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Researcher receives funding to address alcohol-related partner violence among sexual minorities

Meagan Brem, a Virginia Tech researcher and former ISCE scholar, along with her research team, was recently awarded a $436,586 grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. This grant will support their study on alcohol-fueled intimate partner violence among young bisexual+ couples, an often-overlooked group in research.

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