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Cancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children , articleVirginia 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 -
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New research finds mechanism that regulates PTSD in the female brain , articleVirginia Tech researchers discovered a protein that could lead to better therapeutic treatment for females with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Date: May 18, 2023 -
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Cybersecurity research aims for impact at Virginia Tech , articleThe 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 -
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Grassroots philanthropy effort will fund Virginia Tech white-tailed deer research , articleA philanthropic grant from Virginia Hound Heritage will help support research on a disease impacting white-tailed deer in Virginia.
Date: May 05, 2023 -
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Researchers study the crowdsourced investigation of Jan. 6, 2021 , articleResearchers 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 -
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Whole Health Consortium expands traditional focus of health and well-being research and practices , articleWeaving 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 -
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Amazon-Virginia Tech Initiative showcases innovative approaches to robust and efficient machine learning , articleVirginia 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 -
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The chatbot whisperers , articleVirginia Tech computer scientists are working to tame the violent, racist, sexist language that has been reported from chatbots.
Date: Apr 28, 2023 -
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Future cybersecurity leaders showcase research , articleUndergraduate 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 -
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Lack of access to clean water impacts economic and health disparities , articleAn 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 -
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Cybersecurity is a team sport — and it’s recruiting all positions , articleThere’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 -
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Dane Skow named associate vice president for research computing , articleSkow 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 -
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Critical observations of sinking coasts , articleUsing 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 -
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Researchers plant the latest radio technology down on the farm , articleCommonwealth 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 -
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Cyber researchers protect Virginia’s dairy farms, address labor shortages , articleCommonwealth 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 -
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College of Natural Resources and Environment focused on infrastructure upgrades to power experiential learning and research , articleDean 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 -
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Researchers work to combat cyberbullying by looking for patterns , articleChreston 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 -
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Kathleen Alexander brings a One Health vision to conservation efforts in Botswana , articleAlexander makes a global impact merging wildlife conservation with community health and economic development in Botswana.
Date: Mar 17, 2023 -
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High-impact cybersecurity projects selected for commercialization awards , articleFive proposed cyber innovation projects were selected to receive funding from the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia for the Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization program to bring advanced systems and products to the cybersecurity market.
Date: Mar 16, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers receive National Science Foundation award to secure vegetable production in a changing environment , articleResearchers in the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture and the Virginia Tech Applied Research Cooperation will use the $750,000 Convergence Accelerator program grant to develop climate-smart, economically efficient, and environmentally sustainable precision agricultural practices.
Date: Mar 14, 2023
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