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        <description><![CDATA[ The medical device developed by Adam Maxwell, research associate professor of biomedical engineering, uses sound waves to break up kidney stones more safely and effectively than traditional methods. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kevin Smith graduated from Virginia Tech in 2000 with a degree in industrial forest operations. As part owner and vice president of Big Timber Hardwoods, LLC, he recently joined Assistant Professor Corey Green&#39;s Forest Biometrics lab to lend his knowledge and expertise to students. ]]></description>
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        <title>Wiping away hidden dangers at residential birdfeeders</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The beauty and pleasure of birds visiting a residential birdfeeder can belie a hidden danger, as feeders can also spread pathogens among the birds. ]]></description>
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        <title>Sandponics offers more affordable path for farming in water‑scarce regions</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Researchers are working on improvements to sustainable agriculture that could reduce environmental damage, lower production costs, and expand food growing opportunities in water-limited regions. The system they’re using, referred to as sandponics, reimagines aquaponics by replacing expensive synthetic substrates with one of the world’s most abundant natural materials. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Living with diabetes is never easy. Kirubaharan (Kiru) Natarajan, a first-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech, wants to change that. When Kiru’s uncle stopped taking his diabetes medication because it was inconvenient, bulky, and embarrassing, it was heartbreaking to watch his health slow him down. Kiru knew it was time to use his engineering skills to help. Growing up, Kiru learned about the idea of biomimicry—or design inspired by nature—from the countless National Geographic documentaries he watched with his grandfather. Now, alongside Associate Professor Anne Staples, whose lab focuses on biomimicry, he’s taking a cue from insects to develop a self-powered microfluidic device for diabetics that makes insulin infusion as simple as breathing. Driven by Kiru’s love for nature and human-centered design, the device has the potential to provide life-changing impact on a global scale. Want to learn more? Visit: https://www.stapleslab.org/ ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Through support from the heavy equipment company, engineering students will be well equipped to lead the mining workforce into the future.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Surveying imperiled salamanders</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ For their senior capstone project, students in conservation biology are studying a species of endemic salamanders located on Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <title>University ranks fifth among large schools for Peace Corps volunteers</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Alumni are advancing global communities while carrying the university’s spirit of civic engagement forward. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hamm talked about cycling safety, including the infrastructure and the behaviors of both bike riders and vehicle operators. She explained ongoing research projects aimed to better understand both areas.    ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Researchers identified a new therapeutic strategy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, that could move beyond delaying the disease to reversing lung scarring. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech students play a modified version of Monopoly to learn about the circular economy. The Sustainable Systems Science major prepares students to integrate sustainability principles with engineering, business, and environmental science to create data-driven solutions for industries, governments, and research institutions. ]]></description>
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        <title>Researchers work to create the ultimate driver’s test for automated vehicles </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The study demonstrates how a relatively small number of test cases could be used to measure automated vehicle performance for a wide variety of traffic conditions. The framework strategically samples from a large database of human driving behavior to identify scenarios that are representative of real-world driving, reflecting both everyday situations and rare, safety-critical events. ]]></description>
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        <title>Class of 2026: Emily Gaskill finds public health services research to be a rewarding pursuit </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Emily Gaskill&#39;s research focuses on harm reduction, substance use disorders, and how integrated care models and drug policy reform can expand access to treatment.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Senior Keegan O&#39;Hara is supported by research funding from the Global Change Center as he develops a “recipe” to encourage soil microorganisms to create substances that act like glue, quickly strengthening reconstructed streambanks until vegetation can grow.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Maguire explains the connection, including the nutrients in most fertilizers, how they are being impacted by the conflict, and what that could mean for the growing season. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Researchers say the increased risk of cardiovascular disease after menopause may stem not only from declining hormone levels, but also from how those changes influence gene activity. ]]></description>
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        <title>Helmet Lab devises novel framework for baseball concussions by studying catchers</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ By suggesting that some concussions are a result of vibration rather than acceleration, Virginia Tech researchers believe they’ve uncovered a missing link that could lead to a revolution in helmet design, a finding they’ll present April 30 at Tech on Tap in Alexandria. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ For the first time in Washington, D.C., graduate students can take a course in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health (TBMH). Taught by Laura Dillon, research associate professor at Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, the course leverages the university’s proximity to federal research agencies and combines expert-led lectures, hands-on laboratory and bioinformatics training, and case-based learning. Through workshops, sequencing experiments, and simulated patient cases, students learn how cancer genomics informs diagnosis, prognosis, therapy development, and regulatory decision-making, preparing them for careers across academia, industry, and government. ]]></description>
