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American chestnuts were once found in forests from Ontario to Alabama. This “redwood of the East” was often described as a towering giant, dominating forests throughout the East Coast. That all changed, however, with the introduction of chestnut blight.
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Scientists at two of Virginia’s largest universities, working with clinicians from the two major health systems and a growing Virginia-based biotechnology company, have teamed up to address an important medical challenge.
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Many students find it challenging to deal with research paper writing because this is a type of writing that requires effort in finding resources and presenting information in a manner that helps to answer a topic using academic language.
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Planes, buses, and taxis, sure – but the connections that landed Eastern Mennonite University junior Maria Yoder in Guatemala for a spring break research project were also of a different kind.
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There’s a good chance you’ve touched something made out of the polyolefin polymer today. It’s often used in polyethylene products like plastic bags or polypropylene products like diapers.
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The Cartledge Charitable Foundation Inc. has joined the fight against breast cancer with a $100,000 gift to the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute.
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The year 2017 saw a good number of life-changing medical breakthroughs in the areas of cancer, depression and heart disease among others.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $1.9 million to Virginia Tech, North Carolina State University, and Louisiana State University to detect and control lead in drinking water.
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When Americans hear the word bioterrorism, they may be reminded of the series of anthrax attacks that followed in the wake of 9/11, infecting 22 people and killing five.
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The face of terrorism in the United States has changed dramatically following 9/11. According to a report by the New America Foundation, every jihadist who has conducted a lethal attack inside the U.S. since 2001 has come from inside the country, already having established citizenship or legal residency.
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