Harald Sontheimer will head the school, which moved a step closer to reality this week with approval from the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. “It’s a great day for our students, and it’s a great day for neuroscience,” he said. “It’s the first school of neuroscience of its kind in the nation."

Sontheimer said the neuroscience degree is, in many regards, the new English major – a program that will provide students with a strong foundation for a range of careers. Neuroscience majors can choose from three tracks: premedical, prescientific, and pre-professional, tailoring classes to suit their area of study.

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