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Article ItemScientists partner on multi-university grant to establish a field of ‘imageomics’ , article
The new institute will create a new frontier of biological information using vast stores of existing image data to characterize and discover patterns or biological traits of organisms and gain insights into how function follows form in all areas of biology.
Date: Mar 08, 2022 -
Article ItemAnalytics in sports: There’s a stat for that , article
Paul Sabin – an ESPN sports data scientist who received his Ph.D. in statistics from Virginia Tech in 2019 – will be sharing his analytical insights at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16 as the keynote speaker in “Nerds and Jocks Unite – What's Next in the Sports Analytics Revolution?” part of the Northern Virginia Technology Council Data Science Speaker Series in partnership with Virginia Tech.
Date: Feb 11, 2022 -
Article ItemJohn Robertson named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors , article
As part of the Cancer Engineering Team, Robertson and colleagues have developed the use of energy-based therapies for treating previously untreatable cancers, such as brain and liver tumors.
Date: Feb 11, 2022 -
Article ItemCareer change turns up aces for Virginia Tech alumnus , article
Tired of working an 8-to-5 job and feeling an itch to pursue his passion, Adam Hendrix gave up a job working for a government contractor to become a professional poker player. For this 2015 Virginia Tech alumnus with a degree in economics from the College of Science, the gamble continues to pay off.
Date: Feb 10, 2022 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech receives $2.8 million grant from the Department of Defense; Stephanie Travis named director of Senior Military College Cyber Institute , article
The grant will be allocated toward supporting scholarships for students interested in careers focused on cybersecurity and critical foreign languages, and supporting experiential learning opportunities.
Date: Jan 20, 2022 -
Article ItemJoining forces with Deloitte to tackle wicked problems , article
At the semiannual Deloitte Problem Day, faculty from a broad range of disciplines collaborated with researchers from Deloitte in addressing the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence.
Date: Dec 06, 2021 -
Article ItemStatistics' Xinwei Deng named Data Science Faculty Fellow , article
A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2011, Deng is a data science researcher working with both design of experiments and machine learning for large scale analysis, learning, and decision-making processes.
Date: Dec 01, 2021 -
Article ItemBiomedical engineering researchers to study knee re-injury risk using wearable sensors , article
Supported by a $2.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health and led by Robin Queen, the Kevin P. Granata Faculty Fellow and professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics, a team of researchers from Virginia Tech and the University of Virginia will assess second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries — a tear of the same ACL or of the ACL in the other knee — using wearable sensors.
Date: Oct 15, 2021 -
Article ItemDriver safety at forefront of VTTI research on hard-braking and other hard acceleration maneuvers , article
In an interview with Fast Company, Director of Product Russell Dicker said that Google began by delving into research on the topic of hard-braking incidents and specifically mentioned VTTI.
Date: Aug 17, 2021 -
Article ItemMobile vaccine clinics are making COVID-19 vaccines more accessible to the community , article
In the spirit of Ut Prosim, (That I May Serve), a group of dedicated and creative Virginia Tech students and faculty, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, are working to make vaccines more available to the community with mobile vaccine clinics and the COVID vaccine car.
Date: Aug 03, 2021 -
Article ItemFifth year of College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund supports faculty research , article
Now in its fifth year, the Virginia Tech College of Science Lay Nam Chang Dean’s Discovery Fund recently announced research awards that will support such diverse projects as water quality, discovery of drugs for pain and viruses, mental health treatment, and economics forecasting.
Date: Jun 17, 2021 -
Article ItemRaytheon Technologies extends the Hume Center’s fellowship program for four years , article
With the extension of the program, more students can transform their interests and passions into careers in cybersecurity, machine learning, and analytics with Raytheon Technologies in support of the Intelligence Community and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Date: May 25, 2021 -
Article ItemIn memoriam: Robert Schulman, professor emeritus with the Department of Statistics , article
Schulman, a member of the Virginia Tech community since 1974, died April 27, 2021. He was 74.
Date: May 17, 2021 -
Article ItemYou’re not sleeping: Expert to explain neuroscience of anesthesia in Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture , article
Emery Brown, the Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering and Professor of Computational Neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will discuss the ongoing neurological study of anesthetic drugs on May 6. His talk will be the final installment of the 2020-2021 Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series.
Date: Apr 28, 2021 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech’s Academy of Data Science and Northern Virginia Technology Council announce data science lecture series , article
The Virginia Tech College of Science’s Academy of Data Science and the Northern Virginia Technology Council are launching a series of virtual events to showcase the impact of data science.
Date: Apr 16, 2021 -
Article ItemData scientists combat hate crimes and other violence , article
Every complex problem has many multidisciplinary angles. In today's first installment of a series this week, read about how the Sanghani Center helps to capture data to document the true prevalence of hate crimes and other forms of violence that Princeton's Bridging Divides Initiative can share with national and local leaders who want to make better informed policy decisions.
Date: Apr 16, 2021 -
Article ItemData privacy: Subterranean footstep blues with computational modeling and data analytics , article
Students in the computational modeling and data analytics program in the College of Science’s Academy of Integrated Science help separate the data of footsteps from other tiny seismic activity in a complex capstone project.
Date: Apr 01, 2021 -
Article ItemCOVID-19 simulation model creates scenarios , article
Such factors as the continued adoption of face coverings, the frequency of public health messaging, and the availability of vaccines are used to predict the rate of infection and likelihood of completing the spring semester as planned.
Date: Feb 17, 2021 -
Article ItemUnderstanding COVID-19 is complicated, but you know what to do , article
In this essay, interim dean of the College of Science Ron Fricker encourages Hokies to remain committed to the practices in place that will bring the COVID-19 pandemic to an end.
Date: Feb 17, 2021 -
Article ItemCollege of Science announces inaugural recipients of Inclusion and Diversity Fellowship Program , article
The Virginia Tech College of Science has awarded two faculty members with its first-ever Inclusion and Diversity Fellowships, aimed at advancing inclusivity and diversity among students, faculty, and staff in the college.
Date: Feb 05, 2021
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