Education news

Researchers are studying Dominion’s prototype, which allows bats to crawl inside and sleep, hidden from predators.

Students at UVA’s law school created a database that will allow for specific searches and a big-picture analysis of how Virginia's Parole Board works.

Moving pre-K to new buildings will lessen overcrowding at elementary schools.

The latest U.S. State of the Birds report paints a grim picture, including for shorebirds that rely on coastal Virginia.

After a tough regular season and comeback during the conference tournament, the Tribe received its first-ever bid to the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Officials plan to hold a “Cool Down P-Town” event at New Bethel Baptist Church this weekend, kicking off the effort to become a center for climate solutions.

Researchers at Old Dominion University urge more people in the region to buy flood insurance to protect against a storm on par with Hurricane Florence.

Abandoned fishing gear can obstruct navigation, impact sensitive ecosystems and entrap animal species such as turtles and muskrats.

Virginia’s 6th District congressman, Ben Cline, is cosponsoring a bill to terminate the Department of Education as President Donald Trump threatens to sign an executive order to dismantle it.

The Trump administration's reduction in NIH funding could have economic impacts on communities like Blacksburg, Roanoke and Charlottesville.