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Iris Jenkins appointed director of the research integrity and consultation program , articleIn collaboration with faculty, staff, and leadership, Jenkins will shape the education and outreach program to promote ethical excellence and facilitate ethical decision-making that impacts university scholarship.
Date: Aug 28, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech researchers receive Fulbright Scholar Awards , articleThe focus of the Fulbright research projects seek to improve global transportation safety, environmental policy, and climate change.
Date: Jul 02, 2024 -
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Scholarship, creative activities, and innovation from across Virginia Tech spurs research growth , articleVirginia Tech reported a record $419 million in extramural research expenditures for fiscal year 2023, surpassing the university’s strategic plan goal of $410 million two years earlier than planned.
Date: Jun 11, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech to exhibit at the AI Expo for National Competitiveness , articleChaired by former chief executive officer of Google Eric Schmidt, the expo serves as a forum for industry, government, and academic research entities to exhibit some of the latest technological breakthroughs in areas such as artificial intelligence, biotech, energy, networks, compute, microelectronics, manufacturing, and augmented reality.
Date: May 03, 2024 -
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Innovation, entrepreneurship, and service celebrated , articleVirginia Tech celebrated faculty-led accomplishments in innovation, entrepreneurship, and service at the annual Celebrating Innovation event, held at the South End Zone Club in Lane Stadium.
Date: Apr 23, 2024 -
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Six Virginia Tech faculty elected AAAS Fellows , articleThe newly elected lifetime fellows represent the fields of biological sciences, chemistry, medical sciences, and engineering followed by neuroscience and physics.
Date: Apr 18, 2024 -
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Chris Smith named vice chair of the National Postdoctoral Association’s board of directors , articleSmith, who leads Virginia Tech’s Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, will serve on the board for a one-year term.
Date: Mar 01, 2024 -
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Research institutes enhance impact , articleThe research institutes’ work and opportunities for engagement will be on display prior to and following the State of the University Address on Wednesday, Feb. 7, in the Cube at the Moss Arts Center and may have additional information available in the lobby.
Date: Feb 02, 2024 -
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University's research portfolio surges forward , articleBased on fiscal year 2023 data estimates, federal, state, local, and private research awards grew a combined 17 percent, while research expenditures rose to more than $650 million — a 13 percent increase over last year's totals.
Date: Nov 06, 2023 -
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Proof-of-Concept Program funds 12 research projects , articleIn its fourth year, LINK + LICENSE + LAUNCH’s program has funded 12 teams led by Virginia Tech researchers with a total of $600,000 in funding.
Date: Jun 02, 2023 -
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Innovating around complex problems , articleVirginia Tech inventors who contributed to the innovation ecosystem last year by disclosing 169 new innovations, executed 30 new license agreements with commercial partners, and created 10 new start-up companies, were honored at the second annual Celebrating Innovation event, last Monday.
Date: Apr 28, 2023 -
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Using art and innovation to solve industry’s problems , articleVirginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology has been named a National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab. With this designation, researchers will apply a framework for a new model of innovation that seeks to explore the relationship between basic and applied scientific research.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Chris Smith joins National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine roundtable , article
Roundtable committee members represent higher education, nonprofit organizations, and government thought leaders who are charged with exploring ongoing improvements and innovations in effective mentorship and professional development practices and programs.
Date: Feb 14, 2023 -
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Julie Cook named director of the Privacy and Research Data Protection program , articleIn her role, Cook will oversee the privacy and security of research data to ensure compliance with institutional, state and local, and federal privacy regulations. The program, housed in the division of Scholarly Integrity and Research Compliance, is one of six business units within the Office of Research and Innovation.
Date: Feb 14, 2023 -
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A legacy of inventors , articleHome to a number of serial inventors with nearly 1,000 inventions under active management in wide ranging areas of science and technology, Virginia Tech is making major contributions to the innovation ecosystem.
Date: Feb 08, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech’s Center for Future Work Places and Practices launches , articleThe newly formed center uses transdisciplinary research related to the design, development, and deployment of future work spaces, processes, and domains, with an emphasis on human-centered approaches to focus on the individual and the broader workplace.
Date: Jan 25, 2023 -
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First group of Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows selected , articleThe highly competitive program selected postdoctoral researchers who are working with Virginia Tech faculty mentors on projects ranging from rapid detection for foodborne pathogens to 5G to human energetics and obesity investigations.
