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Grant to support new research to address alcohol-related partner violence among sexual minorities , articleVirginia Tech researcher Meagan Brem and her collaborators explore alcohol-fueled intimate partner violence in young bisexual+ couples, a group often overlooked in research.
Date: Nov 07, 2024 - -
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Alum's research into lactation spaces born out of parental experience , articleBioBuild, an interdisciplinary program at Virginia Tech, is home to researchers looking for sustainable and bio-inspired solutions in the built environment. For Erin Nuckols ‘23, the inspiration came in the form of a challenging experience with lactation rooms.
Date: Oct 01, 2024 - -
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Navigating the complex relationship between race and AI , articleIn their paper “Representations and Consequences of Race in AI Systems,” marketing doctoral candidate Angela Yi and Assistant Professor Broderick Turner from the Pamplin College of Business explore how race impacts artificial intelligence.
Date: Aug 26, 2024 - -
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Destination Area 2.0 grants awarded to five new transdisciplinary projects , articleThe grants, awarded by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, will help kick-start projects around ecological and biocultural restoration, green infrastructure, rural health and education, whole health, and medical materials.
Date: Aug 15, 2024 - -
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Veterinary college's summer program opens doors for aspiring researchers , articleThe 10-week internship through the Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program gave students hands-on research experience and insight into graduate school.
Date: Aug 13, 2024 - -
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New study views wildlife through the lens of diversity , articleThe study from the College of Natural Resources and Environment reveals that social support is a key driver for diverse participation in wildlife viewing.
Date: Aug 08, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech researchers to investigate impact of judgmental AI on vulnerable groups , articleTwo researchers from the Pamplin College of Business will study the impact on vulnerable populations through a new inclusive cybersecurity program funded by the Southwest Virginia node of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative.
Date: Jul 08, 2024 - -
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New book amplifies voices of incarcerated veterans , articleThrough extensive research and oral histories, Jason Higgins traces the roots behind the punishment of veterans struggling with substance abuse and mental health disorders after serving in America's wars. Thousands of veterans, disproportionately Black, were discharged without disability benefits and denied resources, fueling a cycle of discrimination, mental illness, and mass incarceration that continues today.
Date: Jun 26, 2024 - -
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Summer internships lead to research wins , articleThrough internship programs, Daniel Capelluto's research lab provides students a place free of distractions with an academic family and mentorship to help them stay focused and have the best chances of being successful.
Date: Jun 24, 2024 - -
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Three faculty to embark on Juneteenth-inspired research initiatives , articleAs Juneteenth Scholars, the three faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences will receive $5,000 and funding to hire undergraduate research assistants to continue their work on topics related to the holiday's themes.
Date: Jun 20, 2024 - -
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Commonwealth Cyber Initiative funds 11 inclusive cybersecurity projects , articleThe projects include such topics as secure authentication for people with disabilities, inclusive biometric authentication, brain-computer interface for password input, judgments by artificial intelligence tools, and more.
Date: Jun 10, 2024 - -
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Florida A&M University and Virginia Tech partnership rooted in alumna's doctoral research and connections , articleVirginia Tech Ph.D. alumna and Florida A&M University Associate Professor Natalie Arnett teamed with Virginia Tech professors on a National Science Foundation grant aimed at helping more African American students obtain graduate degrees in STEM fields.
Date: May 15, 2024 - -
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Researchers search for solutions to construct a comprehensive workforce , article“A lot of companies present what they're doing as a best practice, and yet in some cases, they don’t even know if it works within their own organization because the data isn’t there,” said Josh Iorio, assistant director for the Myers-Lawson School of Construction.
Date: May 07, 2024 - -
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Dominique Polanco uses fellowship to highlight Indigenous voices , articlePolanco will work on a book that focuses on ways that Indigenous people who lived in 16th century Mexico recorded their lives.
Date: Apr 30, 2024 - -
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Public help needed for research in Chicago covenants , articleLaDale Winling is calling on volunteers throughout Chicago to help study thousands of paper land records and racial covenants.
Date: Mar 14, 2024 - -
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Collective agency, collective change , articleThe National Science Foundation has awarded Virginia Tech engineering faculty $1.2 million to study efforts to overcome isolation and scholarly devaluation among Black discipline-based education researchers. The three-year study is a collaboration with Ohio State and Vanderbilt universities.
