University of Chicago mathematician Vladimir Drinfeld wins prestigious Shaw Prize
Vladimir Drinfeld, the Harry Pratt Judson Distinguished Service Professor of Mathematics at the University of Chicago, is one of two...
Targeting the Src N-Terminal regulatory element in cancer
“ Src is a recognized oncotarget.”Credit: 2023 Mezquita et al. “ Src is a recognized oncotarget.” BUFFALO, NY- June 9,...
Proof-of-Concept Program funds 12 research projects
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties (VTIP) with LINK + LICENSE + LAUNCH’s Proof-of-Concept Program has provided the springboard for faculty to...
Ling Li leads team to see through eyes made of stone
Ling Li, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded $1.05 million over three years to lead...
Community Design Assistance Center helps create opportunities in rural Virginia
The rundown facade of the Thomas Deen building in St. Paul, Virginia, belied the once-impressive department store's better days.Credit: Virginia...
Interdisciplinary team receives continued support to visualize the past
The National Endowment for the Humanities awarded a $98,500 grant to an interdisciplinary team led by Virginia Tech to create...
WHO recommends Politecnico di Milano guidelines for the design of future hospitals
Milan, 9 June 2023 - The World Health Organisation presented in Baku (Azerbaijan) the new design recommendations for new hospitals...
Quantum materials: Electron spin measured for the first time
An international research team has succeeded for the first time in measuring the electron spin in matter - i.e., the curvature of space...
Program for underrepresented undergraduate students in STEM receives NIH funding
Alexandra Hanlon, director of the Virginia Tech Center for Biostatistics and Health Data Science, was recently awarded a $1.25 million...
Humanigen presents promising new hematologic data from PREACH-M trial for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia treatment at the 2023 European Hematology Association Congress
- Of the 14 participants enrolled and treated with lenzilumab plus azacitidine, ten are evaluable with three to eighteen months...
New model offers a way to speed up drug discovery
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Huge libraries of drug compounds may hold potential treatments for a variety of diseases, such as cancer or...
Zinc transporter has built-in self-regulating sensor
UPTON, NY — Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have determined the atomic-level structure of...
Black, Hispanic survivors of breast cancer have higher death rates from second cancers
Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black female survivors of breast cancer experience higher death rates after being diagnosed with a second primary...
Breaking through the limits of stretchable semiconductors with molecular brakes that harness light
Like the brakes that stop cars, a molecular brake exists that can prevent semiconductor chains from slipping, enabling the creation...