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Article ItemSen. Mark Warner convenes biotech leaders in Roanoke and New River valleys , article
Key university and industry players gathered at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to discuss research, economic development, and a vision for Virginia’s proposed research triangle.
Date: Mar 28, 2024 -
Video ItemVeterinary College Research Symposium , video
Veterinary college symposium showcases graduate students’ research, makes collaborations, and connections. More than 60 graduate students from the veterinary college and its research and public health programs created posters explaining their research, with some of them chosen to give either a full-length or four-minute “flash” talk about their research to their peers and faculty mentors.
Date: Mar 28, 2024 -
Article ItemVeterinary college symposium showcases graduate students’ research, makes collaboration connections , article
More than 60 graduate students from the veterinary college and its research and public health programs created posters explaining their research with some of them chosen to give either a full-length or four-minute flash talk about their research to their peers and faculty mentors.
Date: Mar 28, 2024 -
Article ItemResearchers receive $1 million federal grant to tackle economic and marketing gaps in U.S. aquaculture industry , article
Despite growing demand for seafood and access to resources for robust production, the U.S. faces a significant trade deficit and dependence on imports, prompting initiatives to provide tools and guidance to strengthen the domestic industry's trajectory.
Date: Mar 26, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech study considers ways to increase accessibility for all wildlife enthusiasts , article
“I like to think of our research as blending together two previously unconnected fields: disability studies and wildlife recreation,” said Emily Sinkular, Ph.D. student and lead author of the study published in the journal Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
Date: Mar 26, 2024 -
Article ItemGlobal health leader to outline ways to protect children from health impacts of climate change , article
A leading figure in global child health, Zulfiqar Bhutta will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture on April 4 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Mar 25, 2024 -
Article Item'Curious Conversations' podcast: Audrey Ruple talks about the Dog Aging Project , article
Ruple discussed the Dog Aging Project, the largest-known study of dog health that aims to understand the keys to healthy aging in dogs and the risks to their health. She explained what information they are collecting, what it means for dogs, and how it might also be used to better understand human health.
Date: Mar 25, 2024 -
Article ItemResearch seeks to break the mold of ultra-lightweight aerogels , article
Producing ultra-lightweight materials that are also strong could be a revolution across multiple industries. With groundbreaking work from an interdisciplinary team of chemists and 3D printing experts, that revolution could be closer.
Date: Mar 25, 2024 -
Article ItemDoctoral students reflect on their journeys to becoming Ph.D. candidates and chosen paths of study , article
Doctoral Scholars from the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science answer questions about the program and their research.
Date: Mar 25, 2024 -
General ItemParticipants needed for study on sustainable diets Date: Mar 25, 2024
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General ItemMiddle-aged/older adults needed for compensated research study Date: Mar 25, 2024
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Article ItemMaple syrup producers provide sweet news for threatened birds , article
Virginia Tech researchers are participating in a new grant that will encourage maple syrup producers to improve forest biodiversity in an effort to help bird populations in the U.S.
Date: Mar 22, 2024 -
Article ItemStanton Foundation grant to fund canine mitral valve diagnosis research at veterinary college , article
Research will determine if veterinarians using only a stethoscope and chest X-rays can be effective in identifying dogs that would benefit from medical treatment for mitral valve disease.
Date: Mar 21, 2024 -
Article ItemCommunity tunes in to learn about ‘The Craving Brain: Food and Drugs’ during Brain School , article
Nearly 200 people packed into the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC during Brain Awareness Week activities in March for exhibits, tours, talks, brain-healthy food and programming around brain science and its role in helping people lead healthier lives.
Date: Mar 21, 2024 -
Article ItemJennifer Munson to be inducted into American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows , article
Munson, a biomedical engineer and associate professor of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, joins a group of the nation’s top biological and medical engineers.
Date: Mar 20, 2024 -
General ItemRegister for ISCE Virtual Team Science Workshop: Managing Difference and Conflict in Cross-Disciplinary Research Teams
Please join us on Friday, April 12, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. via Zoom for the third and final workshop of the Team Science series. This workshop, "Managing Difference and Conflict in Cross-Disciplinary Research Teams," will provide participants with essential skills in communicating across disciplinary boundaries, leveraging team diversity, fostering productive disagreement, and addressing and resolving conflicts.
Date: Mar 20, 2024 -
Article ItemNew spatial profiling approach maps out discoveries for future brain research , article
Researchers in the College of Engineering have developed a powerful, cost-effective method to create a comprehensive map that takes into consideration not just the biology of the brain, but the specific location where the biology occurs.
Date: Mar 19, 2024 -
Article ItemTwo Fralin Biomedical Research Institute postdoctoral associates awarded American Heart Association fellowships , article
The awards will help Karthi Sreedevi and Samar Antar advance their academic careers while conducting research related to cardiovascular disease.
Date: Mar 19, 2024 -
Article Item'Curious Conversations' podcast: Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz talks about air pollution , article
Isaacman-VanWertz joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to talk about air pollution and its misconceptions. He shared his insights related to how plant and human emissions interact and what that means for our shared environment, as well as how he got into this field of study and his hope for the future.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
Article ItemUniversity Libraries Prototyping Studio resurrects dinosaur cousin skeletons bone by bone , article
3D scanners and printers are constructing strikingly realistic replicas of the extinct Teleocrater rhadinus using fossils from more than 240 million years ago. Funded through an Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology grant, a team of experts is showing how technology can illuminate the past and bring long-extinct organisms face-to-face with the present.
Date: Mar 18, 2024
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