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Article ItemUniversity Libraries Prototyping Studio resurrects dinosaur cousin skeletons bone by bone , article
3D scanners and printers are constructing strikingly realistic replicas of the extinct Teleocrater rhadinus using fossils from more than 240 million years ago. Funded through an Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology grant, a team of experts is showing how technology can illuminate the past and bring long-extinct organisms face-to-face with the present.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
Article ItemVMCVM Faculty Spotlight: Sharon Dunn '94 , article
Sharon Dunn, an employee at the veterinary college since 1994, embodies the spirit of dedication and service, having transitioned from an emergency hire position upon graduating from Virginia Tech to playing a pivotal role across various divisions within the college.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Article ItemGraduate students commit to research despite early challenges , article
Students in the first cohort of the Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate program are preparing to graduate.
Date: Mar 12, 2024 -
Article ItemNovel discovery may benefit severe immune conditions , article
Discovery of a DNA shift in the innate immune memory of cells may aid in the fight against one of humans’ most deadly foes – sepsis.
Date: Mar 11, 2024 -
Article ItemExperts available: Biden vs. Trump, Kate Middleton photo controversy, Women's History Month, and more , article
The Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news., including the presidential race, Ramadan beginning while the Israel-Hamas war continues, Kate Middleton apologizing for posting an edited photo, and Women's History Month. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Mar 11, 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 -
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Article ItemAI algorithms can add objectivity in assessing job applicants , article
Louis Hickman's research was honored with the Jeanneret Award for Excellence in the Study of Individual or Group Assessment by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology..
Date: Mar 07, 2024 -
Article ItemSeed grants fuel multidisciplinary, community-engaged mental health research , article
The first seed grants from the newly formed Whole Health Consortium, housed within Virginia Tech's Institute of Society, Culture, and Environment, will support programs ranging from using artificial intelligence to help adults with autism to developing interventions for food insecurity among young children
Date: Mar 07, 2024 -
Article ItemUnveiling a hidden threat: Researchers show viral infections pose early heart risks , article
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists challenge traditional assumptions and open a new window to help people with cardiac infections.
Date: Mar 07, 2024 -
Article ItemStudy: Sinking land increases risk for thousands of coastal residents by 2050 , article
Published in Nature, the study provides a new comprehensive look at the potential for flooding in a combined 32 cities along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf coasts. It predicts as many as 500,000 people will be affected by flooding alongside 1 in 35 privately owned properties within the next three decades, and it highlights the racial and socioeconomic demographics of those potentially affected.
Date: Mar 06, 2024 -
Article ItemStudent Affairs honors recipients at February Aspire! Award Celebration , article
Meet the six recipients of the Aspire! Awards.
Date: Mar 05, 2024 -
Article ItemExperts available: Super Tuesday, Middle East conflict, daylight saving, climate change, and more , article
The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Mar 04, 2024 -
Article Item'Curious Conversations' podcast: Manoochehr Shirzaei talks about measuring sinking land , article
Shirzaei discusses the importance of understanding and measuring sinking land, commonly called subsidence. He shared insights about the use of satellite data in creating high resolution maps, how land subsidence fits into the overall picture of climate change, and how he hopes the information is used by localities.
Date: Mar 04, 2024 -
Article ItemJungmeen Kim-Spoon named fellow in two national organizations , article
Kim-Spoon, professor of psychology, is the director of the JK Lifespan Development Lab, which focuses on investigating pathways to adaptation despite exposure to adversity in order to understand both typical development and psychopathology.
Date: Mar 04, 2024 -
Article ItemRare collection of plant specimens arrives at Virginia Tech herbarium , article
A collection of approximately 50 plant specimens, some more than 180 years old, was sent to Virginia Tech as part of a plant specimen exchange with the Natural History Museum in London. The specimens will be stored in the Massey Herbarium at Derring Hall and later can be used for student projects and research purposes.
Date: Mar 04, 2024 -
Article ItemNeuroscientists link musical theatre to lower anxiety and higher cognitive states in performers with disabilities , article
A Virginia Tech research team found that participation in musical theatre brought positive effects to the brain for people with disabilities.
Date: Mar 01, 2024 -
Article ItemThe future of cybersecurity hinges on creating harder problems , article
Virginia Tech mathematician Gretchen Matthews is making hard problems even harder — and looking for new hard problems — to protect our online data today and into a quantum future.
Date: Feb 29, 2024 -
Article ItemRare Disease Day brings worldwide attention to more than 7,000 rare diseases , article
Virginia Tech research into rare diseases — those that individually affect 200,000 or fewer but collectively touch 1 in 10 people in the U.S. — provides hope in identifying, treating, and supporting patients.
Date: Feb 28, 2024
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