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- - Tweet led student to a project untangling the genomes of large viruses
    Alaina Weinheimer, an ICTAS Doctoral Scholar, loved coding and working with marine microbes. She found a way to combine them.
- - Researcher receives NIH grant to study biomolecular interactions in hopes of informing drug design
    Justin Lemkul, an assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how biomolecules fold and interact in an effort to inform better drug design for life-threatening diseases, especially neurodegenerative diseases.
- - TBMH students awarded Research!America microgrant, launch science outreach podcast
    Produced by Virginia Tech translational biology, medicine, and health graduate students training at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, the new "Big Lick of Science" podcast explores biomedical research and its relevance to your life and health.
- - Using data to solve complex patient care issues
    At the Center for Simulation, Research, and Patient Safety (SIM Center) in Roanoke, students from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine are using data-driven research to help find ways of delivering safe, efficient, quality medical care.
- - Graduate Commencement student speaker Najla Mouchrek focuses on empowering others
    Mouchrek is the first Virginia Tech graduate student to earn an Individualized Interdisciplinary Ph.D., called an IPhD. She also will be the student speaker at the Fall Graduate School Commencement Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 20 at Cassell Coliseum.
- - Student’s research seeks to educate consumers on driver assistance technologies
    What should drivers know about emerging vehicle technologies? Graduate student and VTTI researcher Alexandria Noble is studying driver training methods and received an award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society for her research.
- - Class of 2019: Graduate student Samantha Fenn combines laboratory background with public policy studies in cyberbiosecurity
    Fenn, who graduates this December from the master's of public administration program in Arlington, says her studies have helped her see how biological data becomes vulnerable currency in the struggle for public safety.
- - Class of 2019: Engineering graduate student Whitney Tatem uses car crash data to improve safety
    The first time she entered a university lab, Tatem knew biomedical engineering was the field for her.
- - More than 2,500 Hokies to graduate at 2019 fall commencement ceremonies on Dec. 20
    The University Commencement Ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m., and the Graduate School Commencement starts at 2:30 p.m. Both ceremonies will be held in Cassell Coliseum.
- - Winter weather: Check for updates on campus operations
    University officials are monitoring a winter weather event that could affect campuses within the Blacksburg and Roanoke regions.
- - Wellness initiatives at veterinary college care for students, clients, and practitioners
    Responding to a growing body of research and a culturally evolving willingness to acknowledge the need to care for one’s physical and mental health, the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a veterinary social work program to support students, pet owners, clinicians, and caregivers.
- - Class of 2019: Karanpreet Singh uses artificial intelligence to accelerate the optimization of aircraft structures
    Singh, who will graduate from Virginia Tech in December with a Ph.D. in aerospace engineering, is focused on using artificial intelligence to improve the structural design and optimization of aircraft structures.
- - Videos: Solutions to help the environment
    Virginia Tech strives to address the world’s most difficult problems. Hear from six researchers on their work to solve environment and climate change issues.
- - Building construction and engineering researchers create virtual worksites, allowing students to gain ‘hands-on’ skills
    Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, Abiola Akanmu and her research team are creating teachable virtual construction scenarios that engage students’ hands and minds using augmented reality and holograms.
- - Biomedical engineering and mechanics doctoral student studies spacewalks with NASA
    Grace Wusk, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering and mechanics in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, is simulating spacewalks using virtual reality headsets.
- - Biomedical, business, engineering teams line up for shark-tank style competition
    With a focus on health sciences and technology, the HS&T Hokie Pitch will involve 30 students who have worked with real-world mentors, selected intellectual property, and created an entrepreneurial plan to develop and commercialize biomedical discoveries.
- - Visionary leader of Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center intends to retire in 2020
    Joe Meredith is a member of Virginia Tech’s iconic Class of 1969, whose members, including former Virginia Tech President Charles Steger and longtime football coach Frank Beamer, played formative roles in the university’s advancement over the past 50 years.
- - VDGIF executive director is College of Natural Resources and Environment’s inaugural visiting executive
    The college welcomed Ryan Brown as its inaugural visiting executive under an initiative that seeks to bring professionals to campus to share their knowledge and experience with students and staff.
- - Helping coastal communities face the challenges posed by flooding and sea level rise
    Assistant Professor Anamaria Bukvic is using a fellowship from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to examine the issue of population mobility in the face of coastal vulnerability.
- - Virginia Tech faculty chosen to deliver commencement keynote speeches
    John Seiler and Patricia Raun will be the featured speakers at Virginia Tech's 2019 fall University and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 20.

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