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Amazon grant supports Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Teacher Professional Development Program , articleThe Virginia Tech Innovation Campus is offering a new Teacher Professional Development Program starting in Summer 2023 with the goal of expanding STEM and computing knowledge and teaching practices among elementary and middle school teachers.
Date: Jun 13, 2023 -
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Amazon-Virginia Tech Initiative showcases innovative approaches to robust and efficient machine learning , articleVirginia Tech and Amazon gathered for a Machine Learning Day held at the Virginia Tech Research Center — Arlington on April 25 to celebrate and further solidify their collaborative Amazon–Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and Robust Machine Learning.
Date: May 02, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech team selected for the Alexa Prize TaskBot Challenge 2 to advance task-oriented conversational artificial intelligence , articleThe team of five computer science Ph.D. students at the Sanghani Center, advised by Ismini Lourentzou, received a $250,000 grant to fund its work and are provided with Alexa-enabled devices, Amazon Web Services cloud computing services, and Alexa team support.
Date: Feb 15, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech HokieBot competes in Alexa Prize SocialBot Grand Challenge 5 to develop advanced AI technology that enhances user conversation , articleA team of four graduate students at the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics is one of nine international university teams selected to compete in the challenge sponsored by Amazon.com Services LLC.
Date: Dec 08, 2022 -
Video ItemGrowing sustainability - and mung beans - in Senegal , video
Enclosed in the tiny bean is not only the fiber and protein that children in Senegal need; inside this mung bean is the story of harnessing power of the research, Extension, and education efforts of a global land-grant university. It is a story about the impacts of partnerships with groups like the USDA, USAID, and Counterpart International. It is a story of how agriculture can change the world. It is a story that only Virginia Tech can tell.
Date: Dec 09, 2021 -
Video ItemScholarships drive Innovation Campus' first graduate degree program , video
This fall, Steven Barnett, of Alexandria, Virginia, joined the inaugural group of graduate students enrolled in Virginia Tech’s Master of Engineering in computer science program, the first degree designed for the new Innovation Campus. He's also a recipient of a tech talent scholarship offered by Virginia Tech.
Date: Sep 24, 2020 -
Video ItemMoving the world through packaging , video
The Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design hosted an open house to help Blacksburg area businesses and friends of the college discover the dynamic opportunities afforded by the program's state of the art lab.
Date: Dec 13, 2019 -
Video ItemPresident Sands speaks on the Innovation Campus at ULI Fall Meeting , video
Virginia Tech President Tim Sands speaks on a panel at the ULI Fall Meeting about how Amazon searching for a new headquarters acted as a catalyst for the Innovation Campus.
Date: Sep 19, 2019 -
Video ItemPresident Sands joins panel discussion on Amazon HQ2 , video
President Tim Sands joins economic development leaders from across the Commonwealth to talk about Amazon HQ2, how we got there and how the rest of Virginia’s cities benefit. The panel discussion took place at the annual Tom Tom Summit & Festival in Charlottesville, April 12.
Date: Apr 24, 2019 -
Video ItemPresident Tim Sands discusses impact of Innovation Campus , video
Virginia Tech’s bold decision to create the Innovation Campus is keeping with its longstanding emphasis on promoting economic development across the commonwealth as part of its land-grant mission. President Tim Sands shares how the campus will be transformative for the Blacksburg campus as well.
Date: Mar 20, 2019 -
Video ItemInnovation Campus - We're Ready , video
The story of how Virginia Tech created the Innovation Campus speaks to the university's role to combine people, research, industry, and ideas to solve global-scale problems while teaching the innovators of tomorrow.
Date: Dec 11, 2018 -
Video ItemTransportation professor reacts to Amazon, Innovation Campus , video
Ralph Buehler, associate professor in urban affairs and planning, talks about the anticipated transportation changes Amazon and Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus will bring to National Landing.
Date: Dec 03, 2018 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech, City of Alexandria members react to Innovation Campus and Amazon , video
Faculty members from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and Alexandria react to Amazon's news of building a headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia, as well as Virginia Tech's brand new Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia. For more info go to: https://vt.edu/innovationcampus/news/story.html
Date: Nov 15, 2018 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech's historic commitment , video
Virginia emerged as a winner in the fierce nationwide competition to house a headquarters for Amazon. The commonwealth stepped up with a standout higher education package, including a new Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria, which will be located less than two miles from Amazon’s new location in Arlington.
Date: Nov 13, 2018 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Innovation Campus: Brandy Salmon , video
Brandy Salmon, founding COO, Innovation Campus, speaks on the historic announcement of Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus.
Date: Nov 13, 2018 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Innovation Campus: Charlie Phlegar , video
Charlie Phlegar, Vice President for Advancement, speaks on the historic announcement of Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus.
Date: Nov 13, 2018