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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...

Lymph Node-on-a-Chip Model Advances Immune Research at VA Tech

Scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have created an engineered model of the supportive tissue found within a lymph node to...

Hokie opens doors for students in Kenyan refugee camp

When Dudi Miabok received his Master of Science in Business Administration from the Pamplin College of Business this spring, it marked the latest step in a...

New VA Tech research uses trauma-informed AI model to support survivors

When sexual assault survivors choose to share their stories online, they often turn to anonymous platforms like Reddit. The posts they write can be long,...

Roanoke County Schools Join National Effort to Rethink High School

Roanoke County Public Schools is proud to announce its selection as one of 24 systems nationwide participating in the Future of High School Network,...

Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center Received the First Baby Beaver of 2025

The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center is thrilled to announce that they have received their first American Beaver kit of 2025. This young American Beaver kit...

Heatstroke in pets: What every pet owner should know

Pets can’t speak up and tell their owners that they’re getting overheated, so as temperatures warm up, it’s important that pet owners are aware...