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Article ItemCategory: impact Theatre alumnus Dylan Bomgardner helped light the way for Metallica’s M72 World Tour , article
Metallica fans rocking out at the M72 World Tour are seeing the creative work of Virginia Tech alumnus Dylan Bomgardner, who supported the tour’s cutting-edge lighting design.
Date: Apr 18, 2025 -
Article ItemCategory: campus experience Lia Braaten Hager, design vice president for Global Home Care at Procter & Gamble, to deliver commencement address for the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design , article
Drawing on a career spent championing creativity and innovation in the corporate world, alumna Lia Hager is returning to campus to inspire May graduates with a message about the courage to pursue bold ideas.
Date: Apr 07, 2025 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Advantage Architecture students help preserve erased and forgotten Black voices , article
Architecture students in the Appalachian Futures Lab relied on fieldwork, collaboration, and connections to design an outdoor memorial classroom for the African American community in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Date: Feb 12, 2025 -
Article ItemCategory: academics Posters designed to draw voters , article
Printmaking students took their inspiration from Works Progress Association posters of the past as they learned how to design and produce art that would encourage community members to vote this November.
Date: Oct 31, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Advantage ‘I think I'll be happy anywhere, as long as I'm doing interior design’ , article
Second-year interior design students networked with alumni and immersed themselves in the spaces and places of some of the most prestigious design firms in Washington, D.C.
Date: Oct 08, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Advantage Hokies’ summer bridge experiences brim with ‘best days’ , article
Four students from the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design who participated in summer bridge experiences shared what they learned, offered advice, and, reminisced about what happened on their best days.
Date: Sep 27, 2024 -
Article ItemCategory: academics Susanna Rinehart appointed associate dean for academic and faculty affairs for the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design , article
Rinehart will advance the college’s academic agenda and foster a supportive and inclusive academic environment that will lead to student and faculty success.
Date: Sep 23, 2024 -
Article ItemCategory: academics Expansive and innovative expertise distinguishes 28 new faculty members in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design , article
New faculty in the College of Art, Architecture, and Design are bringing a wealth of expertise into the classroom, as well as creative topics and new approaches to inquiry to their research and creative scholarship.
Date: Sep 11, 2024 -
Article ItemCategory: research Karine Dupre named associate dean of research and creative scholarship for College of Architecture, Arts, and Design , article
Dupre is charged with realizing a visionary research and creative scholarship strategy for the college that is in sync with the university’s mission and priorities.
Date: Aug 20, 2024 -
Article ItemCategory: academics Mintai Kim appointed as associate dean of graduate studies for the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design , article
Kim will advocate for students and expand the college’s advanced degree options while serving in his new role.
Date: Jul 29, 2024 -
Article ItemCategory: academics In memoriam: Joseph C. Wang, professor emeritus of architecture , article
Wang, a Virginia Tech faculty member for more than 40 years, was a founding member of the university’s architecture program.
Date: Jul 12, 2024 -
Article ItemCategory: impact Got wildlife? Get Jim Parkhurst , article
Parkhurst has built a 35-year career around solving and preventing the problems that arise when people and wildlife find themselves in close quarters.
Date: Oct 09, 2023 -
Article ItemCategory: research Luis Escobar receives NIH award to study rabies transmission from wildlife to humans , article
Escobar will study vampire bats in Latin America to learn more about the spillover of a wildlife disease that can severely impact human health: rabies.
Date: Sep 25, 2023 -
Article ItemCategory: research Birds aren’t the only creatures who flock together , article
Virginia Tech researchers and partners seek to understand the climate of ornithological societies and increase access through affinity groups or “flocks.”
Date: Jun 22, 2023 -
Article ItemCategory: impact College of Natural Resources and Environment focused on infrastructure upgrades to power experiential learning and research , article
Dean Paul Winistorfer recently illuminated how human, financial, and physical capital converge to create a culture of excellence in the college and championed the infrastructure improvements that are the keys to future success.
Date: Mar 24, 2023 -
Article ItemCategory: impact In memoriam: Harold Burkhart, University Distinguished Professor , article
Burkhart, a Virginia Tech faculty member for more than 50 years whose research contributions have shaped forest modeling from the late 20th century to the current day, passed away on Oct. 20 in Blacksburg.
Date: Oct 23, 2022 -
Article ItemCategory: research Building the tools to make environmental data more accessible and forecasts more accurate , article
Quinn Thomas will be leading Virginia Tech’s efforts as part of a $3.2 million National Science Foundation project that will develop the DeCODER platform to assist researchers in predicting environmental change.
Date: Oct 13, 2022 -
Article ItemCategory: impact Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours flourish in the commonwealth , article
Virginia forest landowners are invited to participate in fall networking and educational tours to learn more about sustainably managing natural resources.
Date: Sep 15, 2022 -
Article ItemCategory: academics Michael Mortimer to lead College of Natural Resources and Environment initiatives in greater Washington, D.C., metro area , article
Mortimer, founding director of the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability, will take on an expanded role to enhance future degree programs, experiential-learning opportunities, and research ventures.
Date: Apr 14, 2022 -
Article ItemCategory: academics Class of 2021: Geography graduate sees a bridge between science and design , article
Studying geography prepared graduating senior Olivia Snow to use GIS technology to think through complex challenges.
Date: Dec 07, 2021 -
Video ItemCategory: research Bear Cam View , video
Researchers at Virginia Tech, led by Professor Marcella Kelly of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, have placed collars counted with cameras on black bears. The cameras are providing windows--like this video of a bear overturning rocks while foraging--into the day-to-day moments of a bear's life.
Date: Jul 06, 2021 -
Video ItemCategory: academics Welcome to the Pathways to Sustainability minor , video
This minor integrates perspectives and tools from natural and social sciences with those from art, design, and humanities. Students will acquire an expansive, multicollege conceptualization of sustainability, and complementary set of tools and strategies to empower them to lead in a diverse, interconnected and dynamic world. Learn more at https://www.pathways.prov.vt.edu/minors/PS.html.
Date: Dec 21, 2018