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National Academy of Sciences to honor Robert J. Bodnar, Shuhai XiaoMembership into the National Academy is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist can receive.
Date: Apr 24, 2024 -
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Rock talker: Robert Bodnar excavates secrets from deep space, deep Earth, deep past , articleBodnar studies ancient droplets of fluid trapped within minerals from deep under the Earth and from outer space. His findings have shed light on future volcanic eruptions, life on other planets, and the location of deposits of “critical minerals,” identified as vital to our economic future and national security. For these accomplishments and more, Bodnar will be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences on April 26.
Date: Apr 23, 2024 -
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Rock reader: Shuhai Xiao deciphers the geologic past to prepare for the future , articleXiao studies the interactions between life and Earth, especially at a critical point in geologic history when animals first emerged on the scene. Among his many accomplishments, Xiao discovered the earliest known evidence of a moving animal. On April 26, he will be inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
Date: Apr 23, 2024 -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Ben Gill talks about the chemistry of Earth history , articleGill explained how studying the cycles of different elements can tell a story and help us better understand the planet’s most pivotal moments, such as mass extinctions.
Date: Apr 22, 2024 -
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China’s sinking cities indicate global-scale problem, Virginia Tech researcher says , articleA third of China’s urban population at risk of city sinking, according to new satellite data. In an invited article for the journal Science, Manoochehr Shirzaei discusses how this phenomenon points to a global problem: Land is sinking everywhere.
Date: Apr 18, 2024 -
Video ItemUnbridled excitement in Northern Virginia for new equine performance center , video
Equine athletes and their owners experience the new Jane and Stephen Hale Equine Performance Evaluation Center in Leesburg, Virginia. The new facility is part of the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, a full-service equine hospital that offers comprehensive specialty care, 24-hour emergency treatment, and diagnostic services for all ages and breeds of horses.
Date: Mar 29, 2024 -
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University Libraries Prototyping Studio resurrects dinosaur cousin skeletons bone by bone , article3D scanners and printers are constructing strikingly realistic replicas of the extinct Teleocrater rhadinus using fossils from more than 240 million years ago. Funded through an Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology grant, a team of experts is showing how technology can illuminate the past and bring long-extinct organisms face-to-face with the present.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
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Nokia Bell Labs President Peter Vetter addresses future of wireless at Innovation Campus lecture series , articleThe Virginia Tech Innovation Campus hosted lecturer Peter Vetter, president of Bell Labs Core Research at Nokia, for the first Center of Next Distinguished Lecturer Series.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
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Optical character recognition helps unlock history , articleUniversity Libraries data experts are using the technology to extract text from scanned images of early 20th century real estate documents to make them more readable and electronically searchable.
Date: Mar 13, 2024 -
General ItemCall for proposals: DA 2.0 project planning and development grants Date: Mar 04, 2024
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Designing hardware with security in mind , articleHardware and software design typically prioritizes speed and efficiency at the expense of security. The research of Wenjie Xiong, a Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Fellow, aims to bridge the gap.
Date: Mar 01, 2024 -
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The future of cybersecurity hinges on creating harder problems , articleVirginia Tech mathematician Gretchen Matthews is making hard problems even harder — and looking for new hard problems — to protect our online data today and into a quantum future.
Date: Feb 29, 2024 -
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Rung by rung, graduate students climb toward cybersecurity careers , articleGraduate school can seem like a game of Chutes and Ladders, and Virginia Tech students in security fields are making use of Commonwealth Cyber Initiative resources to advance toward future careers.
Date: Feb 16, 2024 -
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New tech addresses augmented reality’s privacy problem , articleNew technology from Commonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers protects bystander privacy in augmented-reality systems.
Date: Jan 16, 2024 -
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Video ItemNew facility to further impact of Equine Medical Center , video
Virginia First Lady Suzanne Youngkin joined Provost Cyril Clarke and others at the ribbon-cutting for the Jane and Stephen Hale Equine Performance Evaluation Center at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia. "I could not be more excited to see the Equine Medical Center expand in this most innovative space. These equine athletes deserve only the best and this facility is going to provide that," said Youngkin.
Date: Dec 13, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researcher to benchmark early-stage quantum computers , articleBuggy, clunky — but still useful? Physics’ Sophia Economou is collaborating on a Department of Energy project to determine whether, when, and how quantum computing might advance the frontiers of science.
Date: Dec 11, 2023 -
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Bird feeding may give humans something to chirp about , articleAshley Dayer and a team of researchers at Virginia Tech and beyond are working to develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between bird feeding and human well-being.
Date: Dec 06, 2023 -
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Saddling up cryptosystems for a quantum showdown , articleUsing an algebraic structure called a "quadratic twist," Virginia Tech mathematician Jason LeGrow advances the quest to keep digital interactions secure both today and into the future.
Date: Dec 06, 2023 -
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Are your Cyber Monday purchases legit? There’s (going to be) an app for that , articleVirginia Tech researcher Emma Meno is developing a mobile app that will allow a buyer to double check that a purchase isn't a fake.
Date: Nov 22, 2023
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