Date: Feb 26, 2024 - -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Anna Zeide talks about the history of winter holiday foods , articleZeide is an associate professor of history at Virginia Tech. She is also the founding director of the Food Studies Program in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Date: Dec 04, 2023 - -
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Reco(r)ding CripTech project elevates disabled artists and informs arts education , articleIn art education, disability is either not discussed or is framed as an obstacle to overcome. Musicology instructor Elizabeth McLain is working with a team to change that conversation through a digital archive called Reco(r)ding CripTech.
Date: Oct 09, 2023 - -
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Undergraduates gain veterinary research experience through Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program , articleThis summer, senior Kennedi Essex and junior Angel Collins, both animal and poultry sciences majors, worked with Priscila Serpa, research assistant professor of clinical pathology, on a variety of projects.
Date: Sep 15, 2023 - -
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Women and Gender in Development speaker: In Ghana, policies to help women may be bringing them more pain , articleBernice Owusu-Brown overcame criticism and resistance to research the rarely discussed issue of intimate partner violence in Ghana. As a new postdoctoral fellow at Virginia Tech and the first speaker in this fall's Women and Gender in Development Discussion Series, she believes she is on the path to influencing change.
Date: Sep 06, 2023 - -
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Aiming for a home run with electrical engineering education , articleWith a $944,231 National Science Foundation CAREER award, Nicole Pitterson in the Department of Engineering Education will develop models for how faculty can design and teach content for their courses in a way that aligns holistically with their students’ needs.
Date: Aug 09, 2023 - -
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Summer research program invites students to experience 'golden days as your genuine self' , articleThe Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program offers undergraduates from all over the nation a glimpse of the Hokie graduate experience — where students can work on research with faculty advisors and show up as their most genuine selves.
Date: Jul 06, 2023 - -
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Birds aren’t the only creatures who flock together , articleVirginia Tech researchers and partners seek to understand the climate of ornithological societies and increase access through affinity groups or “flocks.”
Date: Jun 22, 2023 - -
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Research collaboration uncovers stories of racial discrimination in housing covenants , articleThe project shows how racial segregation in Northern cities "was a system that was intentionally created, house by house, block by block, and subdivision by subdivision, across the city and across the country,” said LaDale Winling, associate professor of history and the study's principal investigator.
Date: Jun 20, 2023 - -
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Juneteenth themes at center of summer research for these scholars , articleFounded in 2020, the Juneteenth Scholars program supports faculty research that aligns with the themes of the Juneteenth holiday, such as activism, emancipatory movements, and the need for systemic change.
Date: Jun 15, 2023 - -
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Margie Lee named associate dean for research and graduate studies at veterinary college , articleLee, among the third class of graduates from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986 and one of its earliest Black graduates, has been head of the college's Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology since 2018.
Date: Jun 02, 2023 - -
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Research team receives grant to launch ‘Just Dis Tech’ project , articleVirginia Tech researchers plan to launch an education and arts outreach residency program with artists focused on disability justice, as part of a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation.
Date: May 18, 2023 - -
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Study explores ways to increase diversity in medical residency programs , articleJed Gonzalo, senior associate dean at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, was one of eight medical professionals who recently took a deep dive into what 29 graduate medical education programs, also known as residency programs, are doing to increase their diversity.
Date: Apr 26, 2023 - -
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Engineering disciplines team up to fight plastic pollution , articleWith industry partner, Charlottesville-based NatureORAL Co., and collaborators at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Dentistry, Abby Whittington and her team have received $75,000 in seed money from the Virginia Commonwealth Commercialization Fund to begin a project that could reduce the growing problem of medical waste worldwide.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 - -
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Researchers to lead Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society , articleKathy Lu, a prominent College of Engineering researcher, was elected president, and Deborah Good, of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was elected director of the mid-Atlantic region of Sigma Xi in November. Both will serve three-year terms beginning July 1.
Date: Jan 03, 2023 - -
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Seed funding can provide momentum for partnerships that emerge from upcoming HBCU Summit , articleA long-running investment program from the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science offers seed grants to faculty partnering with colleagues at historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions. This year, a second institute is adding a new dimension to the program.
Date: Nov 02, 2022 - -
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Workshop explores Inuit community partnerships that promote equity and respect in polar research , articleCorina Qaaġraq Kramer, an Inuit community leader living and working in rural northwest Alaska, and Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq, an Inuit assistant professor of professional and technical writing at Virginia Tech, will lead the 90-minute interactive workshop on Nov. 7 that discusses their Rematriation Project: Restoring and Sharing Inuit Knowledges.
