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Virginia Tech will be closed from 12/24/18 through 1/1/19 and will reopen on 1/2/19 .
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- Dec 14 NIH funds new study on a gene vital to circadian rhythms Assistant Professor Shihoko Kojima is the recent recipient of a $1.6 million NIH grant to study the influence of non-coding genes on circadian rhythms.
- Dec 13 More strong performers in new batch of bike helmet ratings The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab released ratings for 20 additional bicycle helmets, including nine 5-star models, but none outscored the reigning top performer.
- Dec 12 Pioneer in human tissue engineering to speak at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute on Thursday Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic investigates how to build tissue for human use to repair organs damaged by disease and injury. She will give a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke.