
Saving Virginia’s coasts: UVA research takes on sea-level rise
Most experts agree that sea-level rise will be a top threat to the commonwealth of Virginia in the coming decades.

Most experts agree that sea-level rise will be a top threat to the commonwealth of Virginia in the coming decades.

Governor McAuliffe announced the release of a new study measuring the economic impact of Virginia’s housing industry.

The Center for Innovative Technology announced the election of Michael Steed, Founder and Managing Partner of Paladin Capital Group, as Chairman.

For unmanned aircraft systems to safely fly in increasingly crowded airspace, they must be able to accurately detect and avoid obstacles.

Virginia peanut growers anticipate a 6.6 percent increase in their harvest this year, totaling 78 million pounds.

Deschutes Brewery won’t be the only one making its first big public appearance in the region when the brewery hosts a Street Pub in downtown Roanoke.

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine offers the most in-depth assessment yet of the safety and effectiveness of a high-tech alternative to brain surgery.

Lei Zuo, associate professor of mechanical engineering, was recently awarded a Department of Energy Nuclear Engineering research grant to develop nuclear radiation energy.

Ten Virginia Tech undergraduate students held onto their hats this summer as they plunged down Amazonian river systems into the heart of Ecuador.

Virginia Tech’s Helmet Ratings research lab is adding bicycle helmets and soccer headgear to its testing program.
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