Tags
Results for: Virginia Tech Global Distinction
-
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction College of Architecture, Arts, and Design faculty tackle real-world challenges through research and creativity , articleFaculty are using college-funded research grants to develop innovative, community-focused projects that aim to improve everyday life through creative technology and collaboration.
Date: May 22, 2025 - -
Article Item
.JPG.transform/m-medium/image.JPG)
Virginia Tech Global Distinction New research center aims to elevate nation’s drone defense , articleSupported by a $5 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense and led by the Virginia Tech National Security Institute and the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, the Counter UAS Research and Testing Center will include an unparalleled ecosystem of drone research.
Date: May 21, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction Changes in the aging heart may lessen the risk of irregular heartbeats , articleResearchers have discovered that microscopic structural changes in the aging heart may reduce the risk of irregular heartbeats.
Date: May 20, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Advantage
Virginia Tech Global Distinction Earth science for all , article"Introduction to Earth Science," adapted by Laura Neser, started as a tool for her classroom but has since become a widely adopted open textbook around the world. The new second edition builds on that success with updated content and improved accessibility for an even broader global reach.
Date: May 16, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Vehicle tire wear creating air pollution , video
Associate Professor Hosein Foroutan in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering uses the Virginia Tech Smart Road to study how tire wear from driving gas-powered and electric vehicles contributes to air pollution.
Date: May 15, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech researchers develop new metallic materials using data-driven frameworks and explainable AI , articleAssociate Professor Sanket Deshmukh and his team have designed a new alloy with superior mechanical properties using the supercomputing power of explainable artificial intelligence. Their findings, supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, were recently published in Nature’s npj Computational Materials.
Date: May 15, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Research uses laser imaging to test jet streams , video
Ph.D. candidate Madelyn Bundy and her team are using filtered Rayleigh scattering (FRS) to test particles in the streams of jet engines. The goal is to use these methods for in-flight measurements on an aircraft and what effect contrails from these engines can have on the environment.
Date: May 13, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech alum returns to “SPARQ” innovation , video
Patrick Fromal, the newly appointed President of Shimadzu Corporation, America and Virginia Tech alumnus '94, visits campus to perform a ribbon cutting ceremony to open a Shimadzu laboratory space within the Undergraduate Science Laboratory Building and celebrate a new SPARQ partnership with the university.
Date: May 13, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction Major U.S. cities are sinking , articleAn analysis of 28 major U.S. cities revealed that all 28 are sinking, potentially affecting 34 million people, according to Virginia Tech research published in Nature Cities.
Date: May 08, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction New research exposes harmful digital ad practices , articleMuhammad Ali Gulzar’s research team wasn’t looking for a quirk in digital advertising systems that exploits screen reading technologies and could lead to accessibility violations for web developers. But the discovery could improve the lives of more than 2 billion people worldwide and help website developers make their content more accessible.
Date: May 02, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction Advanced Research Computing offers free access to generative AI models , articleThe new service eliminates barriers to entry for all who are interested in exploring how artificial intelligence can help move research forward.
Date: Apr 29, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction New online tool tests how taxes shape sugar-sweetened drink purchases , articleResearchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC created the Experimental Beverage Marketplace to study how taxes affect consumers’ purchase of soft drinks, energy drinks, and other sugary beverages.
Date: Apr 29, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech among top 100 universities by National Academy of Inventors , articleThe university earned the No. 73 spot among universities worldwide and the No. 45 spot among U.S. universities. Both lists rank the top 100 universities being granted U.S. utility patents.
Date: Apr 29, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction Updated equestrian helmet ratings system adds racing and high-speed events , articleBuilding on previous research, the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab released an updated set of equestrian ratings that considers impact scenarios where the horse and rider are moving with horizontal velocity, which typically occurs in racing and cross-country events.
Date: Apr 28, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech Helmet Lab updates their ratings for equestrian helmets , video
The rating system update stems from recommendations by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) to test for more impacts that include a wider range of equestrian events.
Date: Apr 28, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction Exploring a rare genetic disorder that almost exclusively affects girls , articleA geneticist who uncovered the cause of Rett syndrome will share how her discovery continues to fuel brain-development research at the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Apr 25, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction AI-backed saliva test shows promise for flagging chemotherapy risk, early results indicate , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists developed a saliva-based artificial intelligence screening method that could flag patients at risk for dangerous side effects from a widely used chemotherapy drug.
Date: Apr 22, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Drug Discovery Screening Lab hosts open house , video
The Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery (VTCDD), an interdisciplinary group committed to continuing the growth and advancing the stature of the existing drug discovery and development programs at Virginia Tech, hosts an open house for researchers to learn more about the testing capabilities of the lab, including the Microlab STAR robotic platform.
Date: Apr 18, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction Pamela VandeVord named as research and scholarship director at Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science , articleVandeVord will further the institute's interdisciplinary work by forging partnerships across disciplinary boundaries and ultimately enhancing research opportunities.
Date: Apr 18, 2025 - -
Article Item
Virginia Tech Global Distinction Researchers investigate low-intensity electrical pulses to help the immune system fight cancer , articleHigh-intensity electrical pulses have been medically used to destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. But lower-intensity pulses may have a different effect — they reshape the battlefield, making tumors more vulnerable to the body’s own defenses.
Date: Apr 17, 2025 -
Page 1 of 14 | 264 Results