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Video ItemCancer Researchers Spurred to Move Faster at the Cancer Research Symposium , video
For every careful step forward in cancer research, there is a patient waiting — a family holding its breath in the middle of the night. That reality was clear at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s Cancer Research Symposium in Roanoke. The annual event, organized this year by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Cancer Research Center in Roanoke, was created to bring together researchers — including faculty, clinicians, and students — who are united by a passion to understand cancer, improve treatments, and develop cures.
Date: Jun 25, 2025 - -
Video ItemUniversity Libraries exhibit shines a light on Christiansburg Institute , video
In 2022, The Council on Library and Information Resources' Digitizing Hidden Collections grant program awarded Christiansburg Institute, Inc., in partnership with University Libraries at Virginia Tech, $251,052 to digitize its collections and preserve the history of the first African American high school in southwest Virginia. The "Shining a Light on Christiansburg Institute: A Collaborative Digitization Effort" exhibit highlights the history that has been preserved through the grant. The exhibit is located on the second floor of Newman Library.
Date: Oct 19, 2023 - -
Video ItemStudents and faculty host design workshop for the blind and visually impaired , video
Visiting Instructor Andrew Gipe-Lazarou and students from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies hosted the 2022 Blind Design workshop, a design workshop for students who are blind or visually impaired. The workshop was a collaborative effort between the college and the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired.
Date: Apr 12, 2022 -