Date: Nov 01, 2022 - -
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Mathematical Association of America honors Estrella Johnson with award for research , articleJohnson’s research centers on the pedagogical practices of mathematicians with the goal of better understanding and supporting high-quality, ambitious teaching in undergraduate mathematics classrooms.
Date: Oct 04, 2022 - -
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Studying vampire bats to predict the next pandemic , articleSupported by the National Science Foundation, the team will examine how geography, population traits, and climate change affect the spread of infectious disease from vampire bats to other species, and propose new models for predicting when and where wildlife virus transmission might occur in the future.
Date: Sep 26, 2022 - -
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Diversifying the quantum workforce , articleVirginia Tech partnered with historically Black colleges and universities for a five-day quantum workshop for faculty members at the Virginia Tech Research Center in Arlington.
Date: Aug 31, 2022 - -
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Myra Blanco appointed to increase diversity, inclusion, and empowerment for Virginia Tech’s research enterprise , articleThe program selects faculty leaders to contribute to the development of Virginia Tech’s research and innovation infrastructure in targeted areas.
Date: Aug 03, 2022 - -
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Listening to marginalized communities , articleGraduate students in the Virginia Tech Department of Psychology seek to gain more knowledge about the unique and challenging experiences of stress, trauma, and resilience with Black and African American communities in Southwest Virginia.
Date: Aug 01, 2022 - -
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Homero Murzi receives NSF CAREER award to create the next generation of engineering education leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion , articleMurzi, who also leads the award-winning Rising Sophomore Abroad Program, brings a unique understanding on how to best educate the next generation of engineers and what global roles they might take on.
Date: Jun 13, 2022 - -
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Scholar award helps doctoral student advance cancer treatment while enhancing representation , articleSabrina Campelo, a doctoral student in the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences program, will continue her innovative work in translational cancer research with the help of the nonprofit Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award for the 2022-23 academic year.
Date: Jun 02, 2022 - -
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Biomedical and veterinary sciences Ph.D. candidate receives National Institutes of Health grant , articleJatia Mills said that the majority of the grant will go toward her research on investigating the neuroinflammatory response that occurs because of traumatic brain injury.
Date: Jun 02, 2022 - -
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Top global rankings highlight Virginia Tech’s commitment to sustainability , articleVirginia Tech’s commitment to sustainability led to the university receiving a top-100 global ranking, according to the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings released recently. The university ranked in the top 100 overall out of more than 1,400 worldwide institutions because of its efforts related to food waste, climate action, clean water, and more.
Date: May 02, 2022 - -
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Javiera Jaque Hidalgo awarded National Endowment for the Humanities support for research on Indigenous funeral rituals in colonial Santiago , articleJaque Hidalgo, an assistant professor of Spanish, received the agency’s prestigious Summer Stipend. The grant will fund her upcoming research trip to Chile, where she will gather primary sources for a book-length project.
Date: Apr 26, 2022 - -
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Virginia Tech awarded $1.5 million to cultivate diverse cybersecurity pipeline , articleThe multi-university initiative led by Virginia Tech will provide students opportunities to participate in experiential learning programs, summer internship experiences, and applied research projects to address the complex cyber environment and cultivate a diverse pipeline of cyber talent.
Date: Apr 05, 2022 - -
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Biomedical engineering and mechanics professor aims to improve gender affirming surgery through research , articleRaffaella De Vita, professor and associate department head in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics in the College of Engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation award to study the biomechanics of gender affirming surgery.
Date: Jan 24, 2022 - -
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Researchers' reflections offer insights on collaboration , articleFaculty members who had received seed funding through a program designed to establish new collaborations with historically Black colleges and universities recently discussed what they had learned from their partnerships.
Date: Nov 29, 2021 - -
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Study examines diversifying STEM research for underrepresented students , articleWithout a concerted effort to recruit and support underserved students in STEM, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to erase progress that has made and to exacerbate long-standing inequities and racial disparities by further stratifying STEM fields.
Date: Oct 07, 2021 - -
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Research aims to demystify Nahua healing , articleDriven by his personal experience with healers and his quest to understand who decides whether a practice or a system of beliefs is good or evil — and why, historian Edward Anthony Polanco is at Chicago’s Newberry Library on a National Endowment for Humanities fellowship to complete a manuscript and start a new project on the Nahuas, an Indigenous people from Mexico and Central America.
