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Single-game tickets with locations now available
TICKET ON-SALE (All times Eastern) Tuesday, July 30 | 10 a.m. | Top 3 membership levels. Wednesday, July 31 | 10 a.m. | All Hokie Scholarship Fund donors. Thursday, Aug. 1 | 10 a.m. | General public (based on availability) Games are expected to sell out quickly so fans interested...
UVA Health study to help rural cancer survivors post-treatment
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - The University of Virginia Health System is striving to give cancer survivors a better quality of life after cancer treatments. Health experts are seeking participants for their new research study called weSurvive. Cancer is a deadly disease that takes form in various places of the human...
Showers and storms possible this morning.
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - A complex of thunderstorms will be moving across southern Ohio and into West Virginia this morning. Thunderstorms will be more likely around Jackson County and towards the south for the morning commute, but rain chances will still be around towards the north. Our potential for showers and storms today will wane through the morning, but a few showers will still be possible around noon. When we enter the afternoon and evening, we will be looking at drier weather with a decrease in cloud cover. Expect the evening commute to be overall quiet across the Mid-Ohio Valley. However, it is still going to be quite humid.
The Republican National Convention on Inside West Virginia Politics
On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, we discuss the delegates backing Kamala Harris, talk about the Republican National Convention, explore the goals of the Constitution Party and talk about the Reagan presidency.
Peter Vikesland named inaugural Pryor Professor of Engineering
Peter Vikesland, professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named the inaugural Pryor Professor of Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Pryor Professorship of Engineering was established in 2019 with a gift from Charles...
Campus treks elevate international students’ language and life skills
Navigating a new university can be daunting for any student, but for international students at Virginia Tech, the challenge often extends beyond academics. Through immersive experiences and hands-on learning, though, the Language and Culture Institute (LCI) helps students not only master English but also feel at home within the university and greater Blacksburg communities.
Future Faculty Diversity Program participants receive Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowships
Three scholars who will be joining Virginia Tech’s faculty ranks in the 2024-25 academic year via the Future Faculty Diversity Program have received Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowships. This highly competitive award will provide significant support to the scholars for up to two years while they continue their research at Virginia Tech.
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After adding double-digit commitments through June and July, Virginia Tech's Brent Pry capped off the last recruiting event of the summer on Saturday with the annual Hokie Fest. This week, Pry and his staff will return to the practice field as the Hokies kick off fall camp, which makes this the perfect time to join VTSCOOP with a VIP subscription. That is why we are offering two promotions, but you need to act fast.
Attend the Hokie Wellness Elder Care Symposium
Hokie Wellness and co-sponsor Warm Hearth Village will host a hybrid Elder Care Symposium on Sept. 19 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the North End Center. The symposium will offer multiple sessions on topics for aging adults, caregivers, and employees who may be planning their future. The day...
Virginia Tech & Megan Duffy make the cut for 2 four-star Class of 2025 recruits
Since taking over Kenny Brooks at Virginia Tech in early April after the former coach left in late March after the Hokies were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament, Megan Duffy has been busy recruiting and setting things up for not only the 2024-25 season but also the future of the program. Recruiting-wise, the former Marquette head coach has two commits in the Class of 2025 and will be hosting one of the top recruits in the class this fall.
Mountain Missionary Baptist Church announces homecoming
ALDERSON W.Va. (WVDN) – Mountain Missionary Baptist Church of Alderson is glad to announce the 2024 Homecoming on Sunday, August 11. The church was founded in 1906 and has been blessed to be part of the community for 118 years. Evangelist John Wyatt will be the guest speaker for the Homecoming event on Sunday morning, August […] The post Mountain Missionary Baptist Church announces homecoming appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Wawa Enters 14th State With a New Store Coming to West Virginia
A truck promotes Wawa's pending arrival at a groundbreaking outside Lexington, Kentucky, in June 2024. A West Virginia Wawa is on its way to becoming a reality, as the Delaware County convenience store chain opens its first store there, writes Jim Walsh for the Courier-Post. This will be Wawa’s 14th...
Virginia Department of Forestry takes down 4 p.m. burn ban signs
The Virginia Department of Forestry is changing how it warns people about a state fire safety law that makes burning anything before 4 p.m. illegal, by removing the physical burn ban signs along roadways and posting digital notices on the information highway of the internet, instead. During the spring wildfire season each year Feb. 15 […]
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