Tags: Mathematics
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Four undergraduate students awarded 2023 Goldwater Scholarships , articleThe students, representing both the College of Science and the College of Engineering, are among 413 college students from across the United States receiving the prestigious scholarship.
Date: May 2023 -
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Class of 2023: Cadet Claire Seibel named Outstanding Senior for the College of Science , articleSeibel has been named the 2023 Virginia Tech College of Science Outstanding Senior and will present the lead address at the college’s commencement ceremonies on May 13.
Date: May 2023 -
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Class of 2023: Yasmin Farzan named Outstanding Senior for the College of Engineering , articleIn Farzan’s undergraduate career, diversity has been her watchword. From courses of study, undergraduate research, and student organizations to community service and plans for future degrees, she has packed in as many experiences and classes as possible.
Date: May 2023 -
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Future cybersecurity leaders showcase research , articleUndergraduate and graduate students from across Southwest Virginia presented their cybersecurity research projects at the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Student Researcher Showcase on April 3.
Date: April 2023 -
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Women in Data Science Blacksburg comes to campus April 20-21 , articleWomen in Data Science (WiDS) Blacksburg – which is free and open to all genders – is one of an estimated 200 regional WiDS events worldwide designed to feature outstanding women doing outstanding work in the realm of data science.
Date: April 2023 -
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Department of Mathematics’ Martin Klaus honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1982, Klaus made significant contributions to mathematical physics through his work focusing on spectral theory and scattering theory.
Date: April 2023 -
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Virginia Tech graduate students, postdoctoral fellows join Edward Bouchet National Honor Society , articleKaren DePauw, vice president emerita for graduate education and dean emerita of the Graduate School, also was honored at the induction ceremony with the Bouchet Society’s inaugural service award for her service to and impact on graduate education.
Date: April 2023 -
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Board of Visitors approves new master’s degree in applied data science , articleIf approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the new degree program will prepare students to be data scientists who can analyze complex, large-scale data sources.
Date: March 2023 -
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High-impact cybersecurity projects selected for commercialization awards , articleFive proposed cyber innovation projects were selected to receive funding from the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia for the Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization program to bring advanced systems and products to the cybersecurity market.
Date: March 2023 -
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Quantum researchers collide , articleResearchers from departments across the university came together to discuss the current state and future possibilities of quantum research at the first Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering symposium.
Date: March 2023 -
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In memoriam: George Hagedorn, professor emeritus of mathematics , articleHagedorn, whose scholarship contributed to the understanding of mathematics, physics, and chemistry through his work on semiclassical analysis of molecular dynamics, died March 4. He was 69.
Date: March 2023 -
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Lauren Childs honored with fellowship by Association for Women in Mathematics and Cornell University , articleThe award grants a mid-career mathematician a residential fellowship in the Cornell University Mathematics Department without teaching obligations.
Date: March 2023 -
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Program fuels development of new quantum-aware cybersecurity strategies , articleThe Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia and the Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering issued two awards for the Quantum Aspects of Cybersecurity program to fuel research in quantum information science, engineering, and technology related to cybersecurity.
Date: January 2023 -
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Two Hokies among 2022 class of Astronaut Scholars , articleUndergraduates Lennon Headlee and Tim Proudkii have earned spots in the 2022 class of Astronaut Scholars and have been recognized as exceptional students in science, technology, engineering, and math for initiative, creativity, and excellence in their respective fields of study.
Date: December 2022 -
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Robert Rogers honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1988, Rogers’ research focused on partial differential equations, continuum mechanics, calculus of variations, and acoustics. His work was funded by the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.
Date: November 2022 -
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Terry Herdman honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1974, Herdman made significant contributions to the modeling, analysis, parameter identification, and approximation for systems governed by Volterra and functional differential equations. His research was funded by 12 federal agencies, one state agency, and three corporations.
