
Study examines STEM research for underrepresented students
The social, economic, and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionately affected underserved populations in the United States.

The social, economic, and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionately affected underserved populations in the United States.

A week-long competition among the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ 14 companies netted more than 15,000 canned food items and a $3,600 cash donation — the largest one-time donation ever received by the Agape Center NRV’s food pantry in Christiansburg.

The clock is ticking for the Virginia Redistricting Commission, as it works to re-draw election district maps. Racial representation remains a leading obstacle, according to Virginia Tech political expert Nicholas Goedert.

Tamara Brown has never been one to take the easy road. The Virginia Tech School of Communication alumna has made treks all over the United States in pursuit of the next big sports journalism career.

More than $2 billion in federal aid has been committed to U.S. dairies throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and an additional $400 million now is available through the USDA Dairy Donation Program.

COVID-19 vaccines have been widely available since spring, yet across rural southwest and southern central Virginia, not a single county had more than 40 percent of its population fully vaccinated in mid-August, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.

Look to the trees. Nearly 150 years ago, Andrew Jackson Oliver helped plant the seeds.

Joe Jacko has been entrenched in the gaming space over the course of his life.

Daniel Rico awakens early each weekday morning to drive to a parking garage two blocks away from the state capitol building in Richmond.
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