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Virginia Tech earns national recognition for community engagement , articleThe 2026 Carnegie classification recognizes the university's long-standing commitment to community engagement through trusted, reciprocal partnerships, a designation the university has held continuously since 2006.
Date: Jan 20, 2026 - -
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Geoscientists use satellite to determine not the shape of water, but how water shapes land , articleVirginia Tech geoscientists demonstrate how satellite data can help us understand how rivers and streams move sediment and shape the Earth's surface.
Date: Jan 16, 2026 - -
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Major river deltas are sinking faster than sea-level rise , articleA new study published in Nature finds human-driven land sinking now outpaces sea-level rise in many of the world’s major delta systems, threatening more than 236 million people.
Date: Jan 14, 2026 - -
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'Big Science, Small Pod' podcast: What makes seizures start? , articleNeurobiologist Matthew Weston explains what happens in the brain during seizures and how his lab is researching their genetic roots to help develop new treatments for children.
Date: Jan 13, 2026 - -
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Faculty members honored with emeritus title , articleThe Board of Visitors recently awarded the emeritus title to 18 faculty members in recognition of exemplary service to the university.
Date: Jan 08, 2026 - -
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Statistician part of new effort to advance scientific machine learning , articleYulia R. Gel, a professor in the Department of Statistics, is a key member of the U.S. Department of Energy's LEarning-Accelerated Domain Science Institute, which aims to make scientific machine learning accessible to domain scientists.
Date: Jan 07, 2026 - -
Video ItemDavid H. Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics , video
The David H. Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics is a hub for cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and research-centered teaching in the humanities and social sciences. Electrical engineering graduate David H. Kellogg '82 recently committed a $16 million estate gift to endow the research center that he helped launch with initial support.
Date: Jan 07, 2026 - -
Video ItemResearching microplastics as a public servant , video
Assistant Professor Austin Gray is studying the microplastics in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we consume. "Right now we're at the tip of the tip of the tip of the iceberg in understanding the implications to human health," Gray said.
Date: Jan 06, 2026 - -
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A powerful, interdisciplinary lens to view problems , articleFueled by the support of alumnus David H. Kellogg ’82, who recently made a $16 million gift commitment to endow the David H. Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Virginia Tech has become a national leader in the field, with sizable growth in the number of students who have majored or minored in what is widely known as PPE.
Date: Jan 06, 2026 - -
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Hans H. Haller honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 39 years, Haller made significant research contributions to the study of microeconomic theory, game theory, and evolutionary game theory.
Date: Jan 02, 2026 - -
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The why: Austin Gray is on a quest to decode microplastics , articleGray’s humble beginning in research feeds into a constant curiosity that he hopes can lead to a better understanding of microplastics and their impact on human health — from pollution to solution.
Date: Dec 22, 2025 - -
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10 faculty members named to endowed chairs, professorships, and fellowships , articleThe Virginia Tech Board of Visitors appointed 10 faculty members to endowed chairs, professorships, and fellowships at its Nov. 18 meeting.
Date: Dec 19, 2025 - -
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Joseph Merola honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 38 years, Merola made significant research contributions to the study of organometallic complexes of the transition elements, both for catalysis and for their biological activity.
Date: Dec 18, 2025 - -
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New PET imaging breakthrough expands possibilities , articleChemist Wei Liu and his graduate student Chao Wang have found a new way to tag molecules to aid in PET scans, expanding tracer options and opening possibilities for earlier diagnoses and more precise treatments for hard-to-detect diseases.
Date: Dec 18, 2025 - -
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Frederick W. Faltin honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than seven years, Faltin made significant contributions to the Capstone Project Program for the Computational Modeling and Data Analytics Program, improving the curriculum in various ways that improved statistical practice and enhanced the professional development of more than 800 students.
Date: Dec 18, 2025 - -
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Johann Rudi awarded Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellowship , articleAn assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, Rudi conducts research that includes large scale parallel computational methods for modeling partial differential equations and data-driven approaches to inverse problems.
Date: Dec 18, 2025 - -
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Steffen Werner awarded Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellowship , articleAn assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics, Werner's research program focuses on model order reduction, data-driven modeling, numerical linear algebra, and mathematical software.
Date: Dec 18, 2025 - -
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E. Scott Geller honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 55 years, Geller made significant research contributions to the study of behavioral community interventions for litter control, resource recovery, energy conservation, crime prevention, the reduction of alcohol-impaired driving, injury control, and child survival in underdeveloped countries.
Date: Dec 18, 2025 - -
Video ItemDavid H. Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics , video
The David H. Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics is a hub for cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and research-centered teaching in the humanities and social sciences. Electrical engineering graduate David H. Kellogg '82 recently committed a $16 million estate gift to endow the research center that he helped launch with initial support.
Date: Dec 15, 2025 - -
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3,200 students to be honored with degrees at fall commencement , articleThe University Commencement ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET Friday, Dec. 19, with the Graduate School Commencement ceremony following at 2:30 p.m. ET. Both events will be available via livestream video from the university homepage for those unable to attend in person.
Date: Dec 12, 2025 -
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