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Males aren’t relevant — at least when it comes to disease transmission by mosquitoes. Researchers with the Fralin Life Science Institute at Virginia Tech have identified a gene responsible for sex determination in mosquitoes that transmit yellow fever, dengue, and chikungunya viruses.
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For the last four years, Eastern Mennonite University has finished as runner-up in the state rankings of colleges and universities participating in the national Recyclemania contest.
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Leonard Cook has spent the last 22 years as a housekeeping supervisor ensuring campus buildings make a great impression on students, faculty, staff, and visitors. For some people, that’s a full career, but for Cook it’s less than half of his service to Virginia Tech.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Evan Feinman has been appointed Executive Director of the newly named Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission.
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As the threat of wildland fire continues to grow in Virginia, preparing people to fight these fires is vital to preventing the loss of lives, homes and other property.
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If you ever sent a piece of mail while at Virginia Tech or received an admissions offer packet, the odds are that Alexis Johnson probably helped get it to its destination.
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The presence of threat assessment teams in Virginia public schools is making a positive impact, according to a report released today that analyzed the teams during the first year they were required by state law.
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The UVA men’s and women’s track & field teams will conclude their home schedule Friday night with the Virginia Grand Prix at Lannigan Field. The meet will feature non-stop action with 31 events to be contested within a span of two and a half hours.
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A Staunton woman who was a suspect in a shooting reported early Tuesday is dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a traffic stop on Interstate 81 in Botetourt County.
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The Mock Convention Spring Kickoff will be May 6-9 at Washington and Lee University and will include The Capitol Steps, a Washington-based troupe of congressional staffers turned songwriters and political satirists; a presidential issues panel; and two speakers.
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