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Article ItemVirginia Tech research could lead to better treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy , article
Duchenne 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 -
Article ItemNeuroscience’s Michelle Olsen using NIH grant to study one of the final frontiers: the brain , article
Olsen 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 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech launches Translational Plant Sciences Center , article
There is a pressing need for research to promote safe, sustainable production of food, feed, and fiber. To meet this need, Virginia Tech has created the Translational Plant Sciences Center, which will focus on the development and translation of basic plant research discoveries into technologies and practices that improve agriculture.
Date: Mar 18, 2021 -
Article ItemFore! A unique partnership exists between Virginia Tech and a Richmond golf course , article
At Independence Golf Club, a unique partnership exists between the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences researchers and industry professionals that allows research to be conducted on an active golf course, with true feedback on playing surface quality.
Date: Mar 17, 2021 -
Article ItemMeet the latest member of Hokie Nation, a newly discovered millipede that lives at Virginia Tech , article
Virginia Tech Professor Paul Marek and his lab have discovered and named a new millipede, the Hokie twisted-claw millipede Nannaria hokie. The millipede was discovered on Virginia Tech campus and was named in honor of the university.
Date: Mar 04, 2021 -
Article ItemMathematics’ Lauren Childs helps address the complex problems of malaria , article
Childs recently co-authored a report with a team from Harvard University on the role of natural mosquito behavior on transmission of a disease that threatens half the world’s population.
Date: Feb 23, 2021 -
Article ItemCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences launches Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture to prepare industry for future , article
The 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 -
Article ItemGrant aims to accelerate sustainable shellfish aquaculture and boost Virginia coastal economies , article
To help bring seafood aquaculture farming on par with its land-based counterparts, the Virginia Seafood AREC received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of a multi-institutional effort to accelerate sustainable farming efforts.
Date: Jan 21, 2021 -
Article ItemFrom Virginia Cooperative Extension to the Virginia Tech classroom , article
When classes went virtual due to COVID-19, Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty and teaching assistants adapted the way they taught in order to continue to deliver a world-class education.
Date: Jan 13, 2021 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech, Children’s National Hospital award $100,000 to fund collaborative cancer research pilot projects , article
Children’s National Hospital and Virginia Tech have awarded two $50,000 one-year pilot grants to multi-institutional teams of scientists for pediatric brain cancer research.
Date: Jan 12, 2021 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers find that removal of dairy cows would have minimal impact on greenhouse emissions , article
Researchers found that the removal of dairy cows from the United States agricultural industry would only reduce greenhouse emissions by about 0.7 percent while significantly lowering the available supply of essential nutrients for humans
Date: Jan 06, 2021 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech genome scientist Ed Smith elected American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow , article
Smith, the program director of two competitively funded National Institutes of Health training grants, was among 489 distinguished fellows in this year’s cohort.
Date: Dec 21, 2020 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researcher appointed to National Research Institute’s advisory panel , article
Samantha 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 -
Article ItemCortney Steele: Virginia Tech will always feel like home , article
Steele, 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 -
Article ItemAlumna named head of the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise , article
Stella 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 -
Article ItemNew Virginia Tech facilities include the William M. Etgen Large Animal Learning Center and Metabolic Research Laboratory , article
A new Metabolic Research Laboratory will be ready in early 2021 and will allow faculty and students in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to conduct research that addresses current and emerging issues in the animal industry.
Date: Nov 20, 2020 -
Article ItemResearch team led by Virginia Tech professor awarded $4 million grant to improve boxwood blight prevention , article
The USDA NIFA grant was one of five involving Virginia Tech that total more than $18.6 million.
Date: Nov 19, 2020 -
Article ItemThe human dimensions of water , article
Luke Juran’s research ranges from flooding and drought in India to residential water quality in Virginia.
Date: Nov 18, 2020 -
Article ItemThe Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens announces team-building pilot grant awards , article
Funded by the Fralin Life Sciences Institute and Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, 10 interdisciplinary research teams were awarded team-building pilot grant awards to tackle some of these complex zoonotic and vector-borne emerging infectious disease problems.
Date: Nov 16, 2020 -
Article ItemIntroducing PromethION24: the newest machine to join the Genomics Sequencing Center , article
The new genomics sequencing machine, acquired through a first-of-its-kind USDA equipment grant, will be housed within Steger Hall's Genomics Sequencing Center and will provide genomic data for 18 diverse research groups at Virginia Tech.
Date: Nov 09, 2020
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