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Did you know that not all bats face winter in the same way? 🦇❄️
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Some, hibernate in warm, dark shelters, reducing their metabolism to a minimum to survive the cold. Others, adapt to the cold and stay active, foraging for food even when temperatures drop🥶
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Which team are you on? The hibernators or the ones that are really tolerant to the cold? 🫢 🦇
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#virginiatech #winter #blacksburg #escobarlab #bats

🎉✨ Happy New Year from Escobar Lab! ✨🎉

As we welcome 2025, we are filled with gratitude for the challenges we have conquered, and the collaborations that have inspired us. Here’s to another year of advancing science and learning together.

May 2025 bring us plenty of growth and new opportunities to keep learning and moving forward! 🌍

From all of us at Escobar Lab – thank you for being part of our journey. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025 🎉✨

#escobarlab #happynewyear #virginiatech #gradschool #vthokies

🎁CHRISTMAS IS HERE🎄
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Ever wondered if a small desk companion could boost your writing productivity? 📝 Our advisor thinks so! Each of us received a tiny and cute figurine to ‘watch over 👀’ us as we write, based on the idea that feeling observed can enhance focus and efficiency. 👀✨
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Now we have a cute and friendly animal to share with us our inspiration’s moments ✍🏼 🤓
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Do you have a desk buddy keeping you on track? Share your experiences with us! 📚💡
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#socialfacilitation #writer #writerblock #science #virginiatech #christmas #hokies #gradstudent #advisor

🎓✨ A special gift ✨🎓

To celebrate Paige’s dissertation, we wanted to give her something unique that captures her incredible journey in the lab and the field. 🎨🦇

We commissioned a custom digital illustration featuring her in the lab, a Desmodus rotundus 🩸 (the star of this thesis 🦇), and the beautiful landscape where she worked during her thesis, Colombia 🇨🇴 🌿🌅

A little reminder of all she’s achieved 💪💜
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Art: @elparco_ilustrador
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#phdlife #phdgraduation #desmodusrotundus #colombia #scienceart #virginiatech #escobarlab

💃🥳🎉 VICTORY DANCE! 🎉 🥳💃
Congratulations to Paige -@paigevandevuurst - for successfully defending her PhD dissertation! 💪💻
Your dedication and hard work have truly paid off. 👏👏 WE ARE PROUD OF YOU 👏 👏

#phddefense #escobarlab #virginiatech #gohokie #womeninstem

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A science fair with a twist

The second annual Flip the Fair brought graduate students to the Melrose Branch Library in Roanoke to present their research to...

Luis Escobar receives NIH award to study rabies transmission from wildlife to humans

Luis Escobar, assistant professor of wildlife conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, has been awarded a...

Esprit de corps!

Enjoy your research and have a great trip. We will take care of your ecosystem in your room, Luis. Who knows, you might come back to find...

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New Publication!

No 101: Lewin, Z., Astorga, F., Escobar, L.E., Carver S. Assessing variation in disease impacts for a multi-host pathogen. TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES.

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