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Doctoral student’s work reduces barriers to care for families living with autism spectrum disorder , articleAngela Dahiya-Singh was already researching ways technology could make assessment and treatment more accessible in rural communities when the pandemic made the need for remote options acute.
Date: Feb 25, 2021 -
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COVID-19 simulation model creates scenarios , articleSuch factors as the continued adoption of face coverings, the frequency of public health messaging, and the availability of vaccines are used to predict the rate of infection and likelihood of completing the spring semester as planned.
Date: Feb 17, 2021 -
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Understanding COVID-19 is complicated, but you know what to do , articleIn this essay, interim dean of the College of Science Ron Fricker encourages Hokies to remain committed to the practices in place that will bring the COVID-19 pandemic to an end.
Date: Feb 17, 2021 -
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Black Cadet Organization provides community for all cadets , articleThe organization started in spring 2019 as a way to bring Black cadets together. Today, it has grown into a group that offers support for any cadet who feels in the minority.
Date: Feb 12, 2021 -
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Neuroscience and chemistry double major Christine Faunce named Astronaut Scholarship Foundation winner , articleFaunce, a senior pursuing a dual degree in experimental neuroscience and medicinal chemistry, both part of the Virginia Tech College of Science, is the third Virginia Tech student to win the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award.
Date: Feb 08, 2021 -
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College of Science announces inaugural recipients of Inclusion and Diversity Fellowship Program , articleThe Virginia Tech College of Science has awarded two faculty members with its first-ever Inclusion and Diversity Fellowships, aimed at advancing inclusivity and diversity among students, faculty, and staff in the college.
Date: Feb 05, 2021 -
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American Physical Society names Uwe Täuber as lead editor for journal Physical Review E , articleThe American Physical Society has selected Uwe Täuber, a professor in the Department of Physics and director of the Virginia Tech Center for Soft Matter and Biological Physics, as the new lead editor of the journal Physical Review E.
Date: Feb 02, 2021 -
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Department of Defense awards Virginia Tech $1.5 million to prepare students for cybersecurity careers , articleVirginia Tech has been awarded approximately $1.5 million to fuel workforce development in cybersecurity and related professional roles as one of six Department of Defense’s senior military colleges participating in the U.S. Cyber Command Cyber Leadership Development Program.
Date: Jan 28, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech researchers discover 635 million-year-old fungi-like microfossil that bailed us out of an ice age , articleA team of scientists from Virginia Tech, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guizhou Education University, and University of Cincinnati has discovered the remains of a fungi-like microfossil that emerged at the end of an ice age some 635 million years ago.
Date: Jan 28, 2021 -
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Gift from alumnus creates interdisciplinary endowed lecture series , articleTriple Hokie alumnus Douglas C. Montgomery will provide the College of Science and College of Engineering with a gift to establish a new interdisciplinary lecture series on current topics in industrial statistics and statistical engineering.
Date: Jan 27, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech geoscientist receives prestigious National Academy of Sciences geology prize , articlePresented every six years, the $20,000 prize went to Shuhai Xiao for “re-envisioning our understanding of evolution” through his research into “the interactions between the biosphere and its environments at critical transitions in Earth history."
Date: Jan 21, 2021 -
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New fossil provides clarity to the history of Alligatoridae , articleA 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.
Date: Jan 15, 2021 -
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Commencing to succeed , articleEach fall and spring, a new group of Hokies moves their tassels, stepping away from life as students into new roles as alumni of Virginia Tech. Although graduation may feel like the culmination of a year of lasts, the ceremony is really a beginning.
Date: Jan 07, 2021 -
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Biostatistics expert: Don't let thousands of daily COVID-19 deaths become ‘new normal' , articleIn light of a new report noting COVID-19 is once again the leading cause of death in the U.S., disease surveillance expert Ron Fricker says "we must redouble our efforts" to keep deaths from rising even higher than they are now.
Date: Dec 17, 2020 -
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In memoriam: Lay Nam Chang, founding dean of the College of Science, professor of physics , articleChang was dean of the College of Science from 2003 to 2016. Prior to that, he was the last dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, serving from 2002 to 2003 when he guided the academic restructuring that resulted in two new colleges — the College of Science and the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Date: Dec 10, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech paleontologists find pterosaur precursors that fill a gap in early evolutionary history , articleWith 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.
Date: Dec 09, 2020 -
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New study shows how risk-averse teens sway peers to make safer choices , articlePrior studies have shown adolescents are likely to experiment along with friends who use drugs and alcohol. But do friends who avoid risks have similar influential power? In a new study, Virginia Tech neuroscientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC show that observing peers making sound decisions may help teenagers avoid risky situations.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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Ron Fricker named interim dean of the College of Science , article
Fricker’s appointment as interim dean follows the announcement that current Dean Sally C. Morton has accepted the position as executive vice president of the Knowledge Enterprise at Arizona State University effective at the end of the year.
Date: Nov 23, 2020 -
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Cadet Erin Cross-Kaplan earns special honor , articleCross-Kaplan is a platoon sergeant for the Corps’ Kilo Battery, where she stands out for her bearing, discipline, and professionalism, as well as her ability to develop young leaders within the unit.
Date: Nov 20, 2020 -
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The human dimensions of water , articleLuke Juran’s research ranges from flooding and drought in India to residential water quality in Virginia.
Date: Nov 18, 2020
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