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- - Graduate student provides inmates with technical training for agricultural work
    Artificial insemination expert Nicholas Wege Dias wanted to give back to many of the inmates and prison farm employees who have assisted him with his research on beef cattle. He did so by delivering a two-day course to prisoners to help prepare them for the workforce.
- - Xiaoping Zhu named associate dean of Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s Maryland campus
    Zhu had been serving as interim associate dean of the college's Maryland campus since September 2017.
- - Mini Medical School to explore population health, genetics
    Each evening of the Mini Medical School will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and include both talks and interactive activities. The series will conclude with a celebration and the awarding of certificates. Spaces are limited.
- - David Hodgson honored with emeritus status
    A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2007, Hodgson’s scholarship focused on equine physiology of exercise, equine respiratory disease, and equine internal medicine.
- - 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.
- - In memoriam: Susan West Marmagas, director of Virginia Tech's Master of Public Health program
    Born and raised in Blacksburg, Marmagas joined the Virginia Tech faculty in 2008 and played a significant role in the establishment of the university’s public health program. She died Dec. 23 at the age of 51.
- - F. William Pierson honored with emeritus status
    A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1990, Pierson conducted research in the areas of poultry health i.e., pathophysiology, disease surveillance, and vaccine development, as well as general biosecurity and infection control and prevention.
- - Virginia Tech researchers create a bacteria-based drug delivery system that outperforms conventional methods
    Researchers have developed a process to chemically attach nanoparticles of anti-cancer drugs onto attenuated bacteria cells, which they have shown to be more effective than the passive delivery of injections at reaching cancer sites.
- - Michael Nappier earns Virginia Tech Excellence in Teaching Award
    The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine professor is recognized for effective, engaged, and dynamic approaches and achievements as an educator.
- - Class of 2018: Kristin Eden brings animal and human health perspective in new role at Virginia Tech Carilion
    In her role as an assistant professor in VTCSOM's Department of Basic Science Education, the three-time Hokie, veterinary pathologist, and researcher will teach medical students as well as conduct translational research in inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer.
- - R. Scott Pleasant named C.R. Roberts Professor of Clinical Veterinary Medicine
    Pleasant joined the veterinary college in 1991 after completing a residency in large animal surgery.
- - 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.
- - Two Ph.D.s first graduates of NSF-sponsored urban computing program
    Administered through the Discovery Analytics Center, the program trains students across disciplines in the latest methods in analyzing massive datasets to study key issues concerning urban populations.
- - Equine Medical Center dedicates renovated Youngkin Equine Soundness Clinic
    The state-of-the-art sports medicine facility, made possible by a generous gift from Suzanne and Glenn Youngkin of Washington, D.C., expands the center’s capacity to provide cutting-edge diagnostics and treatment for lameness and other conditions that prevent equine athletes from performing at optimal health.
- - Veterinary college at Virginia Tech unveils 'Shilo' howling beagle statue
    The “Shilo” howling beagle statue — unveiled and dedicated on Sept. 28 — now adorns the lawn in front of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
- - New Virginia Tech bachelor's in public health offers multidisciplinary approach to improving health
    The new degree program complements other undergraduate majors currently offered at Virginia Tech and gives students the opportunity to major or minor in public health and the flexibility to complete coursework that brings a health focus to their career interests.
- - With the right resources at the right time, research institute accelerates discovery
    The Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science provides pivotal support that propels early-stage collaborations forward.
- - Senior management areas exceed goals for 2018 Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign
    Since the start of the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) , employees across Virginia Tech have been generously donating to charities all over Virginia.
- - Virginia Tech leads $2.6 million study of brain trauma, epilepsy connection
    Virginia Tech is launching a $2.6 million study funded by the nonprofit Citizens United to Cure Epilepsy and the U.S. Department of Defense to determine if traumatic brain injuries can cause changes within the brain that lead to epilepsy.
- - Volcanic eruption leads to transformative public health student experience
    Master of Public Health student Travis Oishi played a key role during the Kilauea volcano eruption.

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