bar.B.Q in Hopewell, Va., on Aug. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Olivia Diaz) By Olivia Diaz Associated Press/Report for America HOPEWELL, Va. — Against an olive...
Marshall University Research Corporation on First Look at Four
WSAZ - West Virginia
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August 19, 2025
HUNTINGTON, W.Va . (WSAZ) - Tammy Collins from Marshall University’s Research Corporation stopped by First Look at Four to share how the Center of Excellence for Recovery is helping young people in West Virginia. Copyright 2025 WSAZ. All rights...
STACK Data Center Project in Virginia Opts for Low-Carbon Concrete From Sublime
Engineering News Record
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August 19, 2025
STACK Infrastructure, a developer and operator of data centers, in collaboration with Sublime Systems announced August 5, the completion of a pilot placement of Sublime's low-carbon cement at a STACK Prince William County, Va., campus. "It's a...
SpaceX Criticizes Virginia Over Starlink Funding Snub
Senior Spectrum
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August 19, 2025
seniorspectrumnewspaper – SpaceX has formally protested Virginia’s $613 million broadband expansion proposal, arguing the plan unfairly excludes its Starlink satellite service. The company claims the state favored costly fiber installations over...
Jen Kiggans highlights veterans’ issues and aerospace priorities for Virginia’s second district
South Tidewater News - Virginia
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August 18, 2025
Congresswoman Jen Kiggans, who represents Virginia’s 2nd district in the U.S. Congress, has recently highlighted her work on veterans’ issues and support for local aerospace initiatives through a series of social media posts.On August 16, 2025,...
WVU’s Henry Weinreich Uses Science To Coach Nickels And Sams
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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HENRY WEINREICH West Virginia nickels and Sams coach Henry Weinreich went to Rhodes College in Memphis to play Division III football. At the DIII level, there are no scholarships, so the goal realistically isn’t to play football, but to pursue a...
UVA researchers work towards fully automated insulin delivery systems
WVIR - Virginia
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August 18, 2025
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - University of Virginia researchers are utilizing engineering and data science to further automate insulin delivery systems. “Since 2019, millions of people have been able to use these automated insulin delivery...
UVA Researchers illuminate race, economic gaps in student SOL scores
WVIR - Virginia
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August 18, 2025
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - As the school year ramps up so do educators’ preparations for standardized testing. In Virginia, that means SOL prep, and as Commonwealth leaders look for ways to improve student performance, researchers at UVA have...
After Virginia, SpaceX Also Protests Louisiana's 'Wasteful' Fiber Plans
PC Magazine
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August 18, 2025
SpaceX is trying to block Louisiana’s plan to use over $400 million for fiber installations instead of allocating more money for satellite-based services like Starlink. "SpaceX applied to serve virtually all BEAD households for less than $100...
Penn State graduate students win first place at Northeast Weed Science Contest
The Courier Express - Pennsylvania
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UNIVERSITY PARK — A team of Penn State graduate students recently placed first in the Northeast Weed Science Society’s annual “Weed Contest,” co-hosted this year by Rutgers University and Syngenta at the New Jersey Agricultural Research and...
Virginia’s Largest School District Adds Security Detail for Superintendent
Governing
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August 18, 2025
With friction growing between the public and school leaders over policy decisions, Fairfax County Public Schools is in the process of hiring security for its superintendent due to the need for additional protection over safety concerns. The move...
Unlocking The Mystery Of Mediterranean White Sharks Through Citizen Science
Forbes
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The value of eDNA goes beyond white sharks. It’s proving to be a low-cost, noninvasive way to detect rare species and fill in knowledge gaps that traditional methods often can’t. getty Most people don’t realize that white sharks live in the...
Scientists Develop Monoclonal Antibody With Potential to Stop Sepsis
Healthcare Purchasing News
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August 18, 2025
Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and the University of Michigan have developed a monoclonal antibody to stop sepsis. The antibody “also has the potential to treat a broad array of other inflammatory conditions, including...
Resources Technology Showcase: Joe Hockey sure there’s a deal to be done with Trump on critical minerals
The West Australian
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August 19, 2025
Former US ambassador Joe Hockey has attested he “knows there is a deal to be done” between US President Trump and Australia’s critical minerals riches, in a sobering interview where he also divulged how an assassination attempt changed the world...
Classes begin at West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Innovation and Technology Center in Vienna
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Bernadette Occilien, a junior at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, along with other students installed routers and switches as part of the first day of their cybersecurity class at the new Innovation and Technology Center in Vienna. (Photo...
Coaching down to a science for WVU assistant
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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West Virginia nickels and Sams coach Henry Weinreich went to Rhodes College in Memphis to play Division III football. At the D-III level, there are no scholarships, so the goal realistically isn’t to play football, but to pursue a career in a...
WVU’s Weinreich uses science to coach nickels and Sams
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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August 19, 2025
West Virginia nickels and Sams coach Henry Weinreich went to Rhodes College in Memphis to play Division III football. At the DIII level, there are no scholarships, so the goal realistically isn’t to play football, but to pursue a career in a...