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VT scientists: Chemotherapy to treat breast cancer may aid in its spread
Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among women in America, according to the Centers for Disease Control...
Read moreVirginia Tech to livestream full Board of Visitors meetings beginning this fall
Beginning with the first full board meeting of the 2022-23 academic year — which will be held on Tuesday, Aug....
Read moreVirginia Tech’s Chiller Plant Phase II saves millions in energy costs as construction completes
Virginia Tech’s chilled water infrastructure capital construction project – aimed at improving the energy and operational efficiency of facilities across...
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Summer camp students build drones, explore STEM careers
A camper gets some pointers on handling a flight controller from Christopher Stewart, a drone pilot at the Virginia Tech...
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Aquaculture census: Virginia sells most seafood on East Coast
The latest Census of Aquaculture figures showed that sales of Virginia aquaculture products totaled $113 million, the most of any...
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Brugh Coffee suffers smoke damage
About 6:55 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, smoke rolled out of Brugh Coffee at 407 Roanoke St. Christiansburg. No...
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Local NAACP branch organizes African American history collection for donation to Montgomery Museum
The Montgomery-Floyd-Radford branch of the NAACP has organized an NRV black history book collection that will be presented to the...
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Simply Elemental art installation opens Sunday with reception
Artists and garden staff work to place 27 pieces of art in the Hahn Garden Pavilion. The seventh-annual Simply Elemental...
Read moreStudy: Two million Virginians skip meals or eat less due to unaffordable food prices
CouponBirds recently conducted a survey of 3,500 adults in Virginia ages 18+ to find out how many have skipped meals...
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State Fair of Virginia to more than 350 hours of live entertainment this fall; online ticket sales begin Sept. 1
The State Fair of Virginia will offer more than 350 hours of live entertainment this fall.The fair will run from...
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