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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...

Opioid Battle Ongoing in Virginia Despite Settlement Money

Fatal overdose rates remain high in Virginia, even as the state begins to spread opioid settlement money to state and local agencies to help...

State Extends Contract to Keep Lawrenceville Prison Under Private Management

Virginia extended its contract to keep Lawrenceville Correctional Center under private management until July 2024, despite efforts by lawmakers and protests by advocacy groups. Lawrenceville...

VTC Medical School Formally Establishes Department of Neurosurgery

With the approval of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) has established a Department of Neurosurgery....

Virginia’s Child Mental Health Care Shortage Called ‘Shocking and Unconscionable’

As a teacher and mother to a child with autism, Elizabeth Callahan is all too familiar with flaws in the Virginia mental health care...

State-of-The-Art Veterinary Procedure Brings New Life to Golden Retriever

Tami Morris has always been an animal lover with a big heart. When she was a little girl, she would try to bring cows...

VA Tech Researchers Embed Fibers to Undo Tapestry of Memory Loss

Every 65 seconds, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease, a devastating form of dementia that affects 6.2 million Americans. Though it was initially...