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VA Tech Transportation Institute / NEC Use AI and 5G Technology to Improve Intersection Safety
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) and NEC Corporation of America (NEC) have announced they have combined private 5G and artificial intelligence (AI) to create a roadway warning system that could potentially...
Virginia Consumer Sentiment / Inflation Expectations Trending Positive
The Virginia Index of Consumer Sentiment (VAICS) increased by 3.8 points over the second quarter...
VTC School of Medicine Alumni Demonstrate Worldwide Reach of ‘Ut Prosim’
Joanna Kam and Robert Summey, married physicians who are alumni from the Virginia Tech Carilion School...
VA Tech / WVU Researchers Use Autonomous Technologies to Make Mines Safer
How do you use drones and robots to make underground mining less risky for workers?
Virginia...
Governor Youngkin Sends Virginia Based National Guard Troops to Southern U.S. Border
Virginia to support Operation Lone Star to secure border, reduce illegal flow of fentanyl
Governor Glenn...
Amphitheater Back On … For Now
Apparently, the vote several weeks ago did not drive a stake through the heart of the Elmwood Park amphitheater project, the proposed 5,000-seat...
County Receives Recognition for Use of Web Technologies
The Virginia Association of Counties (VACo) has recognized the County of Roanoke as a recipient of a 2009 Achievement Award in the Information...
Blind Can Take Wheel with Vehicle Designed by Tech
A student team in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering is providing the blind with an opportunity many never thought possible: The opportunity to...
County School Board Awards Contracts
The Roanoke County School Board has awarded a $32,187,000 bid to Martin Bros. Contractors to renovate and expand Cave Spring, Green Valley and Mount...
Carilion Section Chief Focuses on Study of Geriatrics
Aubrey Knight, MD, represents one of the benefits of having a medical school in Roanoke. He works as a section chief in geriatrics...
Local Polish Immigrant Recalls Experiences During World War II
John W. Jay, Sr. and his French born wife, Jeanne, reside in their Botetourt County home, surrounded by books and photographs of their two...
