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Fighting COVID with design	Bobby Vance, alumnus and former faculty member in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, led design of a COVID Shield that’s simple, effective, and gaining national attention.	Date: 10/07/2020
Team taps into wastewater antibiotic-resistant gene monitoring	“This really excites me because we can really be proactive,” said Liqing Zhang, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and NSF principal investigator. “The need for wastewater monitoring has been recognized internationally, but there is no unified cyberinfrastructure system in place to enable the monitoring.”	Date: 10/07/2020
Research group: The coronavirus is airborne	The published letter, which includes Virginia Tech's Linsey Marr as co-author, encourages people to wear face coverings indoors at all times and to ensure that spaces are well-ventilated.	Date: 10/05/2020
Mental health professionals use virtual conversation to encourage rest, good nutrition, and exercise	The hour-long discussion with President Tim Sands came at a critical time — near the midway point of the semester while being surrounded by ongoing, stressful circumstances in the nation and world.	Date: 10/05/2020
Virginia Tech's Marr, leading researchers urge terminology update, shift in COVID-19 guidance	Scientists affiliated with leading research institutions across the U.S. , including Virginia Tech, state in a letter published Monday in the journal Science that researchers across disciplines must converge to deliver clear public health guidance about how SARS-CoV-2 is spread in the air.	Date: 10/05/2020