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Virginia Tech College of Science @vt-science.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Flick. Thwap. Zap. Virginia Tech mathematicians developed a more realistic picture of the mosquito menace by modeling mosquito-biting behavior. news.vt.edu/articles/202...
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Mathematicians model the menace of mosquitoes
Resarchers tap a new method to model mosquito disease transmission.
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Virginia Tech College of Science @vt-science.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Ponder this gigantic Ponderosa Lemon, which grows on a small tree in the Biological Sciences Plant Growth Facility. Learn more about their work: brnw.ch/21wXmYB
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George H. Allen @geoallen.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
This weekend my research group volunteered at the Claytor Lake Mussel Salvage event near Blacksburg, VA. We surveyed and relocated hundreds of native mussels during the scheduled biennial lake drawdown. #UtProsim @vtgeosciences.bsky.social @vt-science.bsky.social
Global Rivers Group members: Emily Ellis, Steve Yoon, Yohtaro Kobayashi, David Go, Hana Thurman, and George Allen show off their mussels at the Claytor Lake Mussel Salvage eventYohtaro Kobayashi and Hana Thurman search for native mussels as David Go and Emily Ellis clean up trash in the background
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Virginia Tech @virginiatech.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Picky, pragmatic, and enigmatic — a tiny fossil found in Southwestern Virginia eluded classification for more than 514 million years. 🦴 Now, #VirginiaTech geoscientists have restored this unique organism into its evolutionary lineage.
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A skeleton and a shell? Ancient fossil finally finds home on the tree of life
A tiny fossil found in Southwestern Virginia eluded classification for more than 514 million years. Now, Virginia Tech geoscientists have restored this unique organism into its evolutionary lineage.
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Virginia Tech @virginiatech.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Introducing: the Discovery Lab at #VirginiaTech 🔬 This new lab is dedicated to hands-on lab experience so undergraduate students can gain marketable research skills.
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New undergraduate research space aims to bridge gap between academics and industry
The Discovery Lab, housed on an entire floor in the Undergraduate Science Laboratory Building, provides a supportive space to explore, experiment, fail, and learn workforce-ready skills. The lab will ...
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Virginia Tech @virginiatech.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Inspired by her family’s experience with dementia, graduate student Brieann Brown is exploring how something called epigenetics could protect memory and improve quality of life for future generations. 🧡
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When memory fades: A researcher seeks to understand aging
Inspired by her family’s experience with dementia, graduate student Brieann Brown is exploring how something called epigenetics could protect memory and improve quality of life for future generations.
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Virginia Tech @virginiatech.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
A new lab at #VirginiaTech is providing a supportive space for undergraduate students to explore, experiment, fail, and learn workforce-ready skills. 🙌
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New undergraduate research space aims to bridge gap between academics and industry
The Discovery Lab, housed on an entire floor in the Undergraduate Science Laboratory Building, provides a supportive space to explore, experiment, fail, and learn workforce-ready skills. The lab will ...
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Kevin Pitts @kpitts.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
VT Science Corner: Autism services – can we move mountains? @vt-science.bsky.social roanoke.com/opinion/colu...
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VT Science Corner: Autism services – can we move mountains?
I often hear parents say that they would move mountains to help their child thrive. But if you begin to suspect autism, what do you do? And how would you
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Kevin Pitts @kpitts.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Amazing, accomplished individuals and an inspiring event. @vt-science.bsky.social news.vt.edu/articles/202...
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College of Science welcomes five new members to Hall of Distinction
The Hall of Distinction honors alumni and friends of the college who have achieved excellence in their professional careers and have demonstrated remarkable service and philanthropy to civic groups an...
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George H. Allen @geoallen.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The Washington Post also covered our paper! Here's the article with a soft paywall: wapo.st/43UuquB
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Satellite measures river flow waves for the first time
The researchers assessed waves on the Colorado River in Texas, the Ocmulgee River in Georgia and the Yellowstone River in Montana.
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Virginia Tech College of Science @vt-science.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Using satellite, @geoallen.bsky.social and Hana Thurman measured a 166-mile-long river wave on the Colorado River. With NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, they also measured waves on Yellowstone + Ocmulgee Rivers. shorturl.at/nrKyK
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Satellite measures river flow waves for the first time
The researchers assessed waves on the Colorado River in Texas, the Ocmulgee River in Georgia and the Yellowstone River in Montana.
