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Young entrepreneur Amerah Funk, 18, took the "Keys to Success" class. Pictured in Norton, Va., she has her own photography business. Courtesy Amerah Funk Photography.
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Napoleon Hill Foundation and UVA Wise develop online entrepreneurship course for students in far Southwest Virginia

by Randy Walker December 20, 2022January 3, 2023

UVA Wise’s “Keys To Success” class is now available online to high school students through the Napoleon Hill Foundation. The course aims to inspire young entrepreneurs in coalfield counties.

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$1.24 million will go to train assistant teachers in Southwest Virginia child care facilities

by Susan Cameron December 20, 2022January 3, 2023

The funding announced by Gov. Glenn Youngkin is part of a larger effort to expand child care in the region.

Mountain Gateway Community College. Courtesy of the college.
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Mountain Gateway one of three colleges to get state grant for planning lab schools

by Michael Hemphill December 19, 2022January 3, 2023

Mountain Gateway hopes to partner with Amazon to create a program for high school students from Alleghany County to Buena Vista to study computer technology.

Alex DiFeliceantonio, left, prepares food samples in the metabolic kitchen with researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion in Roanoke. DiFeliceantonio’s recent research investigates the influence of ultra-processed foods on reward processing and energy intake. Courtesy of Virginia Tech.
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Studies show highly processed foods may have addictive qualities, according to Virginia Tech researcher

by Laura Bargfeld December 19, 2022January 3, 2023

A recent article from professors at Virginia Tech and University of Michigan likens highly processed food to tobacco. The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute is among those involved.

Mirta Martin. Courtesy of Ferrum College.
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Ferrum College names interim president

by Cardinal Staff December 16, 2022January 3, 2023

Mirta Martin was previously president at colleges in West Virginia and Kansas.

Virginia Tech student Dayani Harapanahalli stacking the waterproof material used to create the backpacks. Photo by Lily Mott.
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Virginia Tech students design backpacks for homeless populations

by Lily Mott December 3, 2022January 3, 2023

Virginia Tech industrial design students partnered with a Rockbridge County manufacturer to create 50 backpacks for people struggling with addiction and homelessness. The backpacks will be given to people in Roanoke and surrounding communities.

Recent graduates can obtain their required flying hours by training underclassmen as certified flight instructors of the university. Photo courtesy of Averett University."
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Averett’s airport operation gives students a one-of-a-kind experience

by Grace Mamon December 1, 2022January 3, 2023

The Danville university is the only school in the state with an aeronautics program and a fixed-based operator at an airport.

Film lab students in action (from left): Carter Crouch, Alice Black holding slate, and Penelope Holmes (with red hair). Photo by Grandin Theatre Film Lab.
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Roanoke’s Film Lab after-school program is turning out student filmmakers

by Michael Hemphill November 30, 2022January 3, 2023

In just its first six years, Film Lab students have been accepted into some of the country’s most prestigious film schools, as well as earning three National Student Production Award nominations from the organization that hands out the Emmys and entry into more than 30 national and international film festivals.

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