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The Virginia Research Investment Committee (VRIC) has approved a $1.1 million grant to Virginia Tech to support a medical device that will use low-energy electric fields to treat brain tumors, the second-leading cause of death in people under the age of 20.
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The 2018 Super Bowl arrives in a few weeks and over 40 percent of U.S. households will watch the game on TV. With a 30-second TV commercial priced at over $4 million, some advertisers may debate whether these ads are worth the cost.
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A new housing study led by the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech has found a shortage of affordable housing throughout all regions of the state – and that Virginia needs to produce significant levels of new affordable housing to accommodate anticipated workforce growth.
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The Virginia Tech College of Science has awarded an undergraduate student and graduate student with scholarships funded by the college’s Dean’s Roundtable Advisory Board.
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At a time when the drone industry is racing to develop the technology, regulatory framework, and standards to support its rapid expansion, Virginia is emerging as an incubator for both research and policy in the field.
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Virginia Tech researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness and economic feasibility of using insects to increase food security in one of the world’s poorest countries – Niger.
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Is overcrowding in cities bad for your brain? Do children in preschool learn better because of the social enrichment?
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The Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research is embodying the spirit of Ut Prosim by working to make events friendlier for youth with sensory challenges.
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If a journey of a million miles starts with a single step, what do you get for more than a couple of million steps?
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Kyle Friend, a professor at Washington and Lee University, received a $100,000 grant from the Jeffress Trust Awards Program in Interdisciplinary Research.
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