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We are the Virginia Tech College of Science. We educate future science leaders. Study Science. Do Science. #whatsyourscience
Blacksburg, VA
Joined June 2009
Growing up around water scientists, Ryan Pollyea gravitated toward the Earth. Today, he’s become a leader in geologic carbon sequestration. 🪨 “There’s the cost of doing something, but there’s also the cost of not doing something. And how do we decide which one matters more?”
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#VirginiaTech geoscientists helped uncover how flight evolved in pterosaurs by digitally reconstructing fossil skulls from early reptiles. The team found that even with brains much smaller than today’s birds, pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to soar. https://t.co/lMzYIocLea
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In a study published recently in Current Biology, paleontologists pin down brain evolution in the first flying reptiles.
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In a family of water scientists, @VT_Science's Ryan Pollyea found his footing in the earth. Now, he's become a rock star in the area of geologic carbon sequestration. Here's the "why" behind his research ➡️ https://t.co/V1gq72COQx
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A common misconception about research is that it takes place in labs with microscopes and beakers. While that is true for many, obtaining certain data can demand rugged fieldwork. Meet #VirginiaTech researchers studying earthquake history. ⬇️ https://t.co/ZT3JbPddyr
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Research scientist Sean Beamis and graduate student Elizabeth Curtiss worked as part of a collaborative project studying earthquake history along a 150-mile fault system in western Nepal.
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Everyone has data. Where you go with the data is up to you. CMDA major Sarah Qazi shares how she loves seeing where the paths in #datascience can lead. She is also enrolled in the accelerated option of Virginia Tech's new master's degree in data science. @vt_datascience
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A holiday tradition in the College of Science now welcomes all Virginia Tech students. Read more about how the COS Thanksgiving meal has evolved since 2022:
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This year, all Virginia Tech students are invited to celebrate Thanksgiving with a holiday meal hosted by College of Science Dean Kevin Pitts and his wife, Toni.
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Flick. Thwap. Zap. Mathematicians are mapping the mosquito menace.
#VirginiaTech researchers developed a mathematical model revealing how mosquito behavior influences disease transmission, offering new insights into how diseases like malaria, Zika, and dengue spread and how to suppress them. 🔗: https://t.co/C1nQP481yg
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Ponder this gigantic Ponderosa Lemon, which grows on a small tree in the Biological Sciences Plant Growth Facility. Learn more about their work: https://t.co/zfwySHJApd
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First-generation students have questions, and it’s important they have someone they can turn to for answers. There’s still time to support the Access to Opportunities & Mentoring in Science (ATOMS) Program. Learn more: https://t.co/2amjme2Yes
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Parents tell Angela Scarpa-Friedman that they “would move mountains to help their child thrive." So, if you begin to suspect autism, what do you do? The mobile autism clinic is Scarpa-Friedman's response to limited resources in rural areas. Read more: https://t.co/WCFLq67yO9
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Since graduate students and faculty don't want to hang around for a billion to detect dark matter interactions, how do they do it? Physicist Patrick Huber and his team explain: https://t.co/Rhs4V6lHaz
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Over the past 50 years, physicists have conducted all manner of dark matter experiments in hopes of uncovering evidence of its existence. In an unconventional approach, physicist Patrick Huber and a...
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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. https://t.co/bAo8fGjBcx
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Research published in Nature Sustainability highlights urgent need for adaptation as sinking land threatens millions in India.
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What's the spookiest to you?
It’s officially spooky season, but some aspects of our natural world can be frightening all the time. Here are a few examples from #VirginiaTech science experts ⬇️👻 https://t.co/kGS5RNT8Mo
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Sinking Cities. Rising Water. Weather Whiplash. Why does it matter? Researchers are helping communities prepare for increased risks caused by shifting land and future changes in climate. 🔗 Read more in the 2025 College of Science Magazine: https://t.co/RdLfgFYDN2
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What do ancient China, popsicle sticks, and autumn weather have in common? Math of course! Students in Andy Norton's History of Math class took their lesson outside to explore how ancient Chinese mathematicians solved matrices. Watch: https://t.co/vFAlOgRNEE
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What do ancient China, popsicle sticks, and autumn weather have in common? Math of course! Students in Andy Norton's History of Math class took their lesson outside to explore how ancient Chinese...
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Understanding quantum might be like pulling teeth for you and me. For Hisham Amer, a former oral surgeon, it's way, way better. 💪⚛️ Read more:
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Headspinningly complex quantum advances are taking place in the Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering, which is dedicated to understanding the physics of quantum systems and how...
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Inspired by her family’s experience with dementia, a graduate student at #VirginiaTech is studying how to protect memory and improve quality of life for future generations. 🧡 https://t.co/YrYXusIZOd
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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.
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Meet the inaugural Fralin Fabulous Five. 🌎🧬 These researchers are tackling humanity’s biggest challenges, from securing the future of our food system to uncovering new ways to detect and treat Alzheimer’s disease. https://t.co/X3QHcfBwfA
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Joshua Drake, Nisha Duggal, Daniel English, Bryan Hsu, and Courtney Leisner were recognized for exemplifying the power of interdisciplinary research to address humanity’s greatest challenges.
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The heart of teaching is caring. The heart of learning is also caring. Through research, practice, and follow-through, our students develop a passion for science and an understanding of why it matters. 🔗 Read more in the 2025 COS Magazine: https://t.co/rXgaZKCHuB
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Special shoutout to Daniel English and Bryan Hsu 🙌
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. ⬇️ https://t.co/APeCbvZIik
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