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- - Virginia Tech Science Festival returns Oct. 27
    Now in its fifth year, the festival returns to campus Saturday, Oct. 27, with 93 interactive booths and activities that showcase dozens of science education and research programs throughout the university.
- - Veterinary college researcher awarded grant to study herpes simplex virus
    The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Andrea Bertke, an assistant professor of infectious diseases in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, $1.7 million to study the neuron-specific regulation of herpes simplex viruses 1 and 2.
- - Veterinary students to offer Community Dog Wash on Oct. 14
    The cost of the dog wash is $10, and for an additional $5 per service, customers can have their dogs’ nails trimmed and ears cleaned.
- - HHMI Inclusive Excellence Program welcomes new cohort
    The HHMI grant aims to build inclusive educational practices in the sciences and promote institutional change that supports the engagement and success of all students, especially those populations that have been historically underrepresented and underserved in the science disciplines.
- - Vet med alumnus named associate vice president for research and innovation
    David Schabdach will serve as the attending veterinarian and direct the university program for laboratory animal resources in Virginia Tech's Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation.
- - Veterinary students combat animal and human diseases through transdisciplinary research program
    The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine hosted an 11-week transdisciplinary program designed to expose participants to research best practices and the diverse career opportunities available in the field.
- - Veterinary college names distinguished alumni award winners
    Sharon L. Deem B.S. '85, D.V.M. '88, and Bom Spina Harris D.V.M. '08 have been honored with the veterinary college's 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2018 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award, respectively.
- - New Virginia Tech biomedical engineering degree to focus on technology transfer, health care
    The new degree program will emphasize engineering fundamentals, translational technology, and hands-on learning opportunities with a goal of meeting the nation's projected demand for engineers who can be integrated into comprehensive health care teams.
- - Veterinary college receives fellowship grant to fund advanced training program in reproduction
    The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech has been awarded a fellowship grant for a 3-year theriogenology residency program.
- - Cassie Wedd Wagner joins veterinary college as director of alumni and referring practitioner relations
    In her new role, Wagner leads engagement of the college’s more than 3,200 professional and graduate program alumni. She also serves as the primary liaison between referring veterinary practitioners in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
- - Head of the class: Roanoke high school students get a birds-eye view of Virginia Tech
    Twenty-one ninth- and 10th-graders from Roanoke County and City schools visited Virginia Tech’s campus earlier this summer to participate in a four-day capstone experience through the Health Professions Enrichment Program (HPEP), aimed at exposing students to the variety of health careers available, whether the patients are humans or animals.
- - Growing produce from seed to harvest, local children learn the value of nutrition through Market Kids program
    The Market Kids initiative, a partnership between the New River Health District and the Virginia Tech Public Health Program designed to enhance public health instruction, practice, and research, is teaching local youth the importance of focusing on their health and well-being.
- - Virginia Tech’s molecular and cellular biology program welcomes first cohort
    The incoming class for the new interdisciplinary doctoral program is made up of seven students from diverse backgrounds with extensive research experience.
- - Virginia Tech researchers host international meeting on mange in wildlife
    Cases of mange in animals are on the rise worldwide, and a team of Virginia Tech researchers is spearheading a local and international effort to coordinate the research among a global network of experts studying mange in wildlife.
- - Veterinary college scientist awarded NIH grant to study infectious disease
    The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a new two-year grant to Clay Caswell, assistant professor of bacteriology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, to study the disease-causing mechanisms of the bacteria that causes brucellosis.
- - Federal grant renews Virginia Tech program for aspiring graduate school scholars
    Through the year-long VT-PREP, scholars are paired with faculty mentors to do research in their interest areas. The program is one of two in Virginia and 40 nationwide.
- - White coat ceremony caps orientation week for veterinary students in the Class of 2022
    The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech officially welcomed 126 new veterinary students.
- - VT-FAST: A new resource for Virginia Tech faculty
    VT-FAST is a virtual team of faculty and staff across campus who support faculty at Virginia Tech in all aspects of grant and proposal development. Their goal is to facilitate proposal preparation, formatting, and editing, thereby allowing faculty to focus more directly on their research plan.
- - Underrepresented students experience veterinary student life through InclusiveVT summer program
    The fourth annual VetTRAC summer program offered a week of hands-on activities, lectures, and tours for undergraduate students from underrepresented populations interested in veterinary medicine.
- - Virginia Cooperative Extension forms key partnerships to tackle the state’s opioid epidemic
    Virginia Cooperative Extension was awarded a $1.28 million grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The five-year grant will support health education initiatives aimed at preventing opioid abuse among vulnerable communities in Virginia.

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