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Chris Smith @drchristsmith.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
We have a 2-year #postdoc opportunity in the Dept of Biological Sciences @vt-science.bsky.social to help lead a new project focused on the agroecology of apple orchards to improve orchard sustainability. Apply by June 2! Expected start date: June-August. careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
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Details | Postdoctoral Associate in Agricultural Ecology | Careers | Division of Human Resources | Virginia Tech
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Kevin Pitts @kpitts.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Another VT Science Corner is out! Congrats to Jen Van Mullekom for a great piece on applications of statistics! Thanks to the Roanoke Times. @vt-science.bsky.social roanoke.com/opinion/colu...
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VT Science Corner: Statisticians make backyard digging a little safer
The future holds promise for robots to actively collaborate in diverse aspects of human endeavor, transforming industries
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Jadrian Wooten @wootenomics.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
You’ve probably heard the advice: “Just buy American to avoid tariffs.” But even products made in the U.S. often rely on global parts & packaging. You’re paying for all of it. Tariffs are taxes on consumers—not other countries. www.mondayeconomist.com/p/buy-american
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The Hidden Cost of Buying American
Tariffs raise prices—even when you shop local
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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
“Long-term effects could render many coastal communities uninhabitable": As sea levels rise, a "Big One" earthquake could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, as coastal regions could sink by up to 6.5 feet... thehill.com/policy/energ...
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UNCW Center for Marine Science @uncw-cms.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
CONGRATS to Dr. Andrea Hawkes, UNCW Earth & Ocean Sciences on publishing in "PNAS," paper entitled, "Increased flood exposure in the Pacific Northwest following earthquake-driven subsidence and sea-level rise." Providing understanding for coastal resilience planning. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Increased flood exposure in the Pacific Northwest following earthquake-driven subsidence and sea-level rise | PNAS
Climate-driven sea-level rise is increasing the frequency of coastal flooding worldwide, exacerbated locally by factors like land subsidence from g...
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Holden Thorp @holdenthorp.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
All props to Harvard for what they're doing, but I've been at LSU, Virginia Tech, and UIC the last 10 days. They're definitely doing the work - such inspiration. People need to get out of Cambridge and go to Blacksburg and Baton Rouge if you want some hope. news.vt.edu/articles/202...
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Editor-in-chief of Science encourages researchers to communicate
Holden Thorp visited Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg and Roanoke campuses as part of the Research Integrity and Consultation Program’s Research Integrity and Scholarly Excellence Lecture Series.
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Tina Dura @diatomdura.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
🚨New Study Alert!🚨 Our new PNAS study shows how earthquake-driven land subsidence + rising seas = major flood hazards along the Cascadia subduction zone. 🌊🌎 @cascadiaeqs.bsky.social (1/🧵) www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
Cascadia subduction zone study sitesA core showing evidence of ~1 m of earthquake-driven subsidence from the 1700 CE Cascadia earthquake.
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Virginia Tech College of Science @vt-science.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Flood risk is increasing in the Pacific Northwest. New research from our geoscientists shows that a powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea levels, could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest. www.nbcnews.com/science/eart...
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Cascadia subduction zone earthquake could be even worse than feared
A once-every-500-years earthquake in the Pacific Northwest could shake for five minutes and cause 100-foot tsunami waves. New research says that would be just the start of the horrors.
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Virginia Tech College of Science @vt-science.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Scientists on the hunt for extraterrestrial life just got a new lead. But cool your jets! news.vt.edu/articles/202...
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Astronomers claim strong evidence of alien life, but experts urge caution
Astronomers detected a possible signature of life on a distant planet. A Virginia Tech astrophysicist offers insights into the discovery and urges caution.
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Virginia Tech College of Science @vt-science.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Dun dun DUD… battery interfaces are the “Bermuda Triangle” of batteries — a notorious problem area that slows progress toward better batteries. Virginia Tech chemists developed an imaging technique to diagnose what's going wrong at the interfaces. #batteryinnovation #virginiatech
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Diagnosing a dud may lead to a better battery
A team of chemists found a way to see into battery interfaces — tight, tricky spots buried deep inside the cell have long frustrated battery designers.
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Virginia Tech College of Science @vt-science.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
We are Virginia Tech College of Science, and we love (you guessed it) all things science. We #followback science researchers, teachers and faculty, science bloggers and journalists. Let's go! #biology #chemistry #geology #statistics #mathematics #datascience #neuroscience #statistics #psychology
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