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Video ItemPreventing avian pink eye in the cold , video
Feeding birds in winter helps them survive the cold, but did you know dirty feeders can spread disease? Sara Teemer and Dana Hawley studied how bacteria causing pinkeye in birds survives in cold temperatures and found a simple solution—regular cleaning.
Date: Feb 10, 2025 -
Article ItemAt Hokie Pitch, graduate students present business plans for biomedical innovations , article
Translational biology, medicine, and health graduate students gathered for a "Shark Tank"-style event, pitching research-driven commercialization ideas to solve health problems.
Date: Dec 16, 2024 -
Article ItemCollege of Science launches Center for the Mathematics of Biosystems , article
The new center, officially launched in August, is a restructuring of the Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics, which was founded in 1987.
Date: Dec 05, 2024 -
Article ItemFormer Army airborne medic jumped to biomedical research , article
Donato Rivas, a research associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, joined the Army right out of high school, a decision that would put him on a path toward ultimately helping soldiers heal faster.
Date: Nov 08, 2024 -
Video ItemGroundbreaking Virginia Tech Graduate Program marks decade of transdisciplinary education , video
The Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program, headquartered on the Health Sciences and Technology campus in Roanoke, celebrated its first 10 years recently by inviting back alumni now serving in academia, industry and policy-making for a symposium.
Date: Oct 17, 2024 -
Video ItemTina Dura & Austin Gray's Microplastic Summer Research Experience , video
Professors Austin Gray and Tina Dura created a unique summer research program to train future environmental scientists. Students traveled to a marsh ecosystem, collected samples, and analyzed them for microplastics at Virginia Tech.
Date: Aug 08, 2024 -
Article ItemStudents dive into summer microplastics research experience , article
Professors Austin Gray and Tina Dura have developed the first microplastics summer research experience of its kind to train the next generation of environmental scientists, with intended ripple effects to impact government policy and help protect ocean ecosystems.
Date: Aug 06, 2024 -
Article ItemAlumnus spotlights local history using local mail , article
From walks with his father to days spent in Virginia Tech's Special Collections and University Archives, alumnus Bob Hill spotlights the history of the postal service in the New River Valley as an important step in U.S. expansion.
Date: Mar 11, 2024 -
Article ItemUnmanned aerial vehicles and workforce development part of congressman's visit to Blacksburg campus , article
U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman ’81 received briefings on research initiatives related to unmanned aerial systems and unmanned underwater vehicle. He also met with four undergraduate students who are part of the Defense Civilian Training Corps to hear about workforce development programming at the Virginia Tech National Security Institute.
Date: Mar 11, 2024 -
Video ItemThe Massey Herbarium Welcomes 200-Year-Old Plants Back to America , video
Journey back in time with the Massey Herbarium as we welcome an extraordinary collection of 200-year-old plant specimens back to American soil. Originally collected in the mid 1800s by German pharmacist Friedrich Rugel, these botanical treasures embarked on a voyage to England, only to make a triumphant return to Virginia. This video celebrates their homecoming, exploring Rugel's historic expedition, the cross-continental journey of these specimens, and their enduring scientific value.
Date: Feb 13, 2024 -
Video ItemPredicting Nature Like the Weather: Virginia Tech Researchers Receive LTREB Grant , video
A team of Virginia Tech researchers has secured a grant from the National Science Foundation to support their project, which focuses on monitoring two water reservoirs in Roanoke, Virginia. This initiative aims to provide valuable insights into the ecological dynamics and water quality of these crucial freshwater resources.
Date: Feb 01, 2024 -
Article ItemDisability doesn’t stop diehard , article
Donald Bridges Jr. ’84 suffered a neck injury during an amateur sports league rugby league match in 1987 that left him a quadriplegic. He needs assistance, a ventilator, and other special equipment just to survive every day, but not even that, nor a three-hour ride from suburban Richmond, deters him and close friend Chet Willis ’80 from doing something that they’ve been doing off and on since 1989 — attend a Virginia Tech football game.
Date: Nov 08, 2023 -
Article ItemCaribbean parrots are relics of human-driven millennial-scale extinction, research shows , article
Julie Allen, assistant biological sciences professor, co-authored a paper about changes in parrot diversity after the arrival of humans in the Caribbean.
Date: Oct 23, 2023 -
Article ItemFralin Biomedical Research Institute researchers take on public health challenge of hepatitis C , article
The institute’s Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory will lead efforts to provide genomic sequencing to help decrease spread of the virus that can cause liver damage.
Date: Oct 09, 2023 -
Video ItemSwooping into Science: Tree Swallows and Bluebirds at Kentland Farms , video
Jared Gladbach, an aspiring biologist, shares his intriguing journey of studying cavity-nesting bird behavior, focusing particularly on tree swallows and bluebirds.
Date: May 31, 2023 -
Article ItemClass of 2023: Classy Shepherd pursues her 'CSI'-inspired passion for forensics , article
Working at the morgue may not be the typical summer job for a Hokie, but for clinical neuroscience major and future forensic pathologist Classy Shepherd, it offered a body of evidence that she was on the right path.
Date: May 05, 2023 -
Video ItemWhat's Your Major? - Biological Sciences , video
Nathan shares his study of biological sciences and psychology and how he learns how the human body interacts with and impacts the world.
Date: Apr 13, 2023 -
Video ItemFeathered friends visit ornithology class , video
Students had the opportunity to observe two owls and an American kestrel up close when senior staff from the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center visited Dana Hawley's ornithology class.
Date: Feb 28, 2023 -
Article ItemCan the fungus from ‘The Last of Us’ really create zombies? An expert explains , article
The HBO television series, “The Last of Us,” a tale of survival in a zombie apocalypse that was already a hugely popular video game before it invaded our screens this year, imagines a zombie plague caused by a fungal infection that exits in nature. Jordan Metzgar, curator of the Massey Herbarium at Virginia Tech, answered a few questions about what humankind should realistically fear from the millions of species of fungi that live on our planet.
Date: Feb 24, 2023 -
Video ItemWhat's Your Science? - Sera Choi , video
Sera describes her interest in DNA replication and 3D printing as a biological sciences major.
Date: May 11, 2022
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