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- - Susan Campbell named assistant professor of animal and poultry sciences
    Campbell is one of a number of new faculty members recently hired in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She is a neuroscientist who studies epilepsy.
- - Jin-Hee Cho appointed associate professor in Department of Computer Science
    Her research is focused on cybersecurity, decision-making, and network science.
- - Siobhan Craige named assistant professor of human nutrition, foods, and exercise
    The overall goal of Craige’s research program is to elucidate the mechanisms by which diet and exercise influence vascular health, ultimately contributing to the prevention of cardio-metabolic disease.
- - Hanumanthrao “Rao” Kannan appointed assistant professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
    Kannan's research is focused on developing new mathematical foundations of systems engineering with particular emphasis on decision-making.
- - Center for Transformative Research on Health Behaviors selects projects to tackle lifestyle-related diseases
    Collaborative teams of Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic investigators are exploring the consequences of destructive health behavior in people struggling with poor adherence to breast cancer treatment regimes, opioid dependence, and cardiovascular disease.
- - Xiaowei Yue appointed assistant professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
    Yue's research focuses on real-time data or "big data" generated from complex systems that provide unprecedented opportunities for improving complex system operations.
- - Policy Strategic Growth Area funds first +Policy fellows to enhance interdisciplinary research
    The Virginia Tech Policy Strategic Growth Area (SGA) is taking aim at helping research teams place policy considerations front and center in interdisciplinary projects focused on pressing contemporary issues.
- - New study finds benefits of fitness trackers, apps depend on motivation and customization
    Virginia Tech researcher Tabitha James has found that fitness trackers can contribute to well-being, depending on how they are used, and that how they are used depends on the person's motivation toward exercise.
- - Class of 2018: Doctoral student looks back at career-changing research trip to underwater volcano
    Kannikha Kolandaivelu, a 2018 Ph.D. graduate in the Department of Geosciences, took a scientific voyage to New Zealand to study underwater volcanoes. It has changed her planned career in science.
- - Researchers collaborating with National Institutes of Health to develop nonopioid drug for chronic pain
    Researchers from the Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience are codeveloping a drug – now in its earliest stages – that can treat certain types of pain without the addictive consequences of opioids.
- - Daphne Yao recognized for outstanding scientific contributions to computing
    Yao is one of 49 Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery being recognized for outstanding contributions to the field of computer science. The 2018 Distinguished Members are exemplars for their peers and represent ACM’s worldwide geographic reach.
- - Researchers study parallels in how some cancer survivors and people with addiction value the future
    People more recently diagnosed with cancer are more likely to drink alcohol, use tobacco, and frequent tanning beds than people in later stages of recovery, according to a research team from the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
- - Seed grants helping to grow Virginia Tech’s transdisciplinary capacities, contributions
    Grant awards are designed to enhance research and collaboration in areas that address global issues including rural health, infectious disease, coastal mitigation and security.
- - Home of the future takes first place at international competition
    After years of research and development contributed by over 100 Virginia Tech students and faculty, the FutureHAUS Dubai team has officially built the world’s best solar home.
- - Students help fuel advanced-vehicle R&D for top companies in new VTTI internship program
    Virginia Tech students now have the rare opportunity to work directly with leading employers on accelerating driverless vehicle safety thanks to InternHUB, a unique paid internship program at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.
- - Next phase of national concussion study relies on experts across the university
    With a new infusion of funding from the NCAA and the Department of Defense, Virginia Tech researchers will expand their work to a broader range of athletes, gathering data that can help address persistent questions about who gets head injuries and why — and what to do about it.
- - 2018 Summit of the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Securing Prosperity in the Coastal Zone
    At the request of the Virginia Academy of Science Engineering, and Medicine, Virginia Tech researchers Robert Weiss and Jennifer Irish of the Coastal@VT initiative led the organizing committee for the 2018 VASEM Summit.
- - New biomedical gel could ease pain in cervical cancer treatment
    Tim Long, a professor of chemistry at Virginia Tech, and Tim Showalter, a radiation oncologist at UVA’s Cancer Center, are testing a gel that could be used during radiation treatment for cervical cancer.
- - Office for Inclusion and Diversity presents the second annual Advancing the Human Condition Symposium
    Day one of the symposium will serve as an introductory to the program with an overview of explanations, conversations, and demonstrations on certain critical issues that affect our lives. Day two will be dedicated to engagement around six topics of inquiry
- - Researchers discover how 'cryptic' connections in disease transmission influence epidemics
    A new study by Virginia Tech researchers of disease transmission in bats has broad implications for understanding hidden or "cryptic" connections that can spread diseases between species and lead to large-scale outbreaks.

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