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New research illuminates the impact of surface properties on bacteria movement , articleAs an undergraduate student, Megan O'Hara had a unique opportunity to study how bacteria move across surfaces — a process known as twitching motility. The findings led to the surprising discovery of the key role surface properties play in either enabling or preventing this movement, recently published in mSphere, the primary open access journal by the American Society for Microbiology.
Date: Sep 04, 2024 -
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A watershed moment for the survival of imperiled Appalachian salamanders , articleIn partnership with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Virginia Tech researchers received a $2 million science-guided conservation award from a joint venture of the National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
Date: Aug 20, 2024 -
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International scientists converge at Virginia Tech to further plant health research , articleVirginia Tech hosted the International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, bringing 250 plant health scientists from 27 countries to Blacksburg for an exchange about the global food chain.
Date: Aug 16, 2024 -
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Summer internships lead to research wins , articleThrough internship programs, Daniel Capelluto's research lab provides students a place free of distractions with an academic family and mentorship to help them stay focused and have the best chances of being successful.
Date: Jun 24, 2024 -
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Genomics Sequencing Center ensemble supports top-performing research , articleThe center's team is made up of four molecular biologists who work with the latest in next generation sequencing technology to support Virginia Tech faculty’s research goals.
Date: Apr 10, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech study considers ways to increase accessibility for all wildlife enthusiasts , article“I like to think of our research as blending together two previously unconnected fields: disability studies and wildlife recreation,” said Emily Sinkular, Ph.D. student and lead author of the study published in the journal Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
Date: Mar 26, 2024 -
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Championing collaboration in the invasive alien species space , articleIn recognition of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Feb. 26-March 3, invasive species experts, including those at Virginia Tech's Invasive Species Working Group, will come together with government officials and agency leaders to discuss prevention and management priorities.
Date: Feb 23, 2024 -
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Donor's generosity breathes new life into genetics and genomics research , articleArlen “Tom” Powers ‘56 believed deeply in the power of transformation, especially within the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics. He is now leaving a legacy with a recent $1.2 million estate gift to the Fralin Life Sciences Institute in support of genomics and genetics research.
Date: Feb 15, 2024 -
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Meet two Virginia Tech research couples who share a special bond , articleTwo Fralin Life Sciences Institute research couples — Brenda Winkel and Jim Westwood, along with Nisha Duggal and James Weger— share insight on how their worlds of being partners in life intertwine with their roles in academia.
Date: Feb 13, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech joins climate resilience partnership to serve the commonwealth , articleVirginia Tech joins the University of Virginia and Old Dominion University to help communities bolster their climate resiliency by anticipating threats, reducing community vulnerabilities, and respond to and recover from hazardous events and chronic stresses.
Date: Jan 11, 2024 -
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Robin McCarley elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors , articleAs visionary leader of the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, McCarley was elected fellow for his groundbreaking contributions to the first clinically available test for HIV as well as personalized medicine diagnostic devices for the detection of cancer and treatment-resistant bacterial infections.
Date: Dec 15, 2023 -
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Vampire bats make northward flight seeking stable climates , articleDoctoral student Paige Van de Vuurst is the lead author of research recently published in the Ecography journal that predicts that vampire bats — currently only found in Mexico and Central and South America — are on the move, with the United States being a viable home in 27 years.
Date: Nov 13, 2023 -
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Interdisciplinary team receives $5 million grant to explore COVID-19 virus ecology at the human-animal interface , articleVirginia Tech researchers will explore the risk of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, infections in wildlife communities and how those risks could affect humans.
Date: Oct 20, 2023 -
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Research team makes surprising discovery of low-noise genes , articleOften upstaged by the more striking, well-publicized high-noise genes, Silke Hauf and her research team were intrigued by their discovery of ultra-low noise genes as they provide a window into the understanding of gene expression and gene expression noise.
Date: Aug 09, 2023 -
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Scientists spurred by a thirst to transform the field of phytoplankton forecasting , articleCayelan Carey, professor of biological sciences, will serve as the lead principal investigator on a $2.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop the first automated, real-time system to forecast the toxic blooms that endanger drinking water.
Date: Aug 08, 2023 -
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GlycoMIP nurtures new research community around glycomaterials , articleAs one of four Materials Innovation Platform programs in the United States, GlycoMIP has been cited more than 169 times in more than 60 research publications and integral to numerous student-focused programs to support future generations of glycomaterials scientists.
Date: Aug 01, 2023 -
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Championing the evolving landscape of life science outreach , articleAs a visionary supporter of scaling up life sciences research, teaching, and outreach at Virginia Tech, Tracy Wilkins and his wife, Sarah, have established the Tracy and Sarah Wilkins Outreach Innovation Fund to support Fralin Life Sciences Institute's Biotech in a Box program.
Date: Jul 27, 2023 -
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Inspiring the next generation of scientists and STEM leaders , articleNow in its 14th year, students were able to once again experience Kids' Tech University in person this spring after two years of the program being moved to a virtual-only experience.