Date: November 2022 -
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Flexing cyber superpowers in Southwest Virginia , articleDiverse and sometimes unlikely collaborations equip Commonwealth Cyber Initiative research teams to address today’s widely varied cybersecurity challenges.
Date: November 2022 -
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Alumni Industry Leader Spotlight: Lisa McFerrin, '05 , articleAn accomplished leader in genomics at Amazon Web Services, McFerrin is passionate about accelerating science and improving patient care.
Date: October 2022 -
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Commonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers hone cryptographic algorithms to stand against powerful quantum threat , articleCommonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers at Virginia Tech and George Mason University are developing security protocols to fend off cyberattacks — both from today’s computers and from quantum computers coming down the pike.
Date: October 2022 -
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Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund awards support interdisciplinary research , article
The projects supported in this year’s awards focus on the use of data science methods in the fields of geophysics, medicine, and systems biology.
Date: October 2022 -
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When a space becomes a 'place' , articleA high-tech, multidisciplinary study inside Virginia Tech’s Creativity and Innovation District is using lidar sensors to help researchers better understand how people interact with spaces to make them "places."
Date: October 2022 -
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Students bring spark, power, and drive to cybersecurity research , articleMeet a few of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative student researchers in Southwest Virginia who are reframing the big questions and finding the answers – all while training to be future cybersecurity leaders.
Date: October 2022 -
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Fralin Life Sciences Institute sponsors inaugural Infectious Disease Symposium , articleThe Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Anthropod-Borne Pathogens will host the symposium on Friday, Oct. 7, with keynote speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes for Health, and One Health Institute.
Date: October 2022 -
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Mathematical Association of America honors Estrella Johnson with award for research , articleJohnson’s research centers on the pedagogical practices of mathematicians with the goal of better understanding and supporting high-quality, ambitious teaching in undergraduate mathematics classrooms.
Date: October 2022 -
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Studying vampire bats to predict the next pandemic , articleSupported by the National Science Foundation, the team will examine how geography, population traits, and climate change affect the spread of infectious disease from vampire bats to other species, and propose new models for predicting when and where wildlife virus transmission might occur in the future.
Date: September 2022 -
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John Burns named interim director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics , articleOn the heels of Terry Herdman’s retirement as the associate vice president for research computing and director for the center, Burns will be responsible in an interim capacity for leading the center’s strategic planning and programmatic execution, advocating for and developing broad faculty engagement with the applied mathematics research program, and overseeing the operations and fiscal management of the center according to university policy.
Date: September 2022 -
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Terry Herdman, associate vice president for research computing, retires after 48 years of service , article
In addition to serving as a professor of mathematics, Herdman founded the Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics and helped to develop Virginia Tech's high-performance computing infrastructure.
Date: September 2022 -
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Cadet chosen to highlight the colors at the Old Dominion game , articleCadet Victor Zorin will travel with the Hokies to receive the flags at Friday’s football game at Old Dominion University.
Date: August 2022 -
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College of Science launches Data Science Camp for high school students , articleDuring the three-day July camp, Virginia Tech experts presented students with hands-on experiences collecting, analyzing, and presenting data across different disciplines with topics covering the spectrum from psychology and statistics to geoscience and game theory.
Date: August 2022 -
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Mathematics’ Jong Uhn Kim honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1983, Kim made important contributions to partial differential equations and applied mathematics.
Date: June 2022 -
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Mathematics’ James C. Turner honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2005, Turner’s scholarship focused on numerical analysis and applied mathematics.
Date: June 2022 -
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Agricultural Cyber Field Day showcases collaboration and innovation , articleThe inaugural event highlighted the important partnership between the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture at Virginia Tech and Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Southwest Virginia.
Date: June 2022 -
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Mathematics’ John Rossi honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1983, Rossi made deep contributions to complex function theory and potential theory.
Date: June 2022 -
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Calculating the future of mathematics at Virginia Tech , articleLeaders in the Virginia Tech College of Science laid out plans before the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors for a series of enhancements intended to again make the university a leader in undergraduate mathematics education. The changes will initially take place in courses offered in the Math Emporium.
