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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...

Fralin Bio Researcher Reveals How Fluid Flow Shapes the Brain

Fluid moves unnoticed through the brain at a subtle yet constant pace, clearing away waste and delivering the oxygen and nutrients that keep our...

VA Tech Team Advances Ecological Forecasting with New NSF Grant

Virginia Tech researchers in the Center for Ecosystem Forecasting are expanding their efforts to include terrestrial-freshwater dynamics. The center research team recently received a $1...

Former Roanoke College Swim Captain Blasts Spanberger’s “Anti-Woman Agenda.”

On October 9, the two candidates for governor... Democrat Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger and Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Sears... engaged in their only debate. Many have...

Youngkin Announces 104 Local Tourism Programs to Receive Marketing Grants

On Friday, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that 104 local tourism programs will receive more than $625,000 in matching-grant funds to boost the period between...

Polls Show Tightened Races, Miyares Now Ahead Of Jones

It's widely known that polls can be flawed, but they may indicate trends, and recent polling shows a changing field for the three statewide...

Lt. Gov. Candidate John Reid Barnstorms Valley

On Tuesday, October 14, which happened to be Charlie Kirk's birthday, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, John Reid, made a campaign blitz across...