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Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator Finds New Home at Regional Commission

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission and the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission are pleased to announce that the role of the Greenway Coordinator, which assists localities with the planning, expansion, and...

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd...

Cancer Prevention: Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?

As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It’s...

VDOT Lifts Lane Closures for Holiday Travel Across Virginia

If you’re headed out to do some last-minute holiday shopping, the Virginia Department of Transportation...

Virginia Credit Union, Member One Donate $15K to Roanoke, Lynchburg Youth Programs

Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division recently donated $15,000 to two community organizations...

Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Opens $13.5 Million Grant Round

The Virginia Land Conservation Foundation is now accepting applications for $13.5 million in land conservation grants. The foundation, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year,...

VTC Researcher Helps Discover Underlying Mechanisms Behind Regular Exercise Benefits

We all know exercise is good. It helps improve overall health and prevent disease. But the reasons why exercise does that haven’t been fully understood. Enter Zhen...

Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Funds 11 Cybersecurity Projects

Researchers from Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, William & Mary, George Mason University, and Old Dominion University are addressing accessibility issues in cybersecurity. Virginia researchers...

City of Roanoke Hires Interim City Manager

Civic leader and educator Dr. Lydia Pettis Patton begins a four-month term as Roanoke's interim city manager as of Tuesday, June 11. With more than...

Enrichment Program Opens Eyes of Roanoke Students to Medical Careers

For six weeks every fall and spring, a group of high school students from Roanoke gather at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine to learn...

VTC Researchers Find Flavor Restrictions Affect Tobacco Users Differently

Restricting menthol flavor in cigarettes while making nicotine replacement therapy, such as a skin patch that can help ease withdrawal, more available and affordable...