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Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Innovation Campus professor receives Meta research grant , video
Yang “Cindy” Yi has received a grant from Meta Research Lab to work on hardware for their augmented reality (AR) glasses. Yi and her students aim to push the boundaries of high-speed, low-power optoelectronic systems, with a focus on advancing Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs), Trans-impedance Amplifiers (TIAs), Mixers, and Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs). The goal is to make these components function better, while using very little power, in converting eye movement data into electrical signals in future AR glasses.
Date: Apr 04, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Unique partnership brings arts and technology to the greater Washington, D.C., metro area , video
The Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) has partnered with Amazon Expressions and the City of Alexandria's Office of the Arts for a monthly collaboration that fosters creativity, strengthens community, and drives innovation. This free two-day workshop takes place at Amazon HQ2 in the Expressions Lab, exclusively for Amazon employees. The second day, open to the public, takes place at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria. As part of ICAT’s Strategic Initiatives, this program blends art, technology, and human expression, offering the greater Washington, D.C. community an opportunity to engage in innovative and immersive artistic experiences.
Date: Mar 18, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Exhibit honors the legacy of Dr. Gladys West , video
Mathematician Gladys West’s ’00 inspirational career paved the way for the Global Positioning System and forever changed navigation. Her story is now on display in a new mobile exhibit underwritten by Trimble in the lobby of the newly opened Academic Building One at Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Alexandria. The exhibit will remain through June 2025 and is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm.
Date: Mar 11, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Sharing a passion for table tennis , video
Jim Mossberg '73, M.S. '75 started the Table Tennis Club at Virginia Tech in 1971. With Jim's help, the club recently found a home in the newly renovated War Memorial Hall, where two rooms are dedicated to table tennis and a scholarship through Jim and Elizabeth Mossberg hopes to foster new interest and skills in the sport.
Date: Mar 07, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: research A grand unveiling , video
Virginia Tech's brand new innovation and research center in Alexandria provides a physical space to connect with partners and collaborators in government and industry in a way the university has never before enjoyed.
Date: Feb 28, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: research Media day at Innovation Campus Academic Building One , video
Members of the media were given an exclusive tour of the newly opened Innovation Campus Academic Building One in Alexandria. The tour featured cutting-edge technology demonstrations, immersive experiences, and highlights of the building’s core research areas.
Date: Feb 26, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Whitley's Peanut Factory gets a helping hand , video
When the famous Hokie-founded Virginia peanut company couldn’t keep up with demand for its tasty treats, a serendipitous encounter with two brothers from the College of Engineering, lead to an innovative partnership. Started by Marion Smith in 1986 and run by three generations of Hokies, Whitley’s peanuts needed to produce more of its customers’ holiday favorite – a hand-dipped chocolate peanut cluster – and hoped to automate the process without sacrificing the quality of the product. They commissioned INPRO Technologies – owned by Mike Couch and Eric Couch – to design a robotic arm capable of dipping the clusters while preserving the handcrafted touch. Within a year of meeting, the successful collaboration culminated in the installation of two 9-spooned robotic arms into Whitley’s factory. The new technologies have increased Whitley’s output to the point of needing to hire new employees and they have continued plans to work with INPRO. Several hundred pounds of chocolate later, the creative solution serves both family businesses the Virginia Tech way.
Date: Feb 21, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: academics Finding joy in the creation of design , video
Dani Juarez is a graduate student at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center(WAAC). Her master’s thesis is designing an art center in Alexandria, containing various maker’s spaces. Juarez has taken the creative process a step further by making the paper and pigments used to showcase her designs.
Date: Feb 07, 2025 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Breaking ground on the future of construction , video
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for HITT Contracting’s new headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. The Coalition for Smart Construction at Virginia Tech, an initiative that leverages the expertise and support research of faculty in Northern Virginia and Blacksburg, will occupy 40,000 square feet on the ground floor of the new building.
Date: Feb 04, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience First day of classes at new academic building in Alexandria , video
Students, faculty, and staff celebrated the opening and very first classes at Innovation Campus Academic Building One in Alexandria.
