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The miraculous, imperfect mechanics of pregnancy , articleRaffaella De Vita's STRETCH Lab studies pregnancy's constant remodeling of reproductive organs and structures — and how those biomechanical changes may contribute to injuries and disorders that affect millions of women.
Date: Nov 24, 2021 -
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In memoriam: Robert Heller, professor emeritus of biomedical engineering and mechanics , articleHeller joined Virginia Tech’s faculty in 1967 and taught for three decades until his retirement. He served as the J. Frank Maher professor emeritus during his time at the university.
Date: Nov 22, 2021 -
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Shima Shahab receives NSF EAGER award to study acoustic holograms , articleShahab, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Multiphysics Intelligent and Dynamical Systems Laboratory, is the principal investigator on a study that will investigate the way sound waves are reshaped as they encounter an engineered lens, and the reshaping of a wave within body tissues.
Date: Nov 17, 2021 -
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New NSF-funded research explores origins of blood feeding in mosquitoes , articleAn interdisciplinary team of Virginia Tech researchers is seeking to understand the physiological and biomechanical characteristics of blood feeding in mosquitoes and their evolutionary transition from sugar to blood feeding — knowledge that may help future work to stop disease transmission.
Date: Nov 12, 2021 -
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Army ROTC cadet receives prestigious award , articleThe Legion of Valor has honored Jack Welsome, a senior cadet in Virginia Tech’s Army ROTC program, with the Bronze Cross for Outstanding Achievement.
Date: Nov 04, 2021 -
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Graduate student ambassadors aspire to model Ut Prosim in their service to the university , articleThe current ambassadors are a diverse crew, including students from the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, Roanoke, and Blacksburg campuses, and those taking virtual programs.
Date: Oct 21, 2021 -
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Biomedical engineering researchers to study knee re-injury risk using wearable sensors , articleSupported by a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and led by Robin Queen, the Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellow and professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics, a team of researchers from Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia will assess second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries — a tear of the same ACL or of the ACL in the other knee — using wearable sensors.
Date: Oct 15, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech researcher teams with FDA to advance device safety through numerical modeling , articleRafael Davalos, the L. Preston Wade Professor in biomedical engineering and mechanics, is working with scientists at the Food and Drug Administration to develop a numerical heart model, as a regulatory science tool with applications in assessing cardiac ablation devices.
Date: Oct 04, 2021 -
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Weight or energy: Undergraduate student's research finds ACL recovery results and implications for returning to sport , articleIn a study published in Clinical Biomechanics, undergraduate biomedical engineering student Jenna Mesisca and Robin Queen, professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics in the College of Engineering, discovered the importance of factoring both weight and jump height into the tests that are used to clear athletes to resume physical activity following an ACL injury.
Date: Sep 28, 2021 -
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Jake Socha named Samuel Herrick Professor , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2008, Socha’s research and scholarship have placed him as a world leader in two areas – the understanding of flying snakes and internal synchrotron imaging of insects.
Date: Sep 27, 2021
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