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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...

With Tight Inventories / Rising Home Prices Virginia Remains a Sellers’ Market  

According to the May 2023 Virginia Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS®, there were 10,292 homes sold across the state last month. This is...

Virginians More Satisfied With Commonwealth Than Nation; Anxious About National Politics 

Recent polling by the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College, in partnership with researchers at Marymount University's Center for Professional Ethics...

Fralin Research Institute Team Tackles Pediatric Brain Cancer at Expanding D.C. Lab

From Jia-Ray Yu’s perspective, pediatric brain cancer research is just the beginning. Yu was the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s first faculty member to set...

School’s Out: Expert Offers Advice for Parents to Avoid The ‘Summer Slide’ for Kids

While summer is a time for fun in the sun, we often hear of parents expressing their concern about the “summer slide.” It’s when...

Blue Ridge Parkway Visitors Asked to Remain Bear Aware 

Park staff issue important reminders after recent bear encounters on Blue Ridge Parkway  The beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s visitor season coincides with the early critical...

The Deep Connection Between Forests and Pollinators

If you walk into a forest on a cold winter day, you won’t see bees. However, once the flowers start to bloom and pollen...