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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...

Intensive physical therapy effective for children with rare genetic mutation, Virginia Tech study finds

An intensive therapy for children with neuromotor disorders developed by Virginia Tech researchers shows promise for kids with a rare genetic mutation, a new...

Researcher publishes chapter on Lyme disease spread in Appalachia

Geographers study why things are where they are. Health or medical geographers specifically study why diseases appear in certain places, how they spread, and how...

Machine learning models fail to detect key health deteriorations, Virginia Tech research shows

It would be greatly beneficial to physicians trying to save lives in intensive care units if they could be alerted when a patient’s condition...

Paving the way for strong wind hazard mitigation in Virginia

Every year, Virginia faces the powerful forces of hurricanes, tornadoes, and straight-line winds. While the state’s Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies these extreme wind events...

Medical school curriculum leader takes on expanded role at Virginia Department of Health

Cynthia Morrow, a respected figure in medical education, is stepping down from her curriculum leadership position at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine...

Health researcher: ‘Daylight saving time messes with our biological clocks’

As clocks spring forward for daylight saving time this weekend, a Virginia Tech expert warns that the time change can have serious health consequences. “Research...