
Virginia Tech cancels study abroad programs for 2020-2021 winter session
Virginia Tech has canceled all study abroad programs scheduled for the 2020-21 winter session.

Virginia Tech has canceled all study abroad programs scheduled for the 2020-21 winter session.

Eli Vlaisavljevich, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics at Virginia Tech, received a Trailblazer Award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health to research possible treatments for metastatic breast cancer.

A future with better crop yields and enhanced environmental stewardship may be realized sooner than later, as the nation’s innovative agriculturalists step up to embrace the challenge.

Virginia Tech’s expanding footprint in the greater Washington, D.C., region is driving a new model of connecting the growing number of Hokie graduate students in Northern Virginia to the university services they need.

More than 100 years ago, health officials urged Americans to protect their country by wearing masks. Face coverings help prevent the spread of a deadly flu strain, the experts said. In response, cities and counties across the nation mandated mask use. Residents could face fines or jail time if they didn’t follow the law in some places.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) is urging prominent tech companies to help ensure that Virginia students can properly participate in distance learning this fall.

Virginia Tech supporters stepped forward like never before in a year that saw the university launch its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever.

The American Chemical Society is launching a new food science journal in 2021, and it has named Virginia State University researcher Dr. Yixiang Xu, as associate editor of its upcoming publication, ACS Food Science & Technology.

Virginia Tech researchers have worked with the university’s athletic department to develop a football helmet face shield designed to block small droplets and reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.

Traditional veterinary education leading to a doctor of veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) may not adequately prepare veterinarians to succeed in research careers.
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