Mayor to Announce Program to Replace City Vehicles with Electric Vans

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Richmond City is about to embark on a pilot program to replace its fleet of city vehicles with new electric ones. Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters reports.

Students Visit Aviation Museum Today for Aviation Career Day

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It’s Aviation Career Day at the Virginia Aviation Museum and as Charles Fishburne reports, hundreds of students will get a taste of what might be in their future in this Science Matters report.

Honeybees Making a Comeback

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Honeybees are making a comback in Virginia, but it was touch and go for a few years.

Math Science Center Observes Death of Mandelbrot

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Students and faculty at the Math Science Innovation Center noted the passing of a mathematician who died at age 84 over the weekend. The father of fractal geometry.

UVA Surgeon Develops Online Database On Scoliosis Surgery

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A surgeon at the University of Virginia has developed an international database for physicians to help treat young patients with scoliosis. Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters report.

UVA’s Cardiac Valve Center opens a new Hybrid Operating Room that promises safer surgery

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The University of Virginia’s Cardiac Valve Center has just opened a new Hybrid Operating Room that promises safer, less-invasive surgeries, shorter recuperation and better outcomes. Charles Fishburne talks with Co-Director Dr. Scott Lim about UVA’s pioneering procedures in this Science Matters report.

VCU Medical School Sponsoring Pain Symposium

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The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine will host a symposium tomorrow bringing together experts in pain management.

Environmental Group Wants Study of Intersex Fish

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An environmental group wants Congress to fund research of intersex fish in the Potomac River.

Experts Say the Earthquake in Hanover Over the Weekend Will Not Be the Last

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An expert on earthquakes at Virginia Tech says the small tremor that hit about 20 miles north of Richmond over the weekend will not be the last, nor will it be the biggest. Charles Fishburne reports.

Stinkbugs Are Coming

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There is a new invasion of stinkbugs along the Mid-Atlantic states that appears to be slowly creeping southward. Charles Fishburne reports.