Month: April 2023

Join Kaiser Permanente experts and the American Heart Association for a virtual conversation about the connection between mental wellbeing and cardiovascular health

April 27th, 2023

Join Kaiser Permanente experts and the American Heart Association for a virtual conversation about the connection between mental wellbeing and cardiovascular health, tips to manage stress and how to recognize a stroke: https://heart.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OSy8UlycStS-UhLM5PV0dw#/registration

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Virtual Care Forecast for Employers, 2023

April 25th, 2023

Explore virtual care now and in the not-so-distant future, and the trends to track so your employees get the most from their care. Read the report.

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FDA Approves Genentech’s Polivy in Combination With R-CHP for People With Certain Types of Previously Untreated Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

April 20th, 2023

Polivy combination is the first FDA-approved therapy in nearly 20 years for the first-line treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, an aggressive disease and the most common form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the U.S. POLARIX trial showed the Polivy combination reduced the risk of disease progression, relapse or death by 27% compared to the standard […]

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Boys Home of Virginia to host Spring Open House on April 27, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.!

April 20th, 2023

Boys Home of Virginia is excited to announce their annual spring open house on Thursday, April 27. Guests are invited to meet the staff and students, enjoy a wonderful lunch, and learn more about what Boys Home has to offer. Registration, refreshments, and special classroom presentations begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Costan gymnasium. To […]

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Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce TO HOST LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

April 18th, 2023

                          Leaders will provide insights on the 2023 Virginia General Assembly session followed by questions-and-answers. [Danville, VA] – The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce invites members and future members to hear from the region’s legislators on the 2023 session of the Virginia […]

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Boys Home Welcomes Staff Member Tom Dixon

April 13th, 2023

Boys Home of Virginia is excited to welcome Tom Dixon as a houseparent and writing instructor. Originally from Chatham, Virginia, Tom has enjoyed his new life in Covington. After earning an undergraduate degree in English from Longwood University, Tom worked as a news reporter for a short period of time at the Star Tribune. Following […]

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New Lab School Director Rebecca Towery Leading the Way for UMW and Stafford County Public Schools

April 13th, 2023

The University of Mary Washington and Stafford County Public Schools’ proposed lab school has named a director to lead the next steps of the planning process and begin the implementation proposal to launch. Local educator and administrator Rebecca Towery has been appointed to the leadership role, continuing as an employee of Stafford County Public Schools, […]

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AVERETT UNIVERSITY RECEIVES MAJOR GIFT FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND COMMUNITY SERVICE FROM BONNER FOUNDATION

April 10th, 2023

Averett University recently secured a three-year enrichment grant from The Corella & Bertram F. Bonner Foundation in Princeton, New Jersey that will provide the Averett Bonner Leader Program $40,000 annually. Averett’s four-year intensive leadership program places students in the community to serve in a capacity building role for their designated organization. Currently, 36 Averett students in the […]

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Second Annual Event Takes Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren Full STEM Ahead

April 10th, 2023

When Rappahannock High School received materials to construct a robot for the second annual High School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren, physics and math teacher Preston Ailor noticed students became frustrated. They were unable to code the robot for motion and some were ready to give up before sophomore Ricardo Alvarez stepped in. “The next thing you […]

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Top Dahlgren Technology Official Jennifer Clift ’00 to Deliver UMW Commencement Address

April 10th, 2023

A University of Mary Washington alumna and top technology official at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) will deliver UMW’s Commencement speech next month. Jennifer E. Clift, senior scientific technical manager and chief technology officer for NSWCDD, Virginia’s largest federal research and development employer, will address the University’s graduating class at the 112th […]

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