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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...

Clinical Trials Unite Veterinary Oncologists With Pet Owners to Help Unravel Cancer Mysteries

The Animal Cancer Care and Research Clinic (ACCRC) is increasing its clinical trials as it seeks to develop better treatments for several types of cancer. Clinical trials are essential...

AG Miyares Joins Bipartisan Coalition Calling on Supreme Court to Allow States to Prohibit Threats of Violence

Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a bipartisan coalition of 26 states today in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting states’ efforts to protect...

Youngkins Tour Prince William County Detention Center / Donate Salary for Ministry

Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin have donated his first-quarter salary to the Good News Jail and Prison Ministry, an organization...

Demolition Begins on Downtown Vinton Properties Affected by 2022 Fire

The Town of Vinton has been notified that the downtown properties affected by the structure fire in the summer of 2022 will begin demolition...

VA Tech / VMI Cyber Researchers Protect Virginia’s Dairy Farms, Address Labor Shortages

Most people have security measures in place to protect their personal information from cyberattacks, but this is not the case for our cow counterparts....

NASA Grant to Fund Critical Research on Sea-level Rise in Virginia

The impacts that sea-level rise will have on landscapes is one of the looming environmental questions that Virginia will face in the coming decades. Now,...