iTHRIV grants target obesity among Latinx youth, hepatitis C
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The integrated Translational Health Research Institute of Virginia has awarded almost $80,000 in seed funding across two community-focused projects.
Search Results for Virginia Tech research
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UVA driving simulator goes virtual to help more people with autism
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The next destination for the University of Virginia School of Medicine’s efforts to help people with autism learn to drive: virtual reality.
Should UVA even be in the big-time football business?
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UVA doesn’t have any trouble with money. The school has a $14.5 billion endowment. Alums are always writing checks – $50 million here for a new performing arts center, $35 million there for a basketball arena.
Antarctic fishes adaption to warming Southern Ocean
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At first glance, Antarctica seems inhospitable. Known for howling gales and extremely cold temperatures, the continent is blanketed with a mile-thick ice shelf. Occasional elephant seals and seabirds fleck the glacial shorelines.
How will supply chain issues affect Christmas shopping?
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Electronics, furniture, appliances, turkeys, pies, Christmas trees, even champagne for New Year’s Eve. It’s all backordered and held up in the supply chain, or so we hear.
Nuclear manufacturer to establish innovation center in Campbell County
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BWX Technologies will make a multimillion-dollar investment to create a manufacturing and research and development center to showcase their services and technology in Campbell County.
Climate, energy news roundup
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This edition offers articles and perspectives from sources and voices other than “mainstream media”. So, no articles from the New York Times, Washington Post, and The Guardian!
Charlottesville-area homeowners sought for shelter dog study
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The Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare Lab in the Virginia Tech Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences is partnering with the Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA to examine the effects of foster care on the welfare and behavior of dogs in shelters.
Connection 2 Care project gets supplies to those in need in Roanoke Valley
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Parts of Roanoke and its surrounding communities in Southwest Virginia have been addressing the needs of people with substance use disorder in recent years.
Study shows differences in how men, women perceive risks of pandemic
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In March 2020, just days into the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of Virginia Tech economic researchers started brainstorming ideas for a study that would gauge how people were emotionally responding to the pandemic.
