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Creativity + Innovation Day returns , articleThe April 29 event will feature projects spanning science, engineering, arts, and design and ranging from technology and innovation to art and culture to sustainability, education, and research projects.
Date: Apr 25, 2024 -
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Music therapy hits a high note with community choir , articleThe Beat Goes On, a community choir that includes individuals with with dementia and their caregivers, will make its concert debut April 29. The event starts at 5:45 p.m. inside Virginia Tech’s Creativity and Innovation District performance hall.
Date: Apr 23, 2024 -
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University Libraries Prototyping Studio resurrects dinosaur cousin skeletons bone by bone , article3D scanners and printers are constructing strikingly realistic replicas of the extinct Teleocrater rhadinus using fossils from more than 240 million years ago. Funded through an Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology grant, a team of experts is showing how technology can illuminate the past and bring long-extinct organisms face-to-face with the present.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
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Christiansburg Institute, University Libraries collaborate to preserve Appalachian African American storytelling, history , articleA $251,052 grant from the Council on Library Information Resources will support the digitization of 870 photographs, 60 slides, 15 diplomas, 48,000 typed pages, and 3,300 handwritten pages from the Christiansburg Institute's principals, teachers, and students to spotlight the Black Appalachian experience throughout the ages.
Date: Mar 07, 2024 -
Video ItemMusic artist No-No Boy discusses the creative process with CID students , video
Partnering with the Creativity and Innovation District (CID), the Moss Arts Center presented No-No Boy to connect with students in the living, learning communities. Singer, songwriter Julian Saporiti was joined by his wife and collaborator Emilia Saporiti. As part of their visit, they'll serve as Creativity and Innovation District Fellows, which means living at the CID and doing a lot of work with students.
Date: Feb 07, 2024 -
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Animatronics course encourages innovation and collaboration , articleThe new course brought together visual arts and robotics, allowing students to design and build lifelike robotic objects using the resources of the Studios Network at University Libraries.
Date: Feb 06, 2024 -
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Open textbook project wins prestigious international award , articleUniversity Libraries' Open Education Initiative team received a first-of-its-kind "highly commended" designation for the open textbook project "Original Études for the Developing Conductor" at the 2023 Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers Annual Conference Awards.
Date: Jan 25, 2024 -
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Grants aim to facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration , articleWith funding up to $25,000, the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology is accepting proposals for research projects in science, engineering, arts, or design until Feb. 4.
Date: Jan 11, 2024 -
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University Libraries empowers creativity at graffiti workshop highlighting hip-hop culture , articleVirginia Tech Digging in the Crates demonstrated how aerosol art is an important form of self-expression that can be beneficial to society. Students and other community members helped experienced graffiti artist Good Homie Signs produce two 16-foot murals that honored the history of hip-hop and introduced newcomers to the art form.
Date: Oct 20, 2023 -
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Virtual solar system transforms young learners into astronauts , articleWith support of a National Science Foundation grant, a team of developers in the Applied Research in Immersive Experiences and Simulations program in University Libraries is using virtual reality to develop an interactive universe. In the experience, users become virtual astronauts and move through space to visit all of the celestial bodies in our solar system.
Date: Sep 18, 2023 -
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Innovation and creativity collide in year-long display in Alexandria , articleA new partnership between Virginia Tech and the City of Alexandria will produce a series of exhibitions, performances, and events beginning this fall.
Date: Sep 08, 2023 -
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Collaboration on music textbook connects students to historically excluded composers , articleFor decades, music textbook publishers have relied on music available in the public domain for études — short compositions used to teach performing and conducting techniques. Music in public domain is mostly by the same batch of composers — such as Ludwig van Beethoven and Gustav Mahler. This new freely available textbook breaks that mold.
Date: Aug 28, 2023 -
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Treasure hunts are for pirates and Hokies , article"Archival Adventures" is a two hour, weekly, live-streamed exploration of rare archival materials in the University Libraries’ Special Collections that tell a story about the history of Virginia Tech, the community, and the world.
Date: Aug 21, 2023 -
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University Libraries is home to Virginia's only Patent and Trademark Resource Center , articleThe center provides trademark and patent assistance to the public at University Libraries' branch locations in Blacksburg, Roanoke, and the greater Washington, D.C., metro area. "No one in our state provides this services for the general public. It's filling a gap.," said Sarah Over, University Libraries engineering collections and research analyst.
Date: Aug 14, 2023 -
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Architecture faculty members recognized with prestigious awards from international association , articleArchitecture professors Aki Ishida and Miranda Shugars received international recognition this past spring from the Association of College Schools of Architecture. Ishida was named one of three recipients of a Creative Achievement Award, and Shugars’ proposed instructional plan was selected for honors in Course Development for Architecture, Climate Change, and Society.
Date: Aug 04, 2023 -
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New open textbook about fish makes waves , articleThe freely available textbook released in June, titled "Fish, Fishing, and Conservation," is intended for a general education course, is research-based, and includes many examples, stories, videos, and links to ensure that the content is as engaging and as relevant to students as possible.
Date: Aug 04, 2023 -
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Innovative entrepreneur melds personal and professional lives to mentor students , articleAs the director of strategic initiatives for the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, Kiyah Duffey knows how to cultivate creativity, nurture growth, and implement innovative ideas. in her spare time, she's shared that knowledge with students in the Creativity and Innovation District.
Date: Aug 04, 2023 -
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University Libraries launches semester-long technology lending program , articleThe program will help to create an inclusive and supportive academic environment by offering faculty, staff, and students access to equipment that may not be able to get otherwise.
Date: Jul 11, 2023 -
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Living-Learning Programs contribute to student success and retention , article“We know from outcomes data that Living-Learning Programs help students achieve a sense of belonging, faster connections to their areas of interest, faculty support, and academic success,” said Frances Keene, vice president for Student Affairs.
Date: Jun 07, 2023 -
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Interdisciplinary team receives continued support to visualize the past , articleThrough a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, Pamplin Historical Park visitors will soon use augmented reality to interact with historical lessons and stories of the Petersburg, Virginia, Civil War site to inspire deeper empathy, curiosity, and understanding.
Date: May 31, 2023
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