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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

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 #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

For 12 years, Whit Babcock led Virginia Tech Athletics with purpose, pride and a deep care for the people who make this place special. Today, he announced his retirement as Director of Athletics, effective June 30, 2026. ➡️ vthoki.es/JFCZs

A look inside lamb care at the Copenhaver Sheep Center 🐑🧡 Students in the #VirginiaTech School of Animal Sciences provide round-the-clock care for lambs, building crucial husbandry skills that lead some students to enroll in a professional doctorate program at @VaMdVetMed.

Happy #EarthDay, Hokies! 🌎 What’s your favorite season on campus? ⬇️

Governor Abigail Spanberger will address #VirginiaTech’s Class of 2026 during University Commencement exercises, continuing the tradition of inviting new Virginia governors to deliver the address. 🎓 🔗: brnw.ch/21x1Pka

Hokies partnered with Steven Nape to create smart goggles that help him swim independently after a brain injury affected his vision. Using underwater communication and real-time cues, the system alerts Steven as he nears the wall. ➡️ brnw.ch/21x1NvI

The future of computing is being built at Virginia Tech. 🙌 Inside Yang "Cindy" Yi's new BRICCS Lab in Alexandria, researchers and students are designing smarter, faster, ultra-low-power chips that could shape the next generation of AI. More ➡️ brnw.ch/21x1Nep

In the Herpetology Outdoor Lab, @vt_cnre students observe frogs, snakes, and lizards in the area to better understand the ecosystem around us and gain hands-on experience (literally). 🦎🙌

Burruss Hall has framed generations of Hokie memories. Now you can bring the beloved landmark home. 🧡 Make a gift of $30 or more to receive a limited-edition set of Burruss micro building blocks. 🔗: give.vt.edu/givehokies

Warren Dixon, an internationally recognized leader in robotics and autonomous technologies, has been named the next dean of the Virginia Tech College of Engineering. 👏 🔗: go.vt.edu/unZwn

Thankful for game days with Hokie Nation and for the Blacksburg and Virginia Tech first responders whose quick actions safely returned today’s parachuter to the ground without injury. 🧡

This is Hokie Nation in action, coming together for 32. 🧡 More than 16,500 Hokies participated in this year’s #VT32Run to honor those who were killed on April 16, 2007. #VTWeRemember

.@vt_cnre recently helped launch a research-grade weather balloon to collect atmospheric data nearly 30,000 feet up, where many of the conditions that shape weather forecasts begin. ⛅️ The real-time data will feed into operational weather models and help improve forecasts.

This morning, on the 2026 Day of Remembrance, the ceremonial candle was lit & flowers & wreaths were placed at the memorial to honor the 32 Hokies who lost their lives on April 16, 2007. Thank you for helping us commemorate the vibrant lives of 32 Hokies today. 🧡 #VTWeRemember

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. 🧡

Virginia Tech students are teaming up with @vt_alumni Hoda Kotb to rethink her Joy 101 app for a new generation. 🧡

#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

The clean room at @FralinBiomed will enable researchers and companies to manufacture clinical-grade materials that meet federal standards required for testing in patients. 🩺 🔗: go.vt.edu/unPsS