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General ItemVolunteers, ages 18-25 years, needed for compensated research study Date: May 25, 2023
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Video ItemCancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children , video
Experts from Children's National, Virginia Tech, and Columbia University join forces to explore new tactics to fight lethal childhood brain cancer.
Date: May 19, 2023 -
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Cancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children , articleVirginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance innovators with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the College of Engineering have joined a Children’s National Hospital-led effort to treat deadly brain tumors with ultrahigh frequency sound waves.
Date: May 19, 2023 -
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New medical honor society addresses health disparities , articleFour medical students spent the year as honors fellows studying the use of interpreters for patients with limited English proficiency — in addition to their busy fourth-year medical studies.
Date: May 18, 2023 -
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Roanoke Center teams up with area schools to build excitement around STEM , articleStudents of all ages from across Southwest Virginia learn about coding, engineering, circuits, and even space travel through a growing lineup of creative, customizable STEM programs at the Commonwealth Campus Center.
Date: May 16, 2023 -
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Scientists discover brain circuit underlying spontaneous synchronized movement of individuals in groups , articleIndividual fish in schools scatter in unison when a predator is in their midst. Precisely coordinated group movements and immobility during threats have long been observed in insects and mammals. Now, for the first time, a brain pathway has been discovered that enables individual animals to rapidly coordinate a unified response with no rehearsal required.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
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Medical school awards second cohort of Dean’s Diversity Champions , articleWinners were selected for organizing training and educational events geared toward underrepresented populations, volunteering at organizations such as the Bradley Free Clinic, organizing an interfaith series to explore how religion and medicine intersect, and much more.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech celebrates graduates during 2023 spring commencement ceremonies , articleMore than 7,000 Hokies had their degrees conferred and were cheered as they crossed the stage at one of the college ceremonies.
Date: May 14, 2023 -
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‘Stimulants are coming back’: Addiction scientists seek to better understand cocaine use disorder , articleWarren Bickel and Stephen LaConte at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute hope the study will inform demand and cravings for a substance involved in nearly one in five overdose deaths
Date: May 14, 2023 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Graduation 2023 , video
Congrats to the VTCSOM Class of 2023! It has been an incredible four years, and we can't wait to see all of the amazing things you will do going on in your careers. It has been an honor to aid you in your journey!
Date: May 06, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech to honor more than 7,000 graduates during spring commencement ceremonies , articleVirginia Tech will hold in-person commencement ceremonies at Lane Stadium starting Wednesday and running through Sunday, and more than 7,000 students will be graduating, including nearly 4,000 with honors.
Date: May 05, 2023 -
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Trailblazing medical student sets course for new home , articleOscar Alcoreza will become the first Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine student to earn both a medical degree and a doctorate through Virginia Tech’s Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program.
Date: May 04, 2023 -
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A message from President Tim Sands at the close of the spring semester , articleThis academic year has been pivotal as we define and focus our goals to support our aspirations to become a top-100 global research university and to make the full Hokie experience more accessible and affordable for students.
Date: May 02, 2023 -
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Class of 2023: Psychiatry was deep-rooted, enduring passion for this Hokie medical student , articlePursuing psychiatry as a medical specialty at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine opened many doors for Sahana Nazeer. After graduation on May 6, she will enter a residency program at Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital with her eyes set on a career in pediatric psychiatry.
Date: May 01, 2023 -
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New representatives named to Virginia Network for women in higher education , articleIn their work with the American Council on Education Women's Network, Mary Grace Campos and Heidi Lane will advocate for, network with, and celebrate Virginia Tech's female leaders.
Date: Apr 28, 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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Study explores ways to increase diversity in medical residency programs , articleJed Gonzalo, senior associate dean at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, was one of eight medical professionals who recently took a deep dive into what 29 graduate medical education programs, also known as residency programs, are doing to increase their diversity.
Date: Apr 26, 2023 -
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Life experiences, engineering shape nanotechnology pioneer’s innovative approach to health challenges , articlePioneering scientist Paula Hammond, who is lecturing Thursday at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, is one of only 25 scholars elected to the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
Date: Apr 24, 2023 -
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Cat named Mona Lisa keeps making smiles thanks to cancer treatment, Petco Love funds , articleIn early 2022, Mona Lisa began to have trouble breathing. After a referral to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, her owners learned she had intranasal cancer and an aggressive tumor grew behind her right eye.
Date: Apr 14, 2023 -
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Oncology internship guides a journey to veterinary medicine , articleMichelle Lund, who is a certified veterinary assistant and graduating veterinary technology student at the Community College of Baltimore County, shared her experience as an intern at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s Animal Cancer Care and Research Center in Roanoke.
Date: Apr 10, 2023
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