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Category: impact Alumni leaders of industry spotlight: Young Ho Chang ’87 , articleChang's path from the Virginia Department of Transportation to CEO of ATCS was built on dedication to leadership, community service, and continuous learning.
Date: Feb 26, 2025 - -
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Category: academics MIT program earns top 5 ranking from U.S. News and World Report , articleU.S. News & World Report released its 2025 Best Online Programs and Virginia Tech’s Master of Information Technology was ranked fourth nationally while the College of Engineering's overall online master’s degree programs came in at tied for No. 18.
Date: Jan 21, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech research continues to grow federal support , articleVirginia Tech was responsible for almost half of the growth in federally sponsored research expenditures in Virginia’s institutions of higher education in fiscal year 2023, according to the National Science Foundation’s latest Higher Education Research and Development survey.
Date: Dec 17, 2024 - -
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Category: research A 3D printer could build your next home, affordably , articleIn an effort to find new solutions to ease the affordable housing crisis, Virginia Tech researchers are partnering with Virginia Housing to create 3D-printed concrete homes.
Date: Nov 22, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Holiday travel: Traffic expert offers advice for avoiding congestion , articleWhen should you leave and what should you consider when planning for holiday travel? Traffic expert Hesham Rakha from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute weighs in.
Date: Nov 18, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Virginia Tech students' water-sampling drone innovation takes them to Malawi and Rome , articleTraditional sampling methods require workers to wade into potentially contaminated waters. A drone does the same work much more safely.
Date: Nov 15, 2024 - -
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Category: culture Cadets chosen to highlight the colors at the Duke game , articleCadets Patrick Droney and John Elam will travel with the Hokies to receive the flags at Saturday’s football game.
Date: Nov 15, 2024 - -
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Category: culture Senior Airman Travis Miller named Georgia Tech game Hokie Hero , articleMiller, a Corps of Cadets alumnus, is deployed to Kadena Air Base in Japan with the 27th Fighter Squadron.
Date: Oct 26, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Off-campus internships build skills while developing talent pipelines for local businesses , articleStudents 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 - -
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Category: impact Experts available: Solar eclipse, Baltimore bridge collapse fallout, March Madness, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding the total solar eclipse, fallout from the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse, March Madness, and more. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Apr 01, 2024 - -
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Category: research Seed grants fuel multidisciplinary, community-engaged mental health research , articleThe first seed grants from the newly formed Whole Health Consortium, housed within Virginia Tech's Institute of Society, Culture, and Environment, will support programs ranging from using artificial intelligence to help adults with autism to developing interventions for food insecurity among young children
Date: Mar 07, 2024 - -
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Category: academics College of Engineering selects inaugural Dean's Fellows cohort , articleThe new program will help faculty and staff from across the college better understand how to take a project from ideation through implementation, and the first cohort will concentrate on graduate education, offering support to the college’s PROTEGE initiative.
Date: Oct 11, 2023 - -
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Category: impact Building bridges in Bolivia , articleA group from Virginia Tech joined an Engineers in Action trip that focused on constructing a pedestrian bridge in a remote area outside the Bolivian capital. Students designed and helped build the bridge, aiding a community and gaining practical engineering experience in the process
Date: Aug 22, 2023 - -
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Category: research Hesham Rakha named Canadian Academy of Engineering fellow , articleRakha, director of the Center for Sustainable Mobility at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, was nominated by current academy members for his dedication to reducing traffic congestion, reducing the transportation system’s energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, and enhancing transportation safety.
Date: Jul 31, 2023 - -
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Category: impact A heart for the homeless , articleKevin and Laura Cieslukowski established a nonprofit organization to help the homeless in San Diego. They live out Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) by hosting a dinner for the homeless once a week, providing clothing and hygiene items, and guiding those with substance abuse issues through their recovery efforts
Date: Jun 14, 2023 - -
Video ItemCategory: academics Civil engineering students tour development sites in Charlotte area , video
Students toured a variety of development projects in the Charlotte, NC, area during this year's Annual LDDI (Land Development Design Industry) Spring Field Trip. Design engineers from LDDI sponsoring firms hosted each of the site visits, providing students with an opportunity to interact with industry professionals. "I love field trips, because you get to see the light bulb go off with the students," said Claire White. "We've talked about these concepts in class and now they see it in person."
Date: Mar 28, 2023 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage As Black male students struggle nationwide, a Virginia Tech program works to get them to graduation , articleThe upcoming Uplifting Black Men Conference is just one way the organization BMEN keeps Black male undergrads academically and professionally on track.
Date: Feb 10, 2023 - -
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Category: impact Fralin Life Sciences Institute sponsors inaugural Infectious Disease Symposium , articleThe Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Anthropod-Borne Pathogens will host the symposium on Friday, Oct. 7, with keynote speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes for Health, and One Health Institute.
Date: Oct 05, 2022 - -
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Category: academics Virginia Tech receives several top-30 rankings in latest report , articleVirginia Tech received several top-30 rankings in the U.S. News & World Report 2022-23 Best Colleges report that came out Monday. The university was ranked as one of the top 25 public school universities nationally and received high marks in the areas of engineering, learning communities, and computer science.
Date: Sep 12, 2022 - -
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Category: campus experience Corps of Cadets develops leaders for New Cadet Week and beyond , articleThe Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets' cadre are the first students on campus for the fall semester, the earliest arriving three weeks before classes start. They will train the first-year cadets who arrive Aug. 11 for New Cadet Week.
Date: Aug 09, 2022 -
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