Date: Sep 27, 2021 - -
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Animal and poultry sciences Ph.D. candidate receives grant to study PTSD differences between males and females , articleTaylor McFadden earned a rare National Institute of Mental Health supplement grant that covers the final two years of her Ph.D. program.
Date: Sep 03, 2021 - -
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Worn down: Expert to discuss health impacts of stress of being Black at Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture , articleDavid Williams, a Harvard University social scientist focused on social influences on health, will discuss the role of race and other factors in health disparities in a virtual talk titled “Social Inequities in Health: What Each One of Us Can Do,” at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, as part of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC's Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series.
Date: Aug 30, 2021 - -
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Leader in eliminating disparities in cancer survival to deliver season’s first Maury Strauss lecture , articleOtis Brawley, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University, will discuss disparities in how cancer is prevented, diagnosed, and treated. The talk, at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9, is the first in the 2021-22 season of the Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series.
Date: Aug 25, 2021 - -
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Jeremi London receives NSF CAREER award to break down engineering education barriers , articleWith her recent National Science Foundation CAREER grant, London is poised to tackle one of today’s most pressing questions for engineering: Who gets to be an engineer?
Date: Jul 12, 2021 - -
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From Spanish Empire slavery to modern Black feminists in sports , articleFaculty from eight departments and schools in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences make up the second cohort of the Juneteenth Scholars Program, embarking on scholarship that honors the legacy of Juneteenth and highlights the contemporary struggles against institutional racism, the exposure of structural inequality, and support of vulnerable populations.
Date: May 21, 2021 - -
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Pride and hope for rural schoolchildren: Virginia Tech researcher on a mission to flip narratives , article“Popular media and dominant narratives don’t always cast rural people or places in a favorable way. Like all places, rural communities are complex and not without challenges, but young people deserve to see that their rural communities have value,” said Amy Azano, an associate professor in the School of Education.
Date: May 06, 2021 - -
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As faculties become more diverse, these researchers want to help citations catch up , articleStefan Duma and Bethany Rowson worked with the editorial board of the Biomedical Engineering Society to recommend that authors publishing papers in the society's four journals include a citation diversity statement.
Date: May 05, 2021 - -
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Megan Weaver earns major dissertation award for ‘anti-racist’ research on language bias , article“One of the most pervasive beliefs about language that we engage with on a daily basis is standard language ideology,” said Weaver, a collegiate assistant professor of rhetoric and writing in the Virginia Tech Department of English. “In the United States, this results in a bias toward an idealized language variety modeled after the spoken and written language of white, upper-middle-class language users.”
Date: May 03, 2021 - -
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School of Education receives $1.9 million grant to help diversify STEM faculty nationally , articleThe National Science Foundation grant is intended to help increase the number of historically underrepresented faculty in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by focusing on retention as well as recruitment.
Date: Apr 21, 2021 - -
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International virologist to address the faith, science of COVID-19 vaccinations in Black communities , articleOveta Fuller, a scientist and ordained minister who has worked to address HIV awareness through faith leaders, will bring her experience working with HIV/AIDS to a discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic and resistance to getting vaccinated in the next installment of the Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series, hosted by Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Feb 15, 2021 - -
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Early career biomedical researcher gets professional boost through NIMH diversity supplement program , articleNiesha Savory, a clinical neuroscience and psychology undergraduate student at Virginia Tech who conducts research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has always been fascinated with how the brain works.
Date: Feb 12, 2021 - -
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Bringing history to life , articleThe Center for Human-Computer Interaction is helping build teams of historians, computer scientists, educators, and visual artists that are developing new and meaningful ways for people to interact with history.
Date: Feb 05, 2021 - -
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New academy to braid disciplines together to tackle complex problems , articleMany of the most daunting issues facing humanity today demand solutions that draw on a range of technical, social, and cultural domains. The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences has launched an Academy of Transdisciplinary Studies to help catalyze Virginia Tech’s response to such challenges.
Date: Dec 22, 2020 - -
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Building upon common ground, with humanity at the core , articleFor years, researchers throughout Virginia Tech have studied issues centered on forced relocation. Now a new College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences center will bring together faculty, students, and community groups to forge a greater understanding of displacement and its impact.
Date: Dec 18, 2020 - -
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Diversity seed investments cement new partnerships , articleA program that helps Virginia Tech faculty jump-start new collaborations with colleagues at HBCUs is reaching more departments and continuing to attract external funding.
Date: Dec 17, 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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Deans’ forum to place COVID-19 in fuller context , articleTwo Virginia Tech deans will host a trio of virtual events aimed at illustrating how a range of fields in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities can contribute to an understanding of the coronavirus pandemic.
