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Marcia Feuerstein honored with emerita status , articleFeuerstein arrived in Blacksburg in 1996 and since 2004, taught at the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center in Alexandria. She has been an advocate for women in the profession of architecture, correcting the historical record and challenging historical and cultural biases through education and scholarship.
Date: Apr 19, 2024 -
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Wendy Jacobson honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1991, Jacobson taught design studios and lectured in both undergraduate and graduate-level courses.
Date: Apr 19, 2024 -
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Pop star as economic influencer: experts contextualize Taylor Swift’s album drop , articleVirginia Tech economic expert Jadrian Wooten and Virginia Tech voice expert Ariana Wyatt provide insights into Taylor Swift's wide appeal and continuing status as an economic driver.
Date: Apr 19, 2024 -
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W_Internships combine winter break and internships for the win , articleFrom Jan. 2-12, a cohort of juniors from Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture, Arts, and Design participated in an immersive program that provides a two-week professional experiences across the region.
Date: Apr 17, 2024 -
Video ItemReimagining Shakespeare , video
The School of Performing Arts is closing out the "Season of Empowerment" with a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s "The Taming of the Shrew" adapted and directed by David R. Gammons, visiting assistant professor of directing.
Date: Apr 16, 2024 -
Video ItemDesigning for a purpose , video
DesignUP is a one-day design-a-thon in which design professionals are paired with teams of students, and together they develop graphics for local non-profits.
Date: Apr 11, 2024 -
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Production of 'The Taming of the Shrew' brings Las Vegas love and lights to Blacksburg , articlePerformances of "Taming of the Shrew," are April 16-19 at 7:30 p.m. and April 20 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Studio Theatre in Squires Student Center.
Date: Apr 11, 2024 -
Video ItemArchitecture 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 -
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Five faculty members honored with academy membership for leadership, service , articleHailing from biological sciences, industrial and systems engineering, University Libraries, psychology, and architecture, the faculty members will join Virginia Tech's prestigious Academies of Faculty Service and Leadership in honor of their substantial contributions to the university.
Date: Apr 09, 2024 -
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Board of Visitors sets tuition and fees, honors three faculty members as Alumni Distinguished Professors , articleAnthony Kwame Harrison, Raman Kumar, and Patricia Raun were recognized with the preeminent faculty appointment that demonstrates extraordinary accomplishments and academic citizenship through substantive scholarly contributions across all three of Virginia Tech’s core mission areas of teaching, research or creative activity, and engagement.
Date: Apr 09, 2024 -
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New Music + Technology Festival launches international exchange and cutting-edge technology , articleThe festival will run April 9-13 at the Creativity and Innovation District living-learning community and multiple spaces in the Moss Arts Center and will showcase innovations in the field of music technology and spatial audio, including a new international partnership founded by the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.
Date: Apr 05, 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 -
Video ItemStudents find their rhythm with Sō Percussion , video
Sō Percussion, a quartet and nonprofit organization focused on collaboration, visits Virginia Tech students in the Percussion Ensemble to critique their performance and provide feedback. Annie Stevens, Associate Professor of Percussion, explains the significance of the visit as students perform together on various percussion instruments.
Date: Mar 26, 2024 -
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New Honors College partnership to bring smart robotics technology to student coursework , articleThe partnership with Piaggio Fast Forward will suport students tasked with envisioning solutions to problems caused by climate change through the No Blue, No Green honors studio course.
Date: Mar 26, 2024 -
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Platoon Tactical Challenge tests cadets' leadership on every level , articleThe event, organized yearly by cadets, was designed to hone critical leadership and decision-making skills during stressful and physically demanding scenarios.
Date: Mar 22, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech students design a new look for vacant middle school , articleStudents are creating new designs for the former Dublin Middle School in Pulaski County to make way for affordable housing for seniors.
Date: Mar 22, 2024 -
Video ItemSwiss poster collection inspires next generation of designers , video
Virginia Tech is home to one of the largest Swiss poster collections in the United States, with the age of the posters ranging from the 1960s to the 2010s. The posters were donated by designers Dennis Ichiyama and Oscar Fernandez in 2023 with the goal of them becoming a teaching tool for young designers. In March of 2024, some of those posters were on display at the Armory Gallary in the School of Visual Arts in an exhibit titled, "Collections and Connections: Excerpts from the Swiss Poster Collection at Virginia Tech".
Date: Mar 21, 2024 -
Video ItemWAAC 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 -
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Jim Bassett named director of the Virginia Tech School of Architecture , articleBassett, associate professor of architecture, has served as the interim director since August 2022, the first semester after the college’s restructuring that brought together the performing and visual arts and design disciplines while retaining the college’s history of architectural innovation.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Video ItemMusicians from across campus band together in Virginia Tech's Wind Ensemble , video
The Wind Ensemble, one of the Department of Music's three concert bands, is open to all students, from music majors preparing for professional careers to non-majors who want to continue playing in a band in college. Click here for more information on how to audition.
Date: Mar 14, 2024
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