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Class of 2024: Civil and environmental engineering outstanding senior AJ Joseph is dedicated to serving through transportation , articleAJ Joseph is an outstanding senior in civil and environmental engineering. He will be staying at Virginia Tech to continue his graduate education in transportation infrastructure and systems engineering.
Date: Apr 16, 2024 -
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Alba Yerro-Colom to use National Science Foundation CAREER award to better predict and prevent landslides , articleAlba Yerro-Colom is developing a numerical framework to study how different rainfall patterns affect the interaction between water, roots, and soil during a landslide.
Date: Apr 15, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech's Edward A. Bouchet Honor Society chapter inducts five new members , articleThe honor society was founded in 2005 by Yale and Howard universities and holds an annual Conference on Diversity and Graduate Education at Yale to celebrate inductees.
Date: Apr 12, 2024 -
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Earth Day 2024: Experts available to discuss environmental issues and how to solve them , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews to speak on issues ahead of Earth Day on April 22, 2024. Those topics include the environment, energy, infrastructure, invasive species, food waste artificial intelligence, sustainability, and more. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Apr 11, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech civil and environmental engineering student teams win regional competitions , articleVirginia Tech civil and environmental engineering competition teams were successful in the regional competition hosted at Virginia Tech on March 28-30, 2024.
Date: Apr 08, 2024 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech hosts Concrete Canoe competition , video
Civil Engineering students representing 11 universities gathered at Claytor Lake State Park in Dublin, Va. for the annual American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Virginias Student Symposium. Virginia Tech's Concrete Canoe team splashed into the competition with a raft that weighed over 200 lbs.
Date: Apr 02, 2024 -
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Experts available: Collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge , articleVirginia Tech has experts available for interviews to discuss topics surrounding the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Topics include: bridge infrastructure, cargo ship safety functions, supply chain impact, economic impact, and regional transportation impact. To schedule an interview with any of our experts, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Mar 27, 2024 -
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Conference empowers and celebrates Black male students and faculty , articleMore than 300 Black men gathered at the Uplifting Black Men Conference for workshops, conversations, and awards, including one given to Associate Professor of civil engineering Frederick Paige for his work nurturing Black students.
Date: Mar 19, 2024 -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz talks about air pollution , articleIsaacman-VanWertz joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to talk about air pollution and its misconceptions. He shared his insights related to how plant and human emissions interact and what that means for our shared environment, as well as how he got into this field of study and his hope for the future.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
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Collaborative effort explores moving power lines from overhead to underground , articleAfter receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, a group of professors from the College of Engineering are working with Virginia Tech Electric Service on a project that explores ways of burying power lines underground in a safe, cost-effective manner.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
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These women students are building the future of the construction industry , articleTo celebrate Women’s History Month, students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction talk about their passion and their reasons for pursuing careers in construction.
Date: Mar 06, 2024 -
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Next generation of energetic materials to be developed at Virginia Tech , articleThe Department of Defense has awarded the university $3 million to research new additive manufacturing processes to develop safer and more efficient energetic materials.
Date: Feb 29, 2024 -
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Empowering tomorrow's leaders: Virginia Tech's Presidential Scholars tackle public health challenges , articleWith ambitions ranging from health care accessibility consulting to pediatric medicine, and supported by a comprehensive system of financial aid, mentorship, and research opportunities, these scholars are poised to make significant impacts on public health, reflecting Virginia Tech's dedication to access and service.
Date: Feb 27, 2024 -
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Detecting COVID-19 in the air , articleA team of more than a dozen faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and student researchers are combining their expertise to develop a device that can assess the environmental risk of COVID-19 transmission in real time. Led by University Distinguished Professor Linsey Marr, the team has made great strides in figuring out how to successfully capture the necessary amount of air, filter it, deposit it onto a test strip, and identify virus particles.
Date: Feb 23, 2024 -
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Experts available: Presidential polling numbers, future of electric vehicles, AI in education, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Feb 19, 2024 -
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ASCE Virginias Student Symposium returns to Virginia Tech after more than 10 years , articleEleven universities will participate in the three-day event March 28-30 on the Blacksburg campus. It will feature competitions such as a concrete canoe competition and the steel bridge competition with winners advancing to compete nationally.
Date: Feb 15, 2024 -
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Research grant aimed at improving wastewater monitoring for diseases in rural Appalachian communities , articleAmid the ongoing efforts to combat and monitor the spread of diseases, a new project aims to bridge the gap in wastewater surveillance between urban and rural areas.
Date: Feb 15, 2024 -
Video ItemDetecting SARS-CoV-2 in the air , video
University Distinguished Professor Linsey Marr is leading a project to develop a sensor for SARS-CoV-2 detection. The project aims to identify the airborne virus in a room within fifteen minutes.
Date: Feb 02, 2024 -
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New software simulates the impact of alternative fuels for freight trains , articleResearchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute recently created a nationwide multi-train simulation software, called NeTrainSim, to show the impacts of a countrywide shift away from diesel.
Date: Jan 18, 2024 -
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Competing for a cause , articleDepartments in the College of Engineering were challenged to reach maximum participation on Giving Day last year. In 2023, materials science and engineering, Myers-Lawson School of Construction, and civil and environmental engineering won a collective $50,000 that has supported students' opportunities.
Date: Jan 09, 2024
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