Date: Oct 28, 2020 - -
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Early career faculty earn 14 National Science Foundation CAREER awards , articleOver the past 25 years, Virginia Tech researchers have earned 171 National Science Foundation Early Career Development Awards (CAREER). For the 2020 fiscal year, 14 Virginia Tech early career scientists and engineers have been granted CAREER awards, totaling over $4 million in research funding.
Date: Aug 28, 2020 - -
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College launches research program in honor of Juneteenth , articleFaculty members and students will research connections between the Juneteenth holiday and contemporary struggles against institutional racism, the exposure of structural inequality, and support for vulnerable populations.
Date: Jun 18, 2020 - -
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Seed funding forges partnerships with an eye toward diversity , articleThe initiative fosters partnerships between faculty at Virginia Tech and historically black colleges and universities and has helped faculty secure external funding.
Date: Oct 16, 2019 - -
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Virginia Tech launches its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever , articleBoundless Impact: The Campaign for Virginia Tech has a goal to raise $1.5 billion to fuel excellence across all university programs and drive forward major strategic priorities. A second goal is to engage 100,000 alumni in meaningful ways over the course of the campaign.
Date: Oct 11, 2019 - -
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Virginia Tech launches ‘Tech for Humanity’ to ensure technologies are in service to humanity , articleLed by Sylvester Johnson, the initiative reflects Virginia Tech’s commitment to advancing human-centered approaches to technology innovation.
Date: Sep 03, 2019 - -
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'This is day one' - Sands affirms Virginia Tech's commitment to Innovation Campus , articleStudents and campus leaders joined in celebrating Virginia Tech's announcement to build an Innovation Campus near Amazon's headquarters facility in Northern Virginia.
Date: Nov 13, 2018 - -
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HBCU/MSI Research Summit draws hundreds to Virginia Tech , articleHosted by the Graduate School, the two-day summit, now in its third year, aims to foster connections between Virginia Tech and students and faculty at the visiting institutions.
Date: Oct 23, 2018 - -
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Katie Carmichael receives NSF grant to research the linguistic effects of Hurricane Katrina , articleThe impact of Hurricane Katrina on the language and culture of New Orleans informs Carmichael’s research. Her grant will allow her to collect the largest and most diverse linguistic data sample ever assembled in the Big Easy.
Date: Oct 22, 2018 - -
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Crowdfunding project aims to give underrepresented students a chance to study abroad , articleGlobal Education Office leads October fundraising effort.
Date: Oct 16, 2018 - -
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Head of the class: Roanoke high school students get a birds-eye view of Virginia Tech , articleTwenty-one ninth- and 10th-graders from Roanoke County and City schools visited Virginia Tech’s campus earlier this summer to participate in a four-day capstone experience through the Health Professions Enrichment Program (HPEP), aimed at exposing students to the variety of health careers available, whether the patients are humans or animals.
Date: Sep 14, 2018 - -
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President Tim Sands highlights research accomplishments, outlines work ahead in State of the University , articleSands encouraged the audience to consider what Virginia Tech will look like in four years, when its sesquicentennial class graduates, and how the university can best serve Virginia in the future.
Date: Sep 08, 2018 - -
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Ashley Shew granted National Science Foundation CAREER award to study technologies for disability community , articleThe assistant professor will explore discrepancies between the needs and wants of people with disabilities and the assumptions of the scientists and engineers who design technologies for them.
Date: Aug 09, 2018 - -
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Virginia Tech employees recognized for commitment to personal development , articleVirginia Tech faculty and staff were recognized at the Employee Development Certificate Program ceremony on July 18.
Date: Jul 20, 2018 - -
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Clare Boothe Luce Program supports research by female undergraduates , articleThe funding will be used over the next three years to provide 24 Clare Booth Luce Undergraduate Research Awards that will help make it possible for students to participate in research over the summer.
Date: Mar 09, 2018 - -
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Career event for students celebrates women in transportation; empowers future engineers , articleIn honor of Women's History Month, VTTI and the Virginia Tech Women’s Transportation Seminar chapter are co-hosting a free career development event with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Date: Feb 27, 2018 - -
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Graduate Commencement speaker Liselle Joseph believes in Virginia Tech's motto , articleJoseph moved to the United States from Grenada in 2008 to study aerospace engineering at Virginia Tech, a first among her family and acquaintances. She earned her Ph.D. in December.
