Becca Halm
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Scholars program advances research on individual and social challenges , articleFive interdisciplinary teams were awarded up to $30,000 from the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment Scholars Program to address critical individual and social concerns and compete for additional funding from external agencies.
Date: Apr 17, 2024 -
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Renowned scholar to address the complexities of the science and policy relationship , articleMany of today’s most pressing challenges require research and technology to coincide with policymaking to enact real change. This will be the focus of this spring’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Policy program keynote seminar on Thursday, April 11, at 4 p.m. featuring research policymaking advocate Roger Pielke Jr.
Date: Apr 04, 2024 -
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Protecting older populations through policy , articlePamela Teaster is currently serving as a 2023-24 fellow of the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship program and will help develop legislation to protect older Americans.
Date: Mar 13, 2024 -
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Seed grants fuel multidisciplinary, community-engaged mental health research , articleThe first seed grants from the newly formed Whole Health Consortium, housed within Virginia Tech's Institute of Society, Culture, and Environment, will support programs ranging from using artificial intelligence to help adults with autism to developing interventions for food insecurity among young children
Date: Mar 07, 2024 -
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New program mentors first-generation Latinx students from rural communities , articleThe Centers for Rural Education and Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies have teamed up with Galax City High School to create a new mentoring initiative, the Galax Mentoring Program, aimed at keeping Latinx students from rural Virginia engaged in education.
Date: Jan 10, 2024 -
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Research in a nutshell: Graduate students take the stage for a fast-paced presentation competition , articleNearly 30 Virginia Tech graduate students representing a myriad of research interests and seven colleges will take part in the ninth edition of the Nutshell Games on Nov. 11 at 4:30 p.m. at the Moss Arts Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Date: Nov 02, 2023