How opioid-related messaging goes viral: Researchers share findings
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What does the U.S. opioid epidemic look like from the front lines? An estimated 116 overdose deaths a day and more than a thousand trips to the emergency room.
Search Results for Virginia Tech research
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Virginia Tech experts say U.S.-China trade standoff will hurt both countries
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China’s call to impose tariffs on U.S. products, a response to President Trump’s push to Implementing tariffs on China, could lead to a trade war that will hurt both countries, say experts from Virginia Tech.
Virginia Tech is leader in open access book publishing initiative
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Virginia Tech is one of only 12 universities across the nation to be invited to participate in a pilot initiative, Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem (TOME), to provide greater access to scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences.
Researchers investigate riverbank erosion, human adaptation, and resilience in coastal Bangladesh
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Coastal residents in Bangladesh are losing their homes and farmland at an astonishing rate due to riverbank erosion, which affects roughly 1 million people and displaces 50,000 to 200,000 every year.
VTCRI researchers join forces to improve life for children with genetic disorder
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Audrey Alves had just turned 2 when she first visited the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Neuromotor Research Clinic a year ago. Unlike most toddlers her age, she struggled to sit, crawl, and communicate.
Medical student’s research shows promise as method to help quit smoking
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The research project of Perisa Ruhi, class of 2018 at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, offers new findings to help change smoking behaviors.
Virginia Tech alumnus David Calhoun gives historic $20 million to transform honors education
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In a powerful statement on the need to reimagine higher education for today’s complex world, David Calhoun ’79, senior managing director for Blackstone and former CEO of Nielsen, has made the largest-ever gift to Virginia Tech’s Honors College.
BioInformatics Inc. to expand research operation in Arlington County
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BioInformatics Inc., a provider of critical market intelligence to major suppliers serving the life science, analytical instrument, and clinical diagnostic markets, will invest $175,000 to expand in Ballston Tower in Arlington County. The project will create 27 new jobs.
Researchers discover molecular mechanism of hereditary, tumor-causing disease
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A team of scientists from the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and Vanderbilt University have explained how a genetic mutation gives rise to Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, which causes tumors to grow in several organs.
Center for Research in SEAD Education is cultivating tomorrow’s innovators
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To inspire the next generation of innovators, today’s students need experiences both in and out of the classroom that integrate science, engineering, arts, and design (SEAD).
