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Article ItemIn memoriam: John McDowell, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences and Fralin Life Sciences Institute , article
McDowell, a global leader in the study of plant-pathogen interactions and professor, passed away Dec. 24 after a 19-month battle with cancer.
Date: Jan 16, 2025 -
Article ItemNew International Research Experiences Program will send students to Austria , article
Through a National Science Foundation-funded program, undergraduate students will study ice nucleation research with College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Professor David Schmale.
Date: Jan 08, 2025 -
Article ItemOrganic collaboration propagates National Science Foundation grant , article
James Westwoods research of invasive interlopers weeds with multiple long-time collaborations has led to a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to study the use of parasitic plants for a new method of plant genetic manipulation that could enhance food production.
Date: Dec 23, 2024 -
Article ItemAndrew Katz receives CAREER award to explore the impact of generative AI on educators’ instructional decisions , article
Katz, assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education, will focus his research on assessment, which ranges from exams to lab reports to homework.
Date: Nov 07, 2024 -
Article ItemAncient rocks may bring dark matter to light , article
A Virginia Tech-led team is hunting for dark matter — not with telescopes or particle colliders — but by scrutinizing billion-year-old rocks.
Date: Oct 30, 2024 -
Article ItemNew research on octopus-inspired technology successfully maneuvers underwater objects , article
Associate Professor Michael Bartlett leads a team that created an octopus-inspired adhesive for strong attachment and rapid release in challenging underwater conditions.
Date: Oct 09, 2024 -
Article ItemBuilding wireless infrastructure , article
Virginia Tech's Lingla Liu's research focuses on NextG wireless, networking, and computing systems that may have potential impacts for the future of NextG standards across the globe.
Date: Sep 16, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech GenCyber Program empowers cybersecurity educators , article
Funded by a National Science Foundation grant and administered by the National Security Agency, the camp equips educators with the tools and knowledge to teach cybersecurity courses, helping to build a more secure digital future.
Date: Sep 11, 2024 -
Article ItemNew research illuminates the impact of surface properties on bacteria movement , article
As 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 -
Article ItemCollaborative research to benefit coastal flounder populations and fishers , article
Faculty in the College of Natural Resources and Environment have received $1.79 million from the National Science Foundation for an interdisciplinary research project that will examine the dynamics of socio-environmental factors impacting coastal fisheries.
Date: Sep 03, 2024 -
Article ItemBuilding a COMPASS to navigate future pandemics , article
An $18 million grant announced by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will bring together five universities and more than 20 researchers, academics, and public health experts to establish the Virginia Tech-led Center for Community Empowering Pandemic Prediction and Prevention from Atoms to Societies (COMPASS).
Date: Aug 22, 2024 -
Article ItemA watershed moment for the survival of imperiled Appalachian salamanders , article
In partnership with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Virginia Tech researchers received a $2 million science-guided conservation award from a joint venture of the National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation.
Date: Aug 20, 2024 -
Article ItemInternational scientists converge at Virginia Tech to further plant health research , article
Virginia Tech hosted the International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, bringing 250 plant health scientists from 27 countries to Blacksburg for an exchange about the global food chain.
Date: Aug 16, 2024 -
Article ItemSummer internships lead to research wins , article
Through internship programs, Daniel Capelluto's research lab provides students a place free of distractions with an academic family and mentorship to help them stay focused and have the best chances of being successful.
Date: Jun 24, 2024 -
Video ItemResearching how stress spreads during evacuations , video
Evacuating a space quickly and safely during an emergency has life-saving consequences, but it is known that feeling stressed impacts a person's ability to exit a building quickly. Nicole Abaid, associate professor in the department of mathematics, is working alongside graduate students from Northern Illinois University and the University of Virginia to develop a model that could help understand how to make evacuations safer.
Date: Jun 11, 2024 -
Article ItemFlorida A&M University and Virginia Tech partnership rooted in alumna's doctoral research and connections , article
Virginia Tech Ph.D. alumna and Florida A&M University Associate Professor Natalie Arnett teamed with Virginia Tech professors on a National Science Foundation grant aimed at helping more African American students obtain graduate degrees in STEM fields.
Date: May 15, 2024 -
Article ItemClass of 2024: A brush with illness opened Alex Solomon’s eyes to immunology research , article
After graduation, Solomon is headed to a Ph.D. program in immunology.
Date: May 14, 2024 -
Article ItemRodrigo Sarlo receives National Science Foundation CAREER award to create structural digital twins on campus , article
Sarlo's research will facilitate the conversion of sensor data to structural models, which has applications in structural monitoring for safety and maintenance.
Date: May 01, 2024 -
Article ItemAlba Yerro-Colom to use National Science Foundation CAREER award to better predict and prevent landslides , article
Alba Yerro-Colom is developing a numerical framework to study how different rainfall patterns affect the interaction between water, roots, and soil during a landslide.
Date: Apr 15, 2024 -
Article ItemSait Tunc receives NSF CAREER award to optimize health care systems for equitable outcomes , article
Tunc, assistant professor at Virginia Tech, has received over $500,000 for this five-year project to innovate health systems and improve wellness outcomes.
Date: Apr 05, 2024
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