BLACKSBURG, Va., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Harold "Skip" Garner has been named executive director of the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech.

By Michael Sluss mike.sluss@roanoke.com (804) 697-1585 Gov. Tim Kaine formally signed legislation Thursday authorizing nearly $1.5 billion in borrowing to finance college and state building projects, including a Roanoke medical school planned by Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic.

By Cathy Grimes, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. May 6--Virginia Tech students will have to dig deeper into their wallets and bank accounts to pay for tuition and fees this fall. The university's Board of Visitors approved a range of increases for undergraduate and graduate students.

WASHINGTON, April 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following media advisory was released by the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies: WHEN: April 16, 2008; 8:00 am - 3:00 pm WHERE: Georgetown University Conference Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Most survivors and victims' families of last year's Virginia Tech massacre won't sue in exchange for a portion of the $11 million settlement, officials said. Gov.