Roxy Todd
New River Valley Bureau Chief-
High school students in Floyd County are building a home for a local family as part of an ongoing effort to get more affordable housing for the New River Valley. -
Researchers at Virginia Tech are testing whether a wearable patch could help prevent opioid overdoses by administering naloxone if a person overdoses. -
Two art professors at Virginia Tech have been exploring questions they have about artificial intelligence through a performance piece that will be shown later this week in Blacksburg. -
The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine is renovating and expanding its teaching hospital in Blacksburg. The hospital will remain open during construction. -
A food bank in the Southside community of Halifax County is celebrating the opening of a new building, which will serve as the headquarters for their operations. -
To help support early educators, Virginia Tech and other partners across the region are hosting a free symposium for childcare workers on September 25 in Blacksburg. -
The federal agency that regulates airplane safety recommended 52 safety improvements following a fatal collision last year. An aerospace expert says she's concerned about delays implementing them. -
Virginia Tech celebrated the ribbon cutting of a new facility that will develop technology that can detect and destroy hostile drones. The U.S. military is funding the research. -
Researchers and farmers in Southwest Virginia are trying to figure out how wool from sheep could be used to insulate houses.
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Enrollment numbers at universities aren’t finalized until mid-fall, but early projections show 16% fewer Ph.D. students at Virginia Tech this year compared with 2024. The decline is even sharper among international Ph.D. students.
