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- - Apr 06 Viruses don’t have a metabolism, but some have the building blocks for one
- - Apr 01 New study shows how common parasitic infection can cause seizures and psychiatric illness for some
- - Apr 01 Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists reveal how brain tumors impact normally supportive cells
- - Mar 31 New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty member studies how junk food induces dopamine release in the brain
- - Mar 30 Link, License, Launch partners chemistry professor with biotech company
- - Mar 30 $7.5 million study to develop operational plan for mixed truck fleets
- - Mar 23 Expert in aging offers tips for interacting with older family and friends during COVID-19 spread
- - Mar 20 A message from Dean of University Libraries Tyler Walters
- - Mar 20 Fralin Biomedical researchers shed light on how to protect optic nerve from genetic harm
- - Mar 17 From President Tim Sands: An update on university response to the COVID-19 virus
- - Mar 16 Pathogen levels in the environment drive disease outbreaks in bats
- - Mar 12 Banded mongoose study reveals how behavior and landscape interactions influence the spread of infectious disease
- - Mar 10 Medical student seeks clues behind preeclampsia, a dangerous pregnancy condition
- - Mar 06 Pioneering medical scientist will connect cancer care, reproductive health, and fertility at public lecture
- - Mar 04 Doctoral student named Society for Neuroscience Policy ambassador
- - Mar 03 Matt Hulver named executive director of the Fralin Life Sciences Institute at Virginia Tech
- - Mar 02 Virginia Tech, University of Virginia work to safeguard U.S. tomato industry from invasive pest
- - Feb 28 The mysterious Asian longhorned tick invades Virginia
- - Feb 26 Two fundamental research projects aim to reduce the impact of carbon emissions on climate
- - Feb 24 iTHRIV announces statewide health research pilot projects recipients
- - Feb 19 Q&A: Brandy Salmon keeps Innovation Campus team moving forward
- - Feb 19 University Distinguished Professor of Molecular Virology X.J. Meng recognized by Iowa State University
- - Feb 17 Researcher: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act provides chance for U.S. to impact shark conservation efforts
- - Feb 14 Scientists explore new method to help people with alcohol use disorder
- - Feb 14 Research team works to develop new ways to detect air pollutants
- - Feb 13 Steve Hankey receives NSF CAREER award to measure air pollution with bicycle sensors, smartphone app
- - Feb 13 Heart-racing romantic feelings fade over time — here’s why
- - Feb 12 New Virginia Tech startup seeks to use nano-capsules derived from milk to deliver heart drug
- - Feb 12 Don Taylor appointed executive vice provost
- - Feb 10 Chen-Ching Liu named to the National Academy of Engineering
- - Feb 07 Voters have some say in primaries, but it varies
- - Feb 06 Researcher receives $1 million grant to develop DNA extraction technology for timber
- - Feb 06 Bye-bye mayfly: Can the burrowing mayfly’s decline serve as a warning system for the health of our environment?
- - Feb 05 Testing shows drones can use autonomous technology to dodge other air traffic
- - Feb 04 Study: Nanoparticles produced from burning coal result in damage to mice lungs, suggesting toxicity to humans
- - Jan 30 Virginia Tech’s Luis Escobar contributes to international report on health and climate change
- - Jan 29 Virginia Tech launches the Center for Coastal Studies to address complex issues in the coastal zone
- - Jan 29 Chemists get boost from Destination Area support to advance battery materials research
- - Jan 28 Meet Virginia Tech’s equine research team
- - Jan 28 Virginia Tech receives five Department of Defense instrumentation awards
- - Jan 24 Voters may perceive fonts in campaign communications to have liberal or conservative leanings
- - Jan 24 Biomechanics researcher thrives as mentor, advocate
- - Jan 24 Researchers combine technologies to resolve plant pathogen genomes
- - Jan 24 Study provides the first data on concussion risk in youth football
- - Jan 23 Lindsey Haugh named director of marketing and communications for Virginia Tech’s Office of Research and Innovation
- - Jan 22 Tracking white-tailed deer movements during Hurricane Irma
- - Jan 20 Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists shed light on surprising visual development patterns
- - Jan 18 Found in translation: National Institutes of Health leader to outline efforts to accelerate biomedical innovations
- - Jan 16 Christine Gilbert earns NSF CAREER award to study highly flexible plates near a free surface
- - Jan 15 Physical rehabilitation at veterinary college enhances pets' quality of life
