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New Fungus-Based Pest Control Could Help Save Virginia Cotton

In “The Last of Us,” a television and video game series, survivors of an apocalyptic fungal pandemic struggle to survive after the collapse of society, fighting other survivors and...

Virginia Doctor with Radford Roots to Speak at VA Tech Carilion Commencement

The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) will welcome Sanjay Kishore as keynote speaker...

VA Tech Research Flags End of Unproctored Testing in AI Era

Increasingly beleaguered by artificial intelligence (AI)-based cheating, unproctored testing is now completely vulnerable to reasoning...

VA Tech clinical trials offer new options for pets

When traditional treatments fall short, clinical trials can offer a lifeline for pets and their...

VA Tech researchers address health care provider burnout through digital twin systems

Taylan Topcu is leading a team of Virginia Tech researchers using digital twins to help...

Greenway Volunteers Honored

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission honored volunteers and donors in the Pathfinders for Greenways program with a picnic and several awards last Sunday. The...

Terriers Score Points Off The Court With Community Service

William Byrd is not enjoying its best year ever on the volleyball court - the former state champions have a young squad this year...

Beautiful Music at St. Andrews

The Roanoke College Jazz  Ensemble and Roanoke College Choirs presented a joint program on Sunday, October 10th at St Andrews Catholic Church to a...

Old World Meets New World at the 37th Blue Ridge Folklife Festival

With country cooks and crafters, wheat threshers and moonshiners, sheepherders and banjo frailers, the Ferrum College campus becomes a one-day showcase of western Virginia’s...

Floyd County Groups Win Grant for Childhood Obesity Specialist

The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth has granted the Multi-Disciplinary (MD) Team of Floyd County $59,841 to fund the hiring of a childhood obesity...

Legislative Package Sets Priorities for Roanoke City

At last Monday’s council meeting Mayor David Bowers suggested that a separate resolution be included in the legislative package that would address the...