Becca Halm
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Category: research Whole Health Consortium at Virginia Tech funds teams to tackle community health challenges , articleFive multidisciplinary teams received seed grants to develop community-informed solutions for better health.
Date: Mar 03, 2025 -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Novel research reveals how adversity shapes the developing brain and its connection to future health risks , articleFindings from a longitudinal study led by two Virginia Tech researchers found that negative childhood experiences can lead to delayed brain development in teens and increase the likelihood of future health problems.
Date: Feb 21, 2025 -
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Category: research 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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Category: research Nutshell Games to inspire both audience and presenters , articleThe Nutshell Games, hosted by Virginia Tech's Center for Communicating Science, will offer graduate students this challenge: to present their research in just 90 seconds to a live audience and panel of judges. This year's event will be held Nov. 2 at the Moss Arts Center and is free and open to the public.
Date: Oct 29, 2024 -
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Category: research PREP Program cultivates grant writing skills for early career researchers , articleFive faculty members from three departments, one school, and three colleges have been selected for the 2024-25 cohort, receiving up to $10,000 each to develop research proposals.
Date: Oct 11, 2024 -
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Category: impact Rural Education Annual Summit shifts focus to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene , articleVirginia Tech's Center for Rural Education found a silver lining after postponing its annual education summit. Rather than canceling the scheduled evening entertainment, the organizers decided to shift focus, using these events to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Date: Oct 08, 2024 -
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Category: research Whole Health Consortium’s first year shows growth and innovation in health and well-being solutions , articleMarked by a flourishing network of members, impactful collaborations, and vibrant community engagement, the Virginia Tech Whole Health Consortium has made significant strides in advancing whole health research and fostering transdisciplinary partnerships.
Date: Sep 09, 2024 -
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Category: research Researcher’s journey turns to forests’ understory , articleShannon Bell has focused her research from coal to the native herbs of Appalachia, addressing the inequities of the herbal supply chain, increasing the number of forest botanicals, and improving harvester benefits while protecting the natural environment.
Date: Aug 27, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Researcher supports Indigenous communities in finding accessible solutions to global problems , articleEranga Galappaththi has dedicated more than 10 years to studying the social dimensions of human-nature systems, particularly within 11 Indigenous communities in Sri Lanka and the Canadian Arctic, examining their responses to various natural and human-made problems.
Date: Jul 15, 2024 -
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Category: impact Virginia Tech educators honored with Roanoke Women in STEM Awards , articleCarrie Kroehler’s impact and dedication to communicating science was recognized with the American Heart Association's first Roanoke STEM Goes Red, Women in STEM Award, alongside Ashley Sloan, lead instructor of the Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab at the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center, at the association's executive breakfast.
Date: May 30, 2024 -
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Category: research 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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Category: research 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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Category: impact 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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Category: research 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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Category: impact 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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Category: research 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