
VCU researcher awarded $1.7M to study interactions between doctors, black patients with diabetes
A VCU professor will study the association between physicians’ communication behaviors and the outcomes of black patients with Type 2 diabetes.

A VCU professor will study the association between physicians’ communication behaviors and the outcomes of black patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Spend enough time driving through Central Appalachia, and you’ll see lush green mountain ranges brimming with diverse plant and animal species.

Researchers at Virginia Tech are carrying out a project that could lead to a new turning point in how the UN tracks rogue nations that seek nuclear power.

Many farmers, ranchers, and landowners rely on voluntary conservation incentive programs within the Farm Bill.

Research teams at Virginia Tech are developing new approaches to treat the aggressive form of brain cancer recently diagnosed in U.S. Sen. John McCain.

The scientific journal Pediatrics today published a paper that sets out new global priorities for tackling Sudden Unexpected Infant Death.

When Elaine Metz and Shannen Kelly started research at Virginia Tech in May, they already had an interest in improving the environment.

When we consider how indoor environments influence our health, we often think first of how those environments change our lifestyle.

Parasitic plant researcher Jim Westwood is one of eight researchers selected for funding by a new $14 million National Science Foundation grant.

Jonathan Boreyko turned on the defroster in his car one cold winter morning and waited for the ice on the windshield to melt. And kept waiting.
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