On #VeteransDay and every day, we honor those who serve and have served. Thank you for your bravery, veterans. 🇺🇸 #UtProsim This morning, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets honored former, current, and future service members with a ceremony at the Pylons.

From the depths of the ocean to standing in front of a classroom full of students, Becker supports the next generation of students, leaders, and veterans. He uses his military experience in teaching MBA students how to become leaders. 🙌 🔗: brnw.ch/21wXmnm

New research from #VirginiaTech shows that controlling pond water levels and removing invasive hybrids may be key to protecting the endangered California tiger salamander. 🦎 Learn more ➡️ brnw.ch/21wXmmv

Our colors may be maroon and orange, but our Blacksburg campus is stunning in black and white. 🤍

#VirginiaTech researchers have developed a scalable method for creating stronger, more sustainable paper packaging. Learn more. ⬇️

A new 1.5-mile outdoor wireless network test bed for the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative gives researchers and industry partners new infrastructure to test advancements designed to safeguard our data and privacy. 🛜

Sinking land is quietly destabilizing urban infrastructure in India’s largest cities, putting thousands of buildings and millions of people at risk, according to #VirginiaTech scientists. Learn more ⬇️

Did you know that Virginia ranks in the top 10 states for pumpkin production? Here's why. 🎃⬇️

Happy Halloween, #Hokies! 👻🧡✨

High above the Appalachian slopes, red spruce trees thrive on isolated “sky islands,” mountaintops with naturally cool conditions.🌲 #VirginiaTech researchers are studying how these rare trees might adapt to warmer temperatures and what that could mean for their future in the region.

The 49th annual Fall Forestry and Wildlife Tour brought together landowners, professionals, and community members to explore science-based practices that make a difference across the Commonwealth. 🌳

A collaboration between #VirginiaTech and Amazon Web Services is focused on giving Hokies the expertise in AI that’s critically needed in the defense sector. 🙌

Welcome to the Discovery Lab, #VirginiaTech’s newest space for student-led innovation and research. 🤩 The 6,000-square-foot lab supports collaboration, prototyping, and hands-on learning for Hokies.

To biomedical engineer Jennifer Munson, the liquid movements within the brain hold powerful clues about how disease takes hold — and how healing might begin. Learn more ⬇️

The effects of physical activity don’t stop when the movement does, according to a new #VirginiaTech study. Learn more ⬇️

Have you heard about the dentist who decided to become a quantum physicist? 🤔 That's not a joke. He’s a #VirginiaTech graduate student named Hisham Amer. Seven years ago, he was a practicing oral surgeon and faculty member in dental medicine at Cairo University in Egypt.

A $1 million, four-year National Science Foundation grant will help better understand how natural hazards on land affect the quality of water in reservoirs used for drinking water. 💧

After wildfires devastated Maui in 2023, leaving thousands of families without homes, architecture alum Jordan Rogove ’98 led efforts to design prefabricated housing that offered survivors dignity and stability. 🧡

A tiny fossil found in Southwestern Virginia eluded classification for more than 514 million years. Now, Virginia Tech geoscientists have restored this unique organism into its evolutionary lineage.

A new Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine study links nighttime hours, screen use, and easy access to medications to overdose attempts.

Introducing: the Discovery Lab at #VirginiaTech 🔬 This new lab is dedicated to hands-on lab experience so undergraduate students can gain marketable research skills.

Picky, pragmatic, and enigmatic — a tiny fossil found in Southwestern Virginia eluded classification for more than 514 million years. 🦴 Now, #VirginiaTech geoscientists have restored this unique organism into its evolutionary lineage.

Could a “smoke alarm” for airborne contaminants monitor and improve the quality of the air indoors? (Where Americans spend 90 percent of their time!) An interdisciplinary research team led by @linseymarr.bsky.social will create such a system that could cut respiratory illnesses by 25 percent. 👏

#VirginiaTech scientists are exploring how nanotechnology could help the immune system fight cancer. Learn more. ⬇️

Five groundbreaking researchers are advancing the life sciences and shaping our understanding of the world and human health. Meet the inaugural members of the Fralin Fabulous Five at the Fralin Life Sciences Institute. ⬇️

A #VirginiaTech study has found that certain types of GLP-1 agonists slow the speed at which alcohol enters the bloodstream, which also slows the effects on the brain. 🧠

Memory problems and the inability to concentrate following chemotherapy could result from poor lymphatic-system drainage in response to the cancer drugs, according to #VirginiaTech researchers.

