Using advanced epigenomic analysis, researchers showed how psychedelics may produce long-lasting effects, offering hope for…
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Virginia Tech, formally known as Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is a public research university located in Blacksburg, Virginia. Established in 1872 as a land-grant college, Virginia Tech has grown into one of the largest universities in the United States with an extensive research portfolio. It is known for its strong engineering, business, and agriculture programs, and it boasts a robust cooperative education and internship program that integrates academic studies with professional experience. The university emphasizes a hands-on, engaging approach to education, encouraging its students to solve complex real-world problems through innovation. Virginia Tech also maintains a strong commitment to service, guided by its motto, “Ut Prosim” (That I May Serve). Its campus culture is vibrant, with a wide range of student activities, organizations, and a strong athletic spirit represented by its HokieBird mascot.
Michael Bartlett will engineer wearable, whole-body sensing networks with a Young Investigator Award from the…
Shallow Wastewater Injections in Oil Fields May Cause Deep Earthquakes In a newly published paper,…
Drone delivery gets high marks from users in Christiansburg, with 87% expressing support. The week…
Forager ants do it, vampire bats do it, guppies do it, and mandrills do it.…
Virginia Tech scientists have harnessed frost’s natural charge separation to remove it electrostatically. If you…
Scientists have found the oldest terrestrial fossil ever—fungus-like filaments that may have helped Earth rebound…
Scientists found that bats prefer warm hibernation sites where white-nose syndrome thrives, creating an ecological…
Here’s the original story of flight. Sorry, Wright Brothers, but this story began way before…
Viruses are tiny invaders that cause a wide range of diseases, from rabies to tomato…
Fossilized jaw bone fragments of a rat-like creature found at the Petrified Forest National Park…
Dopamine, serotonin involved in sub-second perception, cognition. In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an…
Hard skulls help protect our brains from physical injuries. In addition to a tough outer…
Jonathan Boreyko, an associate professor in mechanical engineering, has developed an aircraft thermal management technology…
For centuries, people around the world have used garlic as a spice, natural remedy, and…
Interdisciplinary team finds the motion enhances Chrysopelea paradisi’s rotational stability. The snakes which comprise the…
Scientists remain perplexed by the activity, with some 40 papers so far giving wildly different…
Virginia Tech researchers discovered genes for cellular metabolic cycles in the genomes of giant viruses.…