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Seed funding enables researchers to address environmental and societal challenges , articleFor its signature seed funding program, the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment has awarded up to $30,000 each to seven interdisciplinary teams.
Date: May 03, 2023 -
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Class of 2023: Stephanie Valencic lives 'Ut Prosim' through a passion for public health , articleValencic is the Bachelor of Science in Public Health program's 2023 Outstanding Senior.
Date: May 03, 2023 -
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Veterinarians find new career paths with help of program aiming to become national center , articleThe Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine helps veterinarians from across the nation find new routes, applying their education, experience, and skills to move into areas beyond private practice, such as government or industry.
Date: Apr 21, 2023 -
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Audrey Ruple leads effort to standardize reporting guidelines in clinical trials with dogs and cats , articleNow that the guidelines are being published, applying them will require journal editors and private and public labs across North America to begin utilizing them in order for them to affect the quality of reporting.
Date: Apr 05, 2023 -
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Veterinary student Karen Morris competes on 'Jeopardy!' , articleMorris, pursuing both a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Master of Public Health, will appear on the game show on Wednesday, March 22. Check local listings for time and station.
Date: Mar 21, 2023 -
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Public health students go to Malawi, assess problems in care for cervical cancer , articleSam Rodgers and Stephanie Hernandez, both Master of Public Health students at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, went to the African nation of Malawi over Virginia Tech's winter break to help assess the nation’s continuum of health care from home to hospital.
Date: Mar 08, 2023 -
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A silver lining in the fight for clean water in India , articleStudents and faculty in the Department of Geography trialed the use of silver-infused ceramic tiles as a way to provide clean water to schools in rural India.
Date: Mar 02, 2023 -
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Why some of Virginia Tech’s most popular courses are online , articleAs undergrads craving flexibility gravitate toward online learning options, a few Virginia Tech classes have expanded to enroll thousands of students.
Date: Jan 24, 2023 -
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Beat the heat: Virginia Tech team to study best ways to survive heat waves , articleThe researchers will develop a proposal to create a citizen science program that will train youth to collect, monitor, and communicate data on temperatures in Roanoke and how residents experience heat.
Date: Dec 14, 2022 -
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Audrey Ruple named Dorothy A. and Richard G. Metcalf Professor of Veterinary Medical Informatics , articleRuple joined the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 2021 as an associate professor with tenure. Informatics, and the application and development of the discipline, have been integral parts of her research portfolio, including advanced computing and data sciences
Date: Dec 14, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech researchers address the grand challenges of pandemic prediction and prevention , articleT.M. Murali, a professor in the Department of Computer Science, along with several colleagues from across Virginia Tech, has received a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to identify expedient, efficient, cost-effective options for the prevention and containment of zoonotic viruses.
Date: Oct 24, 2022 -
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Fralin Life Sciences Institute sponsors inaugural Infectious Disease Symposium , articleThe Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Anthropod-Borne Pathogens will host the symposium on Friday, Oct. 7, with keynote speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes for Health, and One Health Institute.
Date: Oct 05, 2022 -
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A global challenge: Addressing water and health issues from rural Appalachia to China , articleFrom central Appalachia to China and everywhere in between, water contamination and unreliable access to safe water are issues of concern in poor rural areas. Two researchers at Virginia Tech explain common water issues and what they are doing to help.
Date: Mar 15, 2022 -
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Flu season is here — and flu vaccines are ready for the Virginia Tech community , articleOctober represents the start of flu season, and Virginia Tech officials began messaging centered on encouraging the campus population to get their flu vaccines. The university set up a website dedicated to information about the flu and flu shots, and both Hokie Wellness and Schiffert Health Center have scheduled clinics at various times throughout the month to administer the vaccine both to students and to employees.
Date: Oct 22, 2021 -
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Mobile vaccine clinics are making COVID-19 vaccines more accessible to the community , articleIn the spirit of Ut Prosim, (That I May Serve), a group of dedicated and creative Virginia Tech students and faculty, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, are working to make vaccines more available to the community with mobile vaccine clinics and the COVID vaccine car.
Date: Aug 03, 2021 -
Video ItemTECH Together Campaign helps mobile vaccine clinic , video Date: Jul 27, 2021
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