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Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program’s entering class comprises a rich mix of students , articleThe new class includes 11 women pursuing doctoral degrees and three students in the new M.D.+Ph.D. track. The program enrolled its first class in 2014.
Date: Sep 28, 2022 -
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International agriculture partnerships strengthened in trip to Kenya , articleThe CALS Global experience was part the Global Opportunity Initiative, which serves as a foundation for faculty across campus to forge international collaborations and contribute to solutions to challenging worldwide agricultural issues.
Date: Sep 28, 2022 -
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Julia M. Gohlke earns NASA grant to study how extreme weather impacts health , articleWith this grant, Gohlke will improve the ways that government agencies estimate damage caused by weather events.
Date: Sep 26, 2022 -
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Researchers to examine Virginia's food system and antimicrobial resistance in sheep and goat populations , articlePatrick Pithua, associate professor of epidemiology in the Department of Health Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and Eunice Ndegwa, assistant professor of agriculture research at Virginia State University, will lead the research.
Date: Sep 26, 2022 -
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Julie Rosenberger selected for national business officer leadership program , articleThe yearlong Emerging Leaders Program focuses on leadership, higher education business models, communication, and professional growth. Attendees are selected for their dedication to furthering their careers and for their advancement potential, and they come from colleges and universities across the country.
Date: Sep 23, 2022 -
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Mike Gutter named director of Virginia Cooperative Extension, associate dean of Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences , articleGutter, currently a professor, specialist, and associate dean of Extension at the University of Florida, will start his new role on Nov. 1.
Date: Sep 21, 2022 -
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Virologist Kylene Kehn-Hall to direct the Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens , articleKehn-Hall, professor of virology from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, conducts research focused on understanding the mechanism of viral pathogenesis and developing antivirals for vector-borne and zoonotic diseases.
Date: Sep 16, 2022 -
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Pilot program gives underrepresented undergraduates hands-on experience in collaborative biostatistics , articleThe eight-week training program was designed to give motivated, underrepresented minority undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in a full-time collaborative data science experience.
Date: Sep 14, 2022 -
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Veterinary student commissions into the U.S. Public Health Service, earns elite internship , articleWilliam Boyd, a fourth-year public and corporate Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student also enrolled in the Master of Public Health Program, is an ensign in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Date: Sep 12, 2022 -
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Casting for data on microplastics in the ocean , articleWith the new Seale Coastal Zone Observatory, Robert Weiss, a professor of geosciences, aims to model the present and future effects of microplastics on the marine environment and its life.
Date: Sep 02, 2022 -
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Researchers to involve expectant moms in study of how opioids, other disruptors influence a child’s development , articleBrittany Howell, an assistant professor at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is leading part of a nationwide National Institutes of Health study to address the opioid crisis, which has disproportionately affected rural communities in the commonwealth.
Date: Sep 01, 2022 -
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Veterinary alumna returns as faculty to work with students, shelter dogs , articleErin Phoenix '11, DVM' 17 teaches in the college’s surgery and dentistry labs and works with the Animal Care for Education team, responsible for the care and enrichment of the animals participating in the teaching program.
Date: Sep 01, 2022 -
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Residential Well-being initiative brings resources and experiences to students’ doors , article“Rather than expecting the students to find Virginia Tech’s world-class campus experiences on their own, we are surrounding the student with the key elements of first-year success inside of their living environment,” said Rebecca Caldwell, Virginia Tech’s first director of Residential Well-being.
Date: Aug 29, 2022 -
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Carla Phillips Savage joins Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine faculty , articleSavage is an associate professor of practice in aquatic animal medicine.
Date: Aug 26, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech veterinary college gets funding for research into parasite found in cats , articleFound in cats, Toxoplasma gondii is a human pathogen with serious health ramifications, causing life-threatening illnesses for people with immunodeficienies, miscarriages in pregnant women, and blindness in newborn children.
Date: Aug 08, 2022 -
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Scholars program supports research addressing critical human and societal concerns , articleWith up to $30,000 each, the research teams will conduct preliminary studies to make themselves more competitive for external funding from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and other sources of public and private funding.
Date: Aug 01, 2022 -
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Veterinary college researchers to study most common heart disease in cats , articleResearchers at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine will investigate the most common form of heart disease in cats and the devastating blood clotting complications associated with it.
Date: Jul 31, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech researcher to test vaccine for norovirus , articleLijuan Yuan, professor of virology and immunology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, will evaluate a potential live oral vaccine for norovirus, the No. 1 cause of foodborne illness.
Date: Jul 28, 2022 -
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Comfort your canine with these expert summertime tips , articleSummer is a great season to have fun with your dog, but as with humans, it's important to keep some safety and comfort tips in mind when planning your pal's day.
Date: Jul 13, 2022 -
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Biomechanics researcher uses artificial intelligence to detect injuries and improve treatment , articleVincent Wang conducts research in biomechanics, specifically related to musculoskeletal injuries. He knew early on he wanted to incorporate artificial intelligence into his research, so he pursued collaborations with experts in other fields.
Date: Jul 11, 2022
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