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- - Oct 17 Virginia Tech team brings relief to well owners following hurricanes Harvey and Irma
- - Oct 17 Eminent scholar in developmental neuroscience joins Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
- - Oct 16 Leading brain development, disabilities expert to open VTCRI Distinguished Public Lecture Series
- - Oct 16 Crowdfunding campaign to support undergraduate research aimed at reducing bird-window collisions
- - Oct 16 New methods boost working memory for people with mild cognitive impairment
- - Oct 13 Neurobiologist receives NSF funding for animal cognition research, education, and outreach
- - Oct 11 Autonomous systems innovators converge on Blacksburg
- - Oct 05 Study highlights conservation needs of fish species recently discovered in Southwest Virginia
- - Oct 05 Transportation institute director to speak at TEDxWilmington Salon
- - Oct 05 Faculty and staff step up to create awareness for cerebral palsy research
- - Oct 04 Mixing of farmed fish and their wild relatives could have adverse impacts on environment, Virginia Tech researcher says
- - Sep 28 Veterinary college's Jennifer Barrett honored with 2017 Zoetis Award for Research Excellence
- - Sep 26 Stefan Duma named a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society
- - Sep 21 Scientists funded by NSF develop model to explore scenarios for land, watershed restoration
- - Sep 19 Medical student explores alternative approaches to opioid addiction treatment during public health emergency abroad
- - Sep 15 Flint water continues to heal, meets EPA standards
- - Sep 15 Virginia Tech’s Qiang Li works to improve battery life in small electronic devices
- - Sep 13 Researchers discover compounds that could decrease fungal infection in lungs
- - Sep 12 Virginia Tech biochemists dip into the health benefits of olives and olive oil
- - Sep 05 Summer research opens doors for veterinary students
- - Aug 28 Virginia Tech Life Science Seminar Series launches Sept. 1
- - Aug 25 Construction begins at Newport News research park modeled after Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center
- - Aug 25 Transportation institute receives NSF award to study effects of autonomous truck deployment
- - Aug 24 Federal snack program does not yield expected impacts, Virginia Tech researchers find
- - Aug 22 Transportation researcher appointed to federal advisory council on motorcycle safety
- - Aug 18 New research could make dew droplets so small, they’re invisible
- - Aug 18 Graduate student Benjamin Okyere studies how the brain repairs itself after a stroke
- - Aug 16 The total solar eclipse: once-in-a-lifetime opportunity
- - Aug 08 Research demonstrates novel method of producing optimized polyester
- - Aug 08 Enzyme may help bacteria become craftier and more dangerous
- - Aug 07 Future of coastal marshes lies in the hands of private property owners
- - Aug 07 Extreme melt restructured invertebrate ecosystem in Antarctica, scientists say
- - Aug 04 Slimming down, beefing up deep brain implants
- - Aug 04 Master of public health students address regional, global One Health challenges
- - Aug 04 Biomedical engineering research points to a new strategy for glioblastoma treatment
- - Aug 03 Student visits China on NSF fellowship to explore neural processes of bat echolocation
- - Aug 02 Virginia Tech research team calls for examination of connection between human health and environment in Central Appalachia
- - Jul 31 Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment announces 2017-18 interdisciplinary scholars awards
- - Jul 28 New tool could find relief for America’s overworked energy grid
- - Jul 27 Research calls for enhancing long-term benefits of Farm Bill programs
- - Jul 27 New precision medicine approach could save patients grappling with life-threatening intestinal infections
- - Jul 25 Virginia Tech team takes top billing in NASA competition
- - Jul 24 Fralin Fellow aims to create the most bee-friendly flower garden in Virginia
- - Jul 24 Hollins University students transform into young environmental researchers at Virginia Tech
- - Jul 24 Virginia Tech’s Global Change Center and Hollins University partner to increase student careers in life science research
- - Jul 21 Marc Edwards receives inaugural award from MIT Media Lab for work in Flint, Michigan
- - Jul 20 Fralin Fellow develops coding system to better determine how parent-child communication impacts pediatric obesity
- - Jul 19 Virginia Tech researcher part of $14 million NSF program for improved genomic tools
- - Jul 19 Video: Behind-the-scenes look shows how drones help to map and reforest a Virginia Tech property
- - Jul 18 Virginia Tech researchers study the relationship between the indoor environment and health
- - Jul 17 Cube Fest features the latest in immersive sound
- - Jul 17 Virginia Tech researchers find new way to thwart pathogen that causes sudden oak death
- - Jul 14 New force measurement platform provides window to study cardiovascular disease
- - Jul 14 Forget defrosting your car at a glacial pace: new research speeds process up tenfold
- - Jul 11 World-renowned power electronics expert Fred Lee retires after 40-year career
- - Jul 10 Nancy Gard McGehee honored as Outstanding Woman in Travel Research
- - Jul 07 Artificial intelligence aids research to find best treatment for stroke patients
- - Jul 06 Study explores mobile phone use in Tanzania’s Maasai communities
- - Jun 30 Graduate students awarded prestigious immunology fellowships
- - Jun 30 Smartwatch app could inspire more frequent physical activity, Virginia Tech study finds
- - Jun 28 The blast or the projectile? Virginia Tech research illuminates fireworks-related injuries
- - Jun 23 Camera-trap research paves the way for global monitoring networks
- - Jun 22 Have you thanked your brain’s astrocytes today?
