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College of Science selects recipients of grant to support innovative teaching ideas , articleThe College of Science’s innovative teaching grant program invites instructors, professors of practice, collegiate faculty, tenure-track, and tenured professors to submit proposals for projects that would enhance the learning experience of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in existing courses offered by the college.
Date: Sep 20, 2023 -
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Undergraduate students SURF into research this summer , articleNine undergraduate students were paired with Fralin Life Sciences Institute-affiliated faculty mentors for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, a 10-week training program designed to give motivated undergraduates full-time research experience that mirrors real-world graduate work.
Date: Sep 13, 2023 -
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Graduate student tour guides offer visitors a glimpse of life at Virginia Tech , articleThe Graduate School recently revamped its campus tour program, enlisting 13 graduate students to guide visitors around Virginia Tech's campuses, answer questions, and share their passion.
Date: Apr 28, 2023 -
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Studying vampire bats to predict the next pandemic , articleSupported by the National Science Foundation, the team will examine how geography, population traits, and climate change affect the spread of infectious disease from vampire bats to other species, and propose new models for predicting when and where wildlife virus transmission might occur in the future.
Date: Sep 26, 2022 -
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Students selected for Roanoke’s first undergraduate biomedical research cohort , articleThe students studying in majors in the College of Science are part of the inaugural Integrated Health Sciences and Research Program at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Sep 22, 2022 -
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College of Science students win Beckman Scholarships for collaborative research projects , articleThree Virginia Tech students were awarded scholarships from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. They are Camille Bridgewater, double majoring in chemistry and physics; Sera Choi, a biological sciences major; and Nikki Keith, double majoring in biological sciences and clinical neuroscience.
Date: May 25, 2022 -
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Class of 2022: Psychology’s Kameron Cummings named 2022 Outstanding Senior in College of Science , articleCummings, majoring in psychology with a double minor in disability studies and sociology, has been a star researcher during her four years at Virginia Tech.
Date: May 06, 2022 -
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Physics Teacher Education Coalition again honors Virginia Tech as part of ‘5+ Club’ , articleThe honor puts Virginia Tech in the top 1 percent of universities for training future physics teachers.
Date: Mar 01, 2022 -
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Chemistry student finds formula for success: Scholarships and saying yes , articleJavier Ortiz Alvarado has learned to work hard, jump at opportunities, and bounce back from failure. Now, the College of Science senior is headed toward a bright future.
Date: Feb 22, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech’s Orbital Launch Vehicle Team celebrates successful launch in California , articleTwo years since its last launch, the undergraduate design team has been building toward its long-term goal of putting a launch vehicle into low Earth orbit.
Date: Feb 15, 2022 -
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Geoscience expert to study why continents break apart where magma is missing , articleD. Sarah Stamps, an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences and part of the Virginia Tech College of Science, wants to put her expertise in continental rifting in Africa. Stamps recently was awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation grant.
Date: Jan 03, 2022 -
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Neuroscience major, autism advocate Saket Bikmal wins 2021 Goldwater Scholarship , articleFourth-year student Saket Bikmal - majoring in computational and systems neuroscience in the School of Neuroscience – was awarded a 2021 Goldwater Scholarship.
Date: Sep 22, 2021 -
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Discovery of circadian rhythm gene in mice could lead to breakthroughs in understanding those in humans , articleIn a new study, Virginia Tech scientists have identified a novel gene, Per2AS, that controls the natural sleep/wake cycle, or circadian rhythm, in mice.
Date: Jun 07, 2021 -
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College of Science Commencement , article Date: May 21, 2021 -
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Double major Christine Faunce named 2021 Outstanding Senior for the College of Science , articleFaunce, who is earning dual degrees in experimental neuroscience and medicinal chemistry in the College of Science, will pursue a Ph.D. in pharmacology.
Date: May 11, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech Rescue Squad announces new officers for 2021-22 academic year , articleThe Virginia Rescue Squad elects new officers each academic year to lead its 40-45 members and help advance the campus community’s safety. This year, the squad held a virtual swearing-in ceremony on April 14 to honor and recognize its new leaders.
Date: Apr 20, 2021 -
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Biochemistry and chemistry alumna fighting on the front-lines of COVID , articleAs COVID-19 vaccines are becoming more readily available to the public, Katherine Vaughn is thankful for what she learned in the biochemistry senior capstone lab.
Date: Apr 15, 2021 -
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Data privacy: Subterranean footstep blues with computational modeling and data analytics , articleStudents in the computational modeling and data analytics program in the College of Science’s Academy of Integrated Science help separate the data of footsteps from other tiny seismic activity in a complex capstone project.
Date: Apr 01, 2021 -
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Neuroscience’s Michelle Olsen using NIH grant to study one of the final frontiers: the brain , articleOlsen will study the yet unknown functions of the astrocyte cell as part of a new five-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.
Date: Mar 19, 2021 -
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SGA president Adil Sageer aims to strengthen student and administration connections , articleSageer, a junior majoring in computational modeling and data analytics in the College of Science, wants to put student and university relations at the forefront.
Date: Sep 17, 2019