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Expert available to discuss new report that puts globe on course for breaching benchmark high temperature , articleVirginia Tech geophysicist and environmental security expert Manoochehr Shirzaei studies climate change and uses publicly available satellite imagery to build maps of millions of instances of rising sea levels and coastal land subsidence.
Date: May 17, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers conduct proof-of-concept study on mosquito scent preferences , articleUsing scented soaps, Virginia Tech researchers found that the smell of certain body soaps could make humans more or less attractive to mosquitoes.
Date: May 16, 2023 -
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Looking into the lingering horrors of Lyme disease , articleBrandon Jutras and the Jutras Lab were recently awarded a National Institutes of Health grant for more than $2 million to investigate why symptoms of Lyme disease linger long after the initial infection in some people.
Date: May 10, 2023 -
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Four honored as recipients of 2023 Administrative and Professional Faculty Award , articleThe recognition program highlights the integral roles that A/P faculty, which number approximately 2,700 Virginia Tech employees, hold as they lead and manage a variety of positions.
Date: May 05, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech’s Robert J. Bodnar and Shuhai Xiao elected to the National Academy of Sciences , articleBodnar, University Distinguished Professor of Geochemistry, and Xiao, a renowned paleobiologist and geobiologist, are among 120 new members and 23 international associates recognized for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
Date: May 03, 2023 -
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Jutras Lab awarded $1.2 million to create rapid and accurate Lyme disease testing , articleVirginia Tech researcher Brandon Jutras envisions a the possibility of a rapid, at-home test for Lyme disease with support of a $1.3 million award from the Department of Defense.
Date: May 01, 2023 -
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Dan Stilwell named Seale Coastal Zone Observatory Faculty Fellow , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2001, Stilwell’s research is focused on marine robotics and autonomy and the design of advanced autonomous underwater vehicles. Stilwell is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and director of the Center for Marine Autonomy and Robotics.
Date: Apr 28, 2023 -
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Lack of access to clean water impacts economic and health disparities , articleAn interdisciplinary research team aims to quantify the economic and health implications of using multiple water sources, such as natural springs and bottled water, when in-home water is not accessible or the quality is questionable.
Date: Apr 26, 2023 -
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Study: Sinking ground in parts of Chesapeake Bay area will worsen flooding from rising sea levels and storm surges , articleNew research by Virginia Tech scientists shows that sections of the Chesapeake Bay are sinking at rates of nearly a quarter an inch — or 7 millimeters — a year. Further, up-to-date knowledge of where the ground in the Chesapeake Bay area is sinking and by how much is not included in the official planning maps that authorities use to assess the local flooding risk from rising sea levels, the researchers said.
Date: Apr 26, 2023 -
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Experience an acoustic invasion at ICAT Day , article“Acoustic Invasion” will be one of about two dozen innovative research projects on display during the Institute for Creativity, Art, and Technology's annual ICAT Day on May 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to experience these ongoing works and ask questions of the people making them possible.
Date: Apr 25, 2023 -
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Researchers to investigate a gap in animal evolution between two of Earth’s most explosive biodiversity events , articleWith support from NASA’s exobiology program, Ben Gill is leading a team of geologists and geochemists from Virginia Tech, Florida State University, Smith College, and Yale University to collect and study sedimentary rocks and fossils deposited globally under the ocean during the 40-million-year delay in diversification between the Cambrian Explosion and the Ordovician Radiation.
Date: Apr 12, 2023 -
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Mid-Atlantic regional workshop at Virginia Tech highlights value of T32 research training program for veterinarians , articleThe National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grant, more commonly called a T32 grant, offered by the National Institutes of Health provides a way to fund veterinarians who pursue a Ph.D. and become leaders in biomedical research with the guidance of an experienced mentor.
Date: Apr 11, 2023 -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension specialist creates podcast to help reduce burnout at work , articleThe podcast, created by Samantha Harden, is entering its second season and gives strategies and suggestions for finding holistic well-being in academia and beyond.
Date: Apr 10, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers to investigate transcriptional regulation of cannabinoid synthesis in industrial hemp , articleIndustrial cultivation of hemp is seeing a massive expansion in the United States due to new federal laws and consumer demand. Researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have received a $600,000 grant to study the regulation of the genes that are responsible for cannabinoid biosynthesis.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Expanded perspectives give greater voice to invasive species working group , articleThe Invasive Species Working Group is crowdsourcing resources and expertise to tackle global invasion species that are reshaping ecosystems, disrupting economies, and causing disease, costing an estimated $1.3 trillion globally each year.
Date: Mar 23, 2023 -
Video ItemAnnual kids camp explores STEM , video
Kids' Tech University is an annual STEM program hosted by Fralin Life Sciences Institute. Virginia Tech researchers and students helped teach children about health, physical anatomy, and STEM technology through interactive sessions and hands-on activities.
Date: Mar 23, 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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Kathleen Alexander brings a One Health vision to conservation efforts in Botswana , articleAlexander makes a global impact merging wildlife conservation with community health and economic development in Botswana.
Date: Mar 17, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers receive National Science Foundation award to secure vegetable production in a changing environment , articleResearchers in the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture and the Virginia Tech Applied Research Cooperation will use the $750,000 Convergence Accelerator program grant to develop climate-smart, economically efficient, and environmentally sustainable precision agricultural practices.
Date: Mar 14, 2023 -
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Lauren Childs honored with fellowship by Association for Women in Mathematics and Cornell University , articleThe award grants a mid-career mathematician a residential fellowship in the Cornell University Mathematics Department without teaching obligations.
Date: Mar 09, 2023
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