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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 -
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Scholars program advances research on individual and social challenges , articleFive interdisciplinary teams were awarded up to $30,000 from the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment Scholars Program to address critical individual and social concerns and compete for additional funding from external agencies.
Date: Apr 17, 2024 -
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Memories of fishers reach beyond the data , articleA research team led by Associate Professor Leandro Castelli demonstrates that local knowledge of past harvests can provide an accurate – and affordable – depiction of historical fish stocks.
Date: Apr 16, 2024 -
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Research aims to improve data quality in manufacturing, seeking 'golden data' , articleIn an era when artificial intelligence and machine learning are key to advancing technology, researchers want to ensure they’re fueled for success with high-quality data.
Date: Apr 11, 2024 -
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Genomics Sequencing Center ensemble supports top-performing research , articleThe center's team is made up of four molecular biologists who work with the latest in next generation sequencing technology to support Virginia Tech faculty’s research goals.
Date: Apr 10, 2024 -
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Sait Tunc receives NSF CAREER award to optimize health care systems for equitable outcomes , articleTunc, 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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Wenjing Lou named fellow of Association for Computing Machinery , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2011, Lou’s research in information and network security is a major component of the university’s growing reputation and impact in the critically important area of cybersecurity.
Date: Mar 19, 2024 -
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Research aims to bring a circular revolution to industry , articleCollege of Natural Resources and Environment researchers are gaining insights from value-retention processes and natural systems to explore how to transition industry toward a sustainable future.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
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Novel discovery may benefit severe immune conditions , articleDiscovery of a DNA shift in the innate immune memory of cells may aid in the fight against one of humans’ most deadly foes – sepsis.
Date: Mar 11, 2024 -
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Unmanned aerial vehicles and workforce development part of congressman's visit to Blacksburg campus , articleU.S. Rep. Rob Wittman ’81 received briefings on research initiatives related to unmanned aerial systems and unmanned underwater vehicle. He also met with four undergraduate students who are part of the Defense Civilian Training Corps to hear about workforce development programming at the Virginia Tech National Security Institute.
Date: Mar 11, 2024 -
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Clay Wright receives MIRA funding to create new molecular tools , articleThe grant supports Wright's innovative work in understanding and engineering common cellular signals, a critical mechanism shared across animals, plants, and fungi.
Date: Mar 06, 2024 -
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Margaret Ellis receives Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Undergraduate Teaching Award , articleMargaret Ellis was recognized or outstanding contributions to undergraduate education through teaching, service, and creating an inclusive community of experiential undergraduate mentorship.
Date: Mar 01, 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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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Zheng 'Phil' Xiang talks about emerging technology and tourism , articleXiang joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to talk about the intersection of technology and tourism. He shares the significant technological shifts in the tourism industry over the past decade, including the influence of social media and artificial intelligence on trip research and the experience itself.
Date: Feb 26, 2024 -
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First-in-humans discovery reveals brain chemicals working to influence social behavior , articleFor the first time, researchers show decisions made in a social context may spring from the dynamic interactions of dopamine and serotonin.
Date: Feb 26, 2024 -
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Detecting COVID-19 in the air , articleA team of more than a dozen faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and student researchers are combining their expertise to develop a device that can assess the environmental risk of COVID-19 transmission in real time. Led by University Distinguished Professor Linsey Marr, the team has made great strides in figuring out how to successfully capture the necessary amount of air, filter it, deposit it onto a test strip, and identify virus particles.
Date: Feb 23, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech researchers find that muscle function could lead to early Alzheimer’s diagnosis , articleThe research findings challenge the notion that Alzheimer’s disease is purely a disease of the brain and show that it has a much broader impact on the body.
Date: Feb 20, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech researchers discover that blocking an essential nutrient inhibits malaria parasite growth , articleThe four-year study could lead to a new way to fight malaria, one of the most devastating infectious diseases in the world.
Date: Feb 13, 2024 -
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Lutz Awards to reward and incentivize world-class research , articleThe Jacob A. Lutz III Awards for Eminent Scholars Endowment will fund the the Jacob A. Lutz III Presidential Awards for Research Distinction for four faculty members annually. Each of the awards will recognize long-term, substantive contributions to research and creative scholarship across the faculty’s career.
Date: Feb 07, 2024
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