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When deciding between a real or artificial Christmas tree, how long you keep it makes all the difference.
How long you use your Christmas tree determines what you should buy
When deciding between a real or artificial Christmas tree, how long you keep it makes all the difference, according to Virginia Tech sustainability expert Jennifer Russell. Research shows that an arti...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
When deciding between a real or artificial Christmas tree, how long you keep it makes all the difference.
In a new @fralinbiomed.bsky.social study, 18- to 21-year-olds put on to a diet high in ultra-processed foods were more likely to overeat — even when full.
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All you can eat: Ultra-processed foods affect young adults differently
In a new study, 18- to 21-year-olds put on to a diet high in ultra-processed foods were more likely to overeat — even when full.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
In a new @fralinbiomed.bsky.social study, 18- to 21-year-olds put on to a diet high in ultra-processed foods were more likely to overeat — even when full.
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The holiday shopping season is ramping up and unfortunately, so are criminals looking to take advantage of your urge for discounted prices.
A #VirginiaTech cybercrime expert shares these tips to help you avoid falling victim. ⬇️
A #VirginiaTech cybercrime expert shares these tips to help you avoid falling victim. ⬇️
How can I shop safely online?
Virginia Tech cybercrime expert Katalin Parti shares tips to help you avoid falling victim.
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November 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The holiday shopping season is ramping up and unfortunately, so are criminals looking to take advantage of your urge for discounted prices.
A #VirginiaTech cybercrime expert shares these tips to help you avoid falling victim. ⬇️
A #VirginiaTech cybercrime expert shares these tips to help you avoid falling victim. ⬇️
Invasive species may wreak havoc, but some are surprisingly tasty. 👀
#VirginiaTech professor Jacob Barney hosts a potluck where students cook dishes made from the invaders they study. His advice: identify everything before you harvest.
#VirginiaTech professor Jacob Barney hosts a potluck where students cook dishes made from the invaders they study. His advice: identify everything before you harvest.
Pass the Thanksgiving kudzu: Expert on edible invasive species
Invasive species often thrive because they have no natural predators — yet some of them are not only edible to humans, but downright delicious, with flavors that could enhance a Thanksgiving table spr...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Invasive species may wreak havoc, but some are surprisingly tasty. 👀
#VirginiaTech professor Jacob Barney hosts a potluck where students cook dishes made from the invaders they study. His advice: identify everything before you harvest.
#VirginiaTech professor Jacob Barney hosts a potluck where students cook dishes made from the invaders they study. His advice: identify everything before you harvest.
This fall marks 100 years since Virginia Tech educators founded the Future Farmers of Virginia, a youth organization designed to empower rural students through education and leadership. 🙌
A century of FFA leadership, born at Virginia Tech
The youth organization founded in 1925 by four agricultural educators is now the nation’s largest student-led organization, with more than 1 million members.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This fall marks 100 years since Virginia Tech educators founded the Future Farmers of Virginia, a youth organization designed to empower rural students through education and leadership. 🙌
A conversation between a civil engineering alumnus and President Tim Sands during a rain delay at a Hokie football game led to the creation of the Terra Internship Scholarship for students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. 🙌
After a football rain delay, alumnus creates a game plan for student success
A new scholarship funded by Terra Constructs CEO Babur Mian ’92, M.S. ’94 addresses the hidden costs of bridge experiences, making construction industry internships more accessible for Myers-Lawson st...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A conversation between a civil engineering alumnus and President Tim Sands during a rain delay at a Hokie football game led to the creation of the Terra Internship Scholarship for students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. 🙌
#VirginiaTech researchers are hopeful collaborative robots powered by AI could help autistic adults find meaningful work and fill gaps in manufacturing industries.
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Smarter robots could help autistic adults thrive in manufacturing jobs
Virginia Tech researchers are hopeful AI-powered collaborative robots could help autistic adults find meaningful work and fill gaps in manufacturing industries.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
#VirginiaTech researchers are hopeful collaborative robots powered by AI could help autistic adults find meaningful work and fill gaps in manufacturing industries.
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#VirginiaTech is leading a new research effort that will design ways to protect people and infrastructure from drone attacks without relying on costly and dangerous countermeasures.
