Content on Research:
Tech's Bioinformatics Institute receives grant
October 6, 2009
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, a division of the National Institutes of Health, has granted the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech a five-year contract worth more than $27 million to assist with the group's work
Letter: Nuclear grant has more to it
September 28, 2009
Are there really no conflicts of interests here?
Medical school seeks applicants
September 3, 2009
The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine reached out to prospective students in an information session Thursday night that emphasized a unique educational experience based on four individual value domains.
Column: Summer at Tech is essential for growth
June 3, 2009
As we enter this summer period at Virginia Tech, we are certainly enjoying the nice weather - even though we had to endure several rainstorms over the past weeks.
'Seed grants' to aid in medical research
March 5, 2009
The Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute presented five $30,000 seed grants to aid in joint research between Tech and Carilion Clinic researchers for several medical issues including cancer, obesity, technology, infectious disease and heart care.
Coal slurry research may help W.Va. community
February 17, 2009
Virginia Tech scientists have developed a technology that removes water from coal slurry ponds, lowering the amount of toxic waste potentially seeping into the water table and poisoning wells.
Engineer given White House award
January 27, 2009
At Virginia Tech, students and faculty are encouraged to "invent the future" through pioneering research and discovery. Maura Borrego, an assistant professor of the Department of Engineering Education, was recognized by the White House last month for her
Biomedical physicist to bolster research
October 7, 2008
In working toward Virginia Tech's goal to become a top-30 research university, the school has hired Seong K. Mun, a renowned biomedical research scientist, to assist in developing and expanding investigational programs.
Editorial: Publicly funded research should be publicly accessible
October 6, 2008
A heated debate between researchers, Congress, and publishing houses across the United States is exploding over public access to federally-funded research.
Food scientists squeeze life out of germs
September 1, 2008
Headlines about food contamination from store-bought fruits and vegetables may soon disappear from newspapers forever, as the resulting stomach aches and other food-poisoning symptoms may become a thing of the past.