Destination Areas 2.0 Projects

Destination Areas Initiative
Research Frontiers
Phase I Projects
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General ItemHuman-Systems Integration in Healthcare (HSIH)
Focusing on building the foundation for coordinated research examining the integration of technology to optimize human performance in health and healthcare.
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General ItemVirginia Tech Public Interest Technology Initiative (VT-PIT)
Focusing on building a long term, global research, education, and outreach program on Public Interest Technology at Virginia Tech. The team conceptualizes PIT as the governance, design, and deployment of technologies, policies, institutions, and organizations that put collective human interests, justice, equity, and accountability at the forefront.
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General ItemInvasive Species: Mitigating a Global Threat to Health, economic, and environmental security
Seeking to advance a promising future for invasive species scholarship at Virginia Tech.
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General ItemPandemic Prediction and Prevention (Destination Normal: Envisioning a World Free of Pandemics)
Educating and training a transformative new generation of scientists with technical and professional skills to form convergent teams that can anticipate future outbreaks and prevent them from becoming pandemics using practices that will build trust within communities to adopt such interventions.