Date: Jan 22, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience 2025 spring semester begins , video
Hokies filled the classrooms, walkways and dining halls as the spring semester got underway Tuesday in Blacksburg and at the Innovation Campus Academic Building One in Alexandria.
Date: Jan 21, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: academics Future leaders in CNRE learn firsthand from top experts , video
For 15 years, the College of Natural Resources and Environment’s (CNRE) Leadership Institute has been providing students with leadership development and practice through experiential learning. This week undergraduates in the program traveled to Richmond, Washington D.C., and Shepherdstown, WV to meet with leaders and policy makers from government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private industries.
Date: Jan 17, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: impact A Hokie surprise for Hoda Kotb during her “Hoda-bration” , video
Members of the Marching Virginians, the HokieBird, and almost 70 of Hoda Kotb’s Tri Delta sorority sisters surprised her on NBC’s “Today” as part of the celebration for her final week on-air.
Date: Jan 08, 2025 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience D.C. Area graduates celebrated at Fall celebration , video
Family, friends, and faculty all came together to honor and celebrate both Master's and Ph.D. candidates at the Fall 2024 recognition ceremony and reception.
Date: Dec 17, 2024 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Cutting-edge xG testbed research opens door to next-generation mobile networks , video
The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) xG Testbed supports experimentation and prototyping with next-generation technologies in networks and artificial intelligence solutions. Students and researchers, along with industry and government partners, are working collaboratively in the design, development, and deployment of solutions for next-generation mobile networks, including open radio access networks (Open-RAN).
Date: Oct 25, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: research New art exhibit in Northern Virginia explores cybersecurity , video
Collaborative work by Virginia researchers and artists create a new way to envision cybersecurity. Funded by the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI), the CyberArts 2024 Exhibit is open at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria until Jan. 19, 2025. CCI funded projects from Blue Ridge Community College, George Mason University, James Madison University, Old Dominion University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Tech.
Date: Oct 24, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Innovation Campus hosts educators from across the country , video
Members from seven school districts across the country came together in Northern Virginia for Digital Promise’s “Districts Helping Districts Convening.” Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus hosted the three-day event with the goal of helping educators advance computer science education in the classroom.
Date: Oct 17, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Soybeans, Social Services, and the 'Baptist Saints' , video
For 55 years, Virginia Tech alums Bryan and Nancy Taliaferro have devoted their lives to growing things: soybeans and other grains; social service programs in their community; and mission opportunities in Virginia and abroad. Together, their life has been spent serving others, offering inspiration, and changing communities along the way.
Date: Oct 10, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Atlas of AI Summit brings technology thought leaders together in Northern Virginia , video
Academic, business, and government leaders came together at Virginia Tech’s Atlas of AI Summit: Data, Trust, and the AI of Everything. The goal of the summit was to spark collaboration and answer the big questions of what AI looks like now and where it will go in the future.
Date: Sep 30, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: academics New beer collaboration has real appeal , video
Fightin’ Hokies Orange Wheat is the newest beer collaboration between Virginia Tech’s Department of Food Science and Technology and Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond. Virginia Tech’s partnership with Hardywood brings innovative food science research to market and also shares the proceeds with students in the form of scholarships, experiential learning, and research opportunities.
Date: Sep 13, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: academics Collaboration with The Washington Post provides project-based learning for students , video
Sha Li and Shailik Sarkar, both Ph.D. students in the Department of Computer Science, completed internships at the Washington Post. They worked alongside Washington Post AI and Data team members, focusing on AI-driven search tools. “That’s one of our differentiating factors at the Innovation Campus. The students are going through a curriculum of not just courses and topics that are current. They are actually understanding how you go from a problem to an actual solution,” said Naren Ramakrishnan, Director of the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics.
