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- - Virginia Tech hosts more than 80 students and faculty members at fourth HBCU-MSI Research Summit
    The summit has grown to include most of the university’s colleges and several university-level research institutes, as well as interdisciplinary graduate education programs. The Graduate School Office of Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion organized and coordinated the event.
- - Ongoing improvements aim to reduce campus navigation barriers
    Enhancements in a targeted range of exterior spaces will help to foster a more accessible physical landscape at Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus.
- - Virginia Tech’s global impact grows with expansion of Chile center
    Student internships, grants for faculty projects, and convenient access to Chilean Patagonia for research are among new opportunities.
- - What a difference a yearling makes
    After adopting a pregnant mare rescued from squalor, Amiya Veatch turned to Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center and its Foaling Out Program for specialized care. Now a spirited yearling, the foal and his mare are thriving in a small herd pastured on a pristine farm that overlooks the Potomac River.
- - Researchers collaborate to address water and health issues in rural China and Appalachia
    Earlier this month, the first-ever Water & Health in Rural China & Appalachia Conference kicked off at Virginia Tech on the Blacksburg campus. This event also marked the formal inclusion of Virginia Tech in a collaborative research program with researchers from UC Berkeley and China.
- - Graduate School joins life science data-sharing coalition
    The coalition’s primary goal is sharing data and encouraging members and other institutions to make data both more accessible and more transparent.
- - Veterinary college’s clinical trials advance cancer care in pets and people
    Thanks to collaborations between veterinary medicine, biomedical engineering, and cancer biology at Virginia Tech, the university is on the cusp of the next truly big breakthrough in treating cancer.
- - New neurologic stall at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center enhances quality of care for equine patients
    Made in memory of a beloved family horse, Just Java, who succumbed in 2015 to laminitis, a generous gift from Karen Jones Squires and James Squires supported a much-needed renovation and expansion of a neurologic stall at Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia.
- - Veterinary students to offer Community Dog Wash on Oct. 26
    Proceeds from the event will benefit the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s chapter of the Student American Veterinary Medical Association and the doctor of veterinary medicine classes of 2022 and 2023.
- - Virginia Tech announces expansive cancer research initiative
    Virginia Tech has developed a university-wide cancer research strategy to create and expand synergies among more than 30 existing research teams at work finding new ways to diagnose and treat cancer.
- - Virginia Tech launches its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever
    Boundless Impact: The Campaign for Virginia Tech has a goal to raise $1.5 billion to fuel excellence across all university programs and drive forward major strategic priorities. A second goal is to engage 100,000 alumni in meaningful ways over the course of the campaign.
- - Researchers study the mechanisms behind learning and long-term memory in the brain
    Hehuang “David” Xie, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and his collaborators just published a new study in the journal Nature Communications.
- - Veterinary college’s Irving Coy Allen collaborates for a cause
    Allen, an associate professor of inflammatory disease in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, weaves together Virginia Tech’s experts to conduct unprecedented health research.
- - Veterinary college researchers aiming to develop therapeutic strategies for pregnant women with lupus
    To help women with lupus experience healthy pregnancies and successful outcomes, a team of researchers in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine explored the possible role of gut microbiota in the link between pregnancy and the exacerbation of lupus.
- - Virginia Tech on path to connect research, education across many disciplines
    The university has designed courses connected to these areas and hired more than 100 faculty specifically to teach and conduct research within these themes since Thanassis Rikakis, former Virginia Tech provost, launched the Destination Areas in 2016. On Sept. 20, there will be a Fall Kick-Off event at the Inn at Virginia Tech to learn more about the goals of Destination Areas and grant opportunities.
- - Veterinary college welcomes new students in graduate and professional programs
    The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine welcomed new students in its doctor of veterinary medicine, master of public health, and biomedical and veterinary sciences M.S. and Ph.D. programs.
- - Veterinary college’s summer research program opens alternative career paths to DVM students
    The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s Summer Veterinary Student Research Program, now in its 13th year, addresses the high demand for veterinarians with biomedical research backgrounds and inspires career reconsiderations in the process.
- - Researchers working to develop vaccines to fight opioid addiction
    Researcher Mike Zhang and his team are developing what could be the next-generation treatment – a vaccine to counteract opioid addiction.
- - Virginia Tech launches ‘Tech for Humanity’ to ensure technologies are in service to humanity
    Led by Sylvester Johnson, the initiative reflects Virginia Tech’s commitment to advancing human-centered approaches to technology innovation.
- - Virginia Tech names executive director of Mental Health Initiatives
    Christopher Flynn will lead the campus-wide implementation strategy related to the recommendations from the Mental Health Task Force report.

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