BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Seven Virginia Tech faculty members have been elected to the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Kathleen Alexander, Tom Dingus, Dan Givens, T.M. Murali, Amy Pruden, Dan Sui, and Bevlee Watford make up the university's largest elected class to date and the largest number elected from a single Virginia institution this year. "We are delighted to celebrate the outstanding achievements of these seven   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Three students from three colleges had very different study abroad experiences in very different countries. But a year later, all three said those experiences have had a similarly outsize impact on their lives. Sam Habtemichael, a senior in the Pamplin College of Business, and Terra Famuliner and William Etzler, who both graduated in May, all received Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships in 2023 and participated in study abr  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- PBS issued the following news release: * * * FRESH OFF THE SERIES' FIRST EMMY(R) NOMINATION, Season 11 Includes Nineteen Celebrity Guests and a Special Genealogical Reveal for Host and Executive Producer Gates In addition to revealing the solution to a mystery that has haunted Gates' family for generations, new episodes will feature an all-star line-up with guests Jose Andres, Joy Behar, Kristen Bell, Ruben Blades, Lonnie Bunch, Rita Dove, Laurence Fishburne  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 21 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: Gov. Justice announced today that fall color has started making its way into West Virginia, with higher elevations in the state now seeing pops of bright autumn leaves sprinkled throughout the mountains. Despite a dry summer, the recent rainfall has welcomed glimpses of the vibrant fall season with many more weeks in store. View the annual fall foliage projection map p  more