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From soil to salad: How engineers are tracking the hidden journey of listeria , articleJingqiu Liao is uncovering how dangerous bacteria like listeria survive in nature and food-processing environments. This work can help trace outbreaks faster and make fresh foods safer before they reach our kitchens.
Date: Jun 04, 2026 - -
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Think DEET keeps mosquitoes away? They may be learning to love it , articleResearchers found that yellow fever mosquitoes can learn to associate the smell of DEET with food — a potential vulnerability for the world’s most widely used insect repellent.
Date: May 28, 2026 - -
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Why some cancers are worse than others , articleChromosome numbers and cell size fuel cancer progression, according to new studies published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Cancer Research.
Date: May 25, 2026 - -
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Researchers aim to fight aggressive cancer with a virus , articleScientists are engineering viruses to carry a cancer-killing molecule directly to brain tumors — a novel approach to treating glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant cancers.
Date: May 05, 2026 - -
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Award to help researchers catalyze AI-driven discovery for public good , articleDebswapna Bhattacharya, associate professor of computer science, has received a five-year, $2.1 million National Institutes of Health Outstanding Investigator Award to build on groundbreaking work to develop innovative AI approaches to decode disease and find treatments.
Date: Apr 07, 2026 - -
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Scientists identify potential new target for disrupting mosquito reproduction , articleA new study shows a single protein works in two places inside mosquito cells to regulate egg development, revealing a vulnerability that might help scientists limit mosquito reproduction.
Date: Apr 03, 2026 - -
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Five faculty members named AAAS Fellows , articleThe new fellows are among nearly 500 scientists, engineers, and innovators who have been recognized for their scientific and socially distinguished achievements by one of the world’s largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals.
Date: Mar 26, 2026 - -
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Cayelan Carey, Amy Pruden named Virginia Outstanding Faculty , articleThe award is considered the commonwealth’s highest honor for faculty at public and private colleges and universities. Carey and Pruden were two of 12 recipients honored at a ceremony in Richmond.
Date: Mar 04, 2026 - -
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Rare Disease Day: Virginia Tech researchers tackle uncommon conditions , articleFrom gene mutations to novel therapies, scientists are translating discoveries into meaningful progress for often overlooked patients.
Date: Feb 25, 2026 - -
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Class of 2025: Kaylee Petraccione harnesses a series of ‘firsts’ to advance disease research , articlePetraccione says one of the most meaningful moments of her life is when her advisor shook her hand and said, 'Congratulations, doctor.' "As a first-generation student, that moment was emotional beyond words and something I will never forget.”
Date: Dec 08, 2025 - -
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Mathematicians model the menace of mosquitoes , articleResarchers tap a new method to model mosquito disease transmission.
Date: Nov 06, 2025 - -
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Meet the Fabulous Fralin Five , articleJoshua Drake, Nisha Duggal, Daniel English, Bryan Hsu, and Courtney Leisner were recognized for exemplifying the power of interdisciplinary research to address humanity’s greatest challenges.
Date: Oct 15, 2025 - -
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Groundbreaking AI aims to speed lifesaving therapies , articleLittle is known about how novel viruses like SARS-CoV-2 evolve or conditions like dementia develop at the molecular level, but an artificial intelligence model developed at Virginia Tech helps fill those gaps and generate more accurate maps of the inner landscape. Now, instead of guessing, drug developers can analyze where viruses attach to human proteins and design treatments to block them.
Date: Sep 16, 2025 - -
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Xuan Wang’s CAREER project makes sense of scientific discovery , articleA biological researcher turned computer scientist, Wang is building an accurate and trustworthy artificial intelligence system that can organize data from masses of published scientific papers so that it's easily searchable.
Date: Aug 29, 2025 - -
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Proof of concept grants to propel emerging research , articleTen proposals were selected for the 2025 round of funding from the LAUNCH: Center for New Ventures' program that supports faculty in advancing the life-changing potential of technology emerging from research.
Date: May 13, 2025 - -
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Experts available: Winter storms, Russia-Ukraine war, flu season, ultrasound treatments, and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss news in the headlines, including another round of winter storms, the latest on U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war, the worst flu season in more than a decade, using ultrasound technology to treat cancer, and electric cars generating lower non-exhaust emissions than their combustion counterparts.
Date: Feb 17, 2025 - -
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Virginia Academy of Science honors biologist Frank Aylward as Scientist of the Year , articleThe prestigious award is given to Virginia scientists who have accomplished outstanding research over the last five years in life sciences, which includes the fields of biology, botany, and zoology.
Date: Jan 06, 2025 - -
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How the dirt under our feet could affect human health , articleJingqiu Liao is linking human activity to increased gene transfer from soil bacteria to humans.
Date: Dec 11, 2024 - -
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A record seven Hokies join Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine , articleKathleen Alexander, Tom Dingus, Dan Givens, T.M. Murali, Amy Pruden, Dan Sui, and Bevlee Watford make up the university’s largest elected class to date and the largest number elected from a single Virginia institution this year.
Date: Sep 20, 2024 - -
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New research illuminates the impact of surface properties on bacteria movement , articleAs an undergraduate student, Megan O'Hara had a unique opportunity to study how bacteria move across surfaces — a process known as twitching motility. The findings led to the surprising discovery of the key role surface properties play in either enabling or preventing this movement, recently published in mSphere, the primary open access journal by the American Society for Microbiology.
Date: Sep 04, 2024 -
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