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Veterinary college adds theriogenology resident to teaching hospital , articleThe college received a $125,000 grant from the American Kennel Club, its Canine Health Foundation, and the Theriogenology Foundation to support a full-time resident to study theriogenology, which is the science of animal reproductive systems and reproductive health.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
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College of Science selects recipients of grant to support innovative teaching ideas , articleThe College of Science’s innovative teaching grant program invites instructors, professors of practice, collegiate faculty, tenure-track, and tenured professors to submit proposals for projects that would enhance the learning experience of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in existing courses offered by the college.
Date: Sep 20, 2023 -
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Veterinary professor receives grant for lupus research , articleXin Luo, professor of immunology, received a $300,000 grant from the Department of Defense to establish a new, double humanized model for lupus.
Date: Sep 15, 2023 -
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Finding flounder in a changing ocean , articleResearchers in the College of Natural Resources and Environment are collaborating with the fishing industry to better understand the population and distribution of summer flounder.
Date: Aug 18, 2023 -
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James Weger-Lucarelli receives grant to develop tools to aid researchers in study of RNA viruses , articleWeger-Lucarelli will use the $150,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop easy-to-use tools and techniques that will allow more researchers to study RNA viruses and their mutations.
Date: Aug 16, 2023 -
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In battle against pancreatic cancer, grant-funded H-FIRE study offers hope , articleThe National Institutes of Health has awarded $2.6 million to a Virginia Tech team over five years for a study of High Frequency Irreversible Electroporation (H-FIRE) for tumor ablation and immune system activation in cases of pancreatic cancer.
Date: Aug 11, 2023 -
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Academic-private partnership aims to reduce toxic effects of deadly digestive bacteria , articleMohamed Seleem and Nectagen Inc. have received a nearly $275,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to study whether synthetic proteins developed by Nectagen can reduce the toxicity of the digestive bacteria commonly referred to as C. diff.
Date: Aug 08, 2023 -
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A river of water research flows throughout the commonwealth , articleThe Virginia Water Resources Center plays an important role in supporting collaborative research on water science at Virginia Tech while fostering public engagement and outreach across the commonwealth.
Date: Aug 03, 2023 -
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Summer research training program enters 16th year at veterinary college , articleThe Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has successfully competed in starting a third renewal of the T35 grant as the program enters its 16th year of giving veterinary students the chance to explore research in the summer between academic terms.
Date: Jul 25, 2023 -
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Ethics education conference draws international audience , articleThe two-day event on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus highlights research funded by the National Science Foundation.
Date: Jul 24, 2023 -
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Birds aren’t the only creatures who flock together , articleVirginia Tech researchers and partners seek to understand the climate of ornithological societies and increase access through affinity groups or “flocks.”
Date: Jun 22, 2023 -
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Research team receives grant to launch ‘Just Dis Tech’ project , articleVirginia Tech researchers plan to launch an education and arts outreach residency program with artists focused on disability justice, as part of a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation.
Date: May 18, 2023 -
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Mid-Atlantic regional workshop at Virginia Tech highlights value of T32 research training program for veterinarians , articleThe National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grant, more commonly called a T32 grant, offered by the National Institutes of Health provides a way to fund veterinarians who pursue a Ph.D. and become leaders in biomedical research with the guidance of an experienced mentor.
Date: Apr 11, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers to investigate transcriptional regulation of cannabinoid synthesis in industrial hemp , articleIndustrial cultivation of hemp is seeing a massive expansion in the United States due to new federal laws and consumer demand. Researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have received a $600,000 grant to study the regulation of the genes that are responsible for cannabinoid biosynthesis.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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NASA grant to fund critical research on sea-level rise in Virginia , articleA collaborative research team will seek to understand how rising sea levels will impact coastal communities, merging social science with geospatial information to help Virginia communities adapt to a changing landscape.
Date: Mar 29, 2023 -
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Grant fuels project to highlight untold history across Appalachia , articleEmily Satterwhite and Katrina Powell have received a $3 million grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation for a three-year project to work with communities across the state’s Appalachia region to commemorate neglected histories.
Date: Mar 02, 2023 -
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Preventing grid cyberattacks with the flip of a switch , articleChen-Ching Liu, American Electric Power Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of the Power and Energy Center, has received a $3 million Department of Energy grant to work alongside academics and industry professionals for the next three years to improve grid cybersecurity.
Date: Feb 07, 2023 -
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Research funding skyrockets at Virginia Tech's veterinary college , articleFunding awarded to the college has tripled in a decade, with most of that growth – from roughly $7 million to over $18 million – occurring in the past five years. Research funding jumped 80 percent, from $10 million to $18 million, between fiscal years 2021 and 2022 alone.
Date: Feb 03, 2023 -
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Scientists eye role of fatty acid deficiency in sight-robbing condition , articleAs the number of children born with a vision-impairing condition known as optic nerve hypoplasia increases, scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are investigating potential ways to prevent and treat the disease.
Date: Jan 27, 2023 -
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Colleges partner in national initiative to develop the future leaders of food, climate, and sustainable agriculture , articleThe Virginia Tech Honors College and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are part of a collaborative of 14 institutions nationwide that are helping to create The Justice Challenge, a project that seeks to create a more diverse and well-prepared set of graduates in the food, agriculture, natural, and human sciences disciplines.
Date: Jan 17, 2023
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