- - Jun 19 Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute names advisory board
- - Jun 19 Engineering professor develops potential method of objectively detecting ADHD
- - Jun 19 Research finds common household chemicals lead to birth defects in mice
- - Jun 15 Brandy Salmon to head Virginia Tech’s new business engagement center
- - Jun 14 Overlap in computer modeling holds key to next-generation processing, Virginia Tech researchers find
- - Jun 12 Game on: Students gain programming skills while learning to read
- - Jun 07 Virginia Tech, Project Wing, and partners team up with NASA on unmanned traffic management
- - Jun 05 National Institute of Mental Health director to discuss new approach to psychiatric illnesses
- - Jun 05 Virginia Tech Helmet Lab announces first four-star rating for new hockey helmet
- - Jun 05 Stormwater retention ponds may not protect surface waters from road salt contamination
- - Jun 02 Transportation institute researcher receives national award for safety engineering excellence
- - Jun 01 New Virginia Tech study provides guidelines on how to prioritize vaccination during flu season
- - May 25 As corn pest ravages crops in Africa, Virginia Tech program leads the charge
- - May 25 Virginia Tech mechanical engineering lab receives autonomous driving simulator
- - May 24 Virginia Tech designated National Security Agency Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Operations
- - May 23 Regenerative medicine researcher’s startup companies give hope to patients
- - May 23 Nonnative catfish not primary driver of American shad declines in James River
- - May 19 The future of sound begins in the Cube
- - May 18 Virginia Tech helps smaller commercial buildings increase energy efficiency
- - May 18 International collaboration leads to new high-performance materials
- - May 17 Center for Transformative Research on Health Behaviors rises on Health Sciences and Technology campus
- - May 17 United Technologies Research Center gift creates power electronics fellowship at Virginia Tech
- - May 15 Lowe’s and Virginia Tech develop exosuit designed to help retail employees
- - May 09 Virginia Tech Division of Advancement expands its presence in National Capital Region
- - May 08 Early career scientist receives international recognition from the Microscopy Society of America
- - May 08 Smithsonian secretary to deliver distinguished public lecture at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute on May 18
- - May 04 Janell Watson receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Research
- - May 01 Dog cognition expert and best-selling author to speak at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
- - Apr 28 Howard Hughes Medical Institute research award a first for Virginia Tech Carilion
- - Apr 27 Social and Decision Analytics Laboratory, Arlington County team up
- - Apr 26 Fralin fellow wants to pay research experience forward to more community college students
- - Apr 24 Virginia Tech and UTC Aerospace Systems establish research and education agreement
- - Apr 23 Liwu Li receives the Alumni Award for Excellence in Research
- - Apr 20 BP oil spill did $17.2 billion in damage to natural resources, scientists find in first-ever financial evaluation of spill’s impact
- - Apr 20 Computer scientists significantly increase ability to detect software bugs by getting 'fuzzy'
- - Apr 19 Fralin Fellowship puts spotlight on linguistics research in Appalachian dialects
- - Apr 18 Fralin fellow helps jumpstart research in new Virginia Tech engineering lab