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A global challenge: Addressing water and health issues from rural Appalachia to China , articleFrom central Appalachia to China and everywhere in between, water contamination and unreliable access to safe water are issues of concern in poor rural areas. Two researchers at Virginia Tech explain common water issues and what they are doing to help.
Date: Mar 15, 2022 -
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Oversized and understudied: Researchers begin to uncover the mysterious lives of jumbo bacteriophages , articleAlaina Weinheimer, a Ph.D. candidate, and Frank Aylward, an assistant professor of biological sciences in Virginia Tech’s College of Science, have answered a few big questions about jumbo bacteriophages.
Date: Mar 09, 2022 -
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Taking pulse: Researcher addresses knowledge gaps in shark and ray research , articleFrancesco Ferretti, an assistant professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, polled an international team of scientists and practitioners to take a pulse of the greatest issues that are present in shark research, marine conservation, and fisheries science.
Date: Mar 09, 2022 -
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Center for Communicating Science celebrates fifth anniversary with first Communicating Science Week , articleIn celebration of the fifth anniversary of its opening celebration in March 2017, the Center for Communicating Science has planned a Communicating Science Week full of activities and events, with keynote speaker Elin Kelsey as the centerpiece.
Date: Feb 25, 2022 -
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Recipients of John L. Johnson Awards for Graduate Student Excellence in Microbiology are announced , articleThe awards are supported by an endowment in the name of John L. Johnson, a former professor in the Department of Anaerobic Microbiology and a pioneer in the field of microbial diversity and microbiome research, who passed away in 1996.
Date: Feb 07, 2022 -
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Karine Gibbs to speak at 11th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Webinar , articleGibbs, an associate professor in the Department of Plant & Microbial Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, will talk on Friday, Jan. 21, from noon to 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session.
Date: Jan 14, 2022 -
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New research makes waves tackling the future of tsunami monitoring and modeling , articleNew research by Assistant Professor Tina Dura and Professor Robert Weiss, both of the College of Science's Department of Geosciences, warns that future tsunamis might become more catastrophic as sea levels rise.
Date: Dec 08, 2021 -
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Karen O’Brien delivers lecture about climate change and society , articleO’Brien spoke about global change and social science during her Oct. 25 talk. She is an internationally recognized expert who has studied a wide range of scientific and social topics and offers solutions for adaptation and holistic action.
Date: Nov 11, 2021 -
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Researchers discover the first instance of living organisms producing elemental carbon , articleNew research at Virginia Tech, the University of Bremen, and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology has revealed that two kinds of microorganisms are able to produce a form of elemental carbon.
Date: Nov 08, 2021 -
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Combating antibiotic resistance with data-driven surveillance , articleA team of Virginia Tech researchers was recently awarded a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship grant to provide graduate students with skills that are needed to develop and launch successful wastewater surveillance for public health monitoring and protection.
Date: Oct 29, 2021
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