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Disaster resilience sociologist Liesel Ritchie joins Center for Coastal Studies , articleThroughout her career, Ritchie has studied the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Hurricane Katrina, and various earthquakes across the globe.
Date: Oct 08, 2020 -
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Nanoscience group wins a second nod from the NSF , articleA Virginia Tech center with unique expertise in Earth and environmental nanotechnology has again been selected for a prestigious national network funded by the National Science Foundation.
Date: Sep 24, 2020 -
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Drones deliver time savings to customers, new revenue to businesses , articleA new economic impact report takes a close look at what drone delivery could do for consumers, businesses, and the environment in three representative communities.
Date: Sep 16, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech research sees continued growth , articleResearch expenditures are up and sponsored awards have increased by 15 percent, building upon the prior year’s expenditure total of $542 million, despite the impact of COVID-19 felt nationally by higher education institutes, according to preliminary fiscal year-end reports.
Date: Sep 04, 2020 -
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Custom face shields aim to block droplets, tackle COVID-19 for football players , articleEngineers, athletic staff, and football players had two months to design a face shield that could reduce the risk of transmitting the coronavirus on the football field.
Date: Sep 02, 2020 -
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Chemistry’s Robert Moore appointed as new director of MII , articleMoore, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been named as director of the Virginia Tech Macromolecules Innovation Institute, an interdisciplinary science and engineering research center.
Date: Sep 01, 2020 -
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DREAMS lab designs novel respirator for health care workers fighting COVID-19 , articleLed by mechanical engineering professor Chris Williams, the DREAMS lab has designed a novel respirator using rapid tooling and 3D printing resources from on-campus makerspaces and research labs.
Date: Aug 27, 2020 -
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TECH Together Campaign announces winners and finalists , articleAfter the TECH Together Campaign launched in July, a whopping 76 applications from 20 different colleges and departments were submitted. Of those, 10 finalists and 5 winners have been chosen to implement their creative, innovative, and integrated solutions for the reopening of Virginia Tech campuses this fall.
Date: Aug 20, 2020 -
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TECH Together Campaign wants students to create innovative campus solutions , articleThe Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Seed Fund has initiated a campus-wide competition open to Virginia Tech students, seeking proposals for creative, innovative, and integrated solutions for a safe reopening of Virginia Tech campuses this fall.
Date: Jul 14, 2020 -
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Radio tests address a central challenge for long-distance drone flights: Communications , articleVirginia Tech and NASA collaborated with two companies on flight tests that advance a long-running effort to secure access for drones to licensed wireless spectrum.
Date: Jul 10, 2020 -
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COVID-19 research projects propelled by Rapid Response Seed Fund , articleTo support COVID-related research and provide immediate support for Virginia Tech researchers, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation collaborated with Virginia Tech institutes and colleges to establish a COVID-19 Rapid Response Seed Fund. As a result, nine projects were selected for funding.
Date: Jun 26, 2020 -
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Spurred by COVID-19, researcher Linsey Marr evaluates efficacy of sterilized N95 respirators, alternative mask materials , articleSince March, Virginia Tech civil and environmental engineering professor Linsey Marr, an expert in the airborne transmission of infectious disease, has been testing the efficacy of sterilized N95 respirators and alternative mask materials in filtering out particles.
Date: May 19, 2020 -
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Sky-high deliveries benefit small businesses, consumers during pandemic , articleThe demand for products delivered by drone has increased dramatically since COVID-19 began, according to Wing, a Christiansburg drone delivery company that works with the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership. Wing also has added several Christiansburg businesses to its delivery lineup.
Date: May 10, 2020 -
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Seed funding for junior faculty launches new projects , articleAwards from the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science support new interdisciplinary projects, ranging from wireless charging for unmanned vehicles to the effects of microplastics on fish.
Date: Apr 27, 2020 -
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Viruses don’t have a metabolism, but some have the building blocks for one , articleIn the genomes of giant viruses, researchers discovered genes that match metabolic cycles in the viruses' cellular hosts. The viruses may be rewiring the hosts' metabolism when they invade.
Date: Apr 06, 2020 -
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Impact of givingYou might think it takes big money to make a big impact at Virginia Tech, but the reality is that gifts of all sizes empower the Hokie community to make tangible improvements in the lives of others.
Date: Mar 03, 2020 -
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Presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin to speak on campus , articleGoodwin's talk, "Leadership in Turbulent Times," will be the latest in the Hugh and Ethel Kelly Lecture Series, which has brought distinguished speakers to campus since 2013.
Date: Feb 18, 2020 -
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Steve Hankey receives NSF CAREER award to measure air pollution with bicycle sensors, smartphone app , articleHankey is the first faculty member from the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs to receive a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award from the National Science Foundation.
Date: Feb 13, 2020 -
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Testing shows drones can use autonomous technology to dodge other air traffic , articleThe absence of a reliable way for drones to detect and avoid other aircraft has blocked their more widespread use. A collaboration with NASA tested one promising solution.
Date: Feb 05, 2020 -
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Study: Nanoparticles produced from burning coal result in damage to mice lungs, suggesting toxicity to humans , articleVirginia Tech scientists have discovered that incredibly small particles of an unusual and highly toxic titanium oxide found in coal smog and ash can cause lung damage in mice after a single exposure. The study also shows long-term damage occurring in just six weeks.
Date: Feb 04, 2020
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