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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech researchers develop new metallic materials using data-driven frameworks and explainable AI , articleAssociate Professor Sanket Deshmukh and his team have designed a new alloy with superior mechanical properties using the supercomputing power of explainable artificial intelligence. Their findings, supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, were recently published in Nature’s npj Computational Materials.
Date: May 15, 2025 - -
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Category: academics VMCVM Faculty Spotlight: Jia-Ray Yu , articleMeet Jia-Ray Yu, assistant professor and passionate researcher driven by bold ideas and student success. Since joining the college in 2021, he’s found the greatest reward in mentoring trainees and watching their work come to life. His dream? Discover a breakthrough drug for childhood brain cancer and celebrate with a mojito in the Maldives.
Date: May 14, 2025 - -
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Category: culture Photos: ICAT Creativity and Innovation Day celebrates creative collaboration , articleHosted by the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, this year’s event at the Moss Arts Center and ICAT studios featured 11 projects led by investigators from across Virginia Tech's colleges and units and spanning 13 departments.
Date: May 13, 2025 - -
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Category: research 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Bryan Hsu talks about the role of bacteriophages in the gut , articleHsu explained the role of bacteriophages, commonly called phages, in the gut microbiome as well as their potential in phage therapy and the potential as a tool against antibiotic resistance.
Date: May 12, 2025 - -
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Category: research Inaugural winners of new research awards named , articleEstablished by the Office of Research and Innovation and Office of Faculty Affairs and funded by the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, the new awards were created to complement the Jacob A Lutz Award for Eminent Scholars.
Date: May 05, 2025 - -
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Category: research Flood risk increasing in Pacific Northwest , articleA powerful earthquake combined with rising sea levels could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, impacting thousands of residents and properties in northern California, Oregon, and Washington, according to new Virginia Tech research.
Date: Apr 28, 2025 - -
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Category: research Bacteria’s mysterious viruses can fan flames of antibiotic damage, according to new model , articleVirginia Tech biologists developed a mouse model that allows researchers to eliminate and revive bacteria-eating virus communities without affecting the gut bacteria. Using the model, researchers discovered that the viruses can exacerbate collateral damage from antibiotics.
Date: Apr 28, 2025 - -
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Category: research Triassic fossil reveals nature’s best jaw for hunting fast fish , articleNewly discovered species of extinct fish shows striking similarities to unrelated modern-day predators, suggesting certain traits have emerged multiple times and remained consistent over hundreds of millions of years.
Date: Apr 28, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Advantage Students explore microbial physiology in the Duck Pond , video
Each semester, students in professor Ann Stevens' microbial physiology class re-enact the Volta experiment in the Duck Pond and make Winowgradsky columns.
Date: Apr 25, 2025 - -
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Category: research Researchers find first evidence of potential bed bug insecticide resistance in gene mutation , articleA study published in the Journal of Medical Entomology detailed how a team of Virginia Tech researchers, led by urban entomologist Warren Booth, discovered a gene mutation that could contribute to their insecticide resistance.
Date: Apr 21, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Drug Discovery Screening Lab hosts open house , video
The Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery (VTCDD), an interdisciplinary group committed to continuing the growth and advancing the stature of the existing drug discovery and development programs at Virginia Tech, hosts an open house for researchers to learn more about the testing capabilities of the lab, including the Microlab STAR robotic platform.
Date: Apr 18, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Researchers discover large dormant virus can be reactivated in model green alga , articleFrank Aylward and Maria Paula Erazo Garcia discovered the largest virus ever recorded with a latent infection cycle in the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardti. Their findings were published in Science.
Date: Apr 10, 2025 - -
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Category: research Deadly rodent-borne hantavirus is an emerging disease with pandemic potential , articleVirginia Tech researchers recently gained a better understanding of hantavirus by studying its rodent hosts in North America using National Science Foundation data.
Date: Apr 10, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Shuhai Xiao honored as University Distinguished Professor , articleXiao is geobiologist who focuses on geological history. His studies of the period 500 million to 600 million years ago have provided groundbreaking insights into how organisms interacted with each other, how they changed the Earth, and how the Earth changed them in turn.
Date: Mar 25, 2025 - -
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Category: research Professor receives pilot funding to conduct study to increase forest farming in Appalachia , articleThe $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission wants to improve economic development in the region through sustainable non-timber forest farming practices.
Date: Mar 19, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech study finds unique brain changes linked to witnessing trauma , articleResearchers discovered distinct molecular differences in how the brain processes directly experienced versus witnessed trauma — a finding that could lead to more targeted treatments for PTSD.
Date: Mar 17, 2025 - -
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Category: research Researcher publishes chapter on Lyme disease spread in Appalachia , articleThe chapter, published in "Appalachian Epidemics: From Smallpox to COVID-19" ties together Korine Kolivras’ research on contributing factors of the spread of Lyme disease in Appalachia.
Date: Mar 11, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Virginia Tech ecologist appointed to prestigious national Invasive Species Advisory Committee , articleJacob Barney’s unique expertise will bolster federal efforts to manage invasive species.
Date: Mar 07, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Forecasting water quality , video
Every week, teams at the Virginia Tech Center for Ecosystem Forecasting make a trip to Falling Creek Reservoir in Vinton, Virginia. The reservoir is one of four that is managed by The Western Virginia Water Authority, and researchers for the center collect data to track the quality of water in the area.
Date: Mar 06, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Research focuses on creating greener chemicals , video
Gukeerat Kukal is a 4th year Ph.D. student in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials. He is using flow biocatalysis, the process of using enzymes (biological catalysts) within a continuous flow system to carry out chemical reactions, allowing for better control, efficiency, and waste minimization.
Date: Mar 03, 2025 -
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