
Engineering students exoskeleton pitch wins $25,000 in competition
A student team of mechanical engineers from Virginia Tech bested a dozen teams from around the globe to win $25,000 for their idea to create exoskeletons that make lifting easier.

A student team of mechanical engineers from Virginia Tech bested a dozen teams from around the globe to win $25,000 for their idea to create exoskeletons that make lifting easier.

The search committee for the next dean of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has announced four finalists who will visit the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg and the University of Maryland campus in Baltimore for interviews.

As Hurricane Dorian continues to hit the Bahamas and is expected to move up the East Coast this week, Attorney General Mark R. Herring is encouraging Virginians to exercise caution as they consider donating money to assist victims in their recovery.

Football is back! If you’ve been itching to witness your favorite team get back in action, get your cable TV ready.

If you’ve seen football odds for handicaps, you might have considered betting on them.

Derald Wing Sue, professor of psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, will deliver the Root Lecture at Washington and Lee University on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 4 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater on the W&L campus.

“Fin!!” In red, the word closed a list of ingredients and instructions for making nectar from mangoes.

More than two people are killed every day on U.S. roads by impatient, distracted and reckless drivers blowing through red lights, according to data analysis performed by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

Networking is a constant fixture on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., but this summer a group of honorary Hokies have been making introductions with a unique goal in mind.

Local and national news media have given broad coverage of the events last week commemorating the first African enslaved people being brought to the Virginia colony in 1619.
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