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    Wearing a blue pullover adorned with an orange-colored necklace, Assistant Professor Lauren Childs poses near Torgersen Hall.
    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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    Peter Linnell, wearing a shirt and tie, poses sitting in an undated photograph.
    In memoriam: Peter Linnell, professor in Department of Mathematics , article

    Linnell, a longtime professor with the Virginia Tech Department of Mathematics, died recently. He was 68.

    Date: April 2022
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    Professor of geography Korine Kolivras works at a desk.
    Teaching COVID-19 , article

    In classrooms that span disciplines, faculty members are helping students explore the pandemic as an academic subject.

    Date: February 2022
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    The funding will contribute to the Department of Defense (DoD) Senior Military College Cyber Institute (SMC2I) goal of preparing civilians to work in the DoD cybersecurity workforce and related professional roles.
    Virginia Tech receives $2.8 million grant from the Department of Defense; Stephanie Travis named director of Senior Military College Cyber Institute , article

    The 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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    Archana Sathaye
    Alumni Industry Leader Spotlight: Archana Sathaye '86, founder, chief executive officer, Proxmal Systems, Inc. , article

    Sathaye 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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    Researchers Dong Ha (right), Gretchen Matthews (center), speak with Joe Simpson, director of the ISERC.
    Research drives cybersecurity innovation, inspiration in Southwest Virginia , article

    As 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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    Laila Kirkpatrick sits on the right with professor Dana Hawley sitting next to her on the left. Both with lab coats and gloves, they look at an unhealthy house finch affected by conjunctivitis. Kirkpatrick gently holds the bird while Hawley helps examine its state. The finch has pink, swollen eyes, a reddish-pink top head and underside, and is no bigger than a Kirkpatrick’s hand. Tubes and plastic containers surround the researchers as they sit at a black table.
    Researchers receive $1.75 million grant to study host variation , article

    Disease 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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    Wearing blue gloves and a white coat, a researcher works with syringes and files in a nanoscience laboratory in the new Classroom Building. Photo by Natalee Waters for Virginia Tech.
    Fifth year of College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund supports faculty research , article

    Now 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 , article

    A 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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    From top left to bottom most right, Ayush Dev, Weichen Li, Eileen Martin, Srikanth Jakkampudi, and Junzhu Shen hold a meeting via Zoom. Screen capture image by Melissa Vergara.
    Data privacy: Subterranean footstep blues with computational modeling and data analytics , article

    Students 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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    Pink magnolia tree blooms on Virginia Tech campus.
    Five new projects win seed funding , article

    The 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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    Vito Scarola poses for a photo, wearing a mask, on the sidewalk between Robeson and Williams halls on the Virginia Tech campus.
    Virginia Tech joins Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance to boost research efforts , article

    The 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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    Lauren Childs, wearing a mask for protection during the COVID-19 pandemic, photographed at her home earlier this summer.
    Mathematics’ Lauren Childs helps address the complex problems of malaria , article

    Childs 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 , article

    CCI 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 , article

    Such 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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    From left to right: Meryl Mims, Estrella Johnson, and Alma Robinson, all from the Virginia Tech College of Science. The women, dressed in winter garb and each wearing a mask per COVID safety protocols, are posing in front of the North End Center building.
    College of Science announces inaugural recipients of Inclusion and Diversity Fellowship Program , article

    The 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 funded projects this year will address food-borne pathogen microbes (left), severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (middle), and the tick that causes Lyme Disease. Illustration courtesy of Alex Crookshanks for Virginia Tech.
    The Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens announces team-building pilot grant awards , article

    Funded 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 , article

    Two 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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    Patricia Hammer, photographed wearing a bright blue face mask recently at North End Center.
    College of Science’s Patricia Hammer promoted to associate dean for faculty affairs and graduate studies , article

    In 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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    Lauren Childs, wearing a mask for protection during the COVID-19 pandemic, photographed at her home earlier this summer.
    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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    Capt. Kimberly Markovcy Veal holds a Hokie flag against a concrete wall while deployed to southeast Asia.
    Corps of Cadets alumna Capt. Kimberly Markovcy Veal named Boston College game Hokie Hero , article

    Veal 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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    A preview of the 2020 Virginia Tech College of Science magazine cover. The image includes six photographs of Virginia faculty, all wearing masks, on a black background.
    College of Science debuts annual magazine , article

    When 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-locating to Steger Hall
    Researchers co-locate to Steger Hall at the Fralin Life Sciences Institute to tackle infectious diseases and rapid environmental change , article

    The 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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    Lauren Childs
    Mathematics' Lauren Childs models the role of testing for COVID-19 outbreaks , article

    Childs 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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    Tom Woteki, founding director of the Academy of Data Science , poses for a photograph in front of a building with Hokie stone
    College of Science launches Academy of Data Science to help meet demand for data scientists , article

    Tom 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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    Estrella Johnson poses for a photo on campus, amongst bushes and Hokie stone
    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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    The late Robert Wheeler poses in a golf shirt in an undated photograph.
    In memoriam: Robert Wheeler, professor emeritus of Department of Mathematics , article

    Wheeler 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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    Mathematics Professor Michael Renardy poses for a studio photograph.
    Professor Michael Renardy named Class of 1950 Professor Emeritus in the College of Science , article

    A 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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    Olti Myrtaj in front of a physics board
    College of Science student selected as associate editor for prestigious undergraduate research publication , article

    Olti 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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    Because of the COVID-19 pandenic, this year’s DataFest Competition for students in Computational Modeling and Data Analytics was moved online via Zoom. The event’s original sponsor dropped out, but Washington, D.C.-based Socially Determined Inc. – founded by Virginia Tech alumni – came to the rescue to help lead the annual event. Here, students and faculty from Virginia Tech, and leaders from Socially Determined held a final meeting on April 24 via Zoom to announce event winners.
    DataFest canceled? No problem: CMDA program and corporate sponsor pull together their own event , article

    When 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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    Eileen Martin
    Women in Data Science shifts to online format , article

    Adapting 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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    Math emporium post LED lighting upgrades
    New LED lighting brings brighter spaces and enhanced energy efficiency to the Math Emporium , article

    Over 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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    Amber Abbott does undergraduate research in a lab.
    New scholarships celebrate experiential learning through undergraduate research , article

    The 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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    Caroline Jones (left), assistant professor the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science studies sepsis. Udaya Sree Datla (back), Ph.D. student in Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health, watches as Brittany Boribong (front), Ph.D. candidate in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, focuses the microscope on her microfluidic competitive chemotaxis-chip.
    Virginia Tech professor receives $1.85 million NIH grant to study sepsis , article

    Caroline 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 , article

    Ken 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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    Gerelt Tserenjigmid and Serkan Gugercin
    Two College of Science faculty receive honors from Board of Visitors to support research , article

    Virginia 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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    Luther and Alice Hamlett pose by a doorway
    Three College of Science faculty receive Luther and Alice Hamlett honors to support research , article

    Three 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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    Megan O’Rourke and Megan Wawro.
    Researchers earn Presidential Early Career Awards , article

    Two 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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    Lawrence Sewell, photographed in 2013.
    In memoriam: Lawrence Sewell, computer engineer who designed, built Math Emporium computer system , article

    Sewell, 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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    Aimee Maurais and Arianna Krinos work on a math competition problem
    College of Science seniors Aimee Maurais and Arianna Krinos eye future with research positions at MIT , article

    Graduating 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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    Nicole Joseph
    Department of Mathematics to host lecture on experiences of African-American women and girls in education , article

    Guest 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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