Date: Sep 05, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: research Celebrating a century of research and service in Winchester , video
Stakeholders joined faculty, staff, and students at the Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center to celebrate a significant milestone in the community. For more than 100 years, the fruit lab in Winchester has served Virginia’s commercial tree fruit and grape industries through research, educational programs, development of sustainable production systems and technologies, and increased public knowledge of horticultural opportunities and benefits.
Date: Aug 23, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Virginia Tech student receives scholarship at Hoda Kotb birthday celebration , video
I'yana James, a first-generation student pursuing a degree in public relations from the School of Communication, was in New York City, along with her mother, Toshia, as part of the “Today” show live birthday festivities for famous alumna Hoda Kotb.
Date: Aug 13, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact MARE Center provides experiential internship program for students , video
Each summer, the Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center hosts several undergraduate interns to help conduct research and maintain the center's herd of thoroughbreds. “We’re able to give the interns and students that come through the ability to learn equine-based research that not a lot of schools are able to offer,” said Madison Barshick, Ph.D. Candidate and ICTAS Doctoral Scholar.
Date: Jul 24, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact STEM education takes flight with Innovation Campus drone camp , video
Middle school students in the Greater Washington D.C., metro area participated in the second annual Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Drone Camp. During the week long program students built their own drone, worked with drone simulators, heard from industry professionals, and spent an afternoon at Aurora Flight Sciences in Manassas, Va. Staff from the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) led students through the build process and helped students earn their FAA Safety and Trust Operators certification. The week ended with a trip to the Virginia Tech Drone Park in Blacksburg where students spent the day flying their drones.
Date: Jul 16, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: research Tracking invasive plant species in the Chesapeake Bay watershed , video
Gabrielle Ripa, a Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech, is studying invasive non-native plant species in restored and unrestored streams in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay watershed. Ripa is placing bio acoustic recorders at these locations as part of the Invasive Species Collaborative. The data will be used to analyze the effect invasive plants have on the soundscape of an ecosystem.
Date: Jul 02, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Tech on Tap: Innovation and da Vinci’s Cube , video
How can businesses and organizations benefit from incorporating creative processes into their work practices? In the latest Tech on Tap series, members from Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) discuss their research into the framework for a new model of innovation, called da Vinci's Cube.
Date: Jun 28, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: research Leading the way in the battle against fire blight , video
Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Srdjan Acimovic of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is leading a team of researchers from several of the nation’s top apple and pear-producing states in a multi-pronged effort to help growers manage fire blight at all its stages and stop its spread. The work is supported by a $5.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Date: Jun 17, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: research Tracking kestrels in Northern Virginia , video
Caylen Wolfer, a Masters of Science student at Virginia Tech, is analyzing GPS data from transmitters attached to kestrels primarily located in Fauquier and Rappahannock counties. Her work is part of the Northern Virginia Piedmont Kestrel Project that began through a collaborative effort from The Clifton Institute and Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. The broad goal of the project is meant to inform and guide land management decisions to best help this species which has been in decline. Brett Jesmer is Wolfer’s primary advisor in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, and her work is co-supervised by The Smithsonian’s Joe Kolowski. Her master's thesis focuses on how sex, breeding stages, and habitat influence the movement of kestrels and what impact that has on breeding success.
Date: Jun 06, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Tech on Tap: AI and water sustainability , video
Feras Baterseh is an associate professor with the Department of Biological Systems Engineering (BSE) and the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative. In the latest Tech on Tap series, he speaks about the threat of cyberattacks on water utilities across the country and how artificial intelligence is being used to protect these critical biological systems.
Date: May 31, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact A half-century of impact for the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center , video
For 50 years, the Southern Piedmont Agricultural Research and Extension Center (AREC) has been focused on aiding the region through applied research and Virginia Cooperative Extension education. The Southern Piedmont AREC team consists of six resident faculty supported by 11 full-time staff members and additional seasonal employees. The 1,180-acre farm includes 130 acres for crop research, 120 acres for research grazing, 16 acres of certified organic land, and a 40-acre silvopasture area.
