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Video ItemDrug Discovery Screening Lab hosts open house , video
The Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery (VTCDD), an interdisciplinary group committed to continuing the growth and advancing the stature of the existing drug discovery and development programs at Virginia Tech, hosts an open house for researchers to learn more about the testing capabilities of the lab, including the Microlab STAR robotic platform.
Date: Apr 18, 2025 - -
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Pamela VandeVord named as research and scholarship director at Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science , articleVandeVord will further the institute's interdisciplinary work by forging partnerships across disciplinary boundaries and ultimately enhancing research opportunities.
Date: Apr 18, 2025 - -
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Plants over plastics , articleResearchers make sustainable packaging more durable, offering a less-expensive, energy-efficient alternative to plastic.
Date: Apr 17, 2025 - -
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Veterinary Teaching Hospital's ICU gets a breath of fresh air , articleThe Virginia Tech Veterinary Teaching Hospital has enhanced care in its Intensive Care Unit with a new, state-of-the-art Vet Flex ICU oxygen system — improving outcomes for critical patients, easing staff workload, and advancing its teaching mission.
Date: Apr 16, 2025 - -
Video ItemNational Biomechanics Day , video
Each April, BEAM celebrates National Biomechanics Day by inviting local high school students to campus for a day filled with hands on activities highlighting all the field of biomechanics has to offer.
Date: Apr 16, 2025 - -
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Mining engineering professor's research aims to help dust-exposed workers breathe easier , articleEmily Sarver and her team are using state-of-the-art electron microscopy tools to detect and analyze mineral particles in lung tissue. Their goal: keeping people safe from respirable dust–based illnesses like silicosis.
Date: Apr 16, 2025 - -
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‘Milestone’ discovery may unlock the true biomedical might of exosomes , articleResearchers identified a freeze-drying process to produce, warehouse, and deliver a wound-healing medicine for cancer patients, military troops, and industrial workers exposed to radiation.
Date: Apr 15, 2025 - -
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Big dog, even bigger mission , articleFriday, a cane corso, lived a joyous life that was extended by treatment at the Animal Cancer Care and Research Center that may help other dogs and people live longer, fuller lives.
Date: Apr 14, 2025 - -
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A new perspective on parasites — Gustavo Baptista joins veterinary college research team , articleBaptista hopes his fascination with these microscopic invaders will drive innovative research that could one day lead to better treatments for animals and humans.
Date: Apr 14, 2025 - -
Video ItemStudents get a head start on project-based learning with IDPro , video
The Interdisciplinary Projects (IDPro) program at Virginia Tech bridges classroom learning and real-world application through multi-semester, client-based projects. Students from various majors collaborate on industry, research, or service-learning projects, gaining invaluable professional skills and experiences. IDPro offers mentorship, resources, and industry engagement, empowering students to tackle real-world problems and develop as professionals.
Date: Apr 11, 2025 - -
Video ItemBuildLAB offers a creative workspace for students , video
The BuildLAB is an on-campus machine and woodworking space where students can work on academic and personal projects, supported by the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech. The lab's goal is to embody Virginia Tech's philosophy of applied learning by fostering a supportive environment for innovation of all kinds.
Date: Apr 11, 2025 - -
Video ItemSmall plant, big impact , video
Researchers in the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Innovation Lab are revolutionizing the way food is grown, using advanced technology to cultivate flavorful, high-yielding crops in indoor environments.
Date: Apr 11, 2025 - -
Video ItemSculpting students into artists , video
This course focuses on students developing their creativity through different artistic mediums. Students are provided a wealth of tools at their disposal housed in the Makerspace at the Creativity and Innovation District.
Date: Apr 10, 2025 - -
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Researchers discover large dormant virus can be reactivated in model green alga , articleFrank Aylward and Maria Paula Erazo Garcia discovered the largest virus ever recorded with a latent infection cycle in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardti. Their findings were published in Science.
Date: Apr 10, 2025 - -
Video ItemGiant virus discovery expands knowledge of viral latency , video
Researchers in the Aylward lab have discovered a dormant virus in a model green alga and were able to reactivate it and get it to produce variants. This expands the known limits of a giant virus’s ability to lay dormant within the genome without being discovered for so long, and this may have greater implications for our understanding of viruses.
Date: Apr 10, 2025 - -
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Deadly rodent-borne hantavirus is an emerging disease with pandemic potential , articleVirginia Tech researchers recently gained a better understanding of hantavirus by studying its rodent hosts in North America using National Science Foundation data.
Date: Apr 10, 2025 - -
Video ItemReady, set, DESIGN! , video
The annual DesignUP event supported by the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design at Virginia Tech kicks off. The designathon brings together graphic design professionals and undergraduate students who spend a full day envisioning logos, pamphlets, and websites for Virginia Tech and Blacksburg community nonprofits. This is an opportunity for the students to gain client experience while giving back to the community.
Date: Apr 09, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech’s public health program works to ease impacts of opioid crisis , articleKathy Hosig, in dual leadership roles for Virginia Tech's public health program and Virginia Cooperative Extension, leads efforts to disseminate evidence-based prevention materials to Virginia communities.
Date: Apr 09, 2025 - -
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Exchange program opens doors for Chilean student veterinary researchers , articleTwo veterinary students from Chile’s Universidad Austral participated in a three-month exchange at Virginia Tech, strengthening international collaboration and advancing studies in canine infections and cancer.
Date: Apr 08, 2025 - -
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What overrides the brain’s satiety signals and promotes overeating? , articleA team of Virginia Tech neuroscientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will capture real-time brain signals that govern people’s decisions about food with help from a $2.75 million grant.
Date: Apr 08, 2025 -
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