Date: June 2022 -
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Laura Freeman named deputy director of the Virginia Tech National Security Institute , articleAs deputy director, Freeman assists Eric Paterson, the executive director, in continuing the institute’s trajectory for growth and maximizing its impact on the university and the country.
Date: June 2022 -
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Commonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers at Virginia Tech explore how quantum networks could transform cybersecurity , articleIn a cross-disciplinary research collaboration, Commonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers at Virginia Tech are designing the quantum architecture that may one day secure our everyday communications and connect us to the power of quantum computation.
Date: June 2022 -
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Lauren Childs to create improved models for tracking spread of disease , article
Childs, an assistant professor of mathematics, will use a five-year $550,000 National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop mathematical frameworks that can decipher the dynamics of disease and suggest earlier, more effective interventions to mitigate the spread of disease.
Date: April 2022 -
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In memoriam: Peter Linnell, professor in Department of Mathematics , articleLinnell, a longtime professor with the Virginia Tech Department of Mathematics, died recently. He was 68.
Date: April 2022 -
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Teaching COVID-19 , articleIn classrooms that span disciplines, faculty members are helping students explore the pandemic as an academic subject.
Date: February 2022 -
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Virginia Tech receives $2.8 million grant from the Department of Defense; Stephanie Travis named director of Senior Military College Cyber Institute , articleThe grant will be allocated toward supporting scholarships for students interested in careers focused on cybersecurity and critical foreign languages, and supporting experiential learning opportunities.
Date: January 2022 -
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Alumni Industry Leader Spotlight: Archana Sathaye '86, founder, chief executive officer, Proxmal Systems, Inc. , articleSathaye has had a career spanning industry, academia, and nonprofits. As a CEO she's using technology to alleviate caregiver stress.
Date: November 2021 -
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Research drives cybersecurity innovation, inspiration in Southwest Virginia , articleAs the urgency of cybersecurity reaches a higher pitch, the Southwest node of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative gathered on Virginia Tech’s campus in late October. The event allowed collaborators to meet in person for the first time and advance cybersecurity strategies throughout the region and the commonwealth.
Date: November 2021 -
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Researchers receive $1.75 million grant to study host variation , articleDisease outbreaks and evolution are hard to predict. Researchers at Virginia Tech and three other institutions are studying immunity variation to get a better grasp on this phenomenon.
Date: September 2021 -
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Fifth year of College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund supports faculty research , articleNow in its fifth year, the Virginia Tech College of Science Lay Nam Chang Dean’s Discovery Fund recently announced research awards that will support such diverse projects as water quality, discovery of drugs for pain and viruses, mental health treatment, and economics forecasting.
Date: June 2021 -
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Bug Bounty Program pays off for cybersecurity at Virginia Tech , articleA new vulnerability rewards program offers an opportunity for talented hackers at Virginia Tech to use their skills to improve the university's cybersecurity — and earn a little cash.
Date: May 2021 -
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Data privacy: Subterranean footstep blues with computational modeling and data analytics , articleStudents in the computational modeling and data analytics program in the College of Science’s Academy of Integrated Science help separate the data of footsteps from other tiny seismic activity in a complex capstone project.
Date: April 2021 -
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Five new projects win seed funding , articleThe Junior Faculty Awards from the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science fund interdisciplinary collaborations led by early-career faculty.
Date: March 2021 -
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Virginia Tech joins Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance to boost research efforts , articleThe alliance is a rapidly growing hub of quantum technology research, development, innovation, and education led by the University of Maryland. Vito Scarola, an associate professor in the Department of Physics, led the effort for Virginia Tech to join the MQA.
Date: March 2021 -
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Mathematics’ Lauren Childs helps address the complex problems of malaria , articleChilds recently co-authored a report with a team from Harvard University on the role of natural mosquito behavior on transmission of a disease that threatens half the world’s population.