- - Jan 14 More federal funding needed to increase Americans’ active transportation habits, research suggests
- - Jan 14 Linsey Marr appointed to National Academies' Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
- - Jan 13 X-ray images help reveal insects’ physiological responses to gravity
- - Jan 13 Making prehistoric discoveries globally available one bone at a time
- - Jan 10 Hume Center awarded $3.8 million for advanced manufacturing education by the Department of Defense
- - Jan 08 Virginia Tech awarded Nuclear Regulatory Commission Integrated University Program grants
- - Jan 08 College of Engineering appoints new faculty
- - Jan 08 Professor combines classical design with advanced technologies to teach building construction students
- - Jan 07 Neuroscience’s Mike Bowers seeks cause, cure for stuttering with help from Virginia Tech alumnus
- - Jan 06 A new grant aims to improve environmental education
- - Jan 02 NSF grant provides new research opportunities for underserved students
- - Jan 01 Tweet led student to a project untangling the genomes of large viruses
- - Dec 20 Researcher receives NIH grant to study biomolecular interactions in hopes of informing drug design
- - Dec 18 Assurance in artificial intelligence becomes focus of Commonwealth Cyber Initiative workshop
- - Dec 17 Student’s research seeks to educate consumers on driver assistance technologies
- - Dec 17 Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists reveal neural basis of confirmation bias
- - Dec 12 New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute faculty member links nature, nurture, and early brain development
- - Dec 12 Wellness initiatives at veterinary college care for students, clients, and practitioners
- - Dec 12 A message from President Tim Sands at the end of the 2019 fall semester
- - Dec 11 Multidisciplinary project aims to make mining more efficient, safer
- - Dec 10 Chiton mollusk provides model for new armor design
- - Dec 10 Building construction and engineering researchers create virtual worksites, allowing students to gain ‘hands-on’ skills
- - Dec 10 Virginia Tech, Indivior announce new collaboration to study long-term recovery pathways in people with opioid use disorder
- - Dec 06 Lisa Lee receives distinguished career award from American Public Health Association
- - Dec 06 Search committee for vice president for research and innovation announced
- - Dec 04 M. Daniel Givens named dean of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
- - Dec 03 Helping coastal communities face the challenges posed by flooding and sea level rise
- - Dec 02 New expert findings seek to protect national parks from invasive animal species
- - Dec 02 Raffaella De Vita elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- - Dec 01 Virginia Tech faculty chosen to deliver commencement keynote speeches
- - Nov 29 Global cancer expert to address how social inequities raise survival risks at Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
- - Nov 26 Virginia Tech Alumni Distinguished Professor Y. A. Liu named AAAS Fellow
- - Nov 26 Virginia Tech faculty receive top honors from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- - Nov 25 Researcher receives NSF grant to study the fate of terrestrial carbon in freshwater ecosystems
- - Nov 25 Highly sensitive epigenomic technology combats disease
- - Nov 22 Scientists using collaborative NSF grant to understand hydrologic controls on carbon processes in wetlands
- - Nov 21 Scrappy McDaniel is a fighter
- - Nov 17 Growth in partnerships and startups fueled by Link, License, Launch
- - Nov 15 Virginia Tech College of Engineering launches Academy for Global Engineering
- - Nov 14 Multidisciplinary team seeks Rosetta Stone of insect communication
- - Nov 14 Children’s National Hospital, Virginia Tech announce partnership for new Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus
- - Nov 12 New hazardous waste retrieval system benefits Virginia Tech research community, Facilities Department
- - Nov 11 Fifteen years of ocelot tracking is revealing new information about this elusive cat
- - Nov 11 Virginia Tech professor receives $1.85 million NIH grant to study sepsis
- - Nov 07 Virginia Tech’s global impact grows with expansion of Chile center
- - Nov 05 Zebrafish study reveals developmental mechanisms of eye movement
- - Nov 05 Commonwealth Cyber Initiative hosts researcher workshop to increase cross-state collaboration
- - Nov 04 Maryam Shakiba earns Air Force Young Investigator Award
- - Oct 31 Luiz DaSilva named inaugural executive director for Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
- - Oct 31 Cristen Jandreau named director of Conflict of Interest Program