University leads major multi-institution effort to rethink how to protect against drone threats
Researchers are developing passive, cost-effective strategies — combining structural hardening, environmental design, and decision-making tools — to protect civilians, soldiers, and critical infrastru...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#VirginiaTech is leading a new research effort that will design ways to protect people and infrastructure from drone attacks without relying on costly and dangerous countermeasures.
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Tis the season for frost! ❄️🚘
Jonathan Boreyko and his research team may have found a new and improved method for deicing: electricity. ⚡️
Jonathan Boreyko and his research team may have found a new and improved method for deicing: electricity. ⚡️
A fix for frost: Engineers use electricity to zap ice without heat or chemicals
Every sheet of frost contains ionic defects. In a new paper published in Small Methods, Jonathan Boreyko’s team uses high voltage to polarize these ions and rip off the frost.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Tis the season for frost! ❄️🚘
Jonathan Boreyko and his research team may have found a new and improved method for deicing: electricity. ⚡️
Jonathan Boreyko and his research team may have found a new and improved method for deicing: electricity. ⚡️
A weightlifting mouse? 🐭💪
Researchers from the Fralin Biomedical Research institute created a mouse model to compare resistance vs. endurance.
Both helped reduce fat & improve blood sugar, but weightlifting was more effective.
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Researchers from the Fralin Biomedical Research institute created a mouse model to compare resistance vs. endurance.
Both helped reduce fat & improve blood sugar, but weightlifting was more effective.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A weightlifting mouse? 🐭💪
Researchers from the Fralin Biomedical Research institute created a mouse model to compare resistance vs. endurance.
Both helped reduce fat & improve blood sugar, but weightlifting was more effective.
🔗: news.vt.edu/articles/2025/11/research_fralinbiomed_yanweightlifting
Researchers from the Fralin Biomedical Research institute created a mouse model to compare resistance vs. endurance.
Both helped reduce fat & improve blood sugar, but weightlifting was more effective.
🔗: news.vt.edu/articles/2025/11/research_fralinbiomed_yanweightlifting
A new #VirginiaTech study from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute identifies ways improve recovery and reduce complications after stent procedures and bypass surgeries. ⬇️
Why coronary arteries struggle to heal after surgery
A new Virginia Tech study by Scott Johnstone of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC identified a target for new therapies to improve recovery and reduce complications after stent procedure...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:13 PM
A new #VirginiaTech study from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute identifies ways improve recovery and reduce complications after stent procedures and bypass surgeries. ⬇️
#VirginiaTech researcher Liselle Joseph has been awarded a Young Investigators Program award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to study fluid-ablation interactions in hypersonic flight. ✈️
Burning questions: Researcher works to advance hypersonic technologies
Liselle Joseph has been awarded a Young Investigators Program award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to study fluid-ablation interactions in hypersonic flight.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#VirginiaTech researcher Liselle Joseph has been awarded a Young Investigators Program award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research to study fluid-ablation interactions in hypersonic flight. ✈️
A new #VirginiaTech study shows that two behaviors — aggression and self-harm — can arise from a shared biological mechanism in how the brain processes pain, particularly in individuals exposed to early-life trauma. 🧠
Brain pathway may fuel both aggression, self-harm
A new study by Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Sora Shin shows that two behaviors — aggression and self-harm — can arise from a shared biological mechanism in how the brain processes pain, particula...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A new #VirginiaTech study shows that two behaviors — aggression and self-harm — can arise from a shared biological mechanism in how the brain processes pain, particularly in individuals exposed to early-life trauma. 🧠
#VirginiaTech researchers developed a mathematical model revealing how mosquito behavior influences disease transmission, offering new insights into how diseases like malaria, Zika, and dengue spread and how to suppress them.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#VirginiaTech researchers developed a mathematical model revealing how mosquito behavior influences disease transmission, offering new insights into how diseases like malaria, Zika, and dengue spread and how to suppress them.
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No, this isn’t AI.
A #VirginiaTech graduate student is using trail cameras and community partnerships to map gray fox distribution across Virginia. Here’s just some of what the trail cameras captured. 🦊
A #VirginiaTech graduate student is using trail cameras and community partnerships to map gray fox distribution across Virginia. Here’s just some of what the trail cameras captured. 🦊
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
No, this isn’t AI.
