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The Ross Sea, a major, biologically productive Antarctic ecosystem, "clearly will be extensively modified by future climate change" in the coming decades as rising temperatures and changing wind patterns create longer periods of ice-free open water, affecting the life cycles of both predators and prey, according to a paper published by researchers ... (more)

Other than Sarah Palin and certain Russian astrologers, few people foresaw that Russia would intervene militarily in the Ukraine.

The Student Assembly, in partnership with the Diversity Department and the Student Affairs Department, is funding a survey on religious diversity at the College of William and Mary.

Messages of awareness and solidarity were chalked around the William and Mary campus.

A few weeks ago, a female student at the College of William and Mary witnessed an elderly gentleman allegedly watching porn on one of the public computers on the second floor of the Earl Gregg Swem Library.

This year's edition of annual rankings offered few major surprises or upsets - unlike last year, when a methodology change involving graduate employment produced a major shakeup in the middle ranks.

RICHMOND The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control recently awarded five mini grants for alcohol education and enforcement initiatives on Virginia college and university campuses.

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By most measures, it sounds like a major victory in the government's fight against organized crime.

Dr. W. Stanley Jennings Sr., a founding doctor of Chesapeake General Hospital, died Friday at his Norfolk home.

Nearly 50 years after it was attributed to the great Italian artist Caravaggio, a haunting early 1600s portrait of St. Francis found hanging in a Roman church began to attract doubters.

Yankee Candle offers Virginia, William & Mary and Virginia Tech scents. William & Mary's candle smells like balsam and cedar, Virginia Tech's like black cherry and the University of Virginia's is "a heartwarming blend of cinnamon, baking spices and a hint of freshly poured tea."

The 2002 federal legislation commonly referred to as No Child Left Behind defines gifted students as: "Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided ... (more)

Garland Miller Jr. will leave his position as budget manager for Shenandoah County to take a similar job with the Winchester Public School system.

A fifth candidate registered to run for Newport News City Council Wednesday night just before the city's deadline, making him the fifth and final candidate on the May 6 ballot for an open South District seat.

After conducting research of Michelangelo's sketches on archival papers stored in the Buonarroti Archives in Florence, Italy - hometown of the famous Renaissance painter and sculpture - Marinazzo's article detailing his discovery was published in Commentari d'arte, an Italian art journal.

John Knight of Columbia Law School and Maxwell Meadows of Fordham University School of Law are the 2014 recipients of the Antitrust Section Law Student Fellowships, The New York Bar Foundation has announced.

University of Pennsylvania dean Eric Furda recently announced that Penn would be notifying Class of 2018 "likely admitted" students from mid-February through the beginning of March.

Michael Baker International, LLC announced that Scott King has joined the company to support the continued growth and expansion of the Mid-Atlantic region Ecosystem Restoration Group and position the company to be a national leader in this market.

The 2002 federal legislation commonly referred to as No Child Left Behind defines gifted students as: "Students, children, or youth who give evidence of high achievement capability in areas such as intellectual, creative, artistic, or leadership capacity, or in specific academic fields, and who need services and activities not ordinarily provided ... (more)