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Graduate School Mentoring Workshop focuses on best practices, real-life scenarios , articleMore than 50 faculty members and postdoctoral scholars attended the workshop, a "home" version of the Mentoring Road Show program.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 -
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Swiss higher education delegation visits Virginia Tech to discuss partnerships and research , articleA delegation of Swiss higher education faculty and administrators visited the Virginia Tech Research Center — Arlington to learn about the university's public/private partnerships, innovative research, and potential for collaboration.
Date: Oct 25, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech grows graduate students services, programming in the D.C. area , articleVirginia Tech Graduate School leadership has expanded support for students in the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, including partnerships and programming.
Date: Sep 10, 2024 -
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Graduate student-initiated survey focuses on the university’s education culture and climate , articleMore than 630 students across six departments took the survey and more than 38 percent of them completed it, with some departments nearing a completion rate of close to 50 percent.
Date: Jul 17, 2024 -
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Florida A&M University and Virginia Tech partnership rooted in alumna's doctoral research and connections , articleVirginia Tech Ph.D. alumna and Florida A&M University Associate Professor Natalie Arnett teamed with Virginia Tech professors on a National Science Foundation grant aimed at helping more African American students obtain graduate degrees in STEM fields.
Date: May 15, 2024 -
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Jon Dance finds joy in building community, removing stigmas , articleDance returned to higher education after a long absence, determined to conquer the factors that led him to substance use. He has done so, crediting the university and the Virginia Tech Recovery Community with his success.
Date: Apr 30, 2024 -
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Synergy Conference sparks graduate students' networking and skills development , articleThe inaugural Synergy Conference, an event hosted by the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, focused on stimulating the New River Valley workforce, building community connections across STEM fields, and developing graduate students for their lives beyond their degree journey.
Date: Apr 23, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech's Edward A. Bouchet Honor Society chapter inducts five new members , articleThe honor society was founded in 2005 by Yale and Howard universities and holds an annual Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education at Yale to celebrate inductees.
Date: Apr 12, 2024 -
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Graduate students and faculty mentors honored at the Graduate School's 2024 awards reception , articleAward winners included the graduate students of the year and students who received the service excellence award, graduate teaching excellence awards, and outstanding dissertation and thesis awards.
Date: Apr 04, 2024 -
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Graduate Education Week 2024 begins March 25 , articleThe Graduate School has planned several activities for graduate students. The offerings include virtual events and workshops as well as the annual day-long research symposium hosted by the Graduate and Professional Student Senate, which is open to the public.
Date: Mar 20, 2024 -
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Graduate student Emily Tirrell reflects on working with the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors , articleTirrell studies clinical neuroscience with a focus on nerve pathways and transmission. A desire to help graduate students and improve life at Virginia Tech led to her application to be one of two student representatives on the board.
Date: Jan 31, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech awarded a $250,000 Sloan Foundation grant , articleThe grant is part of an initiative aimed at improving university systems and processes associated with graduate education to make them more equitable and inclusive across all programs and campuses.
Date: Jan 08, 2024 -
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External fellowships open doors for graduate students , articleGraduate students likely are familiar with the ways in which their colleges, programs, and labs provide financial support for them, but they may be far less aware of funding sources beyond Virginia Tech.
Date: Nov 17, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech hosts Virginia Council of Graduate Schools spring meeting , articleThe Virginia Council of Graduate Schools, made up of 17 state universities and colleges, met to discuss graduate programs and student support.
Date: May 05, 2023 -
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Graduate School Diversity Scholars will share projects at April 27 Spotlight program , articleThe 12 students from five colleges have combined their interest in diversity, equity, and inclusion with their research to create programs aimed at both the university community and those beyond it
Date: Apr 21, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech graduate students, postdoctoral fellows join Edward Bouchet National Honor Society , articleKaren DePauw, vice president emerita for graduate education and dean emerita of the Graduate School, also was honored at the induction ceremony with the Bouchet Society’s inaugural service award for her service to and impact on graduate education.
Date: Apr 07, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech's 23rd annual Graduate Education Week will feature events and activities, March 27-31 , articleWith the theme, "Unlock, Unleash, Ignite," Virginia Tech celebrates the work of graduate students, with events, activities, a research symposium, and the annual cookout at the Graduate Life Center in Blacksburg.
Date: Mar 17, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech students organize donation drive to help earthquake victims in Turkey , articleThe drive brought in enough donations to fill four vans, all of which were delivered to the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C., in time to be among the first shipments sent to the earthquake zone.
Date: Mar 02, 2023
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