BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A young but burgeoning public health program, a focus on Appalachian communities, being back in Virginia, One Health, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) Ela Austin is here for all of that. Austin is the first associate dean for public health programs in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, coming to Virginia Tech after serving as associate dean, professor, and senior scientist in the School of Public Health at  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 6 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)--Recent research conducted by the School District of Osceola County indicated that DreamBox Math by Discovery Education, an engaging and adaptive math program that brings together curriculum and continuous formative assessments to personalize instruction, has a positive impact on state assessment scores and can be classified  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Ella Friedman passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Friedman was in her third semester at Virginia Tech and was in the College of Engineering. She was also a student leader in the Hypatia living-learning community in Pritchard Hall. As a student leader, she was deeply committed in supporting her fellow students by being committed to their well-being and successes. A Celebration of Life for Friedman will be held  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Nov. 6 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: A new study from researchers at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine explains not only why some patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (or "wet" AMD) fail to have vision improvement with treatment, but also how an experimental drug could be used with existing wet AMD treatments to save vision. Wet AMD, one of two kinds of AMD, is a progressive eye condition caused by an overgro  more