Kevin Pitts
@kpitts.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We are looking forward to dinner with 600 @virginia_tech students who are unable to travel home for break. It's going to be great!
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WATCH: Virginia Tech Dean of Science hosts students for Thanksgiving Dinner
For the fourth year in a row, Virginia Tech’s dean of science, Kevin Pitts, is hosting an open invitation Thanksgiving. Truly embodying the spirit of the holiday and the university’s motto, Ut Prosim,...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We are looking forward to dinner with 600 @virginia_tech students who are unable to travel home for break. It's going to be great!
@vt-science.bsky.social www.wsls.com/news/local/2...
@vt-science.bsky.social www.wsls.com/news/local/2...
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Read without the paywall:
November 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Read without the paywall:
Fantastic piece by @meaganbrem.bsky.social. Congrats! @vt-science.bsky.social
Delighted to share my Roanoke Times article on alcohol-facilitated partner abuse ⬇️
Under the influence: How alcohol fuels partner abuse roanoke.com/opinion/colu...
Under the influence: How alcohol fuels partner abuse roanoke.com/opinion/colu...
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Fantastic piece by @meaganbrem.bsky.social. Congrats! @vt-science.bsky.social
This is our fourth Thanksgiving with students, and it's going to be the biggest and best yet. We are expecting about 500 Hokies, friends, and family to join us! I can't wait.
@vt-science.bsky.social
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This is home for Thanksgiving
This year, all Virginia Tech students are invited to celebrate Thanksgiving with a holiday meal hosted by College of Science Dean Kevin Pitts and his wife, Toni.
news.vt.edu
November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This is our fourth Thanksgiving with students, and it's going to be the biggest and best yet. We are expecting about 500 Hokies, friends, and family to join us! I can't wait.
@vt-science.bsky.social
news.vt.edu/articles/202...
@vt-science.bsky.social
news.vt.edu/articles/202...
Big, if true.
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Big, if true.
This is correct. International students subsidize domestic students, they do not displace domestic students. It's a win-win.
A lot of people think that every international student admitted means one fewer spot for domestic students, when the opposite is more likely true - the tuition revenue international students bring allows public universities to provide substantial discounts to domestic students, improving access.
30% drop year over year!
September 29, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is correct. International students subsidize domestic students, they do not displace domestic students. It's a win-win.
VT Science Corner: Autism services – can we move mountains? @vt-science.bsky.social roanoke.com/opinion/colu...
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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September 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
VT Science Corner: Autism services – can we move mountains? @vt-science.bsky.social roanoke.com/opinion/colu...
Amazing, accomplished individuals and an inspiring event. @vt-science.bsky.social news.vt.edu/articles/202...
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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June 28, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Amazing, accomplished individuals and an inspiring event. @vt-science.bsky.social news.vt.edu/articles/202...
Another VT Science Corner is out! Congratulations to Georgia Hodes for this excellent op ed! @vtneuroscience.bsky.social @vt-science.bsky.social roanoke.com/opinion/colu...
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June 15, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Another VT Science Corner is out! Congratulations to Georgia Hodes for this excellent op ed! @vtneuroscience.bsky.social @vt-science.bsky.social roanoke.com/opinion/colu...
Long-running physics experiment dashes hope of new particles and forces | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Long-running physics experiment dashes hope of new particles and forces
Muon is just as magnetic as predicted, requiring no new theory to explain
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June 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Long-running physics experiment dashes hope of new particles and forces | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Kevin Pitts
Muon Wobble Mystery Deepens as Fermilab Hits Precision Goal
After six years of meticulous measurements, scientists at Fermilab have delivered their final word on one of physics' most puzzling mysteries: how much does a muon wobble in a magnetic field? The answer, precise to 127 parts-per-billion,…
After six years of meticulous measurements, scientists at Fermilab have delivered their final word on one of physics' most puzzling mysteries: how much does a muon wobble in a magnetic field? The answer, precise to 127 parts-per-billion,…
Muon Wobble Mystery Deepens as Fermilab Hits Precision Goal
After six years of meticulous measurements, scientists at Fermilab have delivered their final word on one of physics' most puzzling mysteries: how much does a muon wobble in a magnetic field? The answer, precise to 127 parts-per-billion, surpassed their original goal and represents the most accurate measurement of its kind ever achieved. Yet rather than solving the mystery, this remarkable precision has highlighted a growing divide in the theoretical physics community about what the numbers actually mean.
