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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...

Forest Service Record of Decision Signed for Mountain Valley Pipeline

The USDA Forest Service issued a Record of Decision signed by USDA Undersecretary Wilkes to allow for the Mountain Valley Pipeline project across a...

VA Tech Joins Coalition To Create Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub

Virginia Tech is advancing the energy sector through a landmark effort to shape the emerging hydrogen economy. Through the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, the...

 “Stronger Connections” Grants to Improve Student Safety

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced a $16.4 million competitive grant program to improve security infrastructure in high-need school divisions. The Stronger Connections grant program...

Looking to Visit Colleges in Virginia? Travel By Train

With summer right around the corner, Amtrak and the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) are inviting students and their parents to skip traffic...

VA Politicians View Looming Debt Crisis Differently

Our nation faces no shortages of crises: inflation, energy shortages, supply-chain woes, political dissention, violence, aggressive foreign foes, censorship, illegal immigration, to name a...

Plants, Crime Scenes and Bikes Find Home in New VCU STEM Building 

 A Virginia Commonwealth University forensic science major had to set up a murder scene, fake body included, for a class assignment. Her team met...