Date: Jan 19, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers among the most cited in the world , articleOf the world’s scientists and social scientists, six Virginia Tech researchers have been named on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2022 for demonstrating significant influence in their fields or across multiple fields through the publication of highly cited papers during the last decade
Date: Nov 15, 2022 -
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Research expenditures see 9 percent growth in one year , articleUniversity initiatives such as the Research Frontiers enable innovative progress by forging new and enhancing existing partnerships with collaborators and sponsors that include other universities, industry, foundations, and the federal government.
Date: Nov 14, 2022 -
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Ninth annual Virginia Tech Science Festival celebrates arts and sciences , articleThe festival returns to Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus on Nov. 12 with more than 50 free, hands-on learning, interactive booths and activities that showcase dozens of science education and research programs throughout the university.
Date: Nov 07, 2022 -
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LAUNCH’s Proof-of-Concept Program seeks proposals, seeds larger opportunities , articleThe Innovation and Partnership’s LAUNCH team in collaboration with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties (VTIP) is seeking proposals from Virginia Tech researchers for Proof-of-Concept grants designed to provide paths to market for research and technologies with the potential for significant societal and economic impact.
Date: Oct 31, 2022 -
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Expanding Virginia Tech’s reach through research, innovation, and creativity , articleVirginia Tech faculty were honored for their efforts to impact the community, region, and the world. Their extraordinary accomplishments in achieving excellence and expanding the university’s reach over the last fiscal year were acknowledged by leadership and among peers.
Date: Oct 27, 2022 -
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Robin L. McCarley appointed Fralin Life Sciences Institute’s executive director , articleMcCarley, currently the Barbara Womack Alumni Association Endowed Professor of Chemistry at Louisiana State University, will shape the vision of the Fralin Life Sciences Institute by leveraging existing institute and university strengths to enhance resources for Virginia Tech’s environmental and life sciences community.
Date: Oct 13, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech’s Steven McKnight named interim acting office director of the Department of Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office , articleMcKnight’s technical expertise in advanced materials and manufacturing will be the utilized by the Advanced Manufacturing Office in efforts to stand up two new offices, recruit new executive level leadership for each office, and fill several technical and operational support positions.
Date: Sep 26, 2022 -
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John Burns named interim director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics , articleOn the heels of Terry Herdman’s retirement as the associate vice president for research computing and director for the center, Burns will be responsible in an interim capacity for leading the center’s strategic planning and programmatic execution, advocating for and developing broad faculty engagement with the applied mathematics research program, and overseeing the operations and fiscal management of the center according to university policy.
Date: Sep 26, 2022 -
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Virologist Kylene Kehn-Hall to direct the Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens , articleKehn-Hall, professor of virology from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, conducts research focused on understanding the mechanism of viral pathogenesis and developing antivirals for vector-borne and zoonotic diseases.
Date: Sep 16, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech research institute highlights for fiscal year 2022 , articleFrom July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, affiliated faculty demonstrated their ability to address large-scale research opportunities by crossing traditional disciplinary boundaries, contributing to the overall growth of the institute and the research enterprise.
Date: Sep 12, 2022 -
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Innovation drives research forward , articleVirginia Tech sponsored research expenditures and awards increased by 12 percent, with growth in federal, state, private, and local funding.
Date: Sep 12, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech to host Amazon Vice President Babak Parviz , articleThe creator of Google Glass, Amazon Vice President Babak Parviz will present his talk and share insights from his career experiences and how Amazon built two products - Amazon Explore and Amazon Glow - on Monday, Sept. 12, at 5 p.m. at the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Date: Sep 07, 2022 -
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National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week events will celebrate Virginia Tech postdocs , articleThe Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and Office of Research and Innovation organized several events and opportunities to recognize and celebrate postdoctoral associates during the week of Sept. 19-23.
Date: Sep 07, 2022 -
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Office of Research and Innovation’s Research Development Fall Series kicks off Sept. 9 , articleWith events focused on different facets of sponsored research, from sponsor-specific perspectives to how to work with partners, this webinar series will answer researcher’s biggest questions and enlighten scholars at every step in their career.
Date: Sep 02, 2022 -
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Renowned scientists to speak at life science seminars , articleThe Virginia Tech Life Science Seminar hosted by the Fralin Life Sciences Institute hosts seminars given by renowned scientists whose research connects to life sciences disciplines at Virginia Tech, including infectious diseases, cancer biology, plant sciences, and genomics. The events are free and open to the Virginia Tech community.
Date: Sep 01, 2022 -
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Sweet partnership brings Hokie-inspired ice cream to market , articleThe collaboration between the nationally ranked Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Food Science and Technology and the award-winning Homestead Creamery brings innovative food science research to market in the form of delicious Hokie-inspired ice cream with proceeds benefiting student engagement and scholarship as well as Virginia’s economy.
