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- Addiction Recovery
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Applied Microbiology and the Microbiome
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- Cancer
- Cardiovascular Engineering
- Cardiovascular Science
- Children's Health
- Climate Dynamics
- Coastal Engineering
- Disaster Resilience
- Ecological Restoration
- Environmental Modeling and Simulation
- Environmental Data Analysis and Visualization
- Food Safety
- Freshwater Salinization
- Health Behaviors
- Invasive Species
- Hazardous Waste Assessment and Treatment
- Human Neuroscience
- Infectious Disease
- Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology
- Pollution in Freshwater Systems
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Tissue Engineering
- Water Health
- Water Infrastructure
- Water Treatment
- Water Reuse and Recycle
- Watersheds, Lake, and Reservoir Management
- Water Supply
- Vegetated coastal hydrodynamics
- Viruses
Health Research Experts
From airborne transmitted diseases to greenhouse gas emissions, Virginia Tech faculty, students, and partners work together at the intersection of health science and technology disciplines.
Warren K. Bickel
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Karen Roberto
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Health Research Teams
Talented faculty and students are developing cutting edge research that is leading Virginia Tech’s rise as a global destination for health sciences and technology. Virginia Tech’s health sciences footprint is growing, connecting research to Virginia Tech campuses in the Washington D.C. metro area and in Roanoke and Blacksburg, Virginia .
Health News
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Spring Forum focuses on new and emerging directions for behavioral and social sciences research , articleChristine Hunter, the acting director of the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research at the National Institutes of Health, will provide a virtual presentation during the event on March 31.
Date: Mar 17, 2023 -
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Kathleen Alexander brings a One Health vision to conservation efforts in Botswana , articleAlexander makes a global impact merging wildlife conservation with community health and economic development in Botswana.
Date: Mar 17, 2023 -
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Research brings pride of female farmers in Uganda into focus , articleJessica Spence is hoping the photovoice project she completed in Uganda will highlight the complex realities of female farmers across the globe. She is scheduled to speak during the Women and Gender in International Development Discussion Series on Thursday, March 16, at 12:30 p.m.
Date: Mar 15, 2023 -
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Amy Pruden speaks at Global Leaders Group meeting on antimicrobial resistance , articlePruden was invited to speak with the group to help identify sustainable health outcomes for people and ecosystems.
Date: Mar 02, 2023
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