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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 the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability. And yet, nearly 15 percent of...

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...

Virginia Credit Union, Member One Donate $15K to Roanoke, Lynchburg Youth Programs

Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division recently donated $15,000 to two community organizations...

Invest to Win Takes Flight With $20 Million Record Gift to Athletics

At a historic juncture for Virginia Tech Athletics, a donor has stepped forward to make...

New Study Shows How Neurons Organize Genetic Messages

Scientists found that messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry genetic instructions to the far reaches...

VA Tech’s Tina Rost Earns CAREER Award for Materials Breakthrough

Materials science research has been advancing and improving products in the world around us for decades. Traditionally, those materials are developed by tweaking what...

$6.8M in Grants Fuel Virginia’s Growth, Says Youngkin

On Saturday, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced more than $6.8 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) grant awards for eight projects aimed...

A surprising ally in the fight against the spotted lanternfly: Ants

Virginia may have a new ally in the fight against one of the most invasive insects threatening trees, crops, and other commodities. Virginia Tech researchers,...

Youngkin Signs Bill to Provide Transportation Flexibility for Rural School Districts

Yesterday, Governor Youngkin signed HB 2720, patroned by Delegate Terry Austin, allowing rural school districts with fewer than 4,500 students to explore alternative student...

Youngkin Awards 12 Grants to Local Food Production Projects

Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday announced 12 infrastructure grant awards, totaling more than $497,000, to support local food production and agricultural facilities in the state....

Virginia Announces Record $223 Million for Soil and Water Conservation

The Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices Cost-Share (VACS) program has been allocated $223 million in cost-share funding for FY 2026, the highest level of...