Date: Jul 13, 2023 -
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Collaborative seed grants nurture high-impact social and environmental research , articleEach year, the Fralin Life Sciences Institute’s Global Change Center and the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment allocate seed funding program to support researchers who are interested in tackling major global change issues from both biophysical and sociological perspectives.
Date: Jun 23, 2023 -
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Jutras Lab awarded $1.2 million to create rapid and accurate Lyme disease testing , articleVirginia Tech researcher Brandon Jutras envisions a the possibility of a rapid, at-home test for Lyme disease with support of a $1.3 million award from the Department of Defense.
Date: May 01, 2023 -
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Expanded perspectives give greater voice to invasive species working group , articleThe Invasive Species Working Group is crowdsourcing resources and expertise to tackle global invasion species that are reshaping ecosystems, disrupting economies, and causing disease, costing an estimated $1.3 trillion globally each year.
Date: Mar 23, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech geoscientists shed a light on life’s evolution 800 million years ago , articleIs nitrate responsible for algae, flowers, and even your neighbors? A team from Virginia Tech has unearthed evidence that may indicate yes.
Date: Mar 22, 2023 -
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A career built on science and service , articleIn April, Bill Hopkins will lead a roundtable discussion sponsored by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, where he will present a 30-year conservation plan for the species in Virginia that he authored in 2022.
Date: Mar 06, 2023 -
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No frogs or toads left behind on Virginia Tech researchers’ watch , articleFor the last two years, researcher Traci DuBose and her team have evaluated and compared more than 140,000 observations of anurans native to the contiguous United States, making it the first study of this size and scope.
Date: Feb 24, 2023 -
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Internationally recognized scientist and writer C. Brandon Ogbunu to speak at Martin Luther King Jr. Seminar , articleThe 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Seminar features C. Brandon Ogbunu, a self-described radical collaborator, who will lead a talk, “Living, Learning, and Adaptive Landscapes: How Evolutionary Biology Can Help us Navigate it All,” on Jan. 20 at Steger Hall on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus.
Date: Jan 13, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech experts tapped to explore the impact of gold mining in Virginia , articleWilliam Hopkins and Robert Bodnar were part of a technical team that recommended that the Virginia General Assembly and state agencies update state laws and regulations to protect against the potential environmental and health impacts of gold mining.
Date: Nov 28, 2022 -
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Lisa Finneran remains steadfast in mission to keep world safe , articleRecently inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Engineering Excellence, Finneran encourages students to grow and learn from their experiences, apply for different positions, and build skills that are marketable.
Date: Oct 17, 2022 -
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Fralin Life Sciences Institute sponsors inaugural Infectious Disease Symposium , articleThe Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Anthropod-Borne Pathogens will host the symposium on Friday, Oct. 7, with keynote speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes for Health, and One Health Institute.
Date: Oct 05, 2022 -
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New AI fairness technique has significant lifesaving implications , articleComputer science professor Danfeng “Daphne” Yao is leading a research team to present a new artificial intelligence fairness technique to correct prediction errors; thereby reducing bias and potentially life-threatening prediction mistakes for minority populations.
Date: Sep 27, 2022 -
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Alumna Stacy Branham aims to make the digital space accessible to all , articleBranham admits that she backed into the field of human-computer interaction by accident in her junior year. Identifying with an invisible disability, Branham said she selfishly wanted to benefit from the systems addressing accessible computing.
Date: Jun 30, 2022 -
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Class of 2022: Kodua 'KD' Kwarteng flexes the versatility of computer science to find his path , articleKwarteng, a native of Ghana, is the first of his family to graduate with a bachelor's degree. It was not always an easy path or one he envisioned for himself. "The computer science program completely transformed the way I approach problems by forcing me to deeply consider constraints, costs, and ethics as they apply to any situation," he said.
Date: May 09, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech performs mission-critical computing research for National Science Foundation , articleVirginia Tech, University of Pittsburgh, Brigham Young University, and the University of Florida will meet next week virtually to discuss future synergies as part of the National Science Foundation's Center for Space, High-Performance, and Resilient Computing.
Date: Jan 10, 2022 -
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On the home stretch, graduate students say fellowships made all the difference , article“The idea is that when you reach the point where you need to be 100 percent focused on your research, that’s when unfettered financial assistance really matters,” says computer science alumnus Greg Lavender, on establishing the department's first two graduate fellowships.
Date: Dec 12, 2021 -
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Matt Hicks receives NSF CAREER award to develop tools for enhanced hardware security , articleRecently awarded a five-year Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award by the National Science Foundation, Hicks said his research will further enhance hardware security, especially in the United States, by identifying novel weaknesses and enabling him to learn more about the design space for security tools.
Date: Oct 29, 2021 -
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Highlights from Virginia Tech's inaugural Blocksburg Summit 2019: Blockchain and Beyond held at the Blacksburg campus Nov. 10-12, 2019. The Summit brought together blockchain thought leaders from around the world to engage in conversations at the intersection of technology, research, regulation, policy, and economics in commercial enterprises, government, and education.
Date: Nov 20, 2019
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