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        <title>New lab removes barrier between research and patient care</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The university marked a step forward in biomedical innovation in Southwest Virginia with the opening of a clean room facility to produce clinical-grade therapies under federally regulated standards.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Capturing the cosmos with observational astrophysics</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In John Simonetti’s observational astrophysics course, students step into the Anderson Observatory to photograph galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters—then dive into the data to uncover what those images reveal about the universe. ]]></description>
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        <title>Award to help researchers catalyze AI-driven discovery for public good</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/04/eng-cs-nih-award-deb-ai-for-good.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Debswapna Bhattacharya, associate professor of computer science, has received a five-year, $2.1 million National Institutes of Health Outstanding Investigator Award to build on groundbreaking work to develop innovative AI approaches to decode disease and find treatments. ]]></description>
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        <title>Advanced lab gives students hands-on experience</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Faculty and graduate students conduct advanced research using state-of-the-art equipment in the BRain-Inspired Computing, Communication, and Security (BRICCS) Lab. Neuromorphic computing, AI chip design, algorithms for spiking neural networks are just some of the areas of work taking place in the newly opened facility. ]]></description>
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        <title>Outdoor lab reveals the diversity of herpetofauna in the region</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/videos/y/2026/04/jP19bY6aVlc.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ As a component of the Herpetology course in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, students engaged in hands-on field work to identify different frogs, snakes, and lizards in the area. ]]></description>
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        <title>Alumni take their skills around the globe with the Peace Corps</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/03/cnre-peace-corps.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Tyler Krupnik ’24 works in the coastal communities of the Philippines and Mitch Dolby ’23 is in the rural heart of Zambia.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Weather balloons take research from campus to the clouds</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ College of Natural Resources and Environment students are partnering with researchers from 16 universities across the United States and Canada to launch weather balloons as part of the atmospheric rivers science program. This project focuses on key storm systems known as atmospheric rivers and gives students valuable hands-on research experience. ]]></description>
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        <title>Engineering students hope downsizing means innovation</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The senior design team for the human-powered submarine at Virginia Tech have created a half scale version of the sub. The team is apart of the Interdisciplinary Capstone program (IDC), a year-long design course where students of different majors come together to tackle design challenges. ]]></description>
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        <title>Study abroad program builds lasting food security partnerships in South Africa</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students and faculty members partner with Cape Town communities through classwork, research, and campus fundraising, transforming a two-week study abroad program into sustained food security collaboration. ]]></description>
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        <title>Soil pathogen hot spots reveal risk across the United States</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A nationwide study analyzed soil samples from across the United States to explore where soil-borne pathogens, bacteria that can cause disease, may occur and how environmental and social conditions could influence potential health risks. ]]></description>
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        <title>Art history students visit D.C. Area museums</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Art history students traveled to Washington, D.C. to study and interact with art at several galleries and museums as part of an experiential learning program. They also had the opportunity to meet and network with alumni and other professionals working in various art galleries in the D.C. Area. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Schwarz talked about the rapid invasion of blue catfish in the bay, the ecological and economic impacts, and the promising potential to turn this challenge into an opportunity.  ]]></description>
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        <title>$9.5 million grant launches global effort to reanalyze freshwater systems under pressure</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The project, known as Re-Analysis of Water for Society, is building a detailed, daily record of the world’s freshwater systems spanning 60 years.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An international group of researchers that includes Virginia Tech’s Xiaofeng Wang and Boris A. Vinatzer discovered the identity of fungal proteins that can catalyze ice formation at high subzero temperatures, which may enable engineered weather. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A team of Virginia Tech students built a drone to safely collect water samples in Malawi, earning a spot in a United Nations business incubator and drawing interest from UNICEF. Along the way, their training program helped nine Malawian women start their own businesses. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the last 15 years, the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has developed a reputation for keeping people safe by empowering them to select the best headgear.