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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...

VA Tech Carilion Welcomes Largest Medical School Class in Its History

As the nation grapples with a growing physician shortage, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) is expanding its impact on the health...

Youngkin Launches Rural Health Transformation Effort, Eyes $1 Billion for Virginia

Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday announced the launch of Virginia’s rural health transformation program stakeholder engagement process, part of a comprehensive effort to support providers...

VA Tech experts highlight science-driven approaches to addiction

National Recovery Month, which began in 1989 and is observed in September, raises awareness of evidence-based approaches to treating addiction. Scientists with Virginia Tech’s Fralin...

VA Tech researchers Pinpoint Signal Unique to Parkinson’s

Researchers have identified a neurochemical signature that sets Parkinson’s disease apart from essential tremor — two of the most common movement disorders, but each...

Farm Credit of the Virginias Announces Appointment of Pete Cypret as CEO

Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV), a lending cooperative that serves Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland, is excited to announce that Pete Cypret...

AG Miyares Visits Salem, Excoriates Roanoke College For “Utter Travesty” Against Women Swimmers

At 10:30 on August 25, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares held a press conference at the Salem library to reveal his office’s investigation into...