
Virginia Tech scientist awarded $2.1 million to fight heart disease
Virginia Tech professor Steven Poelzing received a $2.1 million grant for research to combat the nation’s No. 1 killer — heart disease.

Virginia Tech professor Steven Poelzing received a $2.1 million grant for research to combat the nation’s No. 1 killer — heart disease.

State legislators will be able to learn more about agriculture in their districts, as well as issues important to Virginia farmers.

America’s urban forests are under attack. Since 2002, millions of native ash trees across the nation have died and been removed.

The Virginia Department of Forensic Science has secured a $2 million grant to implement enhancements to the way Virginia handles sexual assaults.

The Virginia Council on Women announced the sixth annual STEM Essay Contest for high school junior and senior young women.

A Virginia Tech chemist is investigating how inhibiting an enzyme could be used as therapy for a multitude of diseases, including cancer.

A new computational model developed at Virginia Tech will help automakers design cars that can protect pedestrians.

The Virginia Department of Forestry is spearheading an effort to restore what was once the most common tree in Southeast Virginia.

The U.S. DOT has announced the award recipients of five highly competitive national University Transportation Center grants.

VDOT has selected Catherine C. McGhee as director of the agency’s research program at the Virginia Transportation Research Council.
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