Date: May 23, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: academics Graduates honored at spring commencement in Northern Virginia , video
Master’s and Ph.D. candidates were honored and celebrated at the spring Graduate School Commencement for the greater Washington D.C. area.
Date: May 13, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Affinity Groups celebrate student achievement in Northern Virginia , video
The second annual Affinity Groups Cultural Achievement Ceremony celebrates the end of the year and the accomplishments of graduating master’s and Ph.D. students who identify with the following communities: Asian, Black, First-Generation, GRAD Parents, Latinx, Veterans, and Women in TECH. The Golden Geese Award was also presented for outstanding mentoring to Katrina Colucci Chang, Ariel Ahram, and Deepanshi Behal. The affinity groups were established in 2021 to foster environments of support and create a forum for the exchange of ideas, cultural awareness, and resources to support degree completion and professional development goals.
Date: May 06, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Steven Bathiche: Virginia Tech Alumnus and Inventor of the Microsoft Surface , video
Since the turn of the millennium, Virginia Tech alumnus Steven Bathiche, has led the Microsoft Applied Sciences Research Group in creating new, revolutionary technologies. In 2007 he invented the first Surface device, which started out as a tabletop computer before evolving into the handheld tablets used by many. His multidisciplinary team continues to innovate and design using artificial intelligence tools for staple Windows software, like Teams and Copilot.
Date: May 06, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Inaugural class of fellows celebrate completion of Institute for Leadership in Technology program , video
The Virginia Tech Center for Humanities celebrated the inaugural class of 2024 Institute for Leadership in Technology fellows with a ceremony in Arlington April 25. After seven months of rigorous coursework, the cohort earned an Executive Leadership Certificate from Virginia Tech.
Date: Apr 26, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Building design reflects vision of Innovation Campus , video
Collaboration has been key in the design of the Innovation Campus in Alexandria. Liza Morris, Virginia Tech’s assistant vice president for planning and university architect, worked with Sasaki to create a campus master plan, and SmithGroup to design the 300,000-square-foot facility on the principles of sustainability, health and wellness, green and social spaces, accessibility, connectivity, flexibility, and integrated technology. Sven Shockey, design director from SmithGoup and Hokie alum, describes it as a full circle moment to be part of the design process for the Innovation Campus.
Date: Apr 15, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: academics Architecture student in Northern Virginia embraces deaf community in design and in life , video
Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC) graduate student Kim Le’s master’s thesis is on deaf architecture. Going beyond conventional research, she is both learning American Sign Language and is active in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area deaf community. “I think my thesis in a way has changed my life. By being fully immersed in the deaf community, I just have a completely different perspective now,” said Le.
Date: Apr 10, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Solar Eclipse in Northern Virginia , video
Students, faculty, and staff came together to watch the solar eclipse at the Northern Virginia Center (NRC) in Falls Church. The greater Washington, D.C., metro area experienced approximately 87% coverage of the sun.
Date: Apr 09, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Pop-up pantry helps students in Northern Virginia , video
The Virginia Tech DC Metro Black Caucus sponsored a pop-up food pantry at the Northern Virginia Center (NVC) in Falls Church. Food, clothes, and personal items were all part of the donated goods available free to students. Volunteer students and staff from the graduate school helped facilitate the event.
Date: Mar 29, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Unbridled excitement in Northern Virginia for new equine performance center , video
Equine athletes and their owners experience the new Jane and Stephen Hale Equine Performance Evaluation Center in Leesburg, Virginia. The new facility is part of the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, a full-service equine hospital that offers comprehensive specialty care, 24-hour emergency treatment, and diagnostic services for all ages and breeds of horses.
Date: Mar 29, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Innovation Campus Hosts Drone Soccer District Championship , video
Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus, with presenting sponsor Boeing, hosted the U.S. Drone Soccer District IV Championship as part of their K-12 Initiatives. Four teams competed to advance to the U.S. Drone Soccer National and International Championship in April. Twenty Alexandria City Public School middle school students spent 11 weeks learning how to build, program, fly, and repair a Saker DS200 “Bantam” drone soccer ball. They were joined by teams from Charlottesville, Virginia and Asheboro, North Carolina. The U.S. Drone Soccer National and International Championships take place in Springfield, Virginia on April 26-27.
