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Article ItemResearch-inspired weight-loss bars set to launch , article
With help from Virginia Tech’s LAUNCH, Deborah Good's company, Good Family Foods Group LLC, was been born. The first product, the “CLAW Bar," debuted in three flavors this spring.
Date: Jul 22, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech scientist awarded grant to study a debilitating neurological disorder , article
Meike van der Heijden, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will use the award from the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation to study electrical signals in the brain connected to a movement disorder.
Date: Jun 20, 2024 -
Article ItemNeuroscientist takes on new role helping build Virginia Tech’s expanding biomedical research enterprise , article
As health sciences associate vice president for planning and strategy, Sarah Clinton will support the Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences and Technology as it advances the university’s biomedical and health sciences portfolio.
Date: May 23, 2024 -
Article ItemMichelle Olsen named I.D. Wilson Chair in the College of Science , article
Olsen, professor of neuroscience and director of the School of Neuroscience in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, is an internationally recognized expert in astrocyte biology as it relates to disease pathologies such as epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.
Date: May 20, 2024 -
Article ItemExperts available: Solar eclipse, Trump on trial, Kate Middleton cancer diagnosis, and more , article
The Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews on the upcoming solar eclipse, Donald Trump's legal entanglements, Kate Middleton's cancer diagnosis, and more.
Date: Mar 25, 2024 -
Article ItemGraduate students commit to research despite early challenges , article
Students in the first cohort of the Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate program are preparing to graduate.
Date: Mar 12, 2024 -
Article ItemSeed grants fuel multidisciplinary, community-engaged mental health research , article
The first seed grants from the newly formed Whole Health Consortium, housed within Virginia Tech's Institute of Society, Culture, and Environment, will support programs ranging from using artificial intelligence to help adults with autism to developing interventions for food insecurity among young children
Date: Mar 07, 2024 -
Article ItemNeuroscientists link musical theatre to lower anxiety and higher cognitive states in performers with disabilities , article
A Virginia Tech research team found that participation in musical theatre brought positive effects to the brain for people with disabilities.
Date: Mar 01, 2024 -
Article ItemVT Engage Faculty Fellowships expand opportunities for community-engaged learning , article
The program is now open for new applicants to integrate high-impact, ethical community-based learning experiences in their academic courses and programs. Current fellows say their students' attitudes and attention reflect the purposeful learning their fellowships support.
Date: Feb 28, 2024 -
Article ItemLow-intensity ultrasound shows promise as a noninvasive approach to alleviate pain , article
In a Journal of Neuroscience study, Virginia Tech scientists demonstrated the effectiveness of using low-intensity focused ultrasound to modulate activity in a critical region in the brain that processes and regulates pain signals.
Date: Feb 19, 2024 -
Article ItemNew Fralin Biomedical Research Institute neuroscientist decodes developmental disorders , article
Assistant Professor Meike van der Heijden studies the cerebellum, a brain region that supports the development of many behaviors.
Date: Feb 14, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech scientist shows focused ultrasound can reach deep into the brain to relieve pain , article
A study by Wynn Legon, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, found that narrowly focused soundwaves aimed at an area of the brain called the insula reduced both the perception of pain and the body’s reaction to it.
Date: Feb 05, 2024 -
Article ItemFinding love and purpose: Alumni attest to Steger Center's impact , article
Sharing stories of personal growth, love, and professional development, alumni who have studied at Virginia Tech’s European hub reflect on the enduring impact of their study abroad experiences.
Date: Jan 29, 2024 -
Article ItemIt’s the ‘thing in my life that shaped me the most,’ participant says of life-changing therapy , article
After experiencing a stroke in utero that caused weakness on the left side of her body, Keya Shapiro found a home at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Neuromotor Research Clinic, which is celebrating 10 years of research into the therapy.
Date: Jan 17, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers awarded nearly $2 million to explore new treatment for Type 2 diabetes and obesity , article
The interdisciplinary team is working to pioneer innovative therapies by exploring a natural compound’s potential to manage both blood sugar and obesity.
Date: Jan 02, 2024 -
Video ItemIt’s the ‘thing in my life that shaped me the most,’ participant says of life-changing therapy , video
After experiencing a stroke in utero that caused weakness on the left side of her body, Keya Shapiro found a home at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Neuromotor Research Clinic – which is celebrating 10 years of research into the therapy.
Date: Dec 20, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers paid a royal visit at national neuroscience conference , article
Researchers from Virginia Tech's Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise reveal positive impacts of performing arts training for individuals with disabilities at the 2023 Society for Neuroscience Conference, featuring a surprise engagement with Princess Marie of Denmark.
Date: Nov 30, 2023 -
Article ItemCollege of Science names Michelle Olsen as new director of the School of Neuroscience , article
Olsen, who helped develop Virginia Tech's Ph.D. program in neuroscience, stepped into her new role on Oct. 16.
Date: Nov 02, 2023 -
Article ItemCollege of Science selects recipients of grant to support innovative teaching ideas , article
The 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 -
Article Item‘The real deal’: Students thrive and grow in summer hands-on research experiences , article
This was the seventh summer of programs aimed at engaging and training the next generation of scientists. This year, 34 students from colleges in Virginia, North Carolina, and as far away as California, and from five area high schools, participated in summer undergraduate research fellowship programs at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Sep 20, 2023
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