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Category: campus experience Caroline Blom wins first place at Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize ceremony , articleBlom, a sophomore majoring in English literature and professional and technical writing, won first place and $1,500 for her poem “How to Get a Happy Life."
Date: Apr 10, 2025 -
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Category: academics Katrina Powell honored as Alumni Distinguished Professor , articleSince joining Virginia Tech in 2006, Powell has strived to bring awareness to issues of social justice and displacement through her teaching and research.
Date: Mar 25, 2025 -
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Category: campus experience Humanities program sparks creativity, curiosity for middle schoolers , articleThirty middle schoolers from across the New River and Roanoke valleys are enrolled in a Saturday humanities program at Virginia Tech studying linguistics, literature, creative fantasy writing, philosophy, and theatre courses.
Date: Feb 27, 2025 -
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Category: academics Ethics Bowl team takes its prowess for arguing civilly to the national stage , articleThe team's six student members will compete in the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl National Competition Feb. 22-23 in Norfolk, where they will face off against the country’s best teams.
Date: Feb 14, 2025 -
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Category: academics Rap takes center stage at Super Bowl , articleThis Sunday, Kendrick Lamar will become the first solo rap artist in history to headline a Super Bowl halftime show. The co-founders of hip-hop studies at Virginia Tech discuss the significance of his performance and why hip-hop scholarship is important.
Date: Feb 05, 2025 -
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Category: campus experience New River Battalion tops national ranking for second year , articleThe battalion, which includes Virginia Tech and Radford University’s Army ROTC programs, is ranked No. 1 out of 274 programs.
Date: Jan 15, 2025 -
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Category: research What a magic school bus taught us about science education , articleMatthew Wisnioski, associate professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Science, Technology, and Society, received a National Science Foundation grant to explore the history of “The Magic School Bus,” and to better understand how multimedia, educational entertainment experiments transformed science education.
Date: Jan 14, 2025 -
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Category: academics In memoriam: Charles Goodsell, professor emeritus, School of Public and International Affairs , articleGoodsell joined Virginia Tech in 1978 and was a professor in the Center for Public Administration and Policy for 24 years. In 2002, he was named professor emeritus.
Date: Jan 03, 2025 -
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Category: impact Expert shares insight on 30 years of ‘The Magic School Bus’ , articleMatt Wisnioski, associate professor in the Department, Technology, and Society, shares how the series forever changed children's science education.
Date: Nov 12, 2024 -
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Category: impact Expert shares advice on how to talk politics with family, friends at the Thanksgiving table , articleTodd Schenk, an associate professor and chair of the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, shares tips for keeping the peace this holiday season.
Date: Nov 06, 2024 -
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Category: impact Expert offers insights on Hurricane Helene's lingering impacts on Appalachia , articleEmily Satterwhite, professor and the director of the Appalachian Studies program in the Department of Religion and Culture, is familiar with the phases of flood recovery efforts. She shares insights on Hurricane Helene's lasting impacts in Appalachia as well as the best ways to help during the current stage of recovery.
Date: Oct 22, 2024 -
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Category: research Grant unites humanities and health sciences for infectious disease coursework , articleFaculty from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences are teaming up with colleagues in the College of Science and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine to create courses centered around the human dimensions of infectious disease.
Date: Oct 15, 2024 -
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Category: campus experience Ancestry inspires Monacan student's passion for learning, art, and advocacy , articleAlicia Aldaz, a member of the Monacan Nation, started her journey at Virginia Tech more than 20 years ago. Now, she is back to earn her degree and is helping other Indigenous students feel at home.
Date: Oct 11, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Passports and possibilities: Retired faculty fund study abroad scholarships , articleJacqueline Bixler, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Spanish, and Patricia Kelly, professor emerita in the School of Education, endowed scholarships to help students afford to study abroad.
Date: Oct 07, 2024 -
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Category: academics Rachel Scott named chair of the Department of Religion and Culture , articleScott, professor of Islamic studies, has been a member of the Virginia Tech community since 2005.
Date: Aug 22, 2024 -
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Category: academics Domestic abuse survivor finds her voice through poetry , articlePh.D. student Mackenzie Rose writes poetry to process her experiences as a survivor of domestic abuse.
Date: Jul 29, 2024 -
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Category: academics Paul Quigley named Center for Humanities director , articleQuigley, the James I. Robertson, Jr. Associate Professor of Civil War Studies and director of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, will take the helm of the Center for Humanities July 1. Sylvester Johnson, the center's founding director, is returning to Northwestern University.