Date: February 2021 -
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Virginia Tech researchers receive cybersecurity research collaboration grants from the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative , articleCCI has four regional nodes and one hub dedicated to specific geographic areas of Virginia along with different research disciplines.
Date: February 2021 -
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COVID-19 simulation model creates scenarios , articleSuch factors as the continued adoption of face coverings, the frequency of public health messaging, and the availability of vaccines are used to predict the rate of infection and likelihood of completing the spring semester as planned.
Date: February 2021 -
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College of Science announces inaugural recipients of Inclusion and Diversity Fellowship Program , articleThe Virginia Tech College of Science has awarded two faculty members with its first-ever Inclusion and Diversity Fellowships, aimed at advancing inclusivity and diversity among students, faculty, and staff in the college.
Date: February 2021 -
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The Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens announces team-building pilot grant awards , articleFunded by the Fralin Life Sciences Institute and Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, 10 interdisciplinary research teams were awarded team-building pilot grant awards to tackle some of these complex zoonotic and vector-borne emerging infectious disease problems.
Date: November 2020 -
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Deans’ forum to place COVID-19 in fuller context , articleTwo Virginia Tech deans will host a trio of virtual events aimed at illustrating how a range of fields in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities can contribute to an understanding of the coronavirus pandemic.
Date: October 2020 -
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College of Science’s Patricia Hammer promoted to associate dean for faculty affairs and graduate studies , articleIn her new role, Hammer will lead all aspects of faculty affairs for the college, including recruitment, retention, and development.
Date: October 2020 -
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Mathematics’ Lauren Childs named Cliff and Agnes Lilly Faculty Fellow by Board of Visitors , article
A member of the Department of Mathematics since 2016, Childs’ research is in mathematical biology and combines mathematical models, theoretical analysis, and biological insight to understand infectious disease dynamics, such as those of the current outbreak of COVID-19.
Date: October 2020 -
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Corps of Cadets alumna Capt. Kimberly Markovcy Veal named Boston College game Hokie Hero , articleVeal is on her second combat deployment and currently stationed in southwest Asia with the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing.
Date: October 2020 -
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College of Science debuts annual magazine , articleWhen COVID-19 shook the world at the start of 2020, eventually killing more than 900,000 people worldwide and shuttering economies, the Virginia Tech College of Science took action. The 2020 Virginia Tech College of Science Magazine covers these actions from across every department and program.
Date: September 2020 -
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Researchers co-locate to Steger Hall at the Fralin Life Sciences Institute to tackle infectious diseases and rapid environmental change , articleThe Fralin Life Sciences Institute is co-locating researchers from across three colleges at Virginia Tech to Steger Hall to make an impact at the interface of infectious disease and the environment.
Date: August 2020 -
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Mathematics' Lauren Childs models the role of testing for COVID-19 outbreaks , articleChilds had followed reports released by government health agencies around the world, and realized that communities would need much more information about who was being tested, who was not, and how many of the untested could be carriers of the virus.
Date: July 2020 -
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College of Science launches Academy of Data Science to help meet demand for data scientists , articleTom Woteki has been named founding director of the Academy of Data Science, a new program within the College of Science.
Date: July 2020 -
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Mathematics’ Estrella Johnson named director of inclusion and diversity for College of Science , article
One of Johnson's first initiatives will be to work with the college’s Diversity Committee, department chairs, and faculty and student organizations in order to draft action-focused diversity implementation plans.
Date: July 2020 -
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In memoriam: Robert Wheeler, professor emeritus of Department of Mathematics , articleWheeler taught mathematics courses at all levels for 31 years and served on multiple Virginia Tech committees and commissions.
Date: July 2020 -
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Professor Michael Renardy named Class of 1950 Professor Emeritus in the College of Science , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1986, Renardy made significant contributions to mathematics and brought international visibility to Virginia Tech through his research in fluid mechanics.
