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Category: academics 21 faculty members named to endowed chairs, professorships, and fellowships , articleThe Board of Visitors appointed 21 faculty members to endowed positions at its Aug. 20 meeting.
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Category: impact Roanoke conference to spotlight impact of community partnerships , articleMore than 50 Hokies will share projects, from reimagining a former mill in Floyd to building bridges with local schools, as the university hosts the Engagement Scholarship Consortium International Conference in October.
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Category: impact Why cardboard boxes may signal the next recession, expert explains , articlePlenty of people have levied theories about potential recession indicators across the economy this year. But what if the key to finding the right economic indicator is to stop thinking outside the box and to start thinking about the box itself? Virginia Tech economist Jadrian Wooten believes that the so-called cardboard box index may carry with it a warning sign for today.
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Category: academics Tom Woteki honored with emeritus status , articleWoteki, who joined the statistics faculty as a professor of practice in 2018, made significant leadership contributions as the founding director of the Academy of Data Science in the College of Science.
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Category: academics Bryan Hsu awarded faculty fellowship , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2020, Hsu is involved in the Molecular and Cellular Biology Graduate Program as well as in several programmatic functions of the Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Arthropod-borne Pathogens.
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Category: academics Guoliang 'Greg' Liu awarded faculty fellowship , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2014, Liu is a core member of the Academy of Integrated Science’s nanoscience degree program and served on the committee that developed this innovative program.
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Category: academics Cayelan Carey awarded faculty fellowship , articleCarey’s primary research addresses an increasingly serious environmental and public health challenge – predicting and controlling nuisance and harmful blooms of algae in lakes and reservoirs. This work has grown into an effort to develop broader freshwater ecosystem forecasting tools.
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Category: academics Charles Calderwood awarded faculty fellowship , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2017, Calderwood's research focuses on understanding how employees perceive, react to, and recover from work stress in the context of the increasingly blurred boundaries between work and non-work life that characterize employment in the modern workforce.
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Category: academics Rana Ashkar awarded faculty fellowship , articleAshkar is a recognized investigator in soft matter and biological physics. Her research on biomimetic lipid membranes, responsive polymeric systems, and tunable bio-interfaces has gained widespread interest for both its fundamental level and real-world applications.
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Category: impact Experts available: Cardboard economics, National Recovery Month, fall foliage, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news including what cardboard says about the economy, the National Guard in Chicago, National Recovery Month, fall foliage, and more. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
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Category: impact Experts say parental controls are good, but AI still needs more oversight to protect youth , articleAmid growing concerns about how children and teens engage with AI chatbots, including a tragic suicide reportedly linked back to a teen’s use of ChatGPT, OpenAI announced plans to roll out parental controls later in September. According to the company, these tools will allow parents to set usage limits and get notifications if the chatbot detects “acute distress.” Experts in artificial intelligence (AI) and child psychology at Virginia Tech view this more as progress, but caution that it might not be enough to prevent harm.
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Research findings offer new insight into blood thinners and bone builders , articleBy studying the process through which organisms build crystal-strengthened tissues such as bones, teeth, shells, and corals, the team uncovered new clues for how to bioengineer synthetic blood thinners for applications in therapeutics and drug delivery.
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Scientists reveal brain signaling that sets Parkinson’s disease apart from essential tremor , articleFor the first time, scientists measured dopamine and serotonin in real time in people with Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. The signals showed a fundamental difference — a key step forward for treatment.
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Meike van der Heijden appointed to Dystonia Foundation’s medical and scientific advisory council , articleCouncil members are international leaders in dystonia care and research. They review research grants for funding and attend workshops to discuss the most pressing research directions.
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Category: research Rescue effort begins for disappearing hellbenders in Virginia streams , articleA collaboration with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources aims to stabilize Eastern hellbender populations by collecting eggs from at-risk nests, raising the larvae in captivity, and releasing them back into their native streams.
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Category: research Faculty receive state-funded 4-VA grants for collaborative research , articleThe 13 funded projects involve partnerships with peers at universities across the commonwealth and investigate areas of strategic interest for Virginia.
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Category: impact Hurricane Erin highlights rapid intensification trend, experts say , articleForecasters are warning of dangerous rip currents along the East Coast this week as Hurricane Erin moves through the Atlantic. While the storm won’t make landfall, Virginia Tech experts caution it still poses significant risks and highlights a troubling trend in how hurricanes are evolving.
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Alum’s gift propels research in philosophy, politics, and economics , articleElectrical engineering graduate David H. Kellogg recently committed a $16 million estate gift to endow the university’s research center in the field.
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Category: research Neuroscientist aims to decipher mechanisms that mediate dopamine’s role in brain and behavior , articleRyunosuke Amo will study dopamine system dysfunction and how opioids and other substances contribute to it.
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Category: impact Experts available: Ukraine, Russia White House talks, Hurricane Erin, back-to-school stress, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news, including Ukraine, Russia White House talks, National Guard in D.C., Hurricane Erin, back-to-school and more. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
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Category: research From pond to polymer: Algae powers next generation plastics , articleAssistant Professor Josh Worch and his team combined algae with common chemical components to make tough biohybrid plastics that are strong, highly adaptable, and fully recyclable.
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Sinking land threatens U.S. airports , articleRunways are sinking unevenly at major airports across the U.S., according to new research. As a result, airports are facing increased safety risks and maintenance costs.
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Category: academics Eric Smith honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 42 years, Smith was a two-time department head in statistics, served as the director of the Statistical Consulting Center from 1995-2004, and developed the successful undergraduate program in computational modeling and data analytics.
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Physicists decode mysterious membrane behavior , articleErratic cell membranes have puzzled scientists for decades. But when physicist Rana Ashkar’s team looked at membrane behavior on the nanoscale, they were able to identify the elusive biophysical laws that membranes have been following all along.
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Category: academics Jungmeen Kim-Spoon honored with endowed professorship , articleA professor of psychology in the College of Science, Kim-Spoon has made significant research contributions to studying fundamental questions regarding adolescent behavior and psychopathology.
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