Va. Schools Must Offer Dissection Options
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Grace Kendall knew back in seventh grade that she didn't want to cut open a preserved frog. Her teacher allowed her to use a computer alternative, and she has declined to dissect ever since.
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The state Department of Health and Human Resources, Division of Family Assistance will begin accepting applications for school clothing vouchers for eligible children enrolled in West Virginia schools.
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Fairfax County health officials in Virginia warned principals to be on the lookout for students or staff with symptoms of whooping cough.
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By Lauren Roth, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 13--NORFOLK -- Brick Hill wasn't much of a museum guy. Until a few weeks ago, the 14-year-old freshman would rather dash home to take apart a CB radio or build a boat frame with his dad.
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Fairfax County school officials this fall are carrying BlackBerrys that connect to a database of student information, including parent contacts and medical warnings. Dartmouth students are using wikis, blogs, podcasts and other interactive media tools for their courses. A graduate school at Carnegie...
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An outspoken government official and a determined university president are bumping heads over what academic institution can best represent high-tech research in Northern Virginia.
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Recently, 'hot' techniques such as diathermy or coblation have become well established surgical procedures alongside the traditional 'cold' dissection techniques.
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By Olympia Meola, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va.  May 29--St. Catherine's School rising seventh-graders can add laptops to their fall school-supply list.
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Mathematics is being adapted into the language of surgery as U.S. researchers develop models to improve operating room skills.
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Fairfax County (website - news) health officials are tracking cases of whooping cough in at least three county schools. The disease, also known as pertussis, is on the increase nationwide.
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Virginia isn&#39;t out of the running for a Bowl Championship Series bid, but it&#39;s going to need some help to get back in the picture.
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As lawmakers discuss adjustments to Virginia's budget, they will see that the state's share of health care costs continues to be one of the driving forces.
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By Harry Minium, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 1--RICHMOND -- If Del. Bob Tata has his way, the House of Delegates will approve a bill today that will allow Old Dominion University to offer classes for freshmen and sophomores at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Health experts are trying to move the nation's battle of the bulge to an important new front: the schools.
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Gene Snyder's eighth-grade science students are supplying their own specimens for a dissection project in the spring.
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By Ann Doss Helms, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 12--elementary schools step up attention to science   Eight-year-old Nicholas Zanzot, busy shaping clay mountains to study lake formation, isn't worried about a new N.C. science exam.
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An institution seeks to be more than just an archive of programs.