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Machine learning and thought, climate impact on health, Alzheimer’s, children's health among topics for 2023-24 Maury Strauss public lectures , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC announced its 14th annual Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series, which showcases health innovators and thought leaders.
Date: Sep 01, 2023 -
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Lecture series features experts in addiction research, cardiovascular science, child development, metabolic disease , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute launches the 12th season of the Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series on Sept. 8.
Date: Aug 24, 2023 -
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MacArthur Award recipient to reveal how data unravels mysteries of the developing brain , articleCognitive neuroscientist Damien Fair will talk about how big data inform what we can learn about the brain, from infancy through adolescence and young adulthood, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke.
Date: Feb 02, 2023 -
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Scientific leader to speak about the recycling and redesign of plastics , articleTo learn about recent breakthroughs in sustainable plastics, members of the Virginia Tech and Blacksburg communities are invited to attend Gregg Beckham’s talk on Feb. 7 about “Challenges and Opportunities in Plastics Recycling and Redesign.”
Date: Jan 13, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine to host talk on Black maternal health and fathers' roles , articleJonathan Webb, chief executive officer of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses, will moderate the intimate conversation on the Black maternal health crisis and the role fathers play as advocates. The talk will be held at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 12 and is free and open to the public.
Date: Dec 08, 2022 -
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Guest speaker to focus on importance of oral health for expecting mothers , articleKim Boggess, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, will speak at the 12th annual Delta Dental of Virginia Oral Health Endowed Lecture at 7 p.m. Jan. 4.
Date: Nov 29, 2022 -
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Pulitzer-winning writer to explore the art of science journalism , articleEd Yong won a Pulitzer Prize for his prescient and unflinching coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. He will be at Virginia Tech on Oct. 19 to discuss his work.
Date: Oct 03, 2022 -
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Christine M. Anderson-Cook to speak in inaugural Douglas C. Montgomery Distinguished Lecture , articleAnderson-Cook will discuss the relevance of designed data collection in the era of big data when she speaks at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the Fralin Hall Auditorium and virtually via Zoom.
Date: Sep 15, 2022 -
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Security, Privacy, and Trust Speaker SeriesGerasimos “Gerry” J. Stellatos will present “Lessons Learned from Cyber Incidents” as part of the Pamplin College of Business Security, Privacy, and Trust Speaker Series. The event will take place Friday, April 8, from 3-4:15 p.m. in the ISERC classroom, room 170, in the New Classroom Building.
Date: Apr 04, 2022 -
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J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series continues online with Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell , articleThe Virginia Tech College of Science’s J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series returns Feb. 8, 2022, as a virtual event with guest speaker Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, a visiting academic at Oxford University’s Department of Physis and the Chancellor of the University of Dundee, Scotland.
Date: Feb 07, 2022 -
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Karen O’Brien delivers lecture about climate change and society , articleO’Brien spoke about global change and social science during her Oct. 25 talk. She is an internationally recognized expert who has studied a wide range of scientific and social topics and offers solutions for adaptation and holistic action.
Date: Nov 11, 2021 -
Video ItemMy Summer and Winter Experience - Naylle Pando , video
Naylle Pando, Class of 2023 Computer Science major, shares her experience while taking courses during summer and winter sessions at Virginia Tech.
Date: Oct 08, 2021 -
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Worn down: Expert to discuss health impacts of stress of being Black at Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture , articleDavid Williams, a Harvard University social scientist focused on social influences on health, will discuss the role of race and other factors in health disparities in a virtual talk titled “Social Inequities in Health: What Each One of Us Can Do,” at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 16, as part of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC's Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series.
Date: Aug 30, 2021 -
Video ItemMaury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series , video
<div><div><div><div>A Nobel prize winner and two National Institutes of Health leaders are among internationally known speakers programmed for the new season of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series in Roanoke. </div></div></div></div>
Date: Sep 12, 2019 -
Video ItemNanoscience students host guest speaker from Mayo Clinic , video
Dr. Joy Wolfram, assistant professor of medicine with the Mayo Clinic's departments of Transplantation and Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, gave a guest lecture on "Synthetic and Biological Nanoparticles for Cancer and Beyond." Wolfram was invited by students from the Nanoscience, part of the Academy of Integrated Science.
Date: Sep 03, 2019 -
Video ItemJeffrey Sachs at Fralin Biomedical , video
<div><div>Wealth should lead to well-being, according to Jeffrey Sachs, a world-renowned economist and special advisor to three United Nations Secretaries-General. Sachs spoke at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke, Virginia.</div></div>
Date: Feb 22, 2019 -
Video ItemEconomic and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin speaks to crowd at Moss Arts Center , video
Jeremy Rifkin gave a public lecture on Feb. 6 covering the global economic crisis, energy security, and climate change, and how the Roanoke and New River Valley region could navigate those challenges in the future through a regional strategic plan.
Date: Feb 12, 2019 -
Video Item2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Keynote , video
Broadcast journalist Jemele Hill and world record-setting runner and educator Thomas "Tommie" Smith share the stage Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Moss Arts Center as part of Virginia Tech's 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
Date: Feb 04, 2019 -
Video ItemHokieTalks: Hokies for Cyber - Preparing Hokies for careers in cybersecurity , video
Professor Robin Russell is department head of Business Information Technology in the Pamplin College of Business. She is a Virginia Tech alum (Class of 1976) in her 35th year at Virginia Tech. She is co-author of "Operations and Supply Chain Management" in its 10th edition at Wiley, and former president of the APICS Foundation, a professional association for supply chain managers. Listen to her HokieTalk titled, "Hokies for Cyber - Preparing Hokies for careers in cybersecurity."
Date: Dec 11, 2018 -
Video ItemHokieTalks: More than Money, Less than Sex , video
University Distinguished Professor Nikki Giovanni's talk "More Than Money: Less Than Sex" explores what poetry brings to life.
Date: Dec 11, 2018
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