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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 -
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Virginia Tech graduate students awarded 2023 Commonwealth of Virginia Engineering and Science fellowships , articleStudents in the Commonwealth of Virginia Engineering and Science fellowship spend the summer working in state agencies or with elected officials, practicing the policy research, writing, and communications skills they may use in their careers
Date: May 05, 2023 -
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Triple Hokie Ty Breland talks future of hospitality, workplace at Pamplin speaker event , articleBreland ’98, M.S. ’01, Ph.D. ’04, executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Marriott International Inc., spoke during the Wells Fargo Distinguished Speakers Series event hosted by Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business.
Date: Apr 24, 2023 -
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Psychology doctoral student to explore student perspectives on barriers to reporting sexual assault on college campuses , articleUnder the mentorship of assistant psychology professor Meagan Brem and as a member of Dr. Brem’s Research for Alcohol and Couples Health (REACH) lab, graduate student Allison Tobar will survey Virginia Tech students for their perspectives on barriers to reporting sexual assault and accessing resources for support on college campuses.
Date: Apr 17, 2023 -
Video ItemWhat's Your Major? - Biological Sciences , video
Nathan shares his study of biological sciences and psychology and how he learns how the human body interacts with and impacts the world.
Date: Apr 13, 2023 -
Video ItemWhat's Your Major? - Psychology , video
Deanna shares her studies in psychology and her interest in the relationship in human behavior to the environment.
Date: Apr 13, 2023 -
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Center for Autism Research’s spring conference to focus on access and neurodiversity , articleThe Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research’s biennial spring conference returns live, in-person for the first time since 2019 on April 21 at The Inn at Virginia Tech. The one-day event will also mark the 10th anniversary of the center.
Date: Apr 06, 2023 -
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Transformed by technology , articleKayla Jones has worked with the University Libraries’ studios since September 2021. She assists library patrons in the Media Recording Studio and Studios Technology Lending Desk and serves as a consultant, problem-solver, and project assistant.
Date: Mar 28, 2023 -
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White Allies as Transformational Leaders program empowers academic administrators to build a more inclusive university , articleParticipants in the three-year-old program, created by the Office of Inclusion and Diversity, have implemented more equitable hiring, service, mentorship, and space allocation practices at Virginia Tech.
Date: Jan 18, 2023 -
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Second half of Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series begins Jan. 13 , articleSpeakers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s event will share leading discoveries in substance use, neuroscience, pancreatic cancer, child health, and more.
Date: Jan 06, 2023 -
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Using artificial intelligence to gain insights into personality , articleIvan Hernandez, an assistant professor in the Virginia Tech Department of Psychology, found a way to make the creation of personality scales easier and more accessible.
Date: Jan 03, 2023 -
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Bringing blessings in a shoebox , articleVirginia Tech alumna Elizabeth Henry Groff has received widespread praise for her work with Operation Christmas Child and is now a national spokesperson for the initiative. In mid-January, she is scheduled to hand out the initiative’s 200 millionth shoebox in her native Ukraine, where she spent much of her childhood in an orphanage.
Date: Dec 21, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech alumnus promotes North Carolina trail from mountains to sea , articleBrent Laurenz, a 2002 graduate, found a passion for hiking while at Virginia Tech. He now serves as the executive director of Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the nearly 1,200-mile trail.
Date: Dec 08, 2022 -
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Rosanna Breaux named Jerry L. Hulick Faculty Fellow for Special Needs, Disabilities, and Inclusion , articleRosanna Breaux, assistant professor of psychology, has been named the Jerry L. Hulick Faculty Fellow for Special Needs, Disabilities, and Inclusion by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Date: Nov 17, 2022 -
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Forecasting the health returns of tobacco tax proposals , articleScientists with Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are leading a five-year, $3.5 million study that has potential to deliver research-based health policy guidance for new tobacco regulations as well as evaluate the health consequences of people’s economic choices.
Date: Nov 15, 2022 -
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Study: Pandemic challenges compounded work-related stress for parents of children with special needs , articleIn a new study, Virginia Tech psychologists Charles Calderwood and Rosanna Breaux found that when parents who worked in jobs that were more chronically stressful, the daily family challenges they faced at home had a greater impact on their emotional well-being and sense of work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Date: Nov 01, 2022 -
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In its sixth year, College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund supports wide array of research , articleThis year’s grants exceed $160,000 for projects focused on cancer research, battery materials, inflammatory bowel disease, age-related distractibility, the development of antibiotics, and more.
Date: Oct 18, 2022 -
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Commitment to affordability aids Virginia Tech's rise in value ranking , articleThe Presidential Scholarship Initiative is just one example of university efforts to remove traditional barriers to higher education. This work has been key to Virginia Tech rising to rank 22nd among more than 600 universities in Money Magazine’s “Best Colleges for Your Money” rankings last semester.
Date: Oct 13, 2022 -
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Addiction researchers seek a deeper understanding of substance-use recovery , articleWith a National Institutes of Health grant, researchers seek to provide a scientific understanding of recovery from substance use as well as to identify ways to prevent relapses.
Date: Sep 27, 2022 -
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Researchers to involve expectant moms in study of how opioids, other disruptors influence a child’s development , articleBrittany Howell, an assistant professor at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is leading part of a nationwide National Institutes of Health study to address the opioid crisis, which has disproportionately affected rural communities in the commonwealth.
Date: Sep 01, 2022
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