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Article ItemQ&A: Virginia Tech researchers discover new, more effective candidates for treatment of syphilis , article
New candidates for the treatment of syphilis have been validated in a laboratory setting with several being more effective than what is currently used to treat the infection.
Date: Jun 01, 2023 -
Article ItemVehicle stop study illuminates importance of officer's first words , article
Eugenia Rho is the lead author of a new research paper that illustrates how a law enforcement officer’s first 45 words during a stop with a Black driver can often indicate how the stop will end. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, the peer-reviewed research also found that Black males could often predict a stop’s outcome simply by listening to those same 45 words, which generally spanned less than 30 seconds.
Date: May 29, 2023 -
Article ItemCancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children , article
Virginia 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 -
Article ItemNew research finds mechanism that regulates PTSD in the female brain , article
Virginia Tech researchers discovered a protein that could lead to better therapeutic treatment for females with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Date: May 18, 2023 -
Article ItemCybersecurity research aims for impact at Virginia Tech , article
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia is investing in researchers working at the intersection of data, autonomy, and security. Proposals for the next round of Cybersecurity Research grants are due June 9.
Date: May 18, 2023 -
Article ItemGrassroots philanthropy effort will fund Virginia Tech white-tailed deer research , article
A philanthropic grant from Virginia Hound Heritage will help support research on a disease impacting white-tailed deer in Virginia.
Date: May 05, 2023 -
Article ItemResearchers study the crowdsourced investigation of Jan. 6, 2021 , article
Researchers in the Department of Computer Science analyzed the online community Sedition Hunters to understand how the group successfully used Twitter to help law enforcement and prosecutors — including the FBI and Department of Justice — identify suspects who took part in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Date: May 03, 2023 -
Article ItemWhole Health Consortium expands traditional focus of health and well-being research and practices , article
Weaving together research, education, and practice, Virginia Tech faculty and community members are developing a consortium focused on the transformative concept of whole health.
Date: May 03, 2023 -
Article ItemAmazon-Virginia Tech Initiative showcases innovative approaches to robust and efficient machine learning , article
Virginia Tech and Amazon gathered for a Machine Learning Day held at the Virginia Tech Research Center — Arlington on April 25 to celebrate and further solidify their collaborative Amazon–Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and Robust Machine Learning.
Date: May 02, 2023 -
Article ItemThe chatbot whisperers , article
Virginia Tech computer scientists are working to tame the violent, racist, sexist language that has been reported from chatbots.
Date: Apr 28, 2023 -
Article ItemFuture cybersecurity leaders showcase research , article
Undergraduate and graduate students from across Southwest Virginia presented their cybersecurity research projects at the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Student Researcher Showcase on April 3.
Date: Apr 27, 2023 -
Article ItemLack of access to clean water impacts economic and health disparities , article
An interdisciplinary research team aims to quantify the economic and health implications of using multiple water sources, such as natural springs and bottled water, when in-home water is not accessible or the quality is questionable.
Date: Apr 26, 2023 -
Article ItemCybersecurity is a team sport — and it’s recruiting all positions , article
There’s a position for everyone in cybersecurity. Commonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers are exploring ways to attract and train a diverse talent pool to meet the exploding, dynamic need for well-rounded cybersecurity professionals.
Date: Apr 24, 2023 -
Article ItemDane Skow named associate vice president for research computing , article
Skow heads the university's Advanced Research Computing unit, bringing more than 20 years of experience in high-performance computing innovation and leadership to Virginia Tech.
Date: Apr 21, 2023 -
Article ItemCritical observations of sinking coasts , article
Using publicly available satellite imagery, Manoochehr Shirzaei and the 15 student and postdoctoral researchers at Virginia Tech’s Earth Observation and Innovation Lab measure millions of occurrences of sinking land, known as land subsidence, spanning multiple years. They then create some of the world’s first high-resolution depictions of the land subsidence, which when combined with other observations, such as sea-level rise, provide more clear projection of the potential impact of floods and natural disasters during the next 100 years.
Date: Apr 11, 2023 -
Article ItemResearchers plant the latest radio technology down on the farm , article
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers conduct advance work for Virginia Tech's first private mobile network. The Citizens Broadband Radio Service network should roll out this summer and will be deployed around Stroubles Creek to service such public safety applications as flood sensors and closed-circuit television cameras along with smart agriculture applications.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
Article ItemCyber researchers protect Virginia’s dairy farms, address labor shortages , article
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers from Virginia Tech and Virginia Military Institute researchers are collaborating to reinforce cybersecurity on dairy farms while also developing a workforce development platform to address dairy farm labor shortages.
Date: Mar 30, 2023 -
Article ItemCollege of Natural Resources and Environment focused on infrastructure upgrades to power experiential learning and research , article
Dean Paul Winistorfer recently illuminated how human, financial, and physical capital converge to create a culture of excellence in the college and championed the infrastructure improvements that are the keys to future success.
Date: Mar 24, 2023 -
Article ItemResearchers work to combat cyberbullying by looking for patterns , article
Chreston Miller, data and informatics consultant at University Libraries, along with computer science major Deep Datta and computational modeling and data analytics major Ishana Garuda, are conducting research to find out if there are any patterns that can indicate when cyberbullying surfaces the most on Twitter.
Date: Mar 22, 2023 -
Article ItemKathleen Alexander brings a One Health vision to conservation efforts in Botswana , article
Alexander makes a global impact merging wildlife conservation with community health and economic development in Botswana.
Date: Mar 17, 2023
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