A #VirginiaTech graduate student is using trail cameras and community partnerships to map gray fox distribution across Virginia. Here’s just some of what the trail cameras captured. 🦊
A #VirginiaTech graduate student is using trail cameras and community partnerships to map gray fox distribution across Virginia. Here’s just some of what the trail cameras captured. 🦊
On #VeteransDay and every day, we honor those who serve and have served. Thank you for your bravery, veterans. 🇺🇸 #UtProsim
This morning, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets honored former, current, and future service members with a ceremony at the Pylons.
This morning, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets honored former, current, and future service members with a ceremony at the Pylons.
November 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
On #VeteransDay and every day, we honor those who serve and have served. Thank you for your bravery, veterans. 🇺🇸 #UtProsim
This morning, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets honored former, current, and future service members with a ceremony at the Pylons.
This morning, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets honored former, current, and future service members with a ceremony at the Pylons.
From the depths of the ocean to standing in front of a classroom full of students, Becker supports the next generation of students, leaders, and veterans. He uses his military experience in teaching MBA students how to become leaders. 🙌
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November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
From the depths of the ocean to standing in front of a classroom full of students, Becker supports the next generation of students, leaders, and veterans. He uses his military experience in teaching MBA students how to become leaders. 🙌
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New research from #VirginiaTech shows that controlling pond water levels and removing invasive hybrids may be key to protecting the endangered California tiger salamander. 🦎
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November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New research from #VirginiaTech shows that controlling pond water levels and removing invasive hybrids may be key to protecting the endangered California tiger salamander. 🦎
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Our colors may be maroon and orange, but our Blacksburg campus is stunning in black and white. 🤍
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Our colors may be maroon and orange, but our Blacksburg campus is stunning in black and white. 🤍
#VirginiaTech researchers have developed a scalable method for creating stronger, more sustainable paper packaging.
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Spray-coated bioplastics offer scalable, sustainable alternative to plastic packaging
Researchers develop a proof-of-concept process to strengthen biodegradable paper coatings and reduce plastic waste.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#VirginiaTech researchers have developed a scalable method for creating stronger, more sustainable paper packaging.
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A new 1.5-mile outdoor wireless network test bed for the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative gives researchers and industry partners new infrastructure to test advancements designed to safeguard our data and privacy. 🛜
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative launches new outdoor wireless test bed
The new 1.5-mile test bed along Stroubles Creek in Blacksburg expands the CCI xG Testbed in Arlington into one of the nation’s largest, providing researchers and industry partners such as Verizon, AT&...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A new 1.5-mile outdoor wireless network test bed for the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative gives researchers and industry partners new infrastructure to test advancements designed to safeguard our data and privacy. 🛜
Sinking land is quietly destabilizing urban infrastructure in India’s largest cities, putting thousands of buildings and millions of people at risk, according to #VirginiaTech scientists.
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Sinking Indian megacities pose 'alarming' building damage risks
Research published in Nature Sustainability highlights urgent need for adaptation as sinking land threatens millions in India.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Sinking land is quietly destabilizing urban infrastructure in India’s largest cities, putting thousands of buildings and millions of people at risk, according to #VirginiaTech scientists.
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Did you know that Virginia ranks in the top 10 states for pumpkin production? Here's why. 🎃⬇️
Expert explains what makes Virginia so spookily successful at pumpkin growing
The designation of October as Virginia Pumpkin Month provides an opportunity to recognize how the commonwealth annually ranks in the top 10 states for pumpkin production. Plant pathologist and Virgini...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Did you know that Virginia ranks in the top 10 states for pumpkin production? Here's why. 🎃⬇️
High above the Appalachian slopes, red spruce trees thrive on isolated “sky islands,” mountaintops with naturally cool conditions.🌲
#VirginiaTech researchers are studying how these rare trees might adapt to warmer temperatures and what that could mean for their future in the region.
#VirginiaTech researchers are studying how these rare trees might adapt to warmer temperatures and what that could mean for their future in the region.
Can the red spruce thrive in Appalachia again?
Efforts to expand the range of the red spruce focus on acclimatizing the species to warmer climates.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
High above the Appalachian slopes, red spruce trees thrive on isolated “sky islands,” mountaintops with naturally cool conditions.🌲
#VirginiaTech researchers are studying how these rare trees might adapt to warmer temperatures and what that could mean for their future in the region.
#VirginiaTech researchers are studying how these rare trees might adapt to warmer temperatures and what that could mean for their future in the region.