
Water experts to study emerging threat of antibiotic resistance
Bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics lead to an estimated 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses per year in the U.S.

Bacteria that become resistant to antibiotics lead to an estimated 23,000 deaths and 2 million illnesses per year in the U.S.

Virginia Tech is launching a $2.6 million study to determine if traumatic brain injuries can cause changes within the brain that lead to epilepsy.

A high-tech form of brain surgery that replaces scalpels with sound waves improved quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease that has resisted other forms of treatment, a new study has found.

As she presents to a class of residential design students at Virginia Tech, Ellen Cheever, an icon in the kitchen and bath design industry, points proudly to the alcove behind her.

Distributing protective masks amidst a volcanic eruption was not what Master of Public Health student Travis Oishi had in mind when he landed in Hawaii to do research for his practicum project.

Harlow Group Ltd., a leading provider of precision engineered, fabricated, machined and 3D printed additive components, will invest $8 million to locate its first U.S. precision sheet metal fabrication plant, to be called Harlow Fastech, in the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County.

The average Uber or Lyft vehicle does not generally come equipped with a car seat, and only in certain cities is it an option to request one.

Experts at Virginia Tech and the University of Richmond have launched an online, interactive map that provides the most comprehensive view of U.S. House of Representative election results over nearly two centuries.

Augusta Health has been named the 2018 Health Quality Innovator for Virginia in the category of Data-driven care by Health Quality Innovators (HQI).

Sara Farthing, a first-year student in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, needed a mental picture.
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