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Virginia Tech scientists, engineers to talk about steps to stop cancer in virtual public session , articleA year ago, Virginia Tech united its biomedical and technical expertise into a Cancer Research Alliance to take on the second leading cause of death in the United States. Now, scientists and engineers will talk about some leading-edge projects in breast cancer, brain cancer, and noninvasive cancer treatments in a public Zoom discussion at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Date: Nov 02, 2020 -
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'It’s science and creativity': Alumnus Victor Stewart is part-NASA engineer, part-YouTube chef , articleThe 2013 biomedical and mechanics engineering graduate traces his passions and skills to his time at Virginia Tech.
Date: Oct 23, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researchers still have much to learn from flying snakes , articleWith a new grant from the National Science Foundation, Virginia Tech will continue to study flying snakes - specifically the fluid mechanics of deforming articulated bodies, extensible to movement of flexible bodies in other contexts.
Date: Oct 15, 2020 -
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Pamela VandeVord elected fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society , articleEarlier this year, VandeVord became the associate dean for research and graduate studies for the College of Engineering.
Date: Oct 15, 2020 -
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Fluid flow in the brain: Sorting the good and the bad , articleIan Kimbrough, an assistant professor in the School of Neuroscience, and Jennifer Munson, an assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, are taking research learned from brain tumors to help fight Alzheimer’s.
Date: Sep 23, 2020 -
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Doctoral student receives NSERC award to study innovative brain cancer treatment , articleZerin Mahzabin Khan, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering and mechanics as well as the computational tissue engineering program, was awarded the Postgraduate Scholarship-Doctoral award from NSERC for her work developing a minimally invasive treatment for glioblastoma. She is the first-ever Virginia Tech student recipient of this award.
Date: Sep 02, 2020 -
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Custom face shields aim to block droplets, tackle COVID-19 for football players , articleEngineers, athletic staff, and football players had two months to design a face shield that could reduce the risk of transmitting the coronavirus on the football field.
Date: Sep 02, 2020 -
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![Irving Coy Allen (left), Eli Vlaisavljevich (center), and Jennifer Munson (right) received an NIH grant to research noninvasive treatments for metastatic breast tumors. Photo credit Laura McWhinney of Virginia Tech. [Note: Photo taken before COVID-19 pandemic]](/content/dam/vtx_vt_edu/articles/2020/8/Vlaisavljevich_Munson_Allen_NIH-Grant_March-2020-(1).jpg.transform/m-medium/image.jpg)
Researcher receives NIH grant to study noninvasive treatment for metastatic breast tumors , articleThe aim of this project is to develop a novel, noninvasive method that combines nanoparticles with ultrasound to selectively target and kill cancerous cells in the breast tissue.
Date: Aug 27, 2020 -
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Proof-of-concept program from LAUNCH and VTIP fuels development of new technologies , articleEligible projects involve technologies captured in the VTIP invention disclosure process and identified as candidates for licensing to established companies or to new technology startups.
Date: Aug 21, 2020 -
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TECH Together Campaign announces winners and finalists , articleAfter the TECH Together Campaign launched in July, a whopping 76 applications from 20 different colleges and departments were submitted. Of those, 10 finalists and 5 winners have been chosen to implement their creative, innovative, and integrated solutions for the reopening of Virginia Tech campuses this fall.
Date: Aug 20, 2020
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