The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI) supports faculty, staff, and students in their research efforts and strives to strengthen relationships with partners in business and industry.
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- Mar 20 First ratings for youth football helmets address sport's largest pool of athletes The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab used head-impact data they collected from youth football teams to create the first helmet-rating system designed specifically for players under 14.
- Mar 19 Engineers seek to address treatment deficiencies, research disparity in pelvic organ prolapse Though not life-threatening, pelvic organ prolapse is a debilitating condition that affects half of all women over the age of 50 and is difficult to treat. A recent grant from the National Science Foundation equips Virginia Tech researchers with the goal of improving overall treatment approaches.
- Mar 18 Jay Winkeler joins Pamplin to lead Center for Business Intelligence and Analytics Winkeler will lead the Center for Business Intelligence and Analytics as it enters a new phase of growth and expansion and contributes more broadly to the university’s critical data and decisions initiative.