Date: Mar 26, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: academics WAAC students design building for national competition , video
A group of students at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC) are designing housing with sustainability at the forefront. They have advanced to the final stage of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon 2024 Design Challenge based on their cutting edge, zero energy building design. The studio led by Susan Piedmont-Palladino, is a mix of graduate, 4th year undergraduate, and exchange students. The WAAC students are finalists in the multifamily building division and will compete at the hybrid Solar Decathlon competition event, April 19–21, 2024, at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.
Date: Mar 19, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: culture Black History Month event creates unique experience for graduate students , video
Graduate students, faculty, and staff experience the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture as part of Black History Month. This is the third year of the event organized by the Graduate School, D.C. Metro Area Black Caucus, and the Office of Equity and Accessibility.
Date: Feb 22, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Innovation Campus launches drone soccer program , video
As part of its K-12 Initiative, the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus is launching the US Drone Soccer Program for Alexandria City Public Schools. Middle school students, with the help from K-8 educators, will build, program, and fly drones in drone soccer competitions. The program is sponsored by Boeing, who along with the Innovation Campus, will host a regional qualifying tournament on March 16th. They will also host the U.S. Drone Soccer National Championship the last weekend in April.
Date: Feb 14, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: culture ‘Shakespeare’s Garden’ comes to Northern Virginia , video
“Shakespeare’s Garden: An Immersive Sound Stroll Through His Sonnets, Soliloquies, and Scenes,” is now open at the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Target Gallery in Alexandria. The exhibit is presented by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) and the City of Alexandria’s Office of the Arts. The installation enables visitors to explore an immersive sound and visual experience as they follow a meandering path through the space and listen to Shakespearean texts performed by Virginia Tech students. The Target Gallery is typically open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily with occasional 5 p.m. and holiday closures. The exhibition runs through May 26th.
Date: Feb 08, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: academics Winter seminar gives students immersive experience in the nation’s capital , video
The US Congressional Oversight in Action course gave undergraduates real world exposure into the careers and actions of government oversight in Washington, D.C. Students met with almost 50 professionals employed by more than 20 organizations during two weeks of the winter session.
Date: Jan 19, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: academics Partnering on projects with the Innovation Campus , video
Partnerships between the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus and public and private corporations and entities create practical experiences for computer engineering and computer science graduate students, while helping companies to solve complex problems.
Date: Jan 02, 2024 -
Video ItemCategory: academics WAAC exhibition showcases student work , video
The Washington Alexandria Architecture Center(WAAC) transformed into a gallery to showcase the work done by graduate, undergraduate, and exchange students this semester.
Date: Dec 14, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: impact New entertainment district will be adjacent to Innovation Campus , video
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a $2 billion public-private partnership to create a world-class entertainment district in Alexandria’s Potomac Yard adjacent to the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus.
Date: Dec 13, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: impact New facility to further impact of Equine Medical Center , video
Virginia First Lady Suzanne Youngkin joined Provost Cyril Clarke and others at the ribbon-cutting for the Jane and Stephen Hale Equine Performance Evaluation Center at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center in Leesburg, Virginia. "I could not be more excited to see the Equine Medical Center expand in this most innovative space. These equine athletes deserve only the best and this facility is going to provide that," said Youngkin.
Date: Dec 13, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience D.C. area graduates celebrate commencement , video
On Dec. 11, students, family, and friends gathered for a commencement ceremony and celebration held at the Arlington Research Center. Nearly 60 students from the region were recognized for completing their masters and doctoral programs.
Date: Dec 12, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: research Meet the first TBMH graduate student conducting research full-time in Washington D.C. , video
Blanka Bordas is the first Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate student to conduct research full-time in a lab on the Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus in Washington, D.C. Bordas is in her second year of Virginia Tech's TBMH Graduate program and is working in Dr. Kathleen Mulvaney's lab.
