
Medical student’s research identifies predictor of severe sepsis mortality
Ankita Sridhar, a fourth-year student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, has laid the groundwork for a potential predictor of sepsis mortality.

Ankita Sridhar, a fourth-year student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, has laid the groundwork for a potential predictor of sepsis mortality.

Karl Hambsch, the first grower in the Commonwealth to obtain organic certifications for both a vineyard and a winery, has been named Grower of the Year by the Virginia Vineyards Association.

HalioDx, an immuno-oncology company pioneering the immunological diagnosis of cancers, has invested more than $1 million to establish a CLIA laboratory in the VA Bio+Tech Park in the City of Richmond.

Nicholas Wege Dias has an insider’s view of prison life. A graduate research assistant in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Dias has conducted much of his master’s research at rural correctional centers.

Vauquois was transformed into a devastated World War I battleground — both above and below the Earth’s surface.

More than 80 students and 10 faculty members from 26 research universities will convene at JMU for The Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities 2019 Emerging Creatives Student Summit.

A professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Science wants to power planes and cars using energy stored in their exterior shells.

Members of Virginia’s health care community are gathering in Richmond this week for a three-day, two-event summit focused on patient safety and quality improvement.

UVA Health System has opened an expanded outpatient clinic to help patients with type 1 diabetes and insulin-dependent patients with type 2 diabetes more easily obtain appropriate technology to effectively manage their condition.

CareerBuilder will invest $2.5 million to establish a 20,000-square-foot call center and research facility in Frederick County, creating 250 new jobs.
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