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🎧📱 Scrolls, screens, and soundbites, welcome to today’s classroom. Virginia Tech professor, Cayce Myers, breaks down how educators can adapt to students' media habits with audio, visuals, and relevance. Read now in Times Higher Education timeshighereducation.com/campus/scroll-…

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As one of six finalists, #VirginiaTech graduate student Kayla Scott will pitch her skin care and cosmetics brand to a Shark Tank-style panel of judges at Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.'s Delta Red Tank. Learn more ➡️ brnw.ch/21wTQhZ

As one of six finalists, #VirginiaTech graduate student Kayla Scott will pitch her skin care and cosmetics brand to a Shark Tank-style panel of judges at Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.'s Delta Red Tank. 

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Nearly 10,000 people go to the emergency room each year with fireworks-related injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. A #VirginiaTech injury prevention expert weighs in on how to stay safe this holiday. 🎆 ➡️ brnw.ch/21wTQVr

Nearly 10,000 people go to the emergency room each year with fireworks-related injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. A #VirginiaTech injury prevention expert weighs in on how to stay safe this holiday. 🎆

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.Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine treated Gigi's severe allergic dermatitis using immunotherapy, transforming her case into a Veterinary Teaching Hospital success story that highlights the value of specialized veterinary medicine. Full story ➡️ brnw.ch/21wTSg2

.<a href="/VaMdVetMed/">Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine</a> treated Gigi's severe allergic dermatitis using immunotherapy, transforming her case into a Veterinary Teaching Hospital success story that highlights the value of specialized veterinary medicine. 

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From the sands of Saudi Arabia, a new university is rising — one with a bold and integrated vision for the future. At the heart of its design is #VirginiaTech. Learn more ➡️ brnw.ch/21wTXhS

From the sands of Saudi Arabia, a new university is rising — one with a bold and integrated vision for the future. At the heart of its design is #VirginiaTech.

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Could a creatine boost help the brain? 🧠 #VirginiaTech scientists at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute are testing focused ultrasound to deliver creatine across the blood-brain barrier and help children with learning and speech delays. Learn more ➡️ brnw.ch/21wTZoY

Could a creatine boost help the brain? 🧠

#VirginiaTech scientists at <a href="/FralinBiomed/">Fralin Biomedical Research Institute</a> are testing focused ultrasound to deliver creatine across the blood-brain barrier and help children with learning and speech delays. 

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Virginia Tech is building the state's school leaders, one #Hokie at a time. 🙌 Nearly a quarter of Virginia's 128 public school superintendents is a graduate of Virginia Tech's Educational Leadership and Policy Studies doctoral program. news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

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Something felt off during Kristin Parris' dressage test with her horse Miles. She brought him to the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, where the team utilized the Jane and Stephen Hale Equine Performance Evaluation Center to identify the problem. loom.ly/hmbCi0g

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Americans lost $470M to scam texts last year, 4 times more than in 2020. A #VirginiaTech data privacy expert says AI could make future scams harder to detect. 🔗Learn how to protect yourself: brnw.ch/21wU2Et

Americans lost $470M to scam texts last year, 4 times more than in 2020.

A #VirginiaTech data privacy expert says AI could make future scams harder to detect. 

🔗Learn how to protect yourself: brnw.ch/21wU2Et
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This overlooked brain region could hold the secrets to movement disorders! 🧠 Discover what Virginia Tech neurobiologists are finding in the cerebellum — and why child development might be the missing link. Listen to Big Science Small Pod now 🎧 news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

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Measles was declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000. Now, it’s back with the largest outbreak in over 30 years. #VirginiaTech experts explain what’s driving the resurgence, how it spreads, and more. ⬇️ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

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Balancing classes and 40-hour workweeks, #VirginiaTech alum Lindsey Cook proved her doubters wrong. She’s now reporting full time for WDBJ7, continuing the career she launched as a Hokie. 📰 news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

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Certain immune cells may be helping prostate cancer grow, not fight it. A new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute study found that blocking these tumor-associated macrophages made prostate tumors more vulnerable to treatment. Learn more ➡️ brnw.ch/21wU8hZ

Certain immune cells may be helping prostate cancer grow, not fight it.
 
A new <a href="/FralinBiomed/">Fralin Biomedical Research Institute</a> study found that blocking these tumor-associated macrophages made prostate tumors more vulnerable to treatment.

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Even for those who grew up near D.C., life on Capitol Hill is a whole new world. 🏛️ Two recent participants in #VirginiaTech’s Hokies on the Hill program experienced it firsthand this spring. Learn more ➡️ brnw.ch/21wU4w2

Even for those who grew up near D.C., life on Capitol Hill is a whole new world. 🏛️

Two recent participants in #VirginiaTech’s Hokies on the Hill program experienced it firsthand this spring.

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X.J. Meng’s career embodies Ut Prosim, serving #VirginiaTech and the scientific community at every level. 🙌 He’s now been named second vice president of the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Learn more ➡️ brnw.ch/21wUayZ

X.J. Meng’s career embodies Ut Prosim, serving #VirginiaTech and the scientific community at every level. 🙌

He’s now been named second vice president of the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine.

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Low blood sodium can affect how heart medicines like flecainide work, making heart rhythms less stable.🫀 A new #VirginiaTech study from Fralin Biomedical Research Institute may help doctors better manage arrhythmia meds and risks. Learn more ➡️ brnw.ch/21wUbJd

Low blood sodium can affect how heart medicines like flecainide work, making heart rhythms less stable.🫀

A new #VirginiaTech study from <a href="/FralinBiomed/">Fralin Biomedical Research Institute</a> may help doctors better manage arrhythmia meds and risks. 

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While summer may provide teens with a much-needed break from the classroom, it often comes with a heavy dose of screen time and perhaps boredom.📱 #VirginiaTech experts share tips to keep teens active and engaged through the dog days of summer ➡️ brnw.ch/21wUe0s

While summer may provide teens with a much-needed break from the classroom, it often comes with a heavy dose of screen time and perhaps boredom.📱 

#VirginiaTech experts share tips to keep teens active and engaged through the dog days of summer ➡️ brnw.ch/21wUe0s
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What's that smell? 🫣 Stinky Phil, the corpse plant on our Blacksburg campus, has once again blossomed, which only occurs once every five to ten years. Corpse plant flowers smell unpleasant, attracting flies and beetles to pollinate the enormous inflorescence.

What's that smell? 🫣

Stinky Phil, the corpse plant on our Blacksburg campus, has once again blossomed, which only occurs once every five to ten years. Corpse plant flowers smell unpleasant, attracting flies and beetles to pollinate the enormous inflorescence.
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Don’t let your summer harvest go to waste! 🥒 Learn more from Virginia Cooperative Extension on safe home food preservation methods, including freezing, canning, pickling, and dehydrating, to help make the most of your summer produce. ⬇️ brnw.ch/21wUkXp

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#VirginiaTech researchers are working to uncover the hidden paths of white sharks across the Mediterranean Sea. 🦈 brnw.ch/21wUkZe