The grants are from the federal Mathematics and Science Partnership program, which supports efforts by colleges and universities to provide high-quality, professional development programs for teachers with the goal of improving instruction and closing achievement gaps in mathematics and science.

Thirteen students, some of them local, from five Virginia community colleges can now add unmanned aircraft systems and NASA to their resumes thanks to their work on a sea level rise study for NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

The documentary features Virginians sharing their own personal stories of addiction, overdose and recovery, and will include insight from medical professionals and law enforcement officers who have had to address the problem in their lines of work.

Arrests were made in Virginia, New York, Washington and New Jersey after agents set up a fake university.

Once a rarity on campuses, semi-automatic rifles are becoming a standard part of the arsenal for college police forces – firepower they say could make a difference the next time a gunman goes on a rampage.

The Center for College Affordability and Productivity explores the pros and cons of attending school past high school graduation. CCAP is dedicated to researching the rising costs and stagnant efficiency in higher education.

Mystery Science Theater 3000, a.k.a MST3K, is getting a reboot. MST3K’s original cast, featuring Joel Hodgson, will reunite on June 28.

Eleven Virginia universities have been named to Forbes 2016 list of 300 Best Value Schools, including five that made the top 50.

It’s time to start thinking about what it’s going to take to turn your degree into a great full-time first job after college. Of course, you don’t want to graduate and wind up with a position beneath your skill set or, worse yet, remain unemployed for a meaningful stretch after college. Having invested so much time, energy and dollars in your education, you want to make sure you wind up with a first-rate career. Achieving such an objective merely requires a solid plan.

She will be the first African-American to serve on the county’s General District Court.