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- - Army research grant could employ physics theory to control epidemics, understand brain
    Two Virginia Tech College of Science researchers are spearheading a $1.6 million U.S. Army Research grant with the ultimate goal of finding order and control in the most chaotic and noisy patterns.
- - Virginia Tech institute launches effort to help government embrace big data
    In recent years, big data has revolutionized the way business leaders approach decision-making.
- - Medical student explores alternative approaches to opioid addiction treatment during public health emergency abroad
    A year ago, Andrew Gaddis, a third-year student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, embarked on a Fulbright research grant to learn more about supervised injection sites and other alternative strategies used to fight opioid abuse that aren’t currently supported here in the United States.
- - Graduate Student Assembly shares 2017-18 goals
    One of the key goals is connecting graduate students across the university's campuses, including Roanoke, Richmond, and the National Capital Region.
- - Virginia Tech moves ahead in annual U.S. News & World Report rankings
    Virginia Tech’s placement as one of the top institutions in the country comes as it positions itself to be a globally impactful land-grant university with a focus on transformative academics, research, and service.
- - Brett Netto, Seyi Olusina begin term as Board of Visitors student representatives
    The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors is the governing body of the university.
- - Rosemary Blieszner named dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
    Blieszner, who is currently serving as interim dean, will continue to lead the college through June 2019.
- - Christian Matheis appointed Graduate School director of recruitment and diversity initiatives
    Matheis, a visiting assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies’ School of Public and International Affairs, will oversee Graduate School recruitment efforts in coordination with the university’s graduate programs.
- - Save Our Towns launches fourth season
    The Example of Awesome story shows how Damascus – about 15 miles southeast of Abingdon, Virginia – seeks to nurture a year-round tourism-based economy. Pennington Gap, the Lee County town that will be followed for a year, inspires the question: Can the town survive given setbacks that include a scandal in the police department, the closure of the county hospital, and a fire that destroyed town hall?
- - Virginia Tech team develops novel 3-D printed high-performance polymer that could be used in space
    Virginia Tech researchers have created a novel way to 3-D print the type of high-temperature polymer materials commonly used to insulate space craft and satellites from extreme heat and cold.
- - Virginia Tech Life Science Seminar Series launches Sept. 1
    The talks, open to the public, will take place from 12:20 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. on Fridays in the renovated Fralin Auditorium at 102 Fralin Hall.
- - For graduate students, months of hard work pay off at national symposium
    For the first time, a team from Virginia Tech hosted the Graduate Student Symposium at a national American Chemical Society meeting. The students worked together for more than a year to put together an ambitious program geared to the interests of graduate students.
- - Virginia Tech researchers win Alzheimer's research awards from Virginia General Assembly
    Three Virginia Tech researchers have each received money from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund.
- - William Huckle joins the Graduate School as new associate dean
    Huckle’s research focuses on development, diseases, and repair of the cardiovascular system.
- - David Guerin named associate vice provost for communications
    In this new role, Guerin will work with the academic vice provost and vice president units in the Office of the Provost to direct and implement a comprehensive, integrated communications program. He begins on Sept. 1
- - NSF supports disaster resilience graduate program at Virginia Tech
    The $3 million grant will significantly expand the existing interdisciplinary graduate education program in disaster resilience administered through the Virginia Tech Graduate School.
- - Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program hosts interns for 25th summer
    Daniel Essandoh (left), chemical engineering major at Virginia Tech, briefly explains his research project at the MAOP Summer Research Symposium.
- - Continuing and Professional Education names new director
    Longtime Virginia Tech employee Shelly Jobst will oversee a $9 million portfolio of program services for conferences, short courses, workshops, and certificate programs.
- - Biomedical engineering research points to a new strategy for glioblastoma treatment
    One promising treatment for this lethal form of brain cancer uses electric pulses to kill malignant cells. Researchers identified a compound that makes the technique even more effective.
- - New tool could find relief for America’s overworked energy grid
    A new model developed by researchers at the Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech may be just the answer to help government and industry leaders alleviate our overworked energy infrastructure.

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