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Naren Ramakrishnan honored as Association for Computing Machinery fellow , articleRamakrishnan was recognized for his leadership in developing new algorithms and systems to forecast disease outbreaks and geopolitical events.
Date: Feb 05, 2025 - -
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Team of scientists awarded prize for biomedical research innovation , articleA multi-university team including Jennifer Munson of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute earned a Complement Animal Research in Experimentation Challenge prize with a proposal for a novel platform for studying and treating neuro-immune infections including the flu, COVID-19, potential biothreats, and conditions such as Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, and brain cancer.
Date: Aug 28, 2024 - -
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The virus that causes COVID-19 is widespread in wildlife, Virginia Tech scientists find , articleSix of 23 common wildlife species showed signs of SARS-CoV-2 infections in an examination of animals in Virginia, as revealed by tracking the virus’s genetic code.
Date: Jul 29, 2024 - -
Video ItemThe virus that causes COVID-19 is widespread in wildlife, Virginia Tech scientists find , video
An animated simulation of how SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, adapts and mutates to survive in a new host, such as common wildlife.
Date: Jul 16, 2024 - -
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Study traces an infectious language epidemic , articleThis is the first research using artificial intelligence to empirically link social media linguistic patterns to real-world public health trends, highlighting the potential of these large language models to identify critical online discussion patterns and point to more effective public health communication strategies.
Date: May 11, 2024 - -
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Detecting COVID-19 in the air , articleA team of more than a dozen faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and student researchers are combining their expertise to develop a device that can assess the environmental risk of COVID-19 transmission in real time. Led by University Distinguished Professor Linsey Marr, the team has made great strides in figuring out how to successfully capture the necessary amount of air, filter it, deposit it onto a test strip, and identify virus particles.
Date: Feb 23, 2024 - -
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Going viral: New models show how human behavior influences pandemic trends , articleResearch published in the Health Affairs journal found including human behavior in pandemic modeling is a pivotal factor in predicting outcomes, revealing that cultural factors can drastically shape COVID-19's impact and mortality rates.
Date: Feb 05, 2024 - -
Video ItemDetecting SARS-CoV-2 in the air , video
University Distinguished Professor Linsey Marr is leading a project to develop a sensor for SARS-CoV-2 detection. The project aims to identify the airborne virus in a room within fifteen minutes.
Date: Feb 02, 2024 - -
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Graduate student researcher earns national award for study on COVID-19 vaccine candidate , articleAnna Hassebroek, a doctoral candidate and an anatomic pathology resident at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, received the Boehringer Ingelheim Research Award for Graduate Veterinarians.
Date: Oct 11, 2023 - -
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Researchers link food insecurity, financial hardship during COVID-19 to trait associated with poor health choices , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute study has implications for better understanding food choices and addictive disorders.
Date: Oct 05, 2023 - -
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Not all viruses are harmful , articleAn assistant professor of biological sciences, Bryan Hsu received a five-year $1.9 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to develop a model to test the role of viruses attacking bacteria within the gut microbiome.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 - -
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Public health expert offers advice re: new COVID-19 variants and fall vaccines , articleA late summer increase in COVID-19-related hospitalizations and the emergence of new coronavirus variants raises concerns about how best to counter infection and when new vaccines will become available. Lisa M. Lee, a professor of public health at Virginia Tech, discusses factors for concern and the importance of vaccination.
Date: Sep 11, 2023 - -
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Virginia Tech researcher studies link between privacy regulations and vaccine hesitancy , articleAnxiety over the amount of personal information an individual is required to share when receiving the COVID-19 vaccine could be partially to blame for vaccine hesitancy in the U.S., according to research by Idris Adjerid, associate professor in the Department of Business Information Technology.
Date: Jun 07, 2023 - -
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Expanded perspectives give greater voice to invasive species working group , articleThe Invasive Species Working Group is crowdsourcing resources and expertise to tackle global invasion species that are reshaping ecosystems, disrupting economies, and causing disease, costing an estimated $1.3 trillion globally each year.
Date: Mar 23, 2023 - -
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Public health expert says annual COVID-19 vaccine will be an important disease prevention tool , articleLisa M. Lee, a professor of public health at Virginia Tech, provides perspective on the FDA plan to have individuals receive a single bivalent COVID-19 shot each year, just like flu shots). An epidemiologist, bioethicist, and ethics educator, Lee worked for more than 25 years in public health and ethics, including 14 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Date: Jan 31, 2023 - -
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Biological sciences’ Dana Hawley leads study showing how symptoms of illness help pathogens spread amongst songbirds , articleHawley and a team of researchers have shown just how easily these pathogens — in this case, a form of conjunctivitis common in birds but harmless to humans — spread, suggesting similar scenarios for humans.
Date: Jan 11, 2023 - -
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Study: Pandemic challenges compounded work-related stress for parents of children with special needs , articleIn a new study, Virginia Tech psychologists Charles Calderwood and Rosanna Breaux found that when parents who worked in jobs that were more chronically stressful, the daily family challenges they faced at home had a greater impact on their emotional well-being and sense of work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: Nov 01, 2022 - -
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Virginia Tech researchers address the grand challenges of pandemic prediction and prevention , articleT.M. Murali, a professor in the Department of Computer Science, along with several colleagues from across Virginia Tech, has received a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to identify expedient, efficient, cost-effective options for the prevention and containment of zoonotic viruses.
Date: Oct 24, 2022 - -
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Engineering researchers are partners in the lab — and in life , articleVirginia Tech researchers Padma Rajagopalan and T.M. Murali go beyond the boundaries of engineering disciplines to gain insights into emerging viral infections, such as COVID-19.
Date: Aug 22, 2022 - -
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Class of 2022: Psychology’s Kameron Cummings named 2022 Outstanding Senior in College of Science , articleCummings, majoring in psychology with a double minor in disability studies and sociology, has been a star researcher during her four years at Virginia Tech.
Date: May 06, 2022 -
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