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- - Researcher settles decades-old evolutionary biology question by examining Caribbean lizards
    The study shows that behavior can be both a brake and a motor for evolution in a manner where slowing evolution in one trait actually requires accelerating evolution in another, according to Martha Muñoz, a new assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Science and an affiliate of Virginia Tech’s Global Change Center.
- - Fourth Virginia Tech Science Festival returns Nov. 4 with educational offerings into evening
    The Virginia Tech Science Festival returns to campus with free events and activities to showcase unique ways science is the center of dozens of topics, from history and economics to geology and stars, medicine and chemistry.
- - Even small amounts of oil made birds near Deepwater Horizon sick, Virginia Tech researchers say
    Blood samples taken by first responders showed that individuals exposed to small amounts of oil from the spill suffered from hemolytic anemia — a condition that occurs when toxins enter the blood stream and damage red blood cells that carry oxygen to tissues.
- - Leading philosopher to discuss anger and revolutionary justice
    Based on an analysis of such political leaders as Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela, Martha Nussbaum will explore the notion that it is possible to fight injustice without anger.
- - Alumna investigates infectious diseases to save lives
    Jennifer McQuiston, a deputy director at the CDC, often is on the front lines of infectious disease investigations. She will speak at a summit in Washington, D.C., for the Virginia Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Oct. 30.
- - Virginia Tech scientists to focus on diseases, bioterrorism at Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine summit
    Virginia Tech leaders, scientists, and engineers will gather Oct. 29-30 to focus on challenges in emerging infections and preparedness for the 2017 Summit of the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.
- - Geosciences faculty member seeks to advance crystallization research to boost multiple fields
    With a five-year, $560,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant, F. Marc Michel seeks to conduct innovative research on how the smallest minerals, known as nanoparticles, crystallize.
- - Governor, Virginia Tech Carilion officials break ground on VTC Biomedical Research Expansion
    The 139,000-gross-square-foot building will rise on the Virginia Tech Carilion Health Sciences and Technology Campus at Jefferson Street and Reserve Avenue and will be physically connected by an elevated walkway to the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute. It is expected to open in 2020.
- - Destination Areas spark creative discussion among science and policy topics
    Approximately 70 members of Virginia Tech’s Global Systems Science Destination Area and the Policy Strategic Growth Area met recently to identify opportunities for collaboration.
- - Geoscience’s D. Sarah Stamps to spearhead $1.4 million NSF grant to build key cyberinfrastructure project
    The scientific groups will be able to use the cyberinfrastructure to expedite their research in an effort known as reduced time-to-science.
- - John Simonetti part of worldwide effort in detection of two merging neutron stars and resulting explosion
    Last Monday, an international group of scientists announced they had detected a kilonova — the collision of two neutron stars that unleashed a set of gravitational waves into outer space. Among the astronomers is Virginia Tech’s John Simonetti.
- - Corps of Cadets alumnus Marine 1st Lt. Shane Wescott named North Carolina game Hokie Hero
    Wescott is an infantry platoon commander currently deployed with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines to eastern Asia.
- - Send a Hokie to Capitol Hill to ensure sound science informs public policy
    The center’s goal is to send at least two students to Washington, D.C., next summer, which is why it recently launched a 30-day fundraising campaign that will be matched dollar per dollar by the center.
- - Declining baby songbirds need forests to survive drought, Virginia Tech and Smithsonian find
    A team of Smithsonian biologists led by Brandt Ryder worked closely with Ben Vernasco, a doctoral candidate in biology at Virginia Tech, on a study that aimed to identify characteristics that promote healthy wood thrush populations on U.S. Department of Defense land.
- - Virginia Tech Beyond Boundaries Scholars program helps more than 130 students who enrolled this fall
    Thanks to nearly 50 donors, who combined gave over $401,500, more than $803,000 in aid is being provided to the first group of Beyond Boundaries Scholars to enroll. Through the program, which is ongoing, Virginia Tech doubles the impact of certain qualifying scholarship gifts.
- - Astronaut scholarship honors triple major Arianna Krinos for cross-discipline research
    Krinos, a junior with a triple major in biological sciences, computer science, and computational modeling and data analytics, has won an Astronaut Scholarship Foundation award. She is the first and only student at Virginia Tech to receive the scholarship.
- - 3-D printed golf grips change the game
    A team of Virginia Tech graduate and undergraduate students took first place in the 2017 Society of Manufacturing Engineers’ Digital Manufacturing Challenge by developing a process to mold, scan, and 3-D print golf grips customized to individual users.
- - Center for Autism Research reaches out to New River Valley with community, campus events
    The Virginia Tech Center for Autism Research, in conjunction with businesses in Blacksburg and campus organizations and events, works to bring "SAFE" events to families and youth affected by autism.
- - Neurobiologist receives NSF funding for animal cognition research, education, and outreach
    Kendra Sewall, an assistant professor of biological sciences in the College of Science and an affiliated faculty member of the School of Neuroscience, recently received a National Science Foundation CAREER grant to expand her studies of the ‘sweet’ spot of optimum social interaction — the point at which brain function is improved.
- - Global Change Center researchers to forecast water quality with NSF support
    The team — which includes ecologists, social scientists, geologists, and engineers — was awarded a $1 million National Science Foundation Smart and Connected Communities grant to develop a system that can create a real-time water forecast.

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