Senate passes compromise Farm Bill that legalizes industrial hemp production
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The U.S. Senate passed a compromise package that includes Virginia priorities championed by U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA).
Search Results for Virginia Tech research
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VCU completes enrollment for national study on childhood brain development
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A 21-member research consortium including Virginia Commonwealth University has completed enrollment for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.
Early education intervention has social impact four decades later
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Researchers investigated whether an intensive early childhood educational intervention could produce significant benefits in language and learning in disadvantaged children.
Students reflect on lessons learned during study abroad in Ecuador
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Toucans, tarantulas, hoatzins, scarlet macaws, and caiman. Those are just a few of the species observed by Virginia Tech students this past summer while studying abroad in one of the most biodiverse places on Earth.
Study: People recently diagnosed with cancer are more likely to drink alcohol
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People more recently diagnosed with cancer are more likely to drink alcohol, use tobacco, and frequent tanning beds than people in later stages of recovery.
SCC announces fee waiver for investment adviser firms
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Investment Adviser Registration Depository system fees for state-registered investment adviser firms (“IAFs”) are now waived, the State Corporation Commission announced.
Gender: Part of next phase in national concussion study
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Each football season ignites a drumbeat of media interest in concussion; all year round, research on the subject is flourishing. But despite substantial scientific progress and an uptick in public awareness, fundamental questions are still unresolved.
Dominion Energy, Smithfield Foods partner to transform future of sustainable energy
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Dominion Energy and Smithfield Foods are joining forces in an historic initiative to transform the future of sustainable energy and agriculture, announcing their first projects in North Carolina, Virginia and Utah.
New biomedical gel could ease pain in cervical cancer treatment
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A unique partnership between a Virginia Tech scientist and a University of Virginia oncologist could result in a solution to reduce discomfort during cancer treatment for women.
Partnerships with Deloitte, Marriott build future leaders
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Imagine getting behind-the-scenes insights on a corporate acquisition that creates the world’s largest hotel company — from an experienced and articulate executive who helped make it happen.