Date: Nov 22, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: impact VCE service event provides meals to food banks in Northwest Virginia , video
Virginia Cooperative Extension, along with community volunteers, made 500 servings of roasted sweet potato and red pepper soup to give out at local food banks. The program called Feeding 500, took place at the Carver Food Enterprise Center in Radian, VA. 200 pounds of sweet potatoes were donated by the Fauquier Education Farm.
Date: Nov 10, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Middle school students experience immersive STEM day through the Innovation Campus , video
Middle school students from Alexandria City Public Schools participate in an industry tour day at Noblis in Reston, VA. The trip, hosted by the Innovation Campus and Noblis, allowed students to interact with STEM professionals and have hands-on interaction with STEM technologies.
Date: Nov 03, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Innovation Campus hosts STEM Discovery Fair for K-12 students , video
Students and parents attended a STEM Discovery Fair at Francis C. Hammond Middle School in Alexandria. The event was sponsored by the Innovation Campus, College of Engineering, Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, College Access Collaborative, and the College of Science.
Date: Nov 02, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Northern Virginia Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tour hosted by CNRE , video
Land owners and teachers toured Warren County to learn about the work being done on both public and private lands to keep Virginia's forests thriving. The scenic, day-long tour was hosted by Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program in the College of Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: Oct 25, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: research VTTI demonstrates Level 4 autonomous vehicle in Northern Virginia , video
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute's (VTTI) Level 4 autonomous F-150 moved through several highway emergency scenarios during a demonstration in the Washington, D.C. metro area. The demonstration showed how various technologies can solve the challenges autonomous driving poses for public safety and emergency situations along public roadways.
Date: Oct 13, 2023 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Release of the 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report , video
Virginia Tech’s Global Agricultural Productivity Initiative (GAP Initiative) co-hosted a collaborative event with the USDA and the Sustainable Productivity Growth (SPG) Coalition. The event included the launch of the 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report®, Every Farmer, Every Tool.
Date: Oct 03, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: research Tech on Tap: Making roads safer for drivers and pedestrians , video
As part of the Tech on Tap series, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) panel discussed safety on the roadways at the Port City Brewing Company in Alexandria, Virginia, and provided a look at the research done to help with pedestrian safety, teen driver development, and safely sharing the road with heavy trucks.
Date: Sep 25, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: culture Sound Horizons exhibit creates immersive audio experience in Alexandria , video
Sound Horizons is the first exhibit in Alexandria as part of the new partnership between the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) and the City of Alexandria. The exhibitions will be held at the Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Target Gallery in Alexandria from now through September 2024. Gallery visitors will experience the exhibition through ICAT’s Tesseract, a high-density loudspeaker array that physically immerses listeners in sound. Target Gallery is typically open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily with occasional 5 p.m. and holiday closures.
Date: Sep 21, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: culture Synaptic Soiree celebrates partnership between Virginia Tech and the City of Alexandria , video
Celebrating the partnership between the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) and the City of Alexandria, the event at the Torpedo Factory Art center showcased three performance pieces created by members of ICAT.
Date: Sep 21, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: impact Alexandria City teachers participate in Innovation Campus coding workshop , video
Elementary and middle school teachers from Alexandria City Public Schools take part in a coding workshop through the K-12 outreach program at the Innovation Campus. This is the first of four sessions taking place this fall. Funding was provided by Amazon.
Date: Sep 18, 2023 -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Metro U-Pass program now available for Virginia Tech students in the Washington, D.C., metro area , video
Virginia Tech students in the Washington, D.C., metro area now have access to the Metro U-Pass program. Students with the pass have unlimited rides on trains and busses operated by Metro Transit. The U-Pass program strives to achieve several key goals: fostering new transit ridership, alleviating the demand for on-campus parking, reducing emissions, and enhancing students' connectivity to both their respective campuses and the broader region.
Date: Sep 13, 2023