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        <description><![CDATA[ Matthew Weston, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has received support from Actio Biosciences to study an experimental treatment that could reduce seizures caused by a childhood epilepsy disorder. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The annual conference bringing together workers from across the food chain will be held Dec. 5-6 in Weyers Cave. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This fall, use the Japanese art of forest bathing to help relieve stress and get outside. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New findings from the landmark Abecedarian Project study reveal gender disparities in how Black youth benefit from early childhood education. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Success during midterms is not just about hard work but also about self-care. All students should know that the university supports them every step of the way. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Patients who receive drug delivery from a wearable device might struggle with its bulkiness. A new device is under development to solve that problem with funding from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Novel research combines acoustic waves and energy fields to allow scientists to manipulate cells without touching them and could help improve how we study and prevent diseases. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ $2 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health made it possible to 3D-print synthetic models, which mimic part of the human brain and could replace the use of animals in developing treatments.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech experts are available to speak about a range of topics in the news, including how severe summer weather impacts farming; closing arguments in the trial of former president Donald Trump; rising tensions between Israel and its allies over the invasion of Rafah; tips for the summer travel season, and more. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Voices of Privacy discusses possible privacy issues with health apps and solutions to best utilize these apps in order to work out and eat healthy to your fullest potential. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Academic Public Health Corps: Bridging the gap between education and public health practice</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In an innovative partnership between the New River Health District and Virginia Tech&#39;s Population Health Sciences, the Academic Public Health Corps (APHC) allows students to harness the spirit of Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) while gaining hands-on experience as public health practitioners.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A $2.6 million grant will fund a new wildlife forensic center in Botswana as part of Virginia Tech’s ongoing collaborations with the government of the Republic of Botswana to foster conservation and global research initiatives in Africa.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Amy Johnson found her calling as an advocate for mental and physical wellness in the farming industry after responding to an emergency in rural Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students and faculty in the Department of Geography trialed the use of silver-infused ceramic tiles as a way to provide clean water to schools in rural India.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With the National Science Foundation award, Escobar will research the disease ecology and biogeography of hantavirus to better understand disease transmission between species and to humans. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ashley Dayer of the College of Natural Resources and Environment and Dana Hawley of the College of Science are leading a multifaceted project funded by the National Science Foundation to study the effects of bird feeding. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Beatriz T. Ceja Pinkston will use a National Institutes of Health grant to study astrocytes, cells in the brain that have complex, sponge-like shapes with thousands of branches from their cell body that allow them to interact with thousands of things at once.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Fulbright Future Scholar aims to give water managers the tools to forecast the effects of droughts, storms, and algal blooms on driving water conditions in lakes and reservoirs as regularly as we predict the weather. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cyril Ayuk Etaka, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Food Science and Technology, is working to determine how long E. coli can survive on various types of tree fruit-picking bag materials to help fruit producers ensure their products are safe when they reach consumers. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine dean named to national leadership group on diversity</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Association of American Medical Colleges named Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Dean Lee Learman to its Council of Deans Insight Circle on Leadership Accountability for Diversity. The 11-member group will inform the development of an accountability framework to guide the nation’s medical school leaders in their diversity efforts across the education continuum.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Health Education &amp; Awareness Team (HEAT) is a group of students trained by the health educators at Hokie Wellness to deliver fun, interactive, and educational health and wellness programs to students. HEAT conducted vaping prevention education sessions called, “Being Vape Free Is Up To You,” for Blacksburg Middle School students. Students were given information about the health impacts of vaping, strategies to deal with peer pressure, and resources on how to stop vaping. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech cares about the safety, success, and well-being of everyone in the Hokie community, whether it be faculty, staff, or students. The tireless work you&#39;re doing to maintain in-person learning on our campus does not go unnoticed. We are here. We care. We are in this together. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As assistant dean, Pannabecker will guide and support strategic actions to improve the library’s embedded role in research, affiliated policies, and related public engagement, leading the University Libraries’ research services and its One Health approach to a comprehensive health sciences library system. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ October represents the start of flu season, and Virginia Tech officials began messaging centered on encouraging the campus population to get their flu vaccines. The university set up a website dedicated to information about the flu and flu shots, and both Hokie Wellness and Schiffert Health Center have scheduled clinics at various times throughout the month to administer the vaccine both to students and to employees.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Breaking the deadly cycle: Drug researchers tackle the malaria parasite at multiple life stages</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/08/fralinlifesci-drug-candidates-for-malaria.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Researchers have received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to begin further testing of two inexpensive and effective antimalarial drug candidates that can kill Plasmodium parasites at three stages of their development. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In the spirit of Ut Prosim, (That I May Serve), a group of dedicated and creative Virginia Tech students and faculty, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, are working to make vaccines more available to the community with mobile vaccine clinics and the COVID vaccine car.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech drug researcher receives $2.2 million NIH grant to further develop ‘fat burning’ molecule</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/06/fralinlifesci-santos-further-develop-fat-burning-molecule.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Webster Santos, a professor of chemistry in the College of Science, has received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to further his recent research with mitochondrial uncouplers - small &#34;fat burning&#34; molecules that could be used to help treat NASH.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Discovery of circadian rhythm gene in mice could lead to breakthroughs in understanding those in humans</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/06/science-circadian_rhythm_body_clock_kojima.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ In a new study, Virginia Tech scientists have identified a novel gene, Per2AS, that controls the natural sleep/wake cycle, or circadian rhythm, in mice. ]]></description>
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        <title>The journey of a COVID-19 test result starts with this team</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/04/unirel-covidtesting.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A team of Virginia Tech students, both undergraduates and graduates, as well as alumni and other staff, perform about 800 tests a day at the ARCpoint testing site at Lane Stadium. ]]></description>
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        <title>What can stream quality tell us about quality of life?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Researchers are using stream quality data to find new insights into the interactions between the health of our natural spaces and human well-being. ]]></description>
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        <title>Pamplin partners with Ballad Health and Appalachian School of Law in new legal and health services program</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/01/pamplin-mlp.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Pamplin College of Business will contribute descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics to track and measure the program’s success, with the aim of turning raw medical and business data into actionable knowledge.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Teagan Neveldine, Class of 2021 Master of Public Health graduate student and Peer Health Educator with Hokie Wellness, gives advice to students on slowing the spread of COVID-19 and how to cope with social distancing. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Dr. Renee Boyer with the Department of Food Science and Technology, demonstrates the proper way to wash your hands to prevent the spread of illness. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Helen Ngov talks about wanting to use biology and economics to solve healthcare problems. ]]></description>
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