
Kids’ Tech University connects researchers with students
Kids’ Tech University is returning to Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus for its 11th annual spring program.

Kids’ Tech University is returning to Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus for its 11th annual spring program.

Virginia Catalyst has awarded $3.3 million in grants to six innovative life science and bioscience collaborations.

Researchers studying zebrafish have found that genes linked to autism spectrum disorder and other developmental brain abnormalities may be playing a role in people who cannot control their eye movements.

A recent report revealed the growing popularity of the urgent care clinic business model.

GlaxoSmithKline, a leading global healthcare company, will invest $16.7 million to expand its consumer healthcare research and development center in the City of Richmond.

A doctor at the UVA Children’s Hospital is using a new approach to mapping brain activity to shed light on what happens during seizures in newborns that can lead to behavioral issues and learning disabilities much later.

Virginia Tech has developed a university-wide cancer research strategy to create and expand synergies among more than 30 existing research teams at work finding new ways to prevent, quickly diagnose, and treat cancers, officials announced last week.

Sometimes, the way to take research in a new direction is to bring in a new perspective. That’s the motivation behind the Diversity and Inclusion Seed Investments Program from the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science.

Banning e-cigarettes could potentially have some unexpected consequences, according to Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC addiction research expert Warren Bickel.

The cargo shipping industry needs data. Up-to-the-minute information about how full shipping containers are, where they are, and what shape they’re in would dramatically boost efficiency.
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