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Results for: Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
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Researchers awarded $127,495.50 grant to study potential therapeutic avenues for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy , articleFacioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy is a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle weakness and atrophy, predominantly in the face, shoulders, and upper arms, in an estimated 1 in 8,000 individuals.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
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Researchers awarded $3.3 million grant to investigate exercise, skeletal muscle mitochondrial function, and Alzheimer's disease progression , articleThe study’s findings might lead to ways of helping people with Alzheimer's disease by understanding indicators of the disease before cognitive decline that could lead to an improvement in quality of life.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
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Faculty join effort to make Virginia Tech a Certified Digitally Well University , articleA new initiative from Hokie Wellness is showing faculty how to get students — and themselves — offline more often.
Date: Sep 12, 2023 -
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC: Growth of an innovator , articleSince its founding in 2010, the research institute has become a focal point for biomedical research across Virginia Tech. It now has more than 450 faculty, staff, and students in Roanoke and Washington, D.C., supporting research fueled by $173.7 million in external grants.
Date: Aug 29, 2023 -
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Faculty do their homework for the fall semester , articleWhile students have been preoccupied with thoughts about packing and moving back to campus, faculty have been focused on preparing to be back in the classroom and their teaching content.
Date: Aug 16, 2023 -
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‘My younger self could never have dreamed of this’ , articleZach Hutelin, a doctoral candidate in Virginia Tech's Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to pursue a new line of research into the health impact of ultra-processed foods.
Date: Aug 02, 2023 -
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TOUR Scholars visit the National Institutes of Health , articleThe Translational Obesity Undergraduate Research Scholars Program is a research-intensive summer experience that prepares students for graduate and medical education in translational obesity research.
Date: Jul 25, 2023 -
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Impact of Virginia Tech agriculture research highlighted before U.S. House subcommittee , articleAlan Grant, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, highlighted USDA’s impact on the college, including the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and Virginia Cooperative Extension, to the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Date: Jun 14, 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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Class of 2023: Maddie Slagle used her master’s to improve performance , articleAs a student in the Online Master of Science in Agricultural and Life Sciences Program and a student-athlete, Slagle used her knowledge to improve performance for herself and other female student-athletes.
Date: May 09, 2023 -
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors students and faculty at the college’s 2023 commencement ceremony , articleNumerous students and faculty will be honored for their outstanding service, leadership, engagement, personal growth and development, and academics.
Date: May 08, 2023 -
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Class of 2023: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrates departmental outstanding seniors , articleStudents are honored for their service, leadership, engagement, personal growth and development, and academics.
Date: May 05, 2023 -
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Listening first, serving second , articleAspire! Award winner Marciana Castillo personifies Virginia Tech’s motto of "Ut Prosim" (That I May Serve).
Date: May 05, 2023 -
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War Memorial Hall capital renovation efforts underway , articleThe total renovation of the interior of War Memorial Hall will support Virginia Tech’s commitment to holistic student well-being by nearly tripling the weight and cardio space provided on the university's Blacksburg campus as well as providing enhanced research and office space for Recreational Sports, the School of Education, and the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise.
Date: May 01, 2023 -
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International trainees selected for inaugural postdoctoral scholar program , articleKarthi Sreedevi and Xuansong Mao, postdoctoral associates at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, recently joined the new program created to help young professionals successfully launch their careers. They will receive additional training and support through the Research and Innovation Postdoctoral Scholars program.
Date: Apr 26, 2023 -
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Advising award winners announced , articleThe four recipients — from the College of Engineering, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and Pamplin College of Business — were recognized for their work mentoring and inspiring students.
Date: Apr 13, 2023 -
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Education at Virginia Tech a family affair for the Raceks , articleFour of the six members of this family currently are pursuing degrees at Virginia Tech. That mom, an employee of the university, is working on a master’s degree makes this story even more unique.
Date: Apr 12, 2023 -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension specialist creates podcast to help reduce burnout at work , articleThe podcast, created by Samantha Harden, is entering its second season and gives strategies and suggestions for finding holistic well-being in academia and beyond.
Date: Apr 10, 2023 -
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Celebration of Ut Prosim Award recipients recognized by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Organization , articleFive alumni and an honorary alumnus received awards for their contributions and service to society.
Date: Mar 31, 2023
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