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Video ItemCategory: campus experience Hokies: What's next? , video
Virginia Tech College of Engineering class of 2025 answer questions about their time during undergrad and share their plans for what's next as they walk across the stage of Cassell Coliseum to receive their degrees. Many already have jobs lined up, industries to work in, and plans to come back home before heading off into the real world.
Date: May 23, 2025 - -
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Category: research New study: Teen drivers safer with more practice , articleA new study published in the National Academies Press shows that teens who practice their driving skills during their permit phase with a parent or licensed driver experience fewer crashes once they begin driving independently.
Date: May 23, 2025 - -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Hokies: Any shoutouts? , video
The College of Engineering's class of 2025 graduates share who helped them get to where they are today.
Date: May 22, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Volunteer spotlight: Rich Smalling finds purpose in collaboration , articleWe are regularly profiling university volunteers. This series explores who these dedicated Hokies are and what motivates them to give back.
Date: May 22, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction College of Architecture, Arts, and Design faculty tackle real-world challenges through research and creativity , articleFaculty are using college-funded research grants to develop innovative, community-focused projects that aim to improve everyday life through creative technology and collaboration.
Date: May 22, 2025 - -
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Category: research Eight College of Engineering graduate students recognized with Torgersen research awards , articleThe annual awards, which highlight innovative and impactful research, celebrated projects in robotics, combat helmets, disaster recovery, and more.
Date: May 21, 2025 - -
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Category: research Mahindra University, Virginia Tech launch technology research center in India , articleThe new center in Hyderabad will unite faculty from both institutions to tackle urgent global challenges — ranging from clean energy to smart cities — through interdisciplinary innovation.
Date: May 20, 2025 - -
Video ItemCategory: research Laying the foundation for affordable housing , video
With a $1.1 million grant from Virginia Housing, an organization dedicated to providing affordable housing for the commonwealth, experts in Virginia Tech's College of Engineering and the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design are partnering to build more affordable homes, and they are using a 3D concrete printer to do it.
Date: May 20, 2025 - -
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Category: research Researchers receive $1 million grant to create compassionate STEM education programs , articleVirginia Tech is one of 29 institutions awarded grants to promote character education among their undergraduate populations. The goal is to create a community of practice across Virginia Tech and Colorado School of Mines — two institutions known for their engineering education programs — to cultivate the next generation of STEM professionals.
Date: May 19, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Second cohort of Dean's Fellows advances College of Engineering strategic plan , articleOver the past year, 17 faculty members were given an inside look at how to create large-scale, transdisciplinary research centers with the potential for big impact.
Date: May 19, 2025 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus Pratt & Whitney Canada PW308A turbofan engine arrives at Virginia Tech , articleA grant from the Department of Defense will help outfit the new test cell with instrumentation, making it ready for undergraduate research.
Date: May 15, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Vehicle tire wear creating air pollution , video
Associate Professor Hosein Foroutan in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering uses the Virginia Tech Smart Road to study how tire wear from driving gas-powered and electric vehicles contributes to air pollution.
Date: May 15, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Five alumni inducted into Academy of Engineering Excellence , articleOnly 190 graduates have received this top honor from the College of Engineering in recognition of their outstanding career achievements and meaningful impact in their fields.
Date: May 15, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech researchers develop new metallic materials using data-driven frameworks and explainable AI , articleAssociate Professor Sanket Deshmukh and his team have designed a new alloy with superior mechanical properties using the supercomputing power of explainable artificial intelligence. Their findings, supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, were recently published in Nature’s npj Computational Materials.
Date: May 15, 2025 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus Computer science launches alumni academy at spring banquet , articleThe Department of Computer Science presents its Distinguished Alumni Awards to graduates who exemplify Ut Prosim, technological excellence, and innovation in their workplaces and communities.
Date: May 14, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Class of 2025: Akshay Bansal becomes first Ph.D. graduate in quantum computing , article"Like artificial intelligence, quantum technology offers a completely new approach,” Assistant Professor of Computer Science Jamie Sikora said. After several years of investment in faculty, students, and facilities, the Department of Computer Science is graduating its first Ph.D. student in the rapidly evolving field of quantum computing this May.
Date: May 14, 2025 - -
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Category: culture Afghan Dreamer, now a Virginia Tech student, reflects on movie about her team's triumphs , articleThe new movie “Rule Breakers” tells the story of the first Afghan Girls Robotic Team, known as the Afghan Dreamers, and how the teammates overcame cultural, financial, and diplomatic obstacles to participate in international robotics competitions. One of them, Ayda Haydarpour, now studies computer science. She discusses what it's like having a movie about her experiences hit silver screens and streaming services.
Date: May 14, 2025 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus From microorganisms to Mars: Undergraduate research explores how to successfully grow crops in space , articleWith support from the Virginia Space Grant Consortium, biological systems engineering senior Jessica Dodson looks to bridge synthetic biology and space agriculture, with potential applications for NASA and climate-resilient farming on Earth.
Date: May 13, 2025 - -
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Category: culture Photos: ICAT Creativity and Innovation Day celebrates creative collaboration , articleHosted by the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology, this year’s event at the Moss Arts Center and ICAT studios featured 11 projects led by investigators from across Virginia Tech's colleges and units and spanning 13 departments.
Date: May 13, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Research uses laser imaging to test jet streams , video
Ph.D. candidate Madelyn Bundy and her team are using filtered Rayleigh scattering (FRS) to test particles in the streams of jet engines. The goal is to use these methods for in-flight measurements on an aircraft and what effect contrails from these engines can have on the environment.
Date: May 13, 2025 -
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