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VA Tech Neuroscientist Honored for Advancing Rural Maternal and Infant Health

When she recruited Julie Peck to join her research lab, neuroscientist Brittany Howell had a plan. Howell, associate professor at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, takes extra measures to ensure that mothers from rural areas are included in her studies, which blend biological and behavioral analysis to...
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Game day essentials: Your guide to Saturday’s Hokies vs. Miami matchup

Dear Hokies, We’re heading into the last home game of the season this Saturday against Miami — so let’s rally together, show up strong, and...

New Mural Blossoms Downtown

Youngkin Announces Elbit America Expansion with $30 Million Investment in Roanoke

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced yesterday that Elbit Systems of America will expand its Roanoke County manufacturing facility. The facility, which produces low-light night vision...

FRED FIRST: Approaching the Longest Night

Yes, you’re right—if you’ve even noticed—that this space has been neglected for some weeks now, and it has been hard to figure out where...

BOB BROWN: The American Flag

The right way to ship holiday gifts, according to a packaging expert

If your gift can’t survive a 12-inch drop, it’s not ready to ship. That’s a test Virginia Tech packaging expert Laszlo Horvath wishes everyone would use before sealing a...

Realistic ways to maintain health habits during the holidays

Between travel, family gatherings, and endless to-do lists, the holidays can make it hard to keep up with healthy routines. For many, the holidays are when their healthy...

VA Tech’s Hokie Harvest Breaks Records

The auctioneer’s chant filled the Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena as more than 100 buyers packed the stands, eyes fixed on video screens showing cattle up for bid. Students scanned the crowd,...

Hollins’ Darla Schumm Publishes “Healing Ableism”

Hollins University associate provost and religious studies professor Darla Schumm, Ph.D., has published her new book, Healing Ableism: Stories About Disability and Religious Life through Rutgers University Press....

CAREY KINSOLVING: KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD

How Did God The Father Honor Jesus (John 8:48-59)? “It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not...

DEVOTIONAL: The Road of Life