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Pinar Yanardag receives NSF CAREER award to democratize video production with artificial intelligence , articleThe research gives users director-like control, allowing a science teacher or a student to make a video that looks like it came out of a Hollywood studio — minus the Hollywood budget.
Date: Sep 03, 2026 - -
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Research presentations span infant sleep to cancer therapy , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s 2026-27 Pioneers in Biomedical Research lecture series brings top scientists to Roanoke and Washington, D.C., for talks on neuroscience, cancer, cardiovascular health, metabolism, addiction policy, and more.
Date: Sep 03, 2026 - -
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Date: Sep 02, 2026 - -
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Blocking a microRNA reverses deadly lung disease in preclinical study , articleIn a study published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers led by Yassine Sassi of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute found that elevated levels of microRNA-224 promoted abnormal cell growth in the lungs’ blood vessels, contributing to disease.
Date: Sep 02, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech researchers seek to improve chronic pain for rural adults , articleHuaiyang Zhong, assistant professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, will use a grant from the National Institute on Aging to apply artificial intelligence to reducing pain and pain-related complications.
Date: Sep 02, 2026 - -
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Why feeding birds can make you feel better , articleA research team led by Virginia Tech found that people connected feeding and watching birds with positive emotions, engagement, and a sense of meaning.
Date: Sep 02, 2026 - -
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Chemists design extra-sticky adhesives that degrade on command , articleOne team of Virginia Tech chemists developed a fully recyclable tape. Another team designed an adhesive stronger than duct tape that degrades on command. Working together, they are setting a new standard for sustainable, usable adhesives.
Date: Sep 01, 2026 - -
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Protecting the peanut: Sensors help fend off fungus , articleEarly detection could be the difference between a healthy peanut crop and a devastating outbreak of Sclerotinia blight — a fungal disease capable of causing significant yield loss.
Date: Aug 31, 2026 - -
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Nation’s drone defenses bolstered by new center , articleVirginia Tech’s Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership and National Security Institute are partnering with the U.S. Army to open a Counter-UAS Testing and Research Center to test, evaluate, and improve the nation’s detection systems.
Date: Aug 28, 2026 - -
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Beyond trial and error: A more precise approach to psychiatry , articleThe Fralin Biomedical Research Institute will convene leaders in neuroscience, clinical research, and drug development to Roanoke to examine advances that could enable more individualized care for schizophrenia.
Date: Aug 28, 2026 - -
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Giving shorebirds space on the beach makes a big difference , articleCommunity-based efforts led by Virginia Tech across Atlantic Flyway beaches are showing promising results for shorebirds.
Date: Aug 27, 2026 - -
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Using data to help wheat growers adapt to unpredictable weather , articleAs weather becomes more variable, researchers are helping growers identify planting dates that protect yields and reduce the risk of spring freezes.
Date: Aug 26, 2026 - -
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To make quantum computers practical, researchers take aim at errors , articleResearchers with Virginia Tech’s Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering have been awarded approximately $5.5 million of a $37.5 million National Science Foundation grant to create a center aimed at detecting and correcting these errors faster than they occur.
Date: Aug 26, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech Advanced Research Computing expands Owl supercomputing cluster to accelerate research , article“The new resources are intended to help researchers spend less time waiting for computing capacity and more time advancing their work,” said Alberto Cano, associate vice president for research computing.
Date: Aug 26, 2026 - -
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The why: Tripp Shealy trains engineers to challenge the status quo , articleShealy, a civil engineering professor, combines civil engineering, behavioral science, and brain-imaging technology to help engineers make better decisions in a changing world.
Date: Aug 24, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech-developed tools help make Virginia roads safer through smarter crash data , articleFor more than a decade, researchers have transformed more than 1.8 million crash reports into near real-time data tools that help law enforcement and transportation agencies identify safety risks, make faster decisions, and improve road safety across Virginia.
Date: Aug 24, 2026 - -
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Oral therapy shows potential to protect healthy tissue from radiation , articleThe research team's goal is to develop a therapy that protects the organs most vulnerable to radiation injury while preserving radiation’s ability to treat cancer.
Date: Aug 21, 2026 - -
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Scientists uncover environmental cues behind bear hibernation , articleThe study represents one of the first to directly examine the combined influence of temperature and photoperiod in bear hibernation ecology, offering new data to inform conservation strategies.
Date: Aug 20, 2026 - -
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NIH bets $2 million on a virologist studying how cells decide to die , articleInside every infection, a microscopic war plays out with sacrifice, deception, and last-minute warnings between cells. A Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine virologist recently won a rare National Institutes of Health award to find out what determines who wins.
Date: Aug 20, 2026 - -
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Anne M. Brown named to National Academies' New Voices program , articleBrown, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been named to the 2026-28 New Voices cohort, recognizing emerging leaders in science, engineering, and medicine.
Date: Aug 18, 2026 -
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