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As a doctoral student in mechanical engineering, Siddhartha &#34;Sid&#34; Gadiraju &#39;18 helped build the Advanced Propulsion and Power Lab, gaining skills that were exactly what he needed to excel in his job at a climate tech startup. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In a new study published in Nature Communications, Jiangtao Cheng&#39;s team breaks previous boundaries for the size of water that can be propelled into the air using surface tension. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ From pioneering safety advancements and assisting with federal regulations to helping industry partners make history and helping the general public see the technology’s potential, Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership researchers have been at the forefront of setting the global standard for how airspace is safely used, enjoyed, and protected. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ From solar-powered greenhouses to hydroponic tomatoes engineered for flavor, research from Virginia Tech points to a future where farming happens indoors — powered by light, data, and innovation instead of soil and seasons. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With the contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, an interdisciplinary research team led by Virginia Tech and Linsey Marr will create a “smoke alarm” for airborne contaminants that could cut respiratory illnesses by 25 percent and defuse the next pandemic. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A new study by Jennifer Munson and Monet Roberts suggests memory problems and inability to concentrate following chemotherapy could result from poor lymphatic-system drainage in response to the cancer drugs. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The award recognizes Liu’s “five decades of excellence in sustainable design education, research and practice, student mentoring, pioneering textbooks, creative scholarship, and leadership in innovative sustainable engineering training.” ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This month, Virginia Tech will convene manufacturers, researchers, and policymakers for three connected events aimed at expanding advanced manufacturing in Virginia and preparing the talent to power it. ]]></description>
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        <title>Researchers deploy water quality forecasting system around the globe</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Researchers at the Center for Ecosystem Forecasting have developed a system that can predict the quality of drinking water in lakes and reservoirs. By combining advanced sensor technologies, data analysis, AI, machine learning, and cyberinfrastructure, ecosystem forecasting tools have the potential to revolutionize environmental policy and security. This technology has now been applied to help manage lakes and reservoirs in countries around the world. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A biological researcher turned computer scientist, Wang is building an accurate and trustworthy artificial intelligence system that can organize data from masses of published scientific papers so that it&#39;s easily searchable.    ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/09/eng-cee-tripp-shealy-bowman-fellowship.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Shealy is nationally recognized in the field of sustainable design in civil engineering with research and teaching centered around engineering that quickly responds to changing environmental conditions and community needs.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Legionnaires’ disease peaks in summer and fall, when hot weather turns water into the perfect environment for Legionella to thrive. College of Engineering experts Amy Pruden and Kirin Furst explain what the disease is, why outbreaks are happening now, and how to protect yourself.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Associate Professor Hang Yu is leading a team investigating how solid-state manufacturing approaches can help create and repair metal in wartime and beyond.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Inspired by the Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, the research team in Jonathan Boreyko&#39;s lab built a metal surface for the fastest ice on earth — and it could be a future energy solution. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Combining a mechanical engineering major with a biomedical engineering minor, senior John Linehan used a six-month stint with Adidas in Germany to explore the biomechanics of athletic shoes. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Science Education program within the School of Education hosts a STEM summer camp for middle school students called World Changers Robotics Camp. The program features a case study on a town in Nigeria, where campers must use STEM skills to model a solution to the town&#39;s lack of reliable electricity infrastructure. Learn more at https://news.vt.edu/ ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/08/cnre-research-belmont-forum-ipon.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ With support from the National Science Foundation, researchers will help build a global network of community-driven observatories. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:43:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/07/cals-incentive-program.html</link>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Going to Sri Lanka and Nepal allows students and faculty members to conduct research and help with community projects that will benefit the people in both developing countries while providing an avenue for students’ individual growth. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Assistant Professor Josh Worch and his team combined algae with common chemical components to make tough biohybrid plastics that are strong, highly adaptable, and fully recyclable. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Funded by a multinational, multi-organization grant, Courtney Leisner will seek to better understand how pepper plants respond when simultaneously infected with the pathogen Xanthomonas and exposed to extreme heat. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Virginia Tech mainly takes care of domestic pets, but a student-run club helps stabilize wildlife when they are brought in.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With funding from The Water Research Foundation, Virginia Tech is leading a research initiative to use a One Water approach and advanced modeling to identify PFAS sources in the Occoquan Reservoir. The goal is to create a national model for managing forever chemicals in water systems. ]]></description>
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