A Lagerstätte from Australia provides insight into the nature of Miocene mesic ecosystems A team of Australian and international scientists led by Australian Museum (AM) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) palaeontologist Dr Matthew McCurry and Dr Michael Frese of the University of Canberra have discovered and investigated an important new fossil site in New South Wales, Australia, containing superb examples of fossilised animals and plants from the Miocene epoch. The team’s findings were published today in Science Advances.

D. Sarah Stamps, an associate professor in the Department of Geosciences, part of the Virginia Tech College of Science wants to put her expertise in continental rifting to find the villain. Stamps recently was awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation grant for the DRIAR project (that’s short for Dry Rifting In the Albertine-Rhino Graben, Uganda) to help spur her efforts.

A collaborative project to 3D-print medical devices that was made possible by Virginia Tech’s strong network of trailblazers could open doors to bioinnovation now that it has received federal funding.

Scientists develop plant-based “hairy nanocrystals” to remove excess chemotherapy drugs from the blood. The nanocrystals have proven to remove the drugs at effective levels and in a sustained manner. These nanocrystals have the potential for other applications, as well, such as retrieving valuable elements from electronic waste.