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Bringing heart to AI: Alumnus redefines technology with compassion , articleA campus tragedy weeks before George Luc '07 graduated inspired him to build GivePulse, a software platform that connects more than 650,000 universities and colleges, K-12 schools, nonprofits, businesses, cities, and municipalities to the people they serve.
Date: Jan 13, 2026 - -
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Building a safer future for AI research , articleResearchers the university have been awarded $300,000 by the National Science Foundation to create a more resilient, responsible, and secure artificial intelligence research ecosystem.
Date: Jan 07, 2026 - -
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Naval research grant leads to a bubbly solution to hearing protection , articleAboard an aircraft carrier, jet engine noise is an ever-present concern. This research team is leading a project to lower the risk posed to the hearing of naval personnel.
Date: Jan 06, 2026 - -
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AI analysis inspired by ancient game gives cooling clues , articleSpray cooling is an effective way to cool hot machines for power plants, car engines, data centers, and more. Now, a research team led by Associate Professor Jiangtao Cheng is using AI to map how to optimize it.
Date: Jan 05, 2026 - -
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A researcher’s long quest leads to a smart composite breakthrough , articleWith advanced manufacturing tools, the team of materials science and engineering Associate Professor Hang Yu has created a shape-memory material that can be 3D-printed in bulk — a quest Yu began as a postdoctoral student at MIT.
Date: Dec 23, 2025 - -
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The why: Austin Gray is on a quest to decode microplastics , articleGray’s humble beginning in research feeds into a constant curiosity that he hopes can lead to a better understanding of microplastics and their impact on human health — from pollution to solution.
Date: Dec 22, 2025 - -
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Helmet Lab releases its first ratings for youth hockey helmets , articleThe lab tested 33 helmets, giving each a star rating from 0 to 5, with the latter being the top performing products.
Date: Dec 16, 2025 - -
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Neurons within the brain localize genetic messages using simple rules, study finds , articleA new eNeuro study from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute reveals how neurons organize genetic messages that support learning and memory — and what that means for medical conditions.
Date: Dec 15, 2025 - -
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Powering the future: Researchers tackle the data center challenge , articleThe university recently hosted a workshop for experts from industry, academia, and government, with the goal of enabling a more resilient and efficient data center ecosystem through research, workforce development, and policy.
Date: Dec 12, 2025 - -
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Mohamed Seleem elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors , articleThe Virginia Tech bacteriologist's 21 patents target a global crisis of antimicrobial-resistant infections that kill 1.27 million people annually.
Date: Dec 11, 2025 - -
Video ItemFrom Linear to Circular: Engaging students to rethink sustainable practices , video
Jennifer Russell's Circular Economy Analytics course provides hands-on learning with the tools to analyze and design systems to measure the circularity of everyday products and how they factor into the economy of packaging those products.
Date: Dec 04, 2025 - -
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The why: In a family of water scientists, Ryan Pollyea finds his footing in the earth , articlePollyea and a team of undergraduate and graduate geology students at Virginia Tech are breaking ground every day, trying to unearth new ways to take large amounts of carbon dioxide generated mostly by industries, pumping it underground – usually at least two miles beneath the earth’s surface – and storing it to reduce its harmful effects on the atmosphere.
Date: Dec 04, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech hosts Times Higher Education Innovation & Impact Summit , video
The Times Higher Education (THE) Innovation & Impact Summit at Virginia Tech’s Academic Building One in Alexandria convened more than 200 delegates from 61 universities across 28 countries alongside industry leaders and federal agencies. It was the first time this summit took place in North America.
Date: Dec 04, 2025 - -
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Jan Eberth named head of the Department of Population Health Sciences , articleEberth comes to the university from Drexel University in Philadelphia, where she spent the past three years as professor and chair of health management and policy. Prior to that, her education and career were divided between Texas and her native South Carolina.
Date: Dec 01, 2025 - -
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‘Curious Conversations’ podcast: Andrew McCoy talks about 3D printing homes , articleMcCoy shared the current landscape of housing in Virginia and how this emerging technology might be harnessed to reduce costs and improve efficiency. He broke down how the process works, the challenges of attempting to shift to it, and how he and his colleagues are working to overcome those hurdles.
Date: Dec 01, 2025 - -
Video ItemInterdisciplinary project grows with students' experience , video
SMART is an interdisciplinary capstone project focused on creating a local, privacy-first smart home hub that pairs with AR/VR interface. This kind of interdisciplinary development includes several professors and courses and is vertically integrated, allowing students to expand their work on development and implementation throughout all four years of their collegiate experience.
Date: Nov 21, 2025 - -
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Study finds unsustainable water use across the Rio Grande , articleOver half of the water used is unsustainable, depleting reservoirs and aquifers and leaving parts of the river dry, the study found. With agriculture using most of the water and snowmelt declining, urgent changes in farming and water management are needed to protect farms, cities, and ecosystems.
Date: Nov 21, 2025 - -
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In sync: International collaboration enhances automated vehicle safety tests , articleResearchers from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden’s AstaZero are working together to pioneer a new method aimed to standardized the evaluation of automated vehicle safety.
Date: Nov 20, 2025 - -
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Global water forecastingAt Virginia Tech, researchers are using real-time sensors, machine learning, and global partnerships to give water managers 30-day forecasts that help safeguard drinking water and ecosystems.
Date: Nov 19, 2025 - -
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Virginians with diabetes make strides through Virginia Cooperative Extension program , articleBalanced Living with Diabetes helps participants take control of their health through nutrition, exercise, and goal setting.
Date: Nov 17, 2025 -
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