Inspired by her family’s experience with dementia, graduate student Brieann Brown is exploring how something called epigenetics could protect memory and improve quality of life for future generations. 🧡

A new lab at #VirginiaTech is providing a supportive space for undergraduate students to explore, experiment, fail, and learn workforce-ready skills. 🙌

As cooler weather approaches, Virginia lawns will soon be covered with fallen leaves. Many homeowners may feel pressure to rake, bag, and haul them away, but a #VirginiaTech expert says there is a better option. 🍂 Learn more ⬇️

This new era of rapid data center construction comes with distinct challenges. More isn’t always better, warn #VirginiaTech AI experts Walid Saad and Dimitri Nikolopoulos. Here’s why. ⬇️

Introducing Allen. 🧡🐾 Allen is a therapy dog providing comfort and stress relief to #VirginiaTech graduate students in the D.C. area.

#VirginiaTech researchers are leading an effort to develop an easily usable, Virginia-specific tool, to forecast which strategies can move commuters out of cars and onto buses, trains, and bikes. 🙌

This new #VirginiaTech study unveils how we can make submarine and aircraft parts more precise and produce less waste.

Researchers at the #VirginiaTech National Security Institute used active open source intelligence techniques to gain a better understanding of how presidential campaigns use email addresses. 📧

Each fall, the mountains surrounding the New River Valley come alive with colors of orange and maroon, drawing visitors from across the region. 🍁 John Seiler, professor at #VirginiaTech, shares some of his go-to fall drives for catching peak color across Southwest Virginia. ⬇️

New research from #VirginiaTech finds that consuming processed meats and sugary beverages, compared with all other ultra-processed foods, is linked to poor memory and cognitive issues.

This Hokie is digging into the future of our forests.🌲 Brenn Kurtz, a graduate student in Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, is conducting research on Red Spruce trees. Her work connects directly to the future of our mountains and our climate.

153 years ago, Addison Caldwell walked 26 miles to enroll as the first student at what is now #VirginiaTech. Since then, we've not only helped plan for a secure future, we’ve shaped it. 🙌

New #VirginiaTech Helmet Lab ratings just dropped. 🙌 Seven years after a deadly bridge collapse inspired a call for change, the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has released the first-ever safety ratings for construction helmets.

From predicting pandemics and advancing drone defense to developing new treatments for traumatic brain injuries, research awards secured by Virginia Tech faculty will drive a wide range of discoveries with a shared goal of improving society. Learn more. ⬇️

Can the invasive spotted lanternfly actually do some good? 🪰🤔 #VirginiaTech researchers are testing if a native fungus, verticillium, can be spread by spotted lanternflies from infected to healthy tree-of-heaven. Suppressing these invasives could reduce their impact.

New research findings from #VirginiaTech could make mosquito control faster, cheaper, and easier to scale. 🦟

Many have levied theories about potential recession indicators across the economy this year. But what if the key to finding the right economic indicator is to stop thinking outside the box and to start thinking about the box itself? 📦

Happy first day of fall! 🍂 Pumpkins and colorful leaves are here, but so are strong winds and storms. #VirginiaTech experts say now’s the time to protect your property and trees. ⬇️

The Cognitive Development Sciences Lab explores the role technology plays in children’s development and its potential to support early learning. Learn more. ⬇️

#VirginiaTech’s new open-source tool improves on existing artificial intelligence models for biological research and could accelerate drug discovery, fight pandemics, and shed light on diseases like Alzheimer’s.

🐾 A new Virginia Tech study helps us understand how a dog’s behavior and health are linked.

This @vtengineering.bsky.social alumnus designs water systems for some of the most remote communities in the country. 🧡

Autumn begins just one week from today, which means peak leaf season is around the corner. A #VirginiaTech forestry professor shares what to expect and when the fall colors will be on their most vibrant display. Learn more ➡️ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/09/2025-fall-foliage-leaf-peepers-best-times