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Redirect ItemStudents’ real-world experiences in sustainability at heart of Virginia Tech’s Gold STARS rating , redirect
The Gold rating for 2020 reflects the university's well-rounded sustainability achievements. Virginia Tech attained especially high marks for the intentional integration of sustainability into academics and the range of environmental stewardship engagement opportunities available to students.
Date: Apr 13, 2021 -
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Learn biomechanics in your living room: Ph.D. student to host virtual National Biomechanics Day event , redirectNicole Stark, a second-year doctoral student in the Virginia Tech–Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, has been awarded a 2021 Civic Engagement Microgrant Initiative by Research!America and the Rita Allen Foundation to carry out a virtual event for National Biomechanics Day on April 7.
Date: Apr 06, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech research could lead to better treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy , redirectDuchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare form of muscular dystrophy that primarily affects boys, is uncurable. Although treatment that has revolved around symptom management has proved difficult, Virginia Tech researchers have found a way to potentially improve the available methods.
Date: Apr 01, 2021 -
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To fly drones over roads safely, study what would happen if they crash , redirectDrone researchers and injury biomechanics experts teamed up with State Farm to collect some of the first data describing the outcome of a potential collision between a drone and a moving car.
Date: Mar 25, 2021 -
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Like cars on a highway: Researchers dig deeper into how migrating cells interact in the body , redirectUnderstanding the ways migrating cells react to one another is essential to predicting how cells change and evolve and how they react in applications, such as wound healing and drug delivery. [BEAM graduate student assisted and is an author on the PNAS publication]
Date: Mar 25, 2021 -
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Five graduate students named Bouchet Honor Society Scholars , redirectVirginia Tech is one of 18 university partners with Bouchet Society chapters. The society’s goal is to create a network of scholars and professionals who “serve as examples of scholarship, leadership, character, service, and advocacy for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the academy,” according to its webpage.
Date: Mar 17, 2021 -
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Engineering mechanics graduate student receives Liviu Librescu Memorial Fellowship , redirectLisha Yuan, engineering mechanics doctoral student in biomedical engineering and mechanics at Virginia Tech, received the Liviu Librescu Memorial Fellowship.
Date: Mar 16, 2021 -
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The business of conservation: Pamplin students experience real-world consulting with help from engineering faculty , redirectIn a management course led by Dirk Buengel, business students were able to engage in consulting for a real-world startup with an innovative mission: stopping the illegal timber trade. Hal Holmes and Eli Vlaisavljevich, assistant professor in biomedical engineering and mechanics, represented the client organization, Conservation X Labs.
Date: Mar 11, 2021 -
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Tom Dingus to step down as director of VTTI , redirectTom Dingus, director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) for 25 years and endowed professor, has announced he plans to step down from the directorship and return to the faculty.
Date: Mar 02, 2021 -
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Tumors and centrosomes: Researchers receive grant to investigate cancer evolution , redirectAfter receiving a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers across multiple disciplines are launching a study to investigate tumor development within a natural environment.
Date: Feb 25, 2021
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