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Virginia Tech, formally known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is a public research university located in Blacksburg, Virginia. Established in 1872 as a land-grant college, Virginia Tech has grown into one of the largest universities in the United States with an extensive research portfolio. It is known for its strong engineering, business, and agriculture programs, and it boasts a robust cooperative education and internship program that integrates academic studies with professional experience. The university emphasizes a hands-on, engaging approach to education, encouraging its students to solve complex real-world problems through innovation. Virginia Tech also maintains a strong commitment to service, guided by its motto, “Ut Prosim” (That I May Serve). Its campus culture is vibrant, with a wide range of student activities, organizations, and a strong athletic spirit represented by its HokieBird mascot.
A new study suggests that memory problems and difficulty concentrating after chemotherapy may stem from…
A strange Cambrian fossil named Salterella may hold the key to understanding how early animals…
Virginia Tech scientists are probing how mitochondrial stress and calcium overload may cause Alzheimer’s to…
Hidden beneath the forest floor, the humble millipede may hold the key to treating pain…
Focused ultrasound could turn a muscle supplement into a brain-saving therapy by sneaking creatine past…
Bed bugs split from their bat-loving ancestors when they joined early humans exiting caves 60,000…
Virginia Tech researchers discovered a gene mutation in bed bugs linked to pesticide resistance and…
A future Cascadia earthquake could unleash far more than just devastating shaking — it could…
Scientists have long known that bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria, live in our gut, but…
Virginia Tech researchers discovered six new rodent carriers of hantavirus and identified U.S. hotspots, highlighting…
Neuroscientists at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will investigate how obesity influences…
Addressing one of the longstanding challenges in gastrointestinal drug delivery, Virginia Tech researchers have transformed…
Scientists at Virginia Tech are revolutionizing depression treatment by tapping into how the brain processes…
Cricket frogs, native to Virginia and North Carolina, demonstrate an incredible ability to skitter across…
Researchers have discovered that neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin are released when processing the emotional…
Ancient species may have evolved at a slower pace and endured longer, but evolutionary rates…
By tagging the young mako shark, researchers from Virginia Tech and the College of Natural…