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Dels. Rasoul, Franklin Join Dems to Vote Selves 278% Pay Raise

The Democrat-led General Assembly voted in recent days to raise the salary for State Delegates and Senators to $50,000 per year. Virginia has always had a General Assembly made of...

While Del. Rasoul Condemns ICE, Illegal Alien Stabs Fredericksburg Woman To Death At Fairfax Bus Stop

On Monday, February 23, Stephanie Minter, 41, of Fredericksburg, was found stabbed to death at...

Catawba Sustainability Center Expands Applied Research in Roanoke County

When Matthew Wagner walks the fields of the Catawba Sustainability Center, he’s thinking about more...

VA Tech Study Identifies Key Exercise Enzyme That Could Inform Diabetes Treatment

Researchers have investigated the role of a certain enzyme in regulating energy in muscle and...

Roanoke City Public Schools Receives $450K State Grant to Build First Solar-Powered Microgrid at any K-12 School in Virginia

Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Department of...

Hokie hackers receive high marks at National Security Agency Cyber Exercise

Virginia Tech students took third place in the annual National Security Agency Cyber Exercise competition. Behind only the U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Military Academy, the...

Breakthrough at Virginia Tech: AI Framework Helps Create Stronger Metallic Materials

Found in knee replacements and bone plates, aircraft components, and catalytic converters, the exceptionally strong metals known as multiple principal element alloys (MPEA) are...

Governor Glenn Youngkin Launches “Safe Kids, Strong Families” Initiative 

Governor Glenn Youngkin has launched the Safe Kids, Strong Families initiative, a bold effort to unify and advance Virginia’s child welfare reforms. The initiative...

VA Tech Student Research Could Help NASA Grow Food in Space

Jessica Dodson, a senior majoring in biological systems engineering, has embarked on an innovative research project that bridges the gap between synthetic biology and space exploration....

VA Tech Celebrates Aspire! Award Recipients for Service, Leadership, and Impact

In the final Aspire! Awards ceremony of the 2024-25 academic year, Student Affairs celebrated students and faculty who embrace service as a path to growth, progress,...

Youngkin Announces Another Expansion of the Virginia Permit Transparency Website

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the addition of two new Virginia agencies to be included on the Virginia Permit Transparency (VPT) website. This centralized platform serves...