News Stories

- - Dec 21, 2018 From our SBES partners at Wake Forest: Researchers suggest ways to reduce head impacts in youth football
    The researchers found that there were significant variations in linear acceleration and impact rate among teams within specific drills due to how each team structured their practices.
- - Dec 20, 2018 Out of the lab, into the field
    The fog harp's potential to deliver more clean water across the globe is threefold, but taking the product to market requires savvy industry partners.
- - Dec 18, 2018 More strong performers in new batch of bike helmet ratings
    The ratings give each helmet a score between one and five stars that reflects its ability to reduce the risk of head injuries. Six helmet models in the new batch earned all five stars, and nine models earned four stars.
- - Dec 13, 2018 Muhammad Hajj honored with emeritus status
    A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1992, Hajj has made significant scientific contributions to the fields of fluid mechanics and structural dynamics through his work on wind loads on structures, energy harvesting, biolocomotion in fluids, and aeroelasticity.
- - Nov 29, 2018 Two researchers earn grant to streamline simulation of fluid contamination disasters
    The National Science Foundation grant is to study how computational fluid mechanics — the use of computers to study movement of fluid — can improve forecasts of contaminant spread in the ocean, floodwaters, and atmosphere.
- - Nov 28, 2018 Students help fuel advanced-vehicle R&D for top companies in new VTTI internship program
    Virginia Tech students now have the rare opportunity to work directly with leading employers on accelerating driverless vehicle safety thanks to InternHUB, a unique paid internship program at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI).
- - Nov 27, 2018 Next phase of national concussion study relies on experts across the university
    Since 2015, researchers at Virginia Tech have been participating in the most comprehensive concussion study in the world. The massive project, funded jointly by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the U.S. Department of Defense, has received an additional $22.5 million to support two more years of research at universities across the country.
- - Nov 27, 2018 Biomedical, business, engineering students set for HS&T shark tank-style competition
    For the third straight year, the students are teaming up to pitch commercialization ideas. This year’s biomedical “shark tank”-style competition, called the HS&T Hokie Pitch because of its focus on health sciences and technology, will be at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) on Nov. 30. The exercise will simulate the commercialization of products in the biomedical and health sciences spaces.
- - Nov 19, 2018 New drug application stops spread of brain cancer cells caused by clinical treatment approach
    The study details the use of a drug that can block the way cancer cells respond to fluid flow. This work is part of a Munson-led five-year research grant project across multiple universities, examining the role of interstitial fluid flow in the spread of glioma cells.
- - Nov 02, 2018 Virginia Tech leads $2.6 million study of brain trauma, epilepsy connection
    BEAM faculty member and interim department chair Pamela VandeVord will serve as a key member of the team, studying specific aspects of the glial response in the brain.

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