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Roanoke Tech Conference Highlights Pediatric Breakthroughs

Leaders from Children’s National Hospital and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC detailed plans to grow their collaboration and speed pediatric innovations from the lab to clinical care during the recent Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council Emerging Tech Conference. The partnership connects two of Virginia’s leading biomedical hubs — a nationally...
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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...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Sometimes President Trump Needs To Think Before He Speaks – Part II

Contrary to what President Trump believes, I think that Lakanwal was adequately vetted before September 2021, for the simple reason that he was a CIA...

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....

DEVOTIONAL: Gratitude And Anger Cannot Coexist

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools. — Ecclesiastes 7:9 (NIV) On Thanksgiving Eve, the nation...

DEVOTIONAL: The Road of Life