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To build upon a quarter-century of world-renowned research in zoonotic viral diseases, X.J. Meng has been rewarded with a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award.

Anuj Karpatne’s project “Lake-GPT: Building a Foundation Model for Aquatic Sciences” is one of the first 35 to be supported with computational time through the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot program, marking a significant milestone in connecting U.S. researchers and educators to computational, data, and training resources needed to advance artificial intelligence (AI).

Webster Santos, professor of chemistry in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been named a College of Science Faculty Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

In 2020, as the world dealt with the devastating impact of COVID-19, we found ourselves facing an unsettling truth — the virus had been lurking in animals long before it made its deadly leap to humans. Imagine how the outcome might have been different if, from the moment we detected the presence of the virus in bats, we had been able to recognize its … Read more

Using the tools of theatre to develop communication skills in science and technology professionals, Raun’s impact on education transcends disciplines and borders.

The Board of Visitors’ Academic, Research, and Student Affairs Committee heard a presentation this month on two transdisciplinary research projects funded through the university’s Destination Area 2.0 grants.

Students and faculty were honored at the Graduate School’s annual awards reception in late March. Held during Graduate Education Week, with its theme of recognizing superpowers, the event recognized master’s and doctoral degree students, as well as faculty mentors, from across Virginia Tech’s campuses and programs for their work.

A team of more than a dozen faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and student researchers are combining their expertise to develop a device that can assess the environmental risk of COVID-19 transmission in real time.

Using responsiveness as a jumping off point, Ghaffarzadegan and his team created mathematical models that examine aspects of human behavior that affect responsiveness, such as risk perception and adherence to preventive measures.