Research that Matters
Research that matters.
From the medicine we take and the food we eat to the roads we travel, the phones in our pockets, lifesaving treatments for our pets, and the security of our nation, research touches nearly every aspect of our lives. At Virginia Tech, every experiment, analysis, and breakthrough helps make our world healthier, safer, and stronger.
The impact is measurable in communities across Virginia and around the world. Virginia Tech research strengthens the economy, improves the workforce, and enhances everyday life. Funding this work is essential to advancing health, technology, security, and other innovations that benefit our communities, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the nation.
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Research for a Better Future
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Health: Revolutionizing Prevention, Treatment, and Care
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A new approach to kidney matching could save lives , articleAccording to Virginia Tech-led research using machine learning and sophisticated computer simulations, a redesign of the U.S. transplant system could lead to 900 more kidney transplants each year.
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Building a more precise approach to psychiatric treatment , articleMore than 100 scientists, clinicians, and other participants, including 17 industry representatives, explored how new treatments may give people with schizophrenia more effective care.
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Measuring what your brain is telling itself , articleVirginia Tech neuroscientist Matt Howe joins the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to better understand how signaling molecules in the brain influence cognition and symptoms of human disease.
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Brain’s response to a stroke may advance tumor’s progression , articleAfter a stroke, the brain gets to work repairing damaged tissue. But new research suggests some of the same biological processes that aid recovery may also help tumor cells grow and spread.
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Food processing influences metabolism and brain activity , articleIn healthy adults, meals matched for calories and nutrients, but otherwise prepared differently, led to unexpectedly different metabolic responses and activity in the brain’s reward system.
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A deadly fungus may not live to see the last of us , articleVirginia Tech researchers successfully killed the fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus in animal studies by identifying how it resists current therapeutic methods.
Technology: Advancements for Improved Livelihoods
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Research reveals the ways students really use AI to write , articleAfter building an AI platform that records every move students make, computer scientists discovered that half of all students asked AI to write an assigned essay for them — and that recording their behavior could change it.
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Expert discusses the midterm elections and the roles that AI plays , articleAs the United States midterm elections approach, AI policy looms large, adding new uncertainties to a rapidly evolving campaign season. Political communications expert Cayce Myers provides analysis of the stakes in the upcoming election and the ways AI could affect campaigns and voters.
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Virginia’s Smart Airspace network lands first flights , articleOver the past year, the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership worked with its industry and government partners to develop the route network, which connects new vertiports at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute in Blacksburg, Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport in Roanoke, and Allen C. Perkinson Airport in Blackstone.
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How urgently do AI-exposed jobs need retraining? , articleTo better capture the complex and uneven effects of AI on the U.S. labor market, this study introduces the Reskilling Urgency Index, a comprehensive framework that extends existing measures of AI exposure by incorporating critical labor-market factors such as skill non-transferability and job non-specialization.
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Q&A: The AI slowdown debate , articleAs security threats and political pressures mount, Virginia Tech experts examine the feasibility, safety guardrails, and geopolitical tradeoffs of pacing AI development.
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Research team advances the future of distributed mobile networks , articleVirginia Tech National Security Institute, the Institute for Advanced Computing, and Lockheed Martin collaborate on this Future G project.
Security: Safeguarding the Homefront
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Michael Mays appointed senior director of Secure Identity Services , articleMichael Mays joined Virginia Tech’s Division of Information Technology in August as senior director of Secure Identity Services.
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Randy Marchany presented with the EDUCAUSE Organizational Culture Award for 2026 , articleVirginia Tech university IT security officer emeritus and computer engineering professor Randy Marchany received the 2026 EDUCAUSE Organizational Culture Award for his dedication to building a positive and thriving campus culture.
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Data breach victims face significant increase in loan denials, Virginia Tech study finds , articleVirginia Tech research finds that consumers affected by a major data breach experienced a 22 percent increase in loan denials, demonstrating long-term financial harm to individuals.
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Virginia Tech leads multimillion-dollar project for women's health , articleA team of researchers from across the country will investigate the connection between hormones and vaginal tissue health in a project funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Experts available: UN General Assembly, AI and air traffic control, midterm elections, oil prices, and extreme weather , articleVirginia Tech experts are available this week to discuss top news stories, including the U.S. and Iranian presidents speaking at the UN, Al tools for air traffic control, the stakes for both parties (and AI) in the midterms, rapidly rising oil prices, and weather extremes. To schedule an interview with any of them or if you need analysis on other topics, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
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Research team advances the future of distributed mobile networks , article
Virginia Tech National Security Institute, the Institute for Advanced Computing, and Lockheed Martin collaborate on this Future G project.