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Some infant formula fats may contribute to early liver disease, study finds , articleNew research helps explain how steatotic liver disease can appear in babies — and the role early nutrition may play.
Date: Feb 24, 2026 - -
Video ItemEngineering Explained: Neural implants , video
Can Alzheimer’s be reversed? What are fiber-based implants and how are they made? How could understanding the brain’s neural engineering shape our future? Xiaoting Jia, a professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech, develops fiber-based neural implants that could help scientists better understand the brain’s circuitry. From exploring the potential to restore memory to advancing treatments for Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s disease, her work pushes the boundaries of engineering and human health through advanced manufacturing and interdisciplinary collaboration. Want to learn more? Visit here: https://ece.vt.edu/people/profile/jiax.html
Date: Nov 17, 2025 - -
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Groundbreaking AI aims to speed lifesaving therapies , articleLittle is known about how novel viruses like SARS-CoV-2 evolve or conditions like dementia develop at the molecular level, but an artificial intelligence model developed at Virginia Tech helps fill those gaps and generate more accurate maps of the inner landscape. Now, instead of guessing, drug developers can analyze where viruses attach to human proteins and design treatments to block them.
Date: Sep 16, 2025 - -
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Mining engineering professor's research aims to help dust-exposed workers breathe easier , articleEmily Sarver and her team are using state-of-the-art electron microscopy tools to detect and analyze mineral particles in lung tissue. Their goal: keeping people safe from respirable dust–based illnesses like silicosis.
Date: Apr 16, 2025 - -
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Graduate student’s love of science leads to prestigious national fellowship , articleKaylee Petraccione received a National Institute of Health award to further her research on the molecular mechanisms enabling the Rift Valley fever virus to cause disease.
Date: Sep 17, 2024 - -
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Experts available: Boeing Starliner sounds, Eastern equine encephalitis, lunch meat listeria, and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available this week to discuss the mysterious noises aboard the Boeing Starliner, how to protect yourself against eastern equine encephalitis, the lunch meat listeria outbreak, the latest on the Presidential campaign trail, and more.
Date: Sep 04, 2024 - -
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There’s an app for that: Study reveals that a smartphone app can effectively lower cholera risk , articleKevin Boyle from the Pamplin College of Business and an interdisciplinary team of researchers demonstrate the potential of using smartphone apps in the fight against cholera.
Date: Aug 12, 2024 - -
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Kathleen Alexander receives Virginia’s highest faculty honor , articleAlexander, the William E. Lavery Professor in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, was recognized with an Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
Date: Jan 22, 2024 - -
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Got wildlife? Get Jim Parkhurst , articleParkhurst has built a 35-year career around solving and preventing the problems that arise when people and wildlife find themselves in close quarters.
Date: Oct 09, 2023 - -
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Luis Escobar receives NIH award to study rabies transmission from wildlife to humans , articleEscobar will study vampire bats in Latin America to learn more about the spillover of a wildlife disease that can severely impact human health: rabies.
Date: Sep 25, 2023 - -
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Kathleen Alexander brings a One Health vision to conservation efforts in Botswana , articleAlexander makes a global impact merging wildlife conservation with community health and economic development in Botswana.
Date: Mar 17, 2023 - -
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Lauren Childs honored with fellowship by Association for Women in Mathematics and Cornell University , articleThe award grants a mid-career mathematician a residential fellowship in the Cornell University Mathematics Department without teaching obligations.
Date: Mar 09, 2023 - -
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A silver lining in the fight for clean water in India , articleStudents and faculty in the Department of Geography trialed the use of silver-infused ceramic tiles as a way to provide clean water to schools in rural India.
Date: Mar 02, 2023 - -
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Luis Escobar receives NSF CAREER award to study disease transmission among wildlife and across geographic scales , articleWith the National Science Foundation award, Escobar will research the disease ecology and biogeography of hantavirus to better understand disease transmission between species and to humans.
Date: Feb 27, 2023 - -
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Biological sciences’ Dana Hawley leads study showing how symptoms of illness help pathogens spread amongst songbirds , articleHawley and a team of researchers have shown just how easily these pathogens — in this case, a form of conjunctivitis common in birds but harmless to humans — spread, suggesting similar scenarios for humans.
Date: Jan 11, 2023 - -
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Researchers to lead Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society , articleKathy Lu, a prominent College of Engineering researcher, was elected president, and Deborah Good, of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was elected director of the mid-Atlantic region of Sigma Xi in November. Both will serve three-year terms beginning July 1.
Date: Jan 03, 2023 - -
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Virginia Tech researchers will investigate how bird feeding influences humans and birds , articleAshley Dayer of the College of Natural Resources and Environment and Dana Hawley of the College of Science are leading a multifaceted project funded by the National Science Foundation to study the effects of bird feeding.
Date: Nov 15, 2022 - -
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Virginia Tech researchers address the grand challenges of pandemic prediction and prevention , articleT.M. Murali, a professor in the Department of Computer Science, along with several colleagues from across Virginia Tech, has received a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to identify expedient, efficient, cost-effective options for the prevention and containment of zoonotic viruses.
Date: Oct 24, 2022 - -
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Fralin Life Sciences Institute sponsors inaugural Infectious Disease Symposium , articleThe Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Anthropod-Borne Pathogens will host the symposium on Friday, Oct. 7, with keynote speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes for Health, and One Health Institute.
Date: Oct 05, 2022 - -
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Studying vampire bats to predict the next pandemic , articleSupported by the National Science Foundation, the team will examine how geography, population traits, and climate change affect the spread of infectious disease from vampire bats to other species, and propose new models for predicting when and where wildlife virus transmission might occur in the future.
Date: Sep 26, 2022 -
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