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Article ItemStatewide initiative aims to position Virginia as a leading hub for biotechnology innovation , article
Virginia Tech is collaborating with the Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance and Carilion Clinic to lead efforts to strengthen Southwest Virginia’s position at the forefront of fields such as medical devices, oncology therapeutic research, and neurotechnology.
Date: Feb 10, 2025 -
Article ItemLong-term partnership mobilizes graduate students to map rural workforce challenges , article
The Center for Economic and Community Engagement is collaborating with the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Board to provide graduate students with hands-on experience while generating crucial workforce data and insights for Southwest Virginia's economic development.
Date: Jan 09, 2025 -
Article ItemEveryday Ut Prosim: How Ph.D. student and economic development specialist Elli Travis serves , article
With food, music, and a passion for volunteering, Travis is leading the charge to revitalize downtown Christiansburg through the Rockin’ Food Truck Rodeo.
Date: Oct 10, 2024 -
Article ItemDestination Area 2.0 grants awarded to five new transdisciplinary projects , article
The grants, awarded by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost, will help kick-start projects around ecological and biocultural restoration, green infrastructure, rural health and education, whole health, and medical materials.
Date: Aug 15, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech works to address child care gaps across the commonwealth , article
Through comprehensive research, data gathering, and collaborative partnerships, the Center for Economic and Community Engagement is working to understand the unique child care challenges facing different regions and develop targeted solutions to address gaps.
Date: Aug 08, 2024 -
Article ItemOff-campus internships build skills while developing talent pipelines for local businesses , article
Students are gaining practical experience, honing their skills, and finding career opportunities in Southwest Virginia and beyond. Local employers, meanwhile, gain fresh perspectives, access to highly motivated and educated workers and the opportunity to mentor and shape the next generation of professionals.
Date: Jul 24, 2024 -
Article ItemUniversitywide team to lead Carnegie Community Engagement Classification application , article
The designation recognizes “collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities for the mutually beneficial creation and exchange of knowledge and resources.” Virginia Tech was first classified for community engagement in 2006.
Date: Dec 12, 2023 -
Article ItemGrant will help build the future of Central Appalachia’s construction workforce , article
The Center for Economic and Community Engagement, in partnership with the Virginia Center for Housing Research, received an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to address the affordable housing crisis and promote innovative and sustainable construction practices in the region
Date: Oct 31, 2023 -
Article ItemRegional consortium awarded federal Tech Hubs Strategy Development Grant , article
The proposal heavily leverages the Virginia Tech College of Engineering’s Advanced Manufacturing Team, led by Professor Chris Williams.
Date: Oct 23, 2023 -
Article ItemHigh schoolers get their feet wet in groundbreaking aquaculture program , article
The shellfish industry has always been a huge part of the economy in Virginia’s Northern Neck and middle peninsula regions. It has been difficult, though, to get young people interested in the field.
Date: Sep 26, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech named among top employers for internship programs , article
At Virginia Tech, internships hold a special place as a stepping stone to future careers and job experience, both on campus and in the workforce. They’re also an effective way to fill critical talent gaps across Virginia.
Date: Jul 27, 2023 -
Article ItemCollaboration with Southside community is reimagining a historically Black college , article
About 200 miles from their offices and classrooms in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech faculty, researchers, and students are working with a group of St. Paul’s College alumni and Brunswick County community members who want to keep the traditions of the former liberal arts college alive.
Date: Jul 20, 2023 -
Article ItemWith real-world research, economic development capstone students help Virginia communities attract remote workers , article
A collaboration between the Center for Economic and Community Engagement, Main Street America, and Virginia Main Street has grad students doing hands-on experiential learning to discover what makes Virginia towns feel like home sweet home for remote workers.
Date: May 30, 2023 -
Article ItemSmall town in Patrick County looks to historic theater — and Virginia Tech — to spark growth , article
Could a 1940s theater bring more people to Stuart, Virginia? A team of graduate assistants at the Center for Economic and Community Engagement put their knowledge to work to help town leaders figure it out.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech joins regional coalition aiming to create mid-Atlantic clean hydrogen hub , article
Through the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, the university has partnered with more than 60 others to potentially bring green hydrogen — and the good-paying jobs and improved energy security that comes with the zero-carbon fuel — to the Hampton Roads region.
Date: May 01, 2023 -
Article ItemCorporate Research Center-led coalition wins GO Virginia grant to advance green hydrogen in Hampton Roads , article
The $1.6 million in state funding will build a hydrogen power demonstration lab at Tech Center Research Park in Newport News. It will also provide workforce training for the clean energy sector and deliver educational programming through the Center for Economic and Community Engagement and the Newport News Center.
Date: Apr 12, 2023 -
Article ItemFulbright scholar Joanie Willett studies the secrets of main street success , article
The University of Exeter lecturer is working with the Center for Economic and Community Engagement to examine how revitalization efforts in Appalachian towns may also work for struggling town centers in England.
Date: Apr 07, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers receive National Science Foundation award to secure vegetable production in a changing environment , article
Researchers in the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture and the Virginia Tech Applied Research Cooperation will use the $750,000 Convergence Accelerator program grant to develop climate-smart, economically efficient, and environmentally sustainable precision agricultural practices.
Date: Mar 14, 2023 -
Article ItemCenter for Economic and Community Engagement helps Mount Rogers region boost outdoor tourism , article
The project, said Executive Director John Provo, is a great example of the ways the center partners with communities across the commonwealth to help improve their quality of life through the resources of the university.
Date: Feb 23, 2023 -
Article ItemGO Virginia grant to bolster next-generation transportation, manufacturing workforce , article
Building on a Virginia Tech-led coalition of more than 150 public, private, and nonprofit organizations, the project will develop educational and training programs for workers to strengthen a talent pipeline for Southwest Virginia’s manufacturing, transportation, and autonomous vehicles sector.
Date: Dec 16, 2022
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