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Pride and hope for rural schoolchildren: Virginia Tech researcher on a mission to flip narratives , article“Popular media and dominant narratives don’t always cast rural people or places in a favorable way. Like all places, rural communities are complex and not without challenges, but young people deserve to see that their rural communities have value,” said Amy Azano, an associate professor in the School of Education.
Date: May 06, 2021 -
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Researchers receive grant to study misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine , articleResearchers at Virginia Tech are looking into how social media misinformation influences people’s intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, especially those within the Appalachian region, with help from a grant funded by the Fralin Life Sciences Institute and the Data and Decisions Destination Area.
Date: Apr 01, 2021 -
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Destination Areas continue to advance Virginia Tech’s transdisciplinary strengths, impacts , articleDestination Areas are designed to support and accelerate Virginia Tech’s transformation of areas of interdisciplinary strength into dynamic, transdisciplinary collaborations.
Date: Apr 01, 2021 -
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Policy Destination Area develops new mentorship model for 2021 cohort of +Policy Fellows , articleSince 2018, the Virginia Tech +Policy Fellows have been incorporating policy into collaborative research teams. This year's cohort are still integrating policy into research, but can now expand their knowledge into new content areas under the guidance of a mentor.
Date: Mar 31, 2021 -
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Five new projects win seed funding , articleThe Junior Faculty Awards from the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science fund interdisciplinary collaborations led by early-career faculty.
Date: Mar 25, 2021 -
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Virginia Humanities Conference to focus on democracy, technology, and social justice , articleSylvester Johnson, director of the Virginia Tech Center for Humanities, expects the Virginia Humanities Conference to “highlight the importance of human-centered scholarship in helping to shape a more equitable world.”
Date: Mar 23, 2021 -
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HokieTalks to explore contemporary social justice issues , articleFrom the perspectives of community advocacy, market research, and environmental design, researchers from three Virginia Tech colleges will discuss topics centered on social justice. Dean Laura Belmonte from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences will moderate the virtual event.
Date: Mar 19, 2021 -
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Neuroscience’s Michelle Olsen using NIH grant to study one of the final frontiers: the brain , articleOlsen will study the yet unknown functions of the astrocyte cell as part of a new five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Date: Mar 19, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech and City of Falls Church to partner on ‘Smart City’ test bed , articleThe budget approved by the General Assembly includes $10 million to support the project.
Date: Mar 15, 2021 -
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Team tackles the untold stories of the Civil War through augmented reality , articleVirginia Tech faculty members from four colleges and units are part of a research team that received funding to bring the stories of the Civil War to life through innovative technology.
Date: Mar 11, 2021 -
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Doctoral student’s work reduces barriers to care for families living with autism spectrum disorder , articleAngela Dahiya-Singh was already researching ways technology could make assessment and treatment more accessible in rural communities when the pandemic made the need for remote options acute.
Date: Feb 25, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech researchers receive cybersecurity research collaboration grants from the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative , articleCCI has four regional nodes and one hub dedicated to specific geographic areas of Virginia along with different research disciplines.
Date: Feb 23, 2021 -
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Raffaella De Vita elected fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering , articleDe Vita joined Virginia Tech’s biomedical engineering and mechanics department as a visiting professor in 2006 and as a full-time faculty member one year later.
Date: Feb 15, 2021 -
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Pathways minors tackle the challenges of the future , articleNew minors in the College of Natural Resources and Environment target students interested in global natural resources challenges.
Date: Feb 12, 2021 -
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Department of Defense awards Virginia Tech $1.5 million to prepare students for cybersecurity careers , articleVirginia Tech has been awarded approximately $1.5 million to fuel workforce development in cybersecurity and related professional roles as one of six Department of Defense’s senior military colleges participating in the U.S. Cyber Command Cyber Leadership Development Program.
Date: Jan 28, 2021 -
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Pinar Acar receives Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award , articleMechanical engineering Assistant Professor Pinar Acar has received an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program award, a three-year grant of $450,000, to study the changes in magnetic fields for components intended to replace rare-earth metals.
Date: Jan 25, 2021 -
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Working through challenges of virtual experiential learning leads to lessons learned , articleStudents in the University Libraries' Applied Research in Immersive Experiences and Simulations program have successfully transitioned to all virtual work while learning new collaboration skills, time management practices, and resiliency along the way.
Date: Jan 25, 2021 -
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences launches Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture to prepare industry for future , articleThe Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture will focus on scientific discovery and the application of technology-driven innovative solutions for the agricultural challenges of tomorrow.
Date: Jan 22, 2021 -
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National Security Executive Leadership Program offers critical training for rising professionals , articleThe upcoming professional development course, offered virtually this year, sets a new standard for national security professionals in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area.
Date: Jan 12, 2021 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists identify an elusive link between seizures, cell signaling protein , articleA team of Virginia Tech scientists identified a new link between seizures and deficits in connexin 36, a protein essential to the development of electrical synapses connecting neurons. The discovery, published Jan. 11 in Frontiers of Molecular Neuroscience, found that this interaction may make the brain more prone to having seizures.
Date: Jan 11, 2021
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