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Researchers cross international boundaries to predict better water quality , articleAwarded a $250,000 National Science Foundation grant, Virginia Tech researchers Cayelan Carey and Quinn Thomas have teamed up with researchers at three Australian universities to lay the foundation for a water quality forecasting center that can be scaled for all bodies of water.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
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Women and Gender in Development speaker: In Ghana, policies to help women may be bringing them more pain , articleBernice Owusu-Brown overcame criticism and resistance to research the rarely discussed issue of intimate partner violence in Ghana. As a new postdoctoral fellow at Virginia Tech and the first speaker in this fall's Women and Gender in Development Discussion Series, she believes she is on the path to influencing change.
Date: Sep 06, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech’s Stability Wind Tunnel selected as a NATO Common Research Wind Tunnel , articleOf the four global facilities selected, the Stability Wind Tunnel is the only one at an educational institution, allowing engineering students to take part in international research.
Date: Aug 18, 2023 -
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Nain lab partners with researchers in Japan and Israel to put cancer cells on a tightrope , articleAn international research group led by Virginia Tech Professor Amrinder Nain and Professor Shiro Suetsugu of the Nara Institute of Science and Technology has uncovered new findings that explain how cancer cells adhere to their environment.
Date: Jun 22, 2023 -
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Ling Li leads team to see through eyes made of stone , articleLi, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded $1.05 million over three years to lead a team studying the visual abilities of a unique underwater creature with thousands of eyes.
Date: May 31, 2023 -
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Fulbright visiting scholar to speak about building a welcoming community for refugee students , articleFrom April 3-7, Virginia Tech will welcome Fulbright scholar Mervi Kaukko, who will present on her research about educational success from the perspective of refugee students.
Date: Mar 30, 2023 -
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Shattering stereotypes: Farida Jalalzai on how women-led nations succeeded during pandemic , articleWhat can the world learn from women who led New Zealand and Iceland during the pandemic? A lot, said Jalalzai, associate dean of global initiatives and engagement in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Date: Mar 28, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech geoscientists shed a light on life’s evolution 800 million years ago , articleIs nitrate responsible for algae, flowers, and even your neighbors? A team from Virginia Tech has unearthed evidence that may indicate yes.
Date: Mar 22, 2023 -
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Botswana president committed to conservation and sustainability , articleMokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi visited the Virginia Tech Blacksburg campus Tuesday. In meetings with university leadership and in a discussion in front of a packed ballroom, the mutually beneficial collaboration between Botswana and Virginia Tech was highlighted.
Date: Mar 21, 2023 -
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Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz earns Fulbright scholarship to study pollution in the Amazon rainforest , articleIsaacman-VanWertz will be living in Ecuador to study emissions in the Amazon rainforest that can lead to global pollution.
Date: Mar 03, 2023 -
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Bringing new life to degraded forests in Madagascar , articleDeforestation is threatening Madagascar's biodiversity due to the fact that more than 40 percent of its forests have been cleared over the past 70 years.The government has committed to restoring 4 million hectares, and a team of researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences explored techniques to improve plantings during eastern Madagascar’s dry season.
Date: Mar 02, 2023 -
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+Policy Fellows program supports new research to improve lives globally , articleRural farmers living in poverty in Zimbabwe and small-scale farmers in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and India are the ultimate beneficiaries of +Policy Fellow seed grants awarded to Virginia Tech faculty who proposed research with broad applications and strong policy implications.
Date: Feb 28, 2023 -
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Beauty is only skin deep. As it turns out, so is disease detection. , articleProfessor Masoud Agah has received a National Science Foundation grant to develop a novel skin sensor that provides insight into an individual's health.
Date: Nov 10, 2022 -
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6G vision: The future of wireless communications can be seen through your phone’s camera lens , articleProfessors Walid Saad and Harpreet Dhillon of Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technologies that use current and emerging wireless systems to “view” and map the surrounding environment.
Date: Nov 09, 2022 -
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New, alarming data and solutions on productivity and sustainability of agricultural systems focus of upcoming D.C. event , articleVirginia Tech’s GAP Initiative will co-host a hybrid event with the SPG Coalition and U.S. Department of Agriculture on Oct. 4 in Washington, D.C., to unveil the latest data on global agricultural productivity and to identify solutions for increasing sustainable agricultural productivity — critical for global resilience against crises that threaten our ability to feed the planet.
Date: Sep 27, 2022 -
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First bats fly through Virginia Tech's new bat cave in Brunei , articleThe tunnel built by Rolf Mueller's team in Brunei to study the mechanics of how bats fly has completed its multi-year journey and is now hosting live bats.
Date: Aug 30, 2022 -
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Student addressing the impact of invasive species in Nepal scores major BIFAD award , articleSeerjana Maharjan is one of dozens of graduate students in Nepal whose research is supported by Virginia Tech’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management.
Date: Jul 12, 2022 -
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United Nations touts Virginia Tech mining engineering class as model of sustainability education , articleIn June, the class was designated an official case study in education that incorporates UN sustainability goals — including climate action, clean energy, and economic growth — making it a model for sustainability focused education around the world.
Date: Oct 29, 2021 -
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$3 million USAID award will address crop threats in Bangladesh , articleThe Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management aims to improve crop production while minimizing environmental hazards caused by the overuse of chemical pesticides in the South Asian nation.
Date: Aug 16, 2021