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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...

Spotted Lanternfly Now Widespread in Roanoke County

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced that the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is now widespread throughout Roanoke County and the...

The Virginia Breeze Reaches New Ridership Heights

The Virginia Breeze continued its strong growth in recent years, with the bus service setting an all-time record for monthly ridership in March 2025....

VA Tech Researchers Join Global Effort to Track Marine Megafauna

A sweeping new study is helping pinpoint where whales, sharks, turtles, and other ocean giants need the most protection and where current efforts fall...

VA Tech Physicists Help Probe Muon Mystery

Particle physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have released the third and final measurements of a mysterious “wobbling” of...

Youngkin Signs Maternal Health Bill to Improve Birth Safety

Governor Glenn Youngkin today ceremonially signed SB 1279, patroned by Senator Emily Jordan, and HB 2573, patroned by Delegate Cliff Hayes and originally introduced...

Roof Replacement Project Is Underway at Mabry Mill

A historic preservation crew is replacing the shake roof in need of repair on Mabry Mill at milepost 176 on the Blue Ridge Parkway....