Date: Jun 25, 2024 -
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Category: research Three faculty to embark on Juneteenth-inspired research initiatives , articleAs Juneteenth Scholars, the three faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences will receive $5,000 and funding to hire undergraduate research assistants to continue their work on topics related to the holiday's themes.
Date: Jun 20, 2024 -
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Category: academics Class of 2024: Jillian Sasso turns a passion for history into a career path , articleSasso's experience at Virginia Tech changed for the better when she decided to pursue her childhood passion - history.
Date: May 06, 2024 -
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Category: research Fernanda Rosa’s research seeks to protect and preserve data for marginalized communities , articleRosa, assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, is seeking solutions to combat data discrimination among Indigenous communities in Latin America.
Date: Apr 30, 2024 -
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Category: research Dominique Polanco uses fellowship to highlight Indigenous voices , articlePolanco will work on a book that focuses on ways that Indigenous people who lived in 16th century Mexico recorded their lives.
Date: Apr 30, 2024 -
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Category: impact Music therapy hits a high note with community choir , articleThe Beat Goes On, a community choir that includes individuals with with dementia and their caregivers, will make its concert debut April 29. The event starts at 5:45 p.m. inside Virginia Tech’s Creativity and Innovation District performance hall.
Date: Apr 23, 2024 -
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Category: campus experience Engineering student's poem takes first place in Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize , articleAyah Ali, a first-year student, won the top prize of $1,500 for her poem, “The Ephemerality of Incense,” during a ceremony April 10 at the Moss Arts Center.
Date: Apr 16, 2024 -
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Category: academics ‘Challenges to Creating an Egalitarian Society’: Kellogg Center to host MacArthur Fellow at annual lecture , articleElizabeth Anderson of the University of Michigan will deliver the 2024 PPE Distinguished Lecture from 5-6:30 p.m. April 3 at the Moss Arts Center.
Date: Mar 26, 2024 -
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Category: campus experience Virginia Tech students, public invited to Swiss Embassy program for female leaders , articleVirginia Tech in collaboration with the Embassy of Switzerland will host a program March 16 in honor of Women's History Month. It will discuss gender in politics and provide a pathway to participation for future women leaders.
Date: Mar 11, 2024 -
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Category: campus experience In memoriam: Myriam Lechuga, former administrative assistant and graduate coordinator , articleLechuga, who formerly worked with the urban affairs and planning and government and international affairs programs at Virginia Tech, passed away on Jan. 10.
Date: Feb 26, 2024 -
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Category: research In world of continuous disagreement, professor envisions new social contract , articleAs a recipient of the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Professor Michael Moehler, director of the Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Virginia Tech, will continue his social contract theory research in Germany.
Date: Feb 14, 2024 -
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Category: impact Student's sign language journey fosters meaningful connection with toddler , articleMargaret Buxton, a senior childhood pre-education major, decided to learn sign language after meeting 2-year-old Bennett at Virginia Tech’s Child Development Center for Research and Learning.
Date: Feb 13, 2024 -
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Category: academics Unwrapping the meanings of global holiday figures , articleDanille Christensen, an associate professor in the Department of Religion and Culture, breaks down the legends behind some of the holiday season's most loved and feared figures around the world.
Date: Dec 21, 2023 -
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Category: research A harrowing escape: Visiting scholar talks life in Ukraine, motivation to help other refugees , articleOlha Nimko is sharing her story of survival with the Virginia Tech community. Inspired by her own experiences and those of millions of others across the globe, she is using her position as an assistant research professor in the Department of Political Science to study food insecurity among refugees.
Date: Dec 19, 2023 -
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Category: research The key to successful research? Let the community lead , articleBarbara Allen, a Louisiana native and a professor in Virginia Tech’s Department of Science, Technology, and Society, has received a $600,000 National Science Foundation grant to further her research in Louisiana's Cancer Alley. The project comes after she completed similar research in two French towns located in industrial zones.
Date: Dec 12, 2023 -
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Category: academics Your Thanksgiving menu doesn't look like Colonial America's first celebration , articleThe holiday’s modern spread is evolving to include global dishes that represent the diversity of today’s America, said Anna Zeide, associate professor and director of the Food Studies Program at Virginia Tech.
Date: Nov 17, 2023 -
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Category: research Teaming up to beat the heat , articleProfessor Theodore Lim has received a Stage 2 National Science Civic Innovation Challenge Planning Grant. Through the award, Lim and his team will have $1 million to spend over the course of a year as they address soaring temperatures caused by harmful urban planning practices in certain Roanoke City neighborhoods.
Date: Nov 06, 2023 -
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Category: academics Virginia Tech student gains national following with unique election platform , articleFor Chaz Nuttycombe, a senior political science major who created his own election forecasting platform, Election Day is more exciting than Christmas morning.
