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👋 Say hi to Dr. T.M. Murali, the director of the NSF COMPASS Center!

Dr. Murali is a computer science professor at Virginia Tech whose research digs into how proteins and molecules work together inside cells.

#COMPASSCenter #VirginiaTech #VirusResearch #ResearchLeadership #BehindTheScience
May 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
“We’re using machine learning to better predict how long viruses survive in different environments—and how best to disinfect them.”

Fun fact: Linsey does the Murph CrossFit workout almost every year. 💥💪

#COMPASSCenter #PersistThrust #AirborneViruses #EnvironmentalScience #NSFCOMPASS #VirginiaTech
July 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Such an awesome discussion this evening! Thank you to everyone who attended, “Tied Up, Tuned In: BDSM and Mental Health,” hosted by the @compasscenter Mental Health Collaborative. For more info about collaborative, visit www.compasslgbtq.com/mentalhealth

#TiedUpTunedIn #MentalHealth #BDSM
May 31, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🚨 We’re live on Bluesky! 🚨

Meet the NSF COMPASS Center—a national research effort dedicated to predicting and preventing the next pandemic by connecting the tiniest molecules to the biggest societal systems.

#COMPASSCenter #NSF #PandemicPrevention #PIPP #PublicHealth
May 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
October is #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth.

#CompassCenter as #NC's Domestic Violence Agency serves as #OrangeCounty’s central resource for individuals & families experiencing
#domesticviolence, hardship or
#emotionalcrisis.

$20 fundraiser tickets ⬇️

compassctr.networkforgood.com/events/92404...
Breaking the Silence a Fundraiser for Compass Center
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time to break the silence surrounding abuse and stand with survivors. Preventing domestic violence requires the collective awareness, care, and action o...
compassctr.networkforgood.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:47 PM
June 7 in #ChapelHill: Live music + a cause that matters!!

Phunk It Up benefits the #CompassCenter #NC, supporting survivors of domestic violence.

#Local506, doors 6pm, music 7pm.

Tickets $13.56 here shorturl.at/4NBD5 or $15 @ door! @uncpress.bsky.social @not-wral.bsky.social
#domesticviolence
May 27, 2026 at 11:00 PM
🌍 Fun fact: His family has roots in four countries–UK, Netherlands, France, and USA!

#COMPASSCenter #OrganoidResearch #StemCells #PandemicScience
October 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Fun fact: She started her career as a diagnostician–and now focuses on research to solve the toughest diagnostic problems.

#COMPASSCenter #SciSky #OneHealth #VectorBiology #PathogenGenomics #Cornell #VirusResearch
October 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🌍 Fun fact: She once cooked and ate hippo along the Kavango River!

#COMPASSCenter #VirginiaTech #PandemicScience #PublicHealth
September 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“We’re working to evaluate and enhance how interdisciplinary knowledge around pandemics is produced and integrated within COMPASS and across science.”

#COMPASSCenter #ScienceOfScience #KnowledgeIntegration #PandemicResearch #Cornell #InterdisciplinaryScience #InformationScience
September 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Fun fact: He’s a Formula 1 racing fan–and a loyal supporter of Scuderia Ferrari 🏁🏎️

#COMPASSCenter #SciSky #JumpThrust #VirusResearch #InfectiousDiseases #Formula1Fan #Ferrari #Virology #UMichigan
September 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🧬 Fun fact: While he humbly claims to lack fun facts, Dr. Parrish’s long-standing leadership and impact on virology speak for themselves.

#COMPASSCenter #VirusEvolution #JumpThrust #VeterinaryVirology #CornellUniversity #VirusResearch
September 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Fun fact: Patty’s from Nebraska and lives for great popcorn. 🍿

#COMPASSCenter #SciSky #EmpowerThrust #ScienceCommunication #VoiceMatters #TheatreAndSTEM #VirginiaTech
July 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
June 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
And fun fact? Lisa claims she makes the world’s best banana bread. 🍌👑

#COMPASSCenter #SciSky #EmpowerThrust #PublicHealth #EthicalResearch #BananaBreadChampion #WomenInScience #VirginiaTech
June 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Fun fact: Tiffany’s a South Korean adoptee who grew up on a 500-acre dairy farm in upstate New York.

#NSFCOMPASS
#COMPASSCenter #ProgramEvaluation #ImpactMatters #STEMLeadership #VirginiaTech #ScienceWithPurpose
#BehindTheScience
May 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Fun fact: Her husband never quite knows what she’s going to say next. (Honestly, same. We love it. 😄)

#COMPASSCenter #NSFCOMPASS #ProjectManagement #ScienceSupport #StrategicCommunication #VirginiaTech #BehindTheScience
May 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM