
Virginia Department of Forestry hires coordinator for longleaf pine, pine beetle programs
James “Jim” Schroering is the Virginia Department of Forestry’s new Longleaf Pine and Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Coordinator.

James “Jim” Schroering is the Virginia Department of Forestry’s new Longleaf Pine and Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Coordinator.

Virginia will receive more than $587,000 in Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants through the USDA to improve rural health care services.

Virginia Tech is mourning the death of John Paul Ojaojogwu Usman, 23, of Nigeria, who was taking classes at the Virginia Tech Language and Culture Institute.

Congressman Gerry Connolly will discuss the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents program Friday.

More than 120 teens from across the commonwealth are at JMU for a week of hands-on activities that focus on safe driving practices.

A prominent international gathering of virologists is expected to bring more than 1,300 scientists from the U.S. and abroad to Virginia Tech.

The National Cancer Institute awarded $15 million to assess the likely impact of current and potential future policies regulating tobacco products.

Registered Virginia voters may cast their ballot between 6:00am and 7:00pm on election day. Voters who are in line by 7:00pmwill be permitted to vote.

The inaugural Women in Transportation Seminar is set for Aug. 31-Sept. 1 at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center.

The seventh annual National Small Farm Conference will be held Sept. 20-22 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center.
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