Engineering students are making waves in aquaculture! 😎🌊 Their senior design collaboration helped an alumni‑owned oyster farm automate the heavy lifting of raising 50‑pound cages, turning a 20‑minute manual task into seconds with the push of a button.

What would happen if the National Weather Service used drones to collect weather data? 🛩️🌦️ At Virginia Tech, researchers are testing autonomous aircraft that could one day create more accurate forecasts for microclimates (like Kentland Farms!) across the country.

Could Alzheimer’s disease be reversed? 🧠 Xiaoting Jia explains how hair-thin brain fibers could offer cutting-edge treatment methods for neurological diseases.

Tis the season for frost! ❄️🚘 Jonathan Boreyko and his research team may have found a new and improved method for deicing: electricity. ⚡️

Eight Virginia Tech researchers have been named to Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list! 🤩👏

We’re excited to announce that Dean Julie Ross has been named Virginia Tech’s next executive vice president and provost! 🎉 Please join us in congratulating Julie and wishing her the best as she expands her leadership at Virginia Tech.

A multi-institutional research team led by @linseymarr.bsky.social is developing a system to improve air quality in buildings and reduce illness. Learn more 📽️⬇️

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. 👏

What started as one student’s idea in 1962 became one of #VirginiaTech’s most recognizable traditions. 🧡🦃 Civil engineering student Mercer McPherson raised the funds to bring the first permanent costumed Gobbler to life, marking the beginning of the mascot we know and love today.

Traveling for Labor Day weekend? Watch this before hitting the road! ⚠️🚗 Taking your eyes off the road for just two seconds can double your crash risk. Here are three ways to reduce your chances of driving distracted. ⬇️

What if your next regional flight could lift off from a local parking lot or grassy area the size of a soccer field then land closer to your destination than ever before? ✈️ That forward-looking vision was recently on display in Blacksburg. ⬇️

#VirginiaTech Helmet Lab 🤝 Dick's Sporting Goods The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab’s peer-reviewed, published 5-STAR helmet rating system is now available in all Dick’s Sporting Goods retail locations. ➡️ brnw.ch/21wUvmn

Even the official airport wireless networks aren't entirely safe. 💻⚠️ In a recent @forbes.com article, Matthew Hicks explains that it depends on what you do on the network.

In the life of a miner, physical endurance is crucial. But what if that burden could be lifted — literally? Researchers in @vtengineering.bsky.social are designing a solution that could transform how miners work: a back-support exoskeleton made just for them.

What can we expect after a #SolarFlare? 🔥🔥 Kevin Sterne explains the possible impacts.

Nestled in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, #VirginiaTech is home to stunning outdoor destinations and researchers who find balance in the great outdoors. Six @vtengineering.bsky.social faculty members share how they thrive in both the lab and the outdoors. ➡️ brnw.ch/21wTr96

Marc Edwards and I @macfound.org joined two other @vtengineering.bsky.social faculty members to discuss the importance of sharing our research with the public through media interviews, during a @virginiatech.bsky.social event for alumni.

June 1st marks the start of 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. ⛈️🌀 David F. Muñoz spoke to @foxweather.bsky.social to share how researchers use deep learning to predict future flooding.

A great collaboration with colleagues from @vtengineering.bsky.social & @hydr-vub.bsky.social We push the boundaries of transfer learning for #extreme water level prediction 🌊 across scales! Stayed tuned for a follow up study at the global scale 🤓 🌎🌍🌏 news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Is living underground possible? #VTEngineering experts explain what doesn’t stand up to science — and what might. ⤵️

Where great things begin. 🤩✨ On #WorldLabDay, we celebrate the unique workspaces where groundbreaking research and experiments are taking place.

The news is out! 🤩🎉 Our graduate program tied for No. 31 overall in the latest @usnews.com program rankings, and four of our individual graduate programs were among the top 10 nationally!