Date: July 2020 -
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College of Science student selected as associate editor for prestigious undergraduate research publication , articleOlti Myrtaj says the decision to do undergraduate research was an easy one, in no small part because he enjoys asking questions and autonomously exploring problems. He has big plans to expand accessibility for those interested in physics and mathematics research.
Date: June 2020 -
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DataFest canceled? No problem: CMDA program and corporate sponsor pull together their own event , articleWhen the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the American Statistical Association to cancel this year’s annual DataFest, it seemed like another hands-on opportunity that some Virginia Tech students would miss out on this spring. Then, Socially Determined, a data company founded by Virginia Tech alumni, stepped in to help.
Date: April 2020 -
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Women in Data Science shifts to online format , articleAdapting the original conference — which included big-name presentations, small-group breakout sessions, and a student-led poster display of data science projects — required nimbleness, a willingness to adapt to rapidly changing conditions, and no small amount of teamwork.
Date: March 2020 -
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New LED lighting brings brighter spaces and enhanced energy efficiency to the Math Emporium , articleOver 300 energy-efficient LED light fixtures were recently installed in the Math Emporium thanks to a student-requested project through the Office of Sustainability.
Date: February 2020 -
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New scholarships celebrate experiential learning through undergraduate research , articleThe Office of Undergraduate Research has announced three students who are recipients of experiential learning scholarships this fall: Stephanie Flear for the Jacklyn W. and William R. Jones Jr. Experiential Learning Scholarship, as well as Amber Abbott and Kyle Rega for the Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research Scholarship.
Date: November 2019 -
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Virginia Tech professor receives $1.85 million NIH grant to study sepsis , articleCaroline Jones, assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science, received the grant to study the factors that underlie the decision-making processes that determine immune cell migration, differentiation, and activation in response to sepsis.
Date: November 2019 -
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Meet the Hokie using data to revolutionize college hoops statistics , articleKen Pomeroy has gone from running a bracket challenge in his dorm room to becoming a pioneer of charting all of basketball’s 353 Division I men’s teams with advanced statistics. Just prior to the new season tipping off, he visited Blacksburg to share insights from his work and journey.
Date: November 2019 -
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Two College of Science faculty receive honors from Board of Visitors to support research , articleVirginia Tech College of Science faculty members Serkan Gugercin and Gerelt Tserenjigmid recently were honored by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Date: October 2019 -
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Three College of Science faculty receive Luther and Alice Hamlett honors to support research , articleThree faculty members in the Virginia Tech College of Science were recently honored with faculty fellowships named for Luther and Alice Hamlet by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Date: October 2019 -
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Researchers earn Presidential Early Career Awards , articleTwo Virginia Tech faculty are among the 314 recipients of the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, which was last awarded in 2016.
Date: August 2019 -
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In memoriam: Lawrence Sewell, computer engineer who designed, built Math Emporium computer system , articleSewell, a retired Virginia Tech computer engineer, designed and built the Math Emporium’s massive core computer system that encompasses online textbooks, practice problems, asynchronous tests and quizzes, and assignments for more than 8,000 math students annually.
Date: June 2019 -
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College of Science seniors Aimee Maurais and Arianna Krinos eye future with research positions at MIT , articleGraduating College of Science seniors and research collaborators Aimee Maurais has been named the 2019 Outstanding Senior in the College of Science and Arianna Krinos has won the 2019 College of Science Senior Undergraduate Research Award.
Date: May 2019 -
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Department of Mathematics to host lecture on experiences of African-American women and girls in education , articleGuest speaker Nicole M. Joseph of Vanderbilt University will talk about the experiences of black women and girls in mathematics education.
Date: April 2019 -
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Advanced algorithm aims to optimize cattle feeding , articleTo help combat burgeoning costs for producers, the research will seek to deploy a self-learning control and diagnostic system that can identify cows with health or production problems and control feeding at the milking robots to generate individualized diets.
Date: October 2022