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VA Tech Earns National Recognition for Community Engagement

Virginia Tech has been awarded the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national recognition highlighting the university’s sustained, institutionwide commitment to building trusted, reciprocal partnerships that address...

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...

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...

Wilder Wants Answers on $100 Million Taxpayer Loss Incurred by VCU Health Development Deal

Earlier this year, it was reported that VCU spent $73 million to back out of a development deal for the building of a new...

Governor Glenn Youngkin Signs Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

EO 30 implements AI standards and guidelines to protect Virginians, utilizing $600,000 in proposed budgetary funds for AI pilots in state agencies Governor Glenn Youngkin...

VA Tech Researchers Help Answer Urgent Call for Native Seeds in Southside Virginia

Last year, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine sounded the alarm: There aren’t enough native seeds to restore damaged U.S. lands. A project...

AG Miyares Leads VA In Fight Against ESG And For Election Freedom

Attorney General Miyares announced today that the New York Stock Exchange withdrew a recently proposed rule change that would have allowed it to list...

VA Tech Software Simulates Nationwide Impact of Alternative Fuels for Freight Trains

What would it look like if freight trains across the U.S. got on track with moving away from diesel? Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation...

Beauty Meets Function: Students Revive Ancient Cooling Technology for Modern Application

White porcelain structures, varying in shape and texture, lined a table in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design research demonstration facility on Inventive Lane in...