Posts Tagged Roanoke College
Governor Glenn Youngkin garners highest favorability rating in new Roanoke College poll
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 2, 2023
Virginia’s governor is enjoying some of his best poll numbers ever. Michael Pope has this report on a new survey from Roanoke College.
RC Poll: Consumer Sentiment Heavily Dependent on Political Affiliation in Virginia
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on November 29, 2018
Credit: Roanoke College
How healthy is Virginia’s economy? The answer to that question might just depend on how you vote. Michael Pope reports.
RC Poll: Consumer Confidence Varies Widely By Political Party
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 4, 2018
Credit: Roanoke College
What do Virginians think about the state of the economy? According to one new poll, that depends on what they think of the party in power. Michael Pope has more.
The figure is a time series showing the Virginia Index of Consumer Sentiment by party affiliation. Note: Lines = Virginia Index of Consumer Sentiment (Blue=D, Red=R), Dashed Lines = VAICS Historical Average (Credit: Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College)
American Chestnut Trees Grew Taller in People’s Memories
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 12, 2018
American Chestnut in Warspur, Virginia with a dead, broken, main trunk and live small sprouts. The non-hybrid sprouts will soon succumb to the blight, which is still in the environment.
The American Chestnut tree has mythic stature in tree lore. Today the old giants of people’s memories are long gone from the landscape, wiped out by an Asian blight a hundred years ago. And even though they still loom large in the history and culture of Appalachia, new research suggests, their mythic proportions are likely, just that. Robbie Harris reports.
Clapper Stresses the Importance of the Intelligence Community at Roanoke College
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on March 23, 2018
Credit: Carissa Divant
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper gave a talk on the ethics and importance of information gathering at Roanoke College last night. Nick Gilmore was there and filed this report.
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- Meet the 'glass-half-full girl' whose brain rewired after losing a hemisphere March 22, 2023Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells jokes. Scientists say Mora is an extreme example of a process known as brain plasticity.
- 'Like a living scrapbook': 'My Powerful Hair' is a celebration of Native culture March 22, 2023Author Carole Lindstrom follows Caldecott-winning We Are Water Protectors with another children's book featuring Native culture. She says she hopes it helps kids "see themselves in a positive way."
- Climate activists target nation's big banks, urging divestment from fossil fuels March 22, 2023
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