Thursday will mark 19 years since 32 students, faculty, and staff were murdered on Virginia Tech’s campus. Two events in Blacksburg and 19 nationwide through alumni chapters are scheduled. More details can be found at www.weremember.vt.edu. Thursday, April 16 Candlelight vigil at April 16 Memorial on Drillfield Drive. Saturday, April 18
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Virginia Tech enrollment tops 30,000; most diverse freshman class ever
This is the second time the school has topped 30,000, now has biggest enrollment ever.
Posted inCulture
The American chestnut is not dead
Virginia Tech genetic sequencing confirms a recent discovery in Delaware.
Posted inNews Briefs
Virginia Tech receives $80 million grant, largest in school history
The grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is aimed at paying farmers to implement climate-related practices.
Posted inOpinion
Southwest lost out on a big federal grant. What should we learn from it?
A coalition led by Virginia Tech lost out to 21 others in the Build Back Better Regional Challenge.
Posted inCulture
Former Tech AD: ‘Colleges and universities were not built for football’
David Braine laments the conference shake-ups and the commercialization of college athletics.
Posted inOpinion
Youngkin could give most important speech of his term (if he wants to)
Here’s what the governor could say when he speaks at Virginia Tech graduation.
Posted inOpinion
Want more jobs in rural Virginia? Read this book.
“Vibrant Virginia” documents what’s worked, and what hasn’t.
Posted inEconomy
Can waste coal help build cellphones and rechargeable batteries?
A research initiative launched in Southwest Virginia has a goal of turning gob into valuable raw materials for high-tech manufacturing.
Posted inCulture
Science fair has a different twist
Elementary students judge
grad student presenters.