Date: Aug 24, 2022 -
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Open forums set for Fralin Life Sciences Institute executive director finalists , articleThe search committee for Virginia Tech’s Fralin Life Sciences Institute executive director position will host open forum sessions, in-person and virtually, for four finalists who will visit the campus this month. Virginia Tech community members are invited to meet the finalists during the open forums.
Date: Aug 16, 2022 -
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Research Conflict of Interest Program improves support structure for researchers , articleThe revised conflict of interest policy reduces redundancy, removes extraneous information requests, and streamlines training requirements, making it easier for researchers and Virginia Tech as a whole to meet their ethical commitment to maintain objectivity in research and the requirements of their research sponsors.
Date: Aug 02, 2022 -
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Women in Industry series highlights trailblazing Hokies , articleFrom Liz Hart, deputy White House social secretary, to Julia M. Ross, Virginia Tech’s first female dean for the College of Engineering, to pioneers in Hollywood working to promote underrepresented women in film such as Michelle Krusiec, Virginia Tech women are making history.
Date: Jul 25, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech postdoctoral associate community thrives , articleImproving the postdoctoral researcher’s experience to provide more assistance through a combination of building community, mentoring, and professional development is critical to fueling the pipeline of diverse individuals necessary to expand the research enterprise in academia and the workforce.
Date: Jul 08, 2022 -
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Toasting 150 years, Virginia Tech and Hardywood introduce new amber ale to the market , articleThe new sesquicentennial ale, All Hail to Thee, follows the success of the first Virginia Tech-Hardywood beer that was introduced to the market last spring. Fightin' Hokies Lager, a classic Munich-style helles lager, was the best-selling new craft beer in Virginia in 2021, according to Nielsen.
Date: May 20, 2022 -
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Research development key to advancing Virginia Tech's research and innovation ecosystem , articleIn 2021, Virginia Tech faculty demonstrated their ambitions in research by submitting a record number of proposals, with total research proposal value increasing 38 percent over 2020. These efforts are bearing fruit in 2022; research expenditures are trending upward with a 12 percent increase for the first three quarters over the same period in 2021.
Date: May 13, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech celebrates its inventors , articleThe Virginia Tech inventions highlighted span a wide array of technology areas, including those related to vaccine development, cyber solutions, communications and advanced manufacturing technologies, and antimicrobial films that suppress the transmission of deadly diseases.
Date: Apr 19, 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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Virginia Tech and Amazon establish machine learning research partnership , articleThe Amazon - Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and Robust Machine Learning will include machine learning-focused research projects, doctoral student fellowships, community outreach, and an establishment of a shared advisory board.
Date: Mar 10, 2022 -
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Eric Paterson appointed the inaugural executive director of the Virginia Tech National Security Institute , articlePaterson has served as interim executive director for the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology for over two years and has led the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering as department head for almost 10 years.
Date: Sep 29, 2021 -
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Liesl Baum appointed chair of Virginia Tech’s Institutional Review Board , articleIn her new role as chair, Baum will work closely with the members of the board and the Human Subject Research Protection Program to carry out the mission to protect the rights and welfare of individuals who volunteer to participate in human subjects research.
Date: Sep 20, 2021 -
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Setting up the Virginia Tech postdoctoral community for success , articleThe Office for Research and Innovation has convened stakeholders from across campus to explore ways to further improve the postdoctoral researcher’s experience and provide more assistance through a combination of building community, mentoring, and professional development.
Date: Sep 17, 2021 -
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Office of Research and Innovation’s Research Development Fall Series kicks off Sept. 22 , articleIn its second year, the Research Development Series will focus this fall on topics designed to help researchers identify international research partners, solve complex problems through convergence research, and understand the value of team science from a federal agency perspective.
Date: Sep 14, 2021 -
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Research Integrity and Scholarly Excellence Lecture Series features health policy and medical decision-making expert , articleInvited guest speaker Harvey V. Fineberg, president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, will discuss the importance of reproducibility and replicability in science. Fineberg, former president of the National Academy of Medicine, chaired the National Academies committee on this topic.
Date: Sep 10, 2021 -
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Proof-of-Concept Program announces second year of funding to bring research to market , articleIn just over a year with the program, $400,000 has been awarded in grants to Virginia Tech researchers to commercialize Virginia Tech intellectual property to license products, support startup companies pursuing commercialization, and develop early stage drugs.
Date: Jun 24, 2021 -
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Championing research , articleVice President for Research and Innovation Dan Sui has been called one of the greatest visionaries in the field of geographic information and ranks among the first scientists to recognize the importance of geographic location information in social media.
Date: Aug 30, 2021