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June 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Muon Wobble Mystery Deepens as Fermilab Hits Precision Goal
After six years of meticulous measurements, scientists at Fermilab have delivered their final word on one of physics' most puzzling mysteries: how much does a muon wobble in a magnetic field? The answer, precise to 127 parts-per-billion,…
After six years of meticulous measurements, scientists at Fermilab have delivered their final word on one of physics' most puzzling mysteries: how much does a muon wobble in a magnetic field? The answer, precise to 127 parts-per-billion,…
Reposted by Kevin Pitts
Presidential budget is out. Here's NSF. Biggest cut, by amount, is $1 billion, or 66.8%, from MPS (Physics & Math directorate). nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
May 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Presidential budget is out. Here's NSF. Biggest cut, by amount, is $1 billion, or 66.8%, from MPS (Physics & Math directorate). nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
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...
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
roanoke.com
May 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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...
They want to end the model that US research has utilized for almost a century. But they seem uninterested in replacing it with a new model. www.science.org/content/arti...
Energy Department cuts university overhead rates to 15% on research grants
Sudden move mirrors NIH cap on “indirect” costs that was ruled illegal
www.science.org
April 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
They want to end the model that US research has utilized for almost a century. But they seem uninterested in replacing it with a new model. www.science.org/content/arti...
News media: people who are aware of the overwhelming evidence for vaccine safety and effectiveness but unwilling or incapable of accepting this evidence are not "skeptics". Please stop calling them skeptics. The definition of skepticism doesn't include denial or disregard of factual information.
April 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
News media: people who are aware of the overwhelming evidence for vaccine safety and effectiveness but unwilling or incapable of accepting this evidence are not "skeptics". Please stop calling them skeptics. The definition of skepticism doesn't include denial or disregard of factual information.
I think that people who don’t fly often come to the airport with an expectation that flights will be on time and they will be treated with respect. Reality must be a huge shock for them.
March 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I think that people who don’t fly often come to the airport with an expectation that flights will be on time and they will be treated with respect. Reality must be a huge shock for them.
Air travel advice: don't miss your connection by 5 minutes (like you have any control over it...) You stand at the gate staring longingly at the plane that was supposed to take you away. And you know what follows: rebooking, re-rebooking, and a 5 city reroute that will get you there next week.
March 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Air travel advice: don't miss your connection by 5 minutes (like you have any control over it...) You stand at the gate staring longingly at the plane that was supposed to take you away. And you know what follows: rebooking, re-rebooking, and a 5 city reroute that will get you there next week.
Thanks for Giving, Hokies!
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February 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Really cool, "upcycling" plastic waste into soap. Greg Liu, Virginia Tech Chemistry, making it happen.
@vtchemdept.bsky.social
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Could plastic waste be recycled into soap? Virginia Tech chemist finds a way
Scientists estimate we recycle only nine percent of the plastic that’s produced around the world. A chemistry professor at Virginia Tech has discovered a way to use waste plastic to produce an ingredi...
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January 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Really cool, "upcycling" plastic waste into soap. Greg Liu, Virginia Tech Chemistry, making it happen.
@vtchemdept.bsky.social
www.wvtf.org/news/2025-01...
@vtchemdept.bsky.social
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Helen Edwards was a great scientist and primarily responsible for what was arguably one of the greatest scientific instruments mankind ever built. www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-...
Fermilab research center being renamed in honor of trailblazing female physicist
A research center at Batavia’s Fermilab is being renamed in honor of the woman who oversaw for 25 years the most powerful particle collider in the world.
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December 25, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Helen Edwards was a great scientist and primarily responsible for what was arguably one of the greatest scientific instruments mankind ever built. www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-...
I believe we have made some progress over the last couple of decades, but not nearly enough -- and not fast enough. We have to figure out to do better. We are literally losing talent to stereotypes. www.the74million.org/article/girl...
Girls Face Stereotypes about STEM Abilities as Early as 6, Study Finds
Beliefs that boys are better at computer science and engineering could have ‘downstream effects’ on girls entering tech fields, one researcher says.
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December 22, 2024 at 5:57 PM
I believe we have made some progress over the last couple of decades, but not nearly enough -- and not fast enough. We have to figure out to do better. We are literally losing talent to stereotypes. www.the74million.org/article/girl...