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DMV Announces New Motorcycle License Pilot Program
New Program Makes It Easier for Experienced Riders to Get License Endorsement with Training Program CompletionMay is Motorcycle Safety Month, and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is...
Virginia Tech Student Aims to Open Equine Center for The Deaf
It’s rare for someone to have a clear North Star on their path.It’s even rarer...
Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation / Virginia Preservation Announce 2024 Endangered Sites List
In recognition of National Preservation Month, the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation (RVPF) has announced their...
Steven Bathiche: Inventor, Engineer, Hokie . . .
Since the turn of the millennium, Steven Bathiche ’97 has led the Microsoft Applied Sciences...
Youngkin Signs Budget Legislation – Praises Bipartisan Support
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed the Virginia state budget bills HB 6001 and HB 6002, bipartisan...
Applicants to Virginia Tech Exceed 30,000 For Second Straight Year
This year marks the second consecutive year, and only the second time in history, that more than 30,000 students applied to Virginia Tech.The university...
Researcher Embarks on Kayaking Trip to Assess Invasive Crayfish Species
This past fall, Virginia Tech researcher Bryan Brown took to the rushing waters of the New River on kayak for 17 days to conduct...
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute to Present The Good, Bad, and Ugly at 7th Annual Brain School
The human brain contains about 86 billion nerve cells, or neurons, most of them at work in the background of our conscious attention collecting...
“Save Our Towns” Shows Devastating Flood Scenes and A City That Took Charge of Its Fate
Emergency responders couldn’t get to some residents fast enough to prevent deaths during floods in 2016, and city leaders in White Sulphur Springs, West...
Tech Researcher Releases “Photo Sleuth”- Facial Recognition Software to Identify Civil War Soldiers
Kurt Luther, Virginia Tech assistant professor of computer science, has developed a free software platform that uses crowdsourcing to significantly increase the ability of...
Legislators Delay Decision on Funding I-81 Improvements
Interstate 81’s heart pumps through rural Virginia with veins that run from Tennessee to the Canadian border — a vital roadway for manufacturers, farmers...