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Department of Chemistry earns University Exemplary Department or Program Award , articleThe award recognizes the collaborative efforts and successes of a group of colleagues actively performing work that is essential for sustaining a truly excellent academic environment.
Date: Dec 01, 2025 - -
Video ItemEngineering Explained: Neural implants , video
Can Alzheimer’s be reversed? What are fiber-based implants and how are they made? How could understanding the brain’s neural engineering shape our future? Xiaoting Jia, a professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech, develops fiber-based neural implants that could help scientists better understand the brain’s circuitry. From exploring the potential to restore memory to advancing treatments for Alzheimer’s, epilepsy, and Parkinson’s disease, her work pushes the boundaries of engineering and human health through advanced manufacturing and interdisciplinary collaboration. Want to learn more? Visit here: https://ece.vt.edu/people/profile/jiax.html
Date: Nov 17, 2025 - -
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Glenda Snyder inducted into National 4-H Hall of Fame , articleA Virginia 4-H Extension agent in Botetourt County and dedicated volunteer for over four decades, Snyder joins a class of 16 national honorees for her lifelong contributions to youth development.
Date: Oct 28, 2025 - -
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Veterinary professor promotes pathology without borders , articleFrancisco Carvallo teaches outside in the heat to spread veterinary knowledge to Nicaragua and other Latin American countries.
Date: Oct 28, 2025 - -
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From death sentence to Olympic competition, the 'harebrained idea' that's saving horses , articleHow Jessica Gilbertie's breakthrough is revolutionizing treatment for medicine's most stubborn infections.
Date: Oct 27, 2025 - -
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Breaking the parasite's code , articleVeterinary college researcher discovers fatal weakness in parasite affecting 40 million Americans.
Date: Oct 14, 2025 - -
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Tom Dingus receives national trailblazer award from Governors Highway Safety Association , articleDingus, the Newport News-Tenneco Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, received the James J. Howard Highway Safety Trailblazer Award in recognition of his 41 years of innovation and impact in improving roadway safety.
Date: Oct 05, 2025 - -
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Amrinder Nain named ASME fellow for pioneering contributions to mechanobiology , articleNain is an internationally recognized researcher and inventor who brings new tools to the study of cancer and biology.
Date: Sep 25, 2025 - -
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AI vs. cyberattacks: CAREER award funds research to make cybersecurity smarter , articleA five-year, $625,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award will support Peng Gao's vision of intelligent, knowledge-enhanced, context-aware, and human-inspired cyberthreat protection powered by artificial intelligence.
Date: Sep 18, 2025 - -
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Valerie Ragan retires from director role, having guided many veterinarians onto new and rewarding paths , articleIn 16 years guiding the Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine, Valerie Ragan has been instrumental in retooling many veterinarians' approach to their careers.
Date: Sep 17, 2025 - -
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Rachel Holloway honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 36 years, Holloway made significant contributions as a teacher, advisor, and mentor to hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students.
Date: Sep 15, 2025 - -
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Paul Knox honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 40 years, Knox made significant contributions to the field of urban affairs by authoring more than 25 books, which have won multiple national awards and been translated into nine languages around the world.
Date: Sep 15, 2025 - -
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Christina DiMarino honored with fellowship , articleDiMarino's teaching and research focus is on power electronics packaging and integration of wide-bandgap and ultra-wide-bandgap power semiconductors.
Date: Sep 12, 2025 - -
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Ming Jin awarded faculty fellowship , articleJin’s research tackles one of the most critical challenges for artificial intelligence: building systems that are intelligent, safe, and trustworthy in complex, real-world environments.
Date: Sep 12, 2025 - -
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Lindsay Lally awarded professorship , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than seven years, Lally enjoys supporting future leaders in the construction industry by sharing real-world examples drawn from her career as an engineer and by bringing industry partners into the classroom.
Date: Sep 12, 2025 - -
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Tanyel Bulbul appointed faculty fellow , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 15 years, Bulbul makes significant research contributions to automation in design and construction.
Date: Sep 12, 2025 - -
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Jeffrey S. Walling awarded faculty fellowship , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than four years, Walling's research focuses on radio frequency, analog, and mixed-signal systems, with particular emphasis on next-generation communications and sensor architectures.
Date: Sep 12, 2025 - -
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Walid Thabet awarded professorship , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1997, Thabet is a pioneer in what is now commonly referred to as “smart construction,” with seminal research and innovation in building information modeling.
Date: Sep 12, 2025 - -
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R. Michael Buehrer honored with endowed chair , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than two decades, Buehrer makes significant research contributions to wireless communications, geolocation, and radar systems, addressing foundational challenges while remaining deeply relevant to the needs of both civilian and defense-related communication systems.
Date: Sep 12, 2025 - -
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Lingjia Liu awarded professorship , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2017, Liu’s scholarship focuses on 6G networks, machine learning for wireless, Open RAN, and dynamic spectrum access/sharing.
Date: Sep 12, 2025 -
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