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Campus utilities support Virginia Tech’s long-term vision , articleVirginia Tech is nearing the completion of its long-term campus utilities planning, aiming to create a road map that aligns campus utility systems with the university's strategic vision and goals outlined in the Climate Action Commitment.
Date: Nov 19, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech to hold annual ‘Lights Out!/Power Down!’ event Sept. 18 Date: Sep 18, 2024 -
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Dining Services sustainability initiatives updated for upcoming year , articleThe new changes include compostable packaging, new signage, and additional ways to dispose of waste.
Date: Jul 17, 2024 -
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Alumnus keeps his work – and heart – close to Virginia Tech , article"I received a foundation built on Hokie stone," Steve Critchfield '80 said. "Sharing my time and financial support helps me pay it forward, exposes me to new ideas, and helps me keep building on the foundation I received at Virginia Tech."
Date: Jun 04, 2024 -
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Y-Toss remains one of the university’s largest sustainability initiatives , articleThe YMCA at Virginia Tech program has diverted more than 10 tons of furniture and accessories from the waste stream since 2005.
Date: May 31, 2024 -
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Revitalized Honors Service Learning course helps students shape the Virginia Tech Climate Action Living Laboratory , articleHonors Service Learning students engage in hands-on sustainability work to help develop the Climate Action Living Laboratory.
Date: Apr 24, 2024 -
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Collaboration drives sustainability efforts at Virginia Tech , articleVirginia Tech's comprehensive and collaborative approach to sustainability initiatives helps further its Climate Action Commitment. These efforts are just a few examples of the ways Virginia Tech demonstrates impact as a global land-grant university — promoting sustainability in its surrounding communities, through Virginia, and around the world.
Date: Apr 16, 2024 -
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VT Engage Faculty Fellowships expand opportunities for community-engaged learning , articleThe program is now open for new applicants to integrate high-impact, ethical community-based learning experiences in their academic courses and programs. Current fellows say their students' attitudes and attention reflect the purposeful learning their fellowships support.
Date: Feb 28, 2024 -
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Low oxygen in lakes may breathe new life into conservation efforts for water quality , articleAbigail Lewis and her international team analyzed 656 lakes across five continents to provide empirical evidence supporting a long-held theory regarding low deep-water oxygen concentrations, or anoxia.
Date: Feb 15, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech joins climate resilience partnership to serve the commonwealth , articleVirginia Tech joins the University of Virginia and Old Dominion University to help communities bolster their climate resiliency by anticipating threats, reducing community vulnerabilities, and respond to and recover from hazardous events and chronic stresses.
Date: Jan 11, 2024 -
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Turning tree tragedy into triumph , articleDutch elm disease forced the removal of a landmark elm tree on the Upper Quad earlier this fall, but not before a group of committed tree lovers spent years collaborating to save it — and coming up with a plan to replace it
Date: Dec 12, 2023 -
General ItemVirginia Tech to hold annual ‘Lights Out!/Power Down!’ event on Dec. 6 Date: Dec 06, 2023
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Green RFP Program seeks student sustainability proposals Date: Nov 17, 2023 -
Video ItemLiving laboratory engages students with hands-on approach to sustainability , video
The Honors College Service-Learning course is playing a supporting role in helping to develop the university's Climate Action Living Laboratory. Students use Virginia Tech's campus and surrounding community as a “living laboratory" to learn about sustainability. The course also offers experiential learning through field trips around the area such as the Catawba Sustainability Center and Homefield Farm.
Date: Nov 15, 2023 -
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Climate Action Living Laboratory addresses sustainability challenges , articleThe laboratory is helping faculty, staff, and students continue efforts to integrate Virginia Tech's Climate Action Commitment into the university’s educational mission and engage more students in sustainability-focused learning opportunities.
Date: Nov 14, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech continues efforts to achieve carbon neutrality on the Blacksburg campus , articleOn Nov. 6., updates on Virginia Tech’s progress toward achieving its Climate Action Commitment and developing its inaugural utilities master plan were shared with the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors' Buildings and Grounds Committee.
Date: Nov 06, 2023 -
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Sustainability interns help advance Virginia Tech’s Climate Action Commitment , articleEach academic year, students united by a common interest in sustainability expand their understanding of the interdisciplinary issue of climate change through experiential learning opportunities in the areas of energy, water, waste, and food.
Date: Oct 10, 2023 -
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Mill Mountain Garden Club explores Health Sciences and Technology campus green roof, other conservation measures , articleThe club is keenly interested in environmental conservation, and members wanted to see how the newest building on Virginia Tech’s Health Sciences and Technology campus in Roanoke earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Date: Sep 06, 2023 -
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University set to implement latest Green RFP projects , articleThe latest university-approved proposals include continued restoration efforts of Stroubles Creek, lighting upgrades, an enhanced battery recycling program, and more.
Date: Sep 01, 2023 -
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Protecting the protectors , articleCommonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers from Virginia Tech work to secure future military base power grid operations and their critical missions from cybersecurity threats.
Date: Aug 29, 2023
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