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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...

Youngkin Visits American Cemeteries in Normandy and Paris

Governor Glenn Youngkin toured Pointe Du Hoc and the American Cemetery in Normandy, France after the 79th anniversary of D-day on June 6th. The...

Roanoke County Quietly Extends Contract For $109,000 / Year Registrar But Questions Persist

For many historical and cultural reasons, America has traditionally been what sociologists call a "high-trust" society. As reported in this report from the Pew...

Attorney General Miyares Urges Transparent, Risk-based Approach to AI Governance 

Attorney General Jason Miyares co-led a 23-state bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to advance artificial...

Veterinary Professor Finds Harmful Bacterial Pathogen in Virginia Farm-raised Rainbow Trout

An emerging strain of harmful bacteria has been found for the first time in farm-raised rainbow trout in Virginia. “Other people that are culturing trout...

Youngkin Highlights Progress of ‘Right Help, Right Now’ Plan for Behavioral Health

Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed twenty-four bills as part of his historic Right Help, Right Now plan, aimed at strengthening insurance coverage for behavioral health...

Technology Upgrades Expand Virginia Tech Research and Outreach Work Across The Commonwealth

A number of technological advances to research facilities in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are being implemented this year that will help support the...