Date: Jan 01, 2018 - -
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HBCU alumni at Virginia Tech share perspectives with current HBCU students at research summit , articleStudents from 17 historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions across the mid-Atlantic and South converged on Virginia Tech on a recent weekend to explore research and advanced degree opportunities.
Date: Oct 31, 2017 - -
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Author, professor, and science advocate discusses how creativity can transform STEM education , articleFree and open to the public, “An Evening with Christopher Emdin: STEM Education and Empowerment for the Rest of Y'all,” will be held in conjunction with the Virginia Tech Science Festival at the Moss Arts Center on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.
Date: Oct 18, 2017 - -
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Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program hosts interns for 25th summer , articleDaniel Essandoh (left), chemical engineering major at Virginia Tech, briefly explains his research project at the MAOP Summer Research Symposium.
Date: Aug 08, 2017 - -
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Fralin fellow wants to pay research experience forward to more community college students , articleConnor Brown is one of 14 recipients of the Fralin Undergraduate Research Fellowship, a new program created by Dennis Dean, director of the Fralin Life Science Institute and the university’s Stroobants Professor of Biotechnology, in partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Research.
Date: Apr 26, 2017 - -
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Fourteen students awarded new Fralin Undergraduate Research Fellowships , articleEach Fellow receives $1,000 to conduct research with a Virginia Tech faculty mentor over the course of one academic year.
Date: Oct 10, 2016 - -
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Research and multicultural partnership uncover climate change in trees , articleVirginia Tech Associate Professor Carolyn Copenheaver studied the effects of climate change on sugar maples with a faculty member and student from the University of West Alabama.
Date: Sep 25, 2016 - -
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Biocomplexity Institute gives students a start in research science , articleStudents learn by doing through a variety of programs hosted by the institute. Last year, students contributed to projects that helped predict the spread of the Zika virus and established an information network capable of simulating worldwide disaster scenarios in a matter of seconds.
Date: Sep 21, 2016 - -
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Graduate student designs social media site to match young minds with scientific mentors , articleNina Lauharatanahirun, a Virginia Tech graduate student, launched a social media site to match young minds with scientific mentors with the support of Virginia Tech's Diversity Scholars Program.
Date: Apr 16, 2015 - -
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Sarah Ovink receives National Science Foundation Faculty Early Development (CAREER) Award , articleSarah Ovink wins a National Science Foundation award to study how diversity is linked to career success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Date: Mar 26, 2015 - -
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Human rights forum to highlight student research , articleVirginia Tech's third annual Forum on Human Rights will focus on the importance of the dignity and experiences of women around the globe.
Date: Feb 18, 2014 - -
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Students win awards at the North Carolina A&T McNair Research Symposium , articleTwo Virginia Tech undergraduate took home honors at the North Carolina A&T McNair Research Symposium, held Jan. 28-30, 2013. Kenneth Basham III of Roanoke, Va., a senior majoring in human nutrition, foods, and exercise], won for his oral presentation. Erica Lee of Virginia Beach, Va., a senior majoring in sociology, won for her poster presentation.
Date: Feb 20, 2013 - -
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Virginia Tech researcher seeks faster debugging process for software , articleVirginia Tech College of Engineering researcher Chao Wang will use a five-year, $478,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award to help solve the ever-complex problem of debugging computer software.
Date: Feb 01, 2012 - -
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"Human Rights: Witnessing and Responsibility," a research forum, will be held at Virginia Tech on Jan. 27.
Date: Jan 24, 2012 - -
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Elder financial abuse heightens during holidays , article'Tis the season to be wary of elder financial abuse
Date: Dec 19, 2011 - -
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Tech firm NVIDIA names Virginia Tech as CUDA Research Center , articleTech firm NVIDIA Corp. has named Virginia Tech as a CUDA Research Center, recognizing the university's embracing and utilizing of general-purpose computing on a graphics processing unit (GPU) across multiple research fields. Wu Feng of the College of Engineering will head the local center.
Date: Sep 15, 2011 - -
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Virginia Tech researcher to study incompatibility issues on wireless networks, improve service , articleVirginia Tech College of Engineering Assistant Professor Yaling Yang has won a $450,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award to sort cross-layer incompatibility issues that slow wireless networks.
Date: Sep 15, 2011 - -
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Biologist Carla Finkielstein receives Minority Scholar Award , article###10408###
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Summer research program focuses on diversity, science of human computer interaction , article###09547###
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