Date: Nov 03, 2023 -
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Category: campus experience For female undergrads in Pakistan, Sister 2 Sister program offers hope , articleTwo undergraduate students from Pakistan recently spent time studying at Virginia Tech through the Sister 2 Sister Exchange Program — an opportunity they say is a dream come true for women pursuing higher education in the country.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
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Category: research Hope springs amid water safety concerns , articleWith the support of a $360,000 National Science Foundation grant, an interdisciplinary team of Virginia Tech researchers is using water science to respond to the concerns of rural and Indigenous communities in Guatemala and empowering individuals to conduct their own water monitoring.
Date: Sep 18, 2023 -
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Category: academics Honoring his life: Spanish professors create scholarship in memory of late son , articleProfessors María del Carmen Caña Jiménez and Vinodh Venkatesh created a $100,000 endowed scholarship in honor of their late son that will provide funding for Spanish majors to study abroad.
Date: Aug 28, 2023 -
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Category: impact Virginia Management Fellows breathing new life into state government , articleThe 2021-23 Virginia Management Fellows are prepped for careers in state government. They celebrated their completion of the Richmond-based competitive program in June with a pinning ceremony.
Date: Jul 18, 2023 -
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Category: academics Inspired by experience, students share volunteer guidance with Blacksburg Refugee Partnership , articleDuring the spring semester, 12 Virginia Tech students researched best practices for volunteers working with refugees and shared their findings with Blacksburg Refugee Partnership leadership.
Date: Jul 11, 2023 -
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Category: academics Tips for arguing civilly from Virginia Tech's Ethics Bowl champions , articleMembers of the 2023 Ethics Bowl winning team share their strategies for navigating difficult conversations.
Date: Jul 05, 2023 -
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Category: research Research team receives grant to launch ‘Just Dis Tech’ project , articleVirginia Tech researchers plan to launch an education and arts outreach residency program with artists focused on disability justice, as part of a grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation.
Date: May 18, 2023 -
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Category: academics Jennifer Hart named chair of Department of History , articleHart is a historian of technology, infrastructure, mobility, and urban space in Africa, with a focus on 20th century Ghana.
Date: May 17, 2023 -
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Category: impact Nikki Giovanni receives Ut Prosim Scholar Award , articleGiovanni, who retired from the university in 2022 after 35 years as a professor in the Department of English, is the fifth recipient of the award.
Date: May 12, 2023 -
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Category: academics Class of 2023: Salwa Balla's family history inspired her passion for public diplomacy and foreign affairs , articleBalla, who will graduate with degrees in national security and foreign affairs and international public policy, hopes her education and experiences will lead her to a career focused on public diplomacy and potentially a job at the U.S. Department of State.
Date: May 09, 2023 -
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Category: academics Kellogg Center to host award-winning cultural theorist , articleOn March 15, Kwame Anthony Appiah will discuss the role of identities in democracy and the challenges of maintaining differing views in a humane way.
Date: Mar 06, 2023 -
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Category: campus experience Joshua Ward takes first place in Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize Ceremony , articleVirginia Tech graduate Joshua Ward took first place for his poem "The Drawing Night" during the 17th annual Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize Ceremony held Feb. 21.
Date: Feb 27, 2023 -
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Category: research Faculty, students spotlight inequities in herbal products industry , articleHarvesters of Central Appalachia’s roots and herbs are often paid pennies on the dollar compared with what the companies that process the plant materials earn when they put capsules, tinctures, and teas on store shelves. A group of Virginia Tech students, led by sociology Professor Shannon Bell, is studying the issue with hopes of creating policy changes that will protect harvesters.
Date: Feb 16, 2023 -
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Category: impact Dean’s Roundtable Challenge prioritizes Giving Day donor participation , articleGifts to the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences play an important role in helping students and faculty excel. Giving Day starts at noon today.
Date: Feb 14, 2023 -
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Category: academics Elevating the humanities: Humanities Week slated for Feb. 20-24 , articleThis year's events, all open to the public, will focus on the intersection of technology and the humanities. Check out the schedule of events and register.
Date: Feb 06, 2023 -
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Category: research Research team to study mental health accessibility and suicide prevention among LGBTQ+ youth , articleJody Russon, an assistant professor of human development and family science, is researching LGBTQ+ youth mental health care accessibility and suicide prevention with $750,000 in funding she received from the National Institute for Mental Health.
