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Children’s Miracle Network establishes pediatric endowed chair at Carilion Clinic , articleA $1 million Children’s Miracle Network endowment establishes Carilion Clinic’s first pediatric endowed chair, advancing research, education, and children’s health in Southwest Virginia. Dr. Andrew Herman serves as chair of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics.
Date: Feb 27, 2026 - -
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Brain School: An inside look at how our genes contribute to healthy brain development and what can go wrong , articleThe public is invited to explore the body’s most complex organ on March 9 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Feb 27, 2026 - -
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Researchers refine understanding of the body's response to energy demands from exercise , articleThe study, led by Fralin Biomedical Research Institute exercise medicine scientist Zhen Yan, identified an important cell signaling mechanism that could be a target for treating diabetes.
Date: Feb 25, 2026 - -
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Keto diet could unlock the effects of exercise for people with high blood sugar , articleA new study by exercise medicine scientist Sarah Lessard found that feeding mice with hyperglycemia a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet lowered their blood sugar and improved their bodies’ response to exercise.
Date: Feb 25, 2026 - -
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Tim Sands highlights progress, priorities, and athletics push in State of the University Address , articleDuring his 10th State of the University Address on Wednesday, Sands said the university will continue to focus on global distinction and Virginia Tech Advantage while also moving athletics to the forefront of priorities. He also said that the university could face challenges this year and is making contingency plans in preparation for those challenges.
Date: Feb 18, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech generates $4.7 billion in economic impact across Virginia, new report shows , articlePresident Tim Sands highlighted the findings during his annual State of the University Address on Wednesday.
Date: Feb 18, 2026 - -
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Aviation pioneer joins advanced air mobility program , articleElectra.aero Inc. is the first aircraft manufacturer to join the Virginia Advanced Air Mobility Smart Airspace Program. The university-led initiative aims to research and develop low level routing and instrument flight procedures for the departure and arrival of advanced air mobility aircraft.
Date: Feb 18, 2026 - -
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From law and order to genetic disorders , articleAllyson Herriges spent 10 years as a military police officer before raising children with special needs led her to study neuroscience in Virginia Tech’s Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program. Now, a James R. Carter Sr. Memorial Award is supporting her research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Feb 17, 2026 - -
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What can honey bee brain chemistry teach us about learning? , videoScientists with @virginiatech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and Arizona State University recorded, for the first time in honey bees, the dynamics of neurotransmitters as the bees learned to associate an odor with a sugar reward. The discovery in the journal Science Advances offers insight into human learning.
Date: Feb 13, 2026 - -
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Learning how memories are saved and lost , articleA fellowship will help Mayd Alsalman, a student in the Translational Biology, Medicine and Health Graduate Program, investigate the neurobiology behind memory disorders like Alzheimer’s disease.
Date: Feb 12, 2026 - -
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What can honey bee brain chemistry teach us about human learning? , articleA multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has for the first time identified specific patterns of brain chemical activity that predict how quickly individual honey bees learn new associations, offering important insights into human learning and decision-making.
Date: Feb 11, 2026 - -
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Aiming focused ultrasound at Alzheimer’s disease , articleA fellowship will help support Yunruo “Trista” Ni’s graduate research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC as she investigates how low-intensity focused ultrasound can modify brain circuits to treat memory disorders.
Date: Feb 02, 2026 - -
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Physician-turned-tech executive to discuss AI in medicine , articlePhysician and former health executive Vivian Lee will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke.
Date: Jan 29, 2026 - -
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Winter weather: Blacksburg, D.C. campuses to resume normal operations Wednesday; other locations still affected , articleIn anticipation of potential wintry weather, Virginia Tech has put snow emergency routes on the Blacksburg campus in effect starting at 5 p.m. Friday. All state vehicles parked along the snow routes must also be moved during this time to ensure streets remain open for emergency use.
Date: Jan 24, 2026 - -
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Register for Roanoke conference on strengthening community-based addiction recovery Date: Jan 23, 2026 - -
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VT Alerts system to be tested for all locations on Feb. 5 , articleThe test will occur between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Date: Jan 23, 2026 - -
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University child care resources offer flexibility and support for caregivers , articleThe university offers employees resources to help find child care, pay for care, and learn more about their options as a caregiver, as discussed a Working Parents Resources Roundtable.
Date: Jan 20, 2026 - -
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A message from President Tim Sands , articleIn 2026, we are prepared to boldly move forward as an engaged public research university focused on impact, outcomes, and a commitment to serve our communities.
Date: Jan 20, 2026 - -
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What estrogen really does and what happens without it , articleNational Academy of Sciences member Holly Ingraham will explain how studying female physiology beyond reproduction is reshaping understanding of metabolism, brain signaling, and disease risk at the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture..
Date: Jan 15, 2026 -
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