News Stories

- - Jul 11, 2018 Engineering students take lifesaving concept to market with help from university environment and donors
    Virginia Tech engineering science and mechanics graduate Jordan Klein and mechanical engineering graduate David Hall founded bike helmet company Park & Diamond in 2015.
- - Jun 26, 2018 Virginia Tech releases ratings for bicycle helmets
    The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has released its first set of ratings for bicycle helmets, representing more than two years of dedicated research by the group that has helped drive innovation in the sports equipment industry with evidence-based, consumer-oriented safety testing.
- - Jun 18, 2018 VTCRI scientists, Carilion clinicians first to identify perinexus in human heart
    Steve Poelzing, associate professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, and Soufian AlMahameed, who was the director of the Carilion Clinic's Center for Atrial Fibrillation, led the research team that first identified the perinexus in the human heart.
- - Jun 13, 2018 Scott L. Hendricks honored with emeritus status
    A member of the university community since 1979, Scott L. Hendricks is being awarded emeritus status.
- - May 24, 2018 Virginia Tech researchers awarded USDA grant to study the spread of devastating wheat diseases
    A Virginia Tech research project focused on the dispersal of two wheat pathogens will receive $498,708 over the next three years from the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
- - May 15, 2018 VTCRI wins award to develop test for mild traumatic brain injury, working with industry partners, University of Virginia
    By studying a person's cognitive performance during advanced brain imaging, Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and University of Virginia scientists will determine the accuracy and relationship of blood biomarkers indicating brain injury.
- - May 07, 2018 Class of 2018: Daniel Surinach shapes the future of men's reproductive health
    Virginia Tech engineering science and mechanics senior Daniel Surinach is hoping to change the way both researchers and clinicians approach Peyronie’s Disease, a condition in which a soft tissue layer within the penis develops pathologic, fibrous plaques, potentially interfering with sexual function.
- - May 04, 2018 Mauro Atalla to receive the Graduate Alumni Achievement Award on May 10
    Mauro Atalla ‘96 will receive the Graduate Alumni Achievement Award during the Graduate Commencement Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. on May 10 at Cassell Coliseum on the Blacksburg campus.
- - May 03, 2018 Alexandra Hyler named 2018 Graduate Student of the Year
    Alexandra Hyler, the 2018 Graduate Student of the Year, had two goals in addition to earning her Ph.D. at Virginia Tech: to stay sane and stay out of the bubble.
- - Apr 30, 2018 Could soccer headgear reduce concussion risk? First-ever ratings say yes.
    Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. And participation is rising in the United States, where it’s widely considered a safer alternative to other contact sports like football, which is facing heightened scrutiny.

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