Date: Jan 10, 2023 -
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Category: culture Cookie swaps, gingerbread, peppermint, and more: Holiday food history uncovered , articleNo matter the holiday, winter celebrations tend to have at least one common thread — food. Food Studies Program Director Anna Zeide, along with program affiliates Courtney Thomas and Kira Dietz, discuss their favorite holiday traditions and share history behind the season's most iconic foods.
Date: Dec 21, 2022 -
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Category: culture Celebrating Indigenous food , articleFor the first time since its planting, Virginia Tech’s Indigenous Friendship Garden produced enough Tutelo-Monacan strawberry corn to be harvested and shared with the community.
Date: Nov 04, 2022 -
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Category: academics Unlocking potential through the humanities , articleTen inmates spent four weeks writing and reading as part of a new humanities course, taught by Virginia Tech's Center for Humanities, at River North Correctional Facility in Independence.
Date: Nov 01, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Sylvester Johnson Prison Pilot Education Program (virtual portion) , video
Sylvester Johnson, the director of Virginia Tech's Center for Humanities, incorporated virtual lessons into the humanities course is taught at River North Correctional Center, located in Independence, Virginia, in September.
Date: Oct 25, 2022 -
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Category: culture Vaughn-Oliver Plaza dedicated to family of first-known Black employee , articleAndrew Oliver began working as a janitor at Virginia Tech in the 1870s. The school's agriculturist dubbed Oliver a "natural tree artist" because of the many trees that he planted around campus.
Date: Oct 06, 2022 -
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Category: impact Spanish course models how community service and language-skill building go hand in hand , articleStudents spend two days in the classroom studying Latino culture in the United States and one day volunteering on their own in the community
Date: Sep 09, 2022 -
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Category: academics Virginia Tech students to help Kentucky county hit hard by destructive flooding , articleAs part of a Societal Health course, students will travel to Letcher County, Kentucky Sept. 2-4 to muck out houses, prepare food, organize supplies, and assist with a benefit concert for flood relief. They are raising money to buy supplies to help the community.
Date: Aug 29, 2022 -
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Category: academics Jeffrey Loeffert appointed director of the School of Performing Arts , articleLoeffert is the former director of Oklahoma State University’s Greenwood School of Music. His appointment, effective July 1, occurs as the school transitions from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences to the newly restructured College of Architecture, Arts, and Design.
Date: Jul 18, 2022 -
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Category: research Charlene Eska receives Guggenheim Fellowship for research on early Irish law , articleEska, a linguistics professor in the Department of English, earned the $75,000 fellowship for work on her fourth book.
Date: May 18, 2022 -
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Category: research Navdeep Sokhey receives prestigious national fellowship for research on survival of dialects through social media , articleSokhey, an assistant professor of Arabic, was awarded a 2022 American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship for her project, “Personae of Bahrain: The Survival of a Dialect through Social Media.” She was one of only 60 fellows selected out of a pool of nearly 1,000 scholars nationally.
Date: Apr 21, 2022 -
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Category: academics Analyzing cinema’s apocalyptic appeal , articleOn April 18, the Department of Religion and Culture will host “Dr. Strangelove & the Apocalypse,” a film screening and discussion to celebrate the work of the late professor Stephen Prince.
Date: Apr 12, 2022 -
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Category: impact Launch event to highlight center’s outreach to refugees, migrants, and other displaced people , articleThe Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies will host its official launch celebration on April 8. The center also initiated a crowdfunding campaign in support of students working with refugees and migrants
Date: Mar 31, 2022 -
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Category: impact Spilling the beans on a traditional staple of Appalachian cuisine , articleA Humanities Week event, “Fall Beans, Shucky Beans, Soup Beans: Perspectives in Song and Story,” explored the long, important history of dried beans in Appalachia, along with the ways the food has made its way into expressive culture.
Date: Mar 28, 2022 -
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Category: research Methods and the message: Studying the role of communication in stopping pandemics , articleJulie Gerdes, an assistant professor in the Department of English, has been awarded a grant through the Council on Vibrant Virginia to study vaccine hesitancy among Latinx communities.
Date: Mar 28, 2022 -
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Category: academics Extended reality: The future of visualizing the past , article“Visualizing Virginia Tech History,” an event that used multimedia displays and augmented reality to bring the university’s history to life, placed an emphasis on telling the stories of marginalized voices.
Date: Mar 24, 2022 -
Video ItemCategory: culture Plantation Histories and the University: Rethinking the Past During Virginia Tech's 150th , video
As Virginia Tech commemorates its 150th anniversary, a distinguished panel discussed the intertwined histories of Solitude, Smithfield, and Virginia Tech — and how those histories are being reimagined during the sesquicentennial.
Date: Mar 08, 2022