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Spring 2010






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John Tyson, professor of biology at Virginia Tech, is creating math-based computer models to discover how cells process information and make decisions.

Small business owners and business development professionals have given high marks to the "Online Business Guidebook," produced by Virgina Tech students.

Women are often driving to work today much longer into their pregnancies, thus increasing chances of having an automobile accident. Researchers with the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Science and Ford Motor Company are investigating the development of improved safety devices to protect the fetus and the mother.

Biologists use math to advance our understanding of health and disease >>

John Tyson, professor of biology at Virginia Tech, is creating math-based computer models to discover how cells process information and make decisions.

Student-authored e-business guide draws praise >>

Small business owners and business development professionals have given high marks to the "Online Business Guidebook," produced by Virgina Tech students.

Researchers study the effects of crashes on pregnant
women >>

Virginia Tech researchers and Ford Motor Company are investigating the development of improved safety devices to protect pregnant women behind the wheel.

A palm-sized modular toy created by Kelly Harrigan, an industrial design student in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, has been awarded a design patent, announced Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc.

Faculty members Linsey Marr and Peter Vikesland of the Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are among the ground-breaking investigators accessing the potential risks of nanotechnology.

Student invents toy, receives patent >>

A palm-sized modular toy created by Kelly Harrigan, an industrial design student in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, has been awarded a design patent, announced Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc.

Engineers explore environmental impact of nanotechnology >>

Faculty members Linsey Marr and Peter Vikesland of the Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are among the ground-breaking investigators accessing the risks of nanotechnology.