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History was made one year ago today. 🦃⚡️ Video courtesy of @Metallica #M72VirginiaTech #Hokies

Samar Antar, a postdoctoral associate with @FralinBiomed, will use the Career Development Award to identify new therapeutic targets for the progressive, irreversible lung disease. 🫁 🔗: brnw.ch/21x2hel

#VirginiaTech researcher Jiayi Liu analyzed over 300,000 transplant surgeries from 2007–2019, providing causal evidence that task switching—transitioning between cognitively different procedures—can affect patient outcomes. 🔗: go.vt.edu/uoIhw

#VirginiaTech researchers are exploring effective ways to rebuild streambanks and strengthen watershed resilience. 🌊 🔗: go.vt.edu/uoFkR

New #VirginiaTech research brings safer, compostable packaging closer to everyday use. 🙌 🔗: go.vt.edu/uorhO

Sushree Sahoo studies what happens in the critical window between the first genetic changes in blood cells and the development of cancer. 🔬 🔗: brnw.ch/21x1YzV

"This case not only helped Copper — it will help pets next year, and 15 years from now." That's what a teaching hospital makes possible. f.mtr.cool/ltrmtoguzz

A #VirginiaTech researcher and his colleagues discovered that when managers frame work problems as a potential loss, employees are more likely to take action than when those problems are framed as potential gains. 🔗: go.vt.edu/un7wG

A cancer genomics course offered to translational biology, medicine, and health students in Washington, D.C., this spring marks a first for the #VirginiaTech graduate program. 🔗: brnw.ch/21x1PFn

A crushed fossil led to a clearer picture of dinosaur history. 🦖 #VirginiaTech undergraduate student Simba Srivastava spent two years unscrambling an ancient fossil. His findings shed light on how dinosaurs dominated the Jurassic period. Learn more ➡️ go.vt.edu/un35F

Users who disclose autism to artificial intelligence agents when seeking social advice raise complex questions about bias, stereotypes, and trustworthiness, a #VirginiaTech study finds. 🔗: go.vt.edu/un32W

Michael Halassa, a professor with @FralinBiomed, is integrating neural circuit experiments with computational tools to better measure and treat mental illness. 👏 🔗: brnw.ch/21x1L1G

Today, we’re remembering and honoring the lives of the 32 Hokies who were tragically taken from their loved ones and the Virginia Tech community on April 16, 2007. On this 2026 Day of Remembrance, we honor the potential they carried and the lasting impact they have. 🧡

#VirginiaTech and @VCU mark a historic shift in how research infrastructure operates in Virginia by collaborating for access to a commercial-level genomic sequencing equipment. 🤝 🔗: brnw.ch/21x1CrW

Emily Hodson M.S. ’03 balances innovation, family legacy, and sustainability through her love of winemaking. 🔗: go.vt.edu/unLq0

A new #VirginiaTech study reveals that sinking land, not just rising oceans alone, will be the main cause of future coastal flooding along Indonesia’s densely populated Java Island, putting millions at risk sooner than expected. 🔗: go.vt.edu/unHQ1

#VirginiaTech received both national and international recognition after earning high marks in the latest rankings release by both @usnews and @QSCorporate. 🤩 🔗: go.vt.edu/unwQm

A decades-old mosquito mystery, solved. 🦟 Researchers found a single protein (MET) controls reproduction, something scientists thought required two receptors. The discovery could unlock new ways to control mosquitoes and the diseases they spread. 🔗: go.vt.edu/untig

.@VTLibraries pilot project explores how AI can support, not replace, human expertise in metadata curation, emphasizing ethical workflows, student learning, and cultural stewardship. 🔗: brnw.ch/21x1m3l

#VirginiaTech researchers used advanced habitat modeling to identify where the endangered butternut tree can survive and thrive again. 🙌 🔗: brnw.ch/21x1m39