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- New fossil provides clarity to the history of Alligatoridae A new fossil has been identified by Michelle Stocker, of the Department of Geosciences in the College of Science, which will provide some much needed clarity into the complex, and incomplete, history of caimans and their movements across time and space. Jan 15, 2021
- Fatal attraction: Bats with white-nose syndrome prefer suboptimal habitats despite the consequences Virginia Tech researchers have been studying little brown bat populations to see if bats alter their preferences across hibernacula, or hibernation sites, in response to the invasion of white-nose syndrome. But instead of avoiding these deadly sites, bats continue to use them year after year. Jan 08, 2021
- William Hopkins receives Virginia’s highest faculty honor Hopkins, professor of wildlife in the College of Natural Resources, has been selected to receive a 2021 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education and Dominion Power. Dec 11, 2020
- Low oxygen levels in lakes and reservoirs may accelerate global change In a first of its kind study, researchers at Virginia Tech have experimentally tested, at the whole ecosystem-scale, how different oxygen levels in lakes and reservoirs affect the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and contribute to global change. Dec 09, 2020
- Virginia Tech paleontologists find pterosaur precursors that fill a gap in early evolutionary history With the help of newly discovered skulls and skeletons that were unearthed in North America, Brazil, Argentina, and Madagascar, Virginia Tech researchers Sterling Nesbitt and Michelle Stocker from the Department of Geosciences have demonstrated that a group of "dinosaur precursors," called lagerpetids, are the closest relatives of pterosaurs. Dec 09, 2020
- Managing salt pollution to protect drinking water resources and freshwater ecosystems Researchers recently received a $3.6 million grant to catalyze solutions for salt pollution by merging ideas, approaches, and technologies from widely diverse fields of knowledge to stimulate innovation and discovery. Dec 09, 2020
- Virginia Tech researchers receive a $2 million NIH grant to develop Zika virus vaccine Zika virus outbreaks have now been recorded throughout Southeast Asia, the South Pacific, South America, and Central America. Dec 08, 2020
- From Costa Rica to the National Human Genome Research Institute: Biochemist Ariana Umaña uses her family as inspiration After graduation this winter, Umaña is going to work at the National Human Research Genome Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Dec 08, 2020
- In memoriam: Lillian Haldeman 'Peg' Moore, University Distinguished Professor Moore was instrumental in setting up the Anaerobe Lab and served as the associate director. She was an authority in the field of anaerobic bacteriology, food microbiology, and was a pioneer in the field of microbiome research. Dec 08, 2020
- Virginia Tech, Children’s National Hospital request proposals for new brain cancer research pilot grants Children’s National Hospital and Virginia Tech launched a new pilot funding opportunity to advance brain cancer research. Two dual-institution teams will each be awarded a one-year, $50,000 grant. Dec 02, 2020