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VMI faculty and students invent weapon to battle ticks

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 2, 2023

The tick rover picks up and kills 85-95% of the blood-sucking insects in treated areas. (Credit: VMI)

Spring is high season for ticks, and Virginia has 17 different kinds. Because they can carry Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and other dangerous conditions, the engineering department at the Virginia Military Institute has declared war on the bugs – using a robot to do battle. Sandy Hausman has that story.

Lexington, Tick, Tick-borne illness, VMI

Student shares the history of free and enslaved Black men at VMI

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on May 11, 2022

VMI’s valedictorian did extensive research on the contribution of African Americans to the military institute.

While African Americans fought in every American war from the revolution on, aspiring Black soldiers could not study at the Virginia Military Institute until 1968. Still one student – this year’s valedictorian — says they made an important contribution to the school. Sandy Hausman talked with him and filed this report.