Sara Dorrance received $5,000 from Psi Chi for a research project on people's dependence on cellphones.

Rising incomes and low prices on certain goods are some reasons that consumers are positive about the economy. 

Several Roanoke students interning at the Taubman Museum are helping to promote and speak about the exhibition and its history.

Through the U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative, Roanoke and 14 other Virginia colleges will receive support to create and implement a solar energy plan.

Five students and Dr. Michael Maina visited Washington D.C., as part of SHAPE America's SPEAK Out Day events.

Homeowners Laxman and Pingala Kadariya, along with their two children and Laxman's mother, moved into R-House after a January dedication ceremony. Watch television news coverage of the dedication ceremony.

Virginians agree with Ferguson, Mo., ruling but disagree with decision in New York City choking case.

Virginians strongly support ethics reforms for legislators, but remain divided on Medicaid expansion.

Bill Martin, Ronda Philips and Leigh Guidi received the annual Service to All Roanoke Award last month. 

Mountcastle did some of the earliest work on how the brain responds to sensory information.