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Solving complex problems, pushing boundaries, serving others, & reimagining education & technology. We are #VirginiaTech & you are welcome here. Go #Hokies! 🦃

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Few experiences compare to holding an original Civil War-era letter & reading the accounts of those who lived through one of the nation’s most turbulent times.

Community members can do just that during an event hosted by University Libraries.

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This professor has committed over $1 million to help undergraduates hone their research skills. 👏

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Virginia Tech researchers are using digital mapping to uncover the legacy of racially restrictive housing covenants in Chicago, making this history more accessible while helping us better understand its lasting impact today.

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What if the next generation of plastics came from plants instead of petroleum? 🌱

Virginia Tech researchers are transforming materials like starch into strong, compostable plastics designed to perform like traditional plastics without leaving behind long-lasting microplastics.

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Summer brings longer days and outdoor fun, but it also marks the official start of storm season and unpredictable fireworks displays.

For thousands of dogs and cats, these sudden, booming sounds trigger severe panic.

Tips from a veterinary expert ➡️ https://t.co/kdDKg8vzvy

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Their research shows recovery is possible, but it won't happen overnight. In many cases, it could take decades for streams and the ecosystems they support to fully rebound.

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The streams of Appalachia tell a story, and Virginia Tech researchers are listening.

For more than 15 years, scientists have monitored streams in the Appalachian coalfields to better understand how former surface coal mining continues to affect water quality and aquatic life.

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Growing up evacuating from hurricanes on a barrier island in South Carolina, and later witnessing the destruction of Hurricane Sandy, shaped how one Virginia Tech researcher thinks about the future of engineering.

Today, Tripp Shealy is challenging long-held design practices.

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A new grant will support #VirginiaTech research to better understand how brain activity changes as dystonia develops and could help advance understanding of the neurological disorder. 🧠

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As silicon approaches its physical limits, this #VirginiaTech Ph.D student is helping explore what comes next for semiconductors.

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A new chapter begins. Welcome, Brian White!

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A minor for all Hokies! 💻🦃 Starting this fall, @virginia_tech students will have the opportunity to build AI skills and literacy that will prepare them for the future workforce.
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Ted Hanson, Brad Hobbs to lead in formation of Hokie Ventures board of directors.

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$4 million in grants was awarded to @vt_cnre projects to support research to improve how military lands are managed for threatened and endangered species.

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Happy National Mascot Day to the best! 🦃‼️

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We still don’t know what exactly dark matter is, but the evidence keeps growing.

New Virginia Tech-led research using echo mapping suggests dark matter may cluster around supermassive black holes like a dense cloud.

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Virginia Tech researchers have completed the first evolutionary history of Earth’s first land animals, pushing their origins tens of millions of years deeper into the past.

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A milestone moment for Mitchell Hall! 🥳🏗️

Yesterday's topping out ceremony, hosted by @SkanskaUSA, served as a celebration of pride, worker safety, and good luck for the future of the building. 🎉

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Virginia Cooperative Extension has launched a community-engaged science initiative to recommend vegetable cultivars for Virginia gardens.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/4g872MvUZn

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Ordinary pet dogs outperformed trained human searchers in sniffing out pesky spotted lanternflies, finding more than twice as many egg masses.

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