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VA Tech Launches Drone Defense Research Hub with $5M from Department of Defense

A new Virginia Tech effort will take aim at bolstering the nation’s defenses against uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), commonly called drones. A recent $5 million award from the U.S. Army...

Governor Youngkin Highlights Maternal Mental Health Efforts in Virginia

Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin joined the Richmond Behavioral Health Authority...

Home Prices Keep Climbing as Listings Surge in Virginia

Active listings across Virginia jumped 35.5% in April—the biggest year-over-year gain since 2019—yet closed sales...

Changes in the aging heart may lessen the risk of irregular heartbeats

Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have discovered that microscopic...

VA Tech Awarded $1M to Create Compassionate STEM Education Initiative

Virginia Tech researchers have received $1 million from the Educating Character Initiative, a grant through Wake...

Youngkin Issues Executive Order to Expand Efforts to Combat Antisemitism at Virginia Schools 

Governor Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 48 Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Religious Bigotry in Virginia Public Schools and Institutions of Higher Education to further expand...

Youngkin Announces $1.2M for Nuclear Research in Virginia

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced $1.2 million in grants to the Virginia Innovative Nuclear Hub (VIN Hub) funding the establishment of critical research infrastructure,...

First Lady Youngkin Highlights Fentanyl Prevention Across Virginia

Thursday, First Lady of Virginia Suzanne S. Youngkin joined Virginia State Health Commissioner Dr. Karen Shelton and local leaders at the Eanes-Pittman Safety Training...

Youngkin Appoints Two Virginia Farmers to Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the appointment of two Virginia farmers to represent the Commonwealth on the newly established Chesapeake Bay Program Agricultural Advisory Committee....

Roanoke County Public Schools Wins First Stormwater Clean Award

Roanoke County’s Department of Development Services is pleased to announce that Roanoke County Public Schools has earned its first Stormwater Clean Award for the...

Walmart Neighborhood Market in Roanoke Reopens With Upgrades and Local Mural

Walmart customers in Roanoke were welcomed inside the newly transformed Neighborhood Market at 2141 Dale Avenue SE as the much-anticipated project is now complete....