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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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Virginia Tech research could lead to better treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy , articleDuchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare form of muscular dystrophy that primarily affects boys, is incurable. Although treatment that has revolved around symptom management has proved difficult, Virginia Tech researchers have found a way to potentially improve the available methods.
Date: Mar 31, 2021 -
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In memoriam: Ryland E. Webb, professor emeritus of human nutrition and foods , articleDuring Webb’s years as department head, student enrollment grew rapidly, the exercise component was added, and the hospitality and tourism option expanded and developed into a separate department.
Date: Mar 16, 2021 -
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Tumors and centrosomes: Researchers receive grant to investigate cancer evolution , articleUnlike many of us during the COVID-19 pandemic, biological cells are not isolated from the outside world. This relationship between cell and environment also applies to the development of cancer, which a team of Virginia Tech scientists is now researching with the help of a grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Date: Feb 24, 2021 -
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A community for the mind and body , articleFormed in 2019, Meraki is one of the newest stars in Virginia Tech's constellation of living-learning communities.
Date: Feb 10, 2021 -
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Why healthy eating can help you fight COVID-19 , articleA healthy diet is essential to building a strong immune system so that your body is less susceptible to infection, including the coronavirus, says Carlin Rafie, a registered dietitian and professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Date: Jan 20, 2021 -
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Diversity Incentive Fund recipients aim to reduce food insecurity , articleEstablished in 2013, the Diversity Incentive Fund aims to create new opportunities that increase the understanding of, appreciation for, and advocacy of diversity issues through an annual fund amount of $2,000.
Date: Jan 20, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech researcher appointed to National Research Institute’s advisory panel , articleSamantha Harden, an associate professor in Virginia Tech's Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been appointed by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute as a member of its Advisory Panel on Clinical Effectiveness and Decision Science.
Date: Dec 11, 2020 -
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Fighting COVID with nutrition and healthy living; expert advice from Virginia Tech nutritionist , article“We talk about masks, distancing, and washing your hands, but rarely do we talk about healthy eating as a way to strengthen your immune function,” said Virginia Tech nutritionist Carlin Rafie. “We need to be certain our messaging includes something more like - social distance AND let’s eat well.”
Date: Dec 10, 2020 -
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Joshua C. Drake named assistant professor of human nutrition, foods, and exercise , articleJoshua C. Drake has been named an assistant professor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
Date: Dec 01, 2020 -
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Student volunteer group donates $10K in grocery cards to help fellow Hokies , articleA volunteer group created by Virginia Tech graduate students recently donated $10,000 worth of grocery-store gift cards to help efforts to address the problem of food insecurity.
Date: Dec 01, 2020 -
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Cortney Steele: Virginia Tech will always feel like home , articleSteele, who recently defended her doctoral dissertation in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise in Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will be the fall graduate commencement student speaker on Dec. 18.
Date: Dec 01, 2020 -
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Alumna named head of the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise , articleStella Lucia Volpe comes to Virginia Tech from Drexel University, where she had served as chair of the Department of Nutrition Sciences for almost 10 years
Date: Nov 24, 2020 -
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Backpacking course marches on in outdoor classroom , articleSeven students recently completed the course’s capstone project, an overnight backpacking trip to Tinker Cliffs in nearby Botetourt County. Another seven students completed a similar project at McAfee Knob in Catawba, Virginia, a week later.
Date: Nov 03, 2020 -
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Interdisciplinary molecular and cellular biology graduate program flourishes , articleVirginia Tech launched this new interdisciplinary doctoral program in 2018. The first, second, and third cohort are made up of impressive students from diverse backgrounds with extensive research experience, and the program is now recruiting for its fourth cohort.
Date: Sep 30, 2020 -
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Cadets’ service projects deliver major boost to on-campus package distribution , articleMaintaining strong physical distancing, donning face coverings, and bringing with them an enduring Ut Prosim spirit, cadets helped locate, carry, process, and hand out packages to students at the War Memorial Gym package operation.
Date: Sep 23, 2020 -
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ISCE Scholars focus on timely societal issues , articleFour projects that focus on significant issues facing the world today have been selected to receive funding from the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment for 2020-21.
Date: Jun 08, 2020 -
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Brenda Davy selected as College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' Outstanding Graduate Mentor , articleDavy came to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2003 and has mentored 14 master’s and 10 Ph.D. students, and currently advises one master’s and one Ph.D. student. Three of the Ph.D. students Davy has mentored have received the Outstanding Recent Graduate Alumnus Award for the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise.
Date: Jun 04, 2020 -
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Petersburg Healthy Options Partnerships pivots to serve the community during pandemic , articleFunded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention High Obesity Program, the Petersburg Healthy Options Partnerships project and community partners in the City of Petersburg have coordinated efforts to feed families and improve access to healthy food in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: May 27, 2020 -
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New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute neuroscientist studies long-lasting impacts of stress , articleSora Shin, a new assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, studies how stress can induce psychiatric disorders. She hopes to develop new targeted therapeutics to help patients with mental illness.
Date: May 13, 2020
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