Housed in the Center for One Health Research on the Virginia Tech campus, the decontamination system is helping to stretch supplies for the region's health systems, such as Carilion Clinic, the Roanoke-based nonprofit that comprises hundreds of clinics, hospitals, and specialist offices throughout Southwest Virginia.

To support COVID-related research and provide immediate support for Virginia Tech researchers, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation collaborated with Virginia Tech institutes and colleges to establish a COVID-19 Rapid Response Seed Fund. As a result, nine projects were selected for funding.

A board-certified diplomate in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Large Animal) and a member of the Virginia Tech community since 1982, Scarratt provided veterinary support for research projects that helped advance the understanding of infectious diseases affecting food animals.

Balogh, associate professor of small animal clinical sciences in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, conducts research that focuses on uterine inertia and male reproductive function in dogs.

A team of researchers, including the veterinary college’s John Rossmeisl, the Dr. and Mrs. Dorsey Taylor Mahin Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, analyzed tumor samples from dozens of gliomas in adults, children, and dogs and uncovered a remarkable degree of similarity between pediatric and canine tumors.

Mental health professionals across Virginia Tech have made significant adjustments in the ways that they provide support for the Hokie community in a contactless environment.

Researchers from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and the Fralin Life Sciences Institute are establishing a reverse genetics system for SARS-CoV-2 that will serve as the basis for vaccine design and for studying viral mutations associated with COVID-19 severity and viral transmission.

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 2 meeting.

If approved by the full board at its June 2 meeting, tuition will remain at $11,420 annually for Virginia undergraduate students for the third consecutive year. Tuition for nonresident students will remain at $29,960.

The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine was honored to host two commissioning ceremonies for four of its graduates, now captains in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps.