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Grant awarded to University Libraries to study curation of interdisciplinary data and collaborative research , articleThe project will generate deep knowledge of data practices in interdisciplinary research, engage the library and archives communities in collaborative development and evaluation, and enhance the long-term sustainability of these complex datasets and their necessary infrastructures for use in future research.
Date: Dec 09, 2020 -
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Managing salt pollution to protect drinking water resources and freshwater ecosystems , articleResearchers recently received a $3.6 million grant to catalyze solutions for salt pollution by merging ideas, approaches, and technologies from widely diverse fields of knowledge to stimulate innovation and discovery.
Date: Dec 09, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researchers receive a $2 million NIH grant to develop Zika virus vaccine , articleZika virus outbreaks have now been recorded throughout Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, South America, and Central America.
Date: Dec 08, 2020 -
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From Costa Rica to the National Human Genome Research Institute: Biochemist Ariana Umaña uses her family as inspiration , articleAfter graduation this winter, Umaña is going to work at the National Human Research Genome Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Date: Dec 08, 2020 -
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John Forte named president and chief executive officer of the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation , articleIn his role, Forte will guide strategic growth and development while maintaining the foundation of excellence and by working closely with Virginia Tech’s Office for Research and Innovation and reporting to the corporation’s board of directors.
Date: Dec 07, 2020 -
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A marriage of polymers and ultrasound , articleTwo Virginia Tech researchers are working with a leading medical device company to fuel new innovations in non-invasive treatments. The project is moving forward with more than $510,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation.
Date: Dec 03, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech partners with Open Generation Consortium to drive 5G innovation , articleVirginia Tech has partnered with MITRE Engenuity’s Open Generation Consortium — a privately funded R&D community that brings together diverse technical experts and domain leaders to envision, design, develop, and demonstrate innovative solutions uniquely enabled by emerging 5G capabilities.
Date: Dec 03, 2020 -
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Perception of reality: Research shows how we see may determine what we see , articleBroderick Turner, an assistant professor in the marketing department, has managed to turn a dangerous and potentially tragic situation into a groundbreaking research paper. He recently published a study examining the judgments of intent for observers of body camera footage as opposed to observers of dash camera footage.
Date: Dec 03, 2020 -
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Forbes names graduate student at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to list of '30 under 30' to watch , articleUbadah Sabbagh, a fifth-year student in Virginia Tech’s Translational Biology, Medicine and Health program, is included in Forbes Magazine’s 2020 list of 30 young innovators in science with potential to make it big.
Date: Dec 02, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech, Children’s National Hospital request proposals for new brain cancer research pilot grants , articleChildren’s National Hospital and Virginia Tech launched a new pilot funding opportunity to advance brain cancer research. Two dual-institution teams will each be awarded a one-year, $50,000 grant.
Date: Dec 02, 2020 -
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Confronting ecological change takes a collaborative leap with the NEON Ecological Forecasting Challenge , articleThe NEON Ecological Forecasting Challenge enters its first year seeking to mobilize researchers and forecast answers to a complex set of ecological questions.
Date: Dec 01, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech brews up new partnership with Hardywood to produce Hokie beer , articleVirginia Tech’s roots in agricultural research have sparked a new partnership with Hardywood Park Craft brewery in Richmond, Virginia, resulting in a licensed Virginia Tech beer — Fightin’ Hokies Lager.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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New study shows how risk-averse teens sway peers to make safer choices , articlePrior studies have shown adolescents are likely to experiment along with friends who use drugs and alcohol. But do friends who avoid risks have similar influential power? In a new study, Virginia Tech neuroscientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC show that observing peers making sound decisions may help teenagers avoid risky situations.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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Malicious dark web activity unevenly prevalent in free nations, researchers find , articleEric Jardine, an assistant professor of political science, sought to understand the prevalence of internet users employing the dark web for malicious purposes in nations across the globe. The findings present a variety of consequences.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech Publishing and Virginia Tech Transportation Institute publish 'Survive the Drive' , articleIn the book, Tom Dingus, one of the foremost authorities on driving safety, describes how to reduce the risk of accidents while on the road.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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Hume Center, Diplomacy Lab to support future student opportunities with the U.S Department of State , articleThe Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology collaborates with Virginia Tech's Diplomacy Lab to fund mentorship and increase the amount of students able to present National Security related research to State Department officials in a post-COVID-19 setting.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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Unlocking the secrets of chemical bonding with machine learning , articleIn a report published in Nature Communications, Hongliang Xin, associate professor of chemical engineering at Virginia Tech, and his team of researchers developed a Bayesian learning model of chemisorption, or Bayeschem for short, aiming to use artificial intelligence to unlock the nature of chemical bonding at catalyst surfaces.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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Re-imagining education, from COVID and beyond , articleThe Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology continues providing the resources needed to connect people across distance and optimize learning experiences, supporting work that is bridging COVID-created educational gaps for K-12 students.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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Computer science welcomes eight new faculty members , articleEight new faculty have joined the Department of Computer Science this year, bringing the total number of faculty to nearly 60 at campuses in Blacksburg and the greater Washington, D.C., metro area. In addition, five faculty members have accepted offers with start dates in 2021.
Date: Nov 25, 2020 -
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Introducing the flavor of community and the humanities to food studies , article“The Food Studies Program was created to forge community around food studies from a humanities and social science perspective in service to faculty, staff, students, and the public,” said Anna Zeide, director of Virginia Tech’s new Food Studies Program.
Date: Nov 24, 2020
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