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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: impact Students create nature-inspired sculpture to welcome visitors to Alexandria , articleInspired by the symmetry of the dogwood fruit and the idea of connection and complexity, Master of Fine Arts candidate Braden Perryman led a team of Virginia Tech students to design and build "Emergence," a large-scale public sculpture commissioned for Academic Building One and installed in Alexandria.
Date: Apr 30, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Advantage Sculpting students into artists , video
This course focuses on students developing their creativity through different artistic mediums. Students are provided a wealth of tools at their disposal housed in the Makerspace at the Creativity and Innovation District.
Date: Apr 10, 2025 - -
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Category: research Technical Assistance Program links faculty expertise, industry innovationWhen businesses face technical challenges that require specialized expertise, they don’t have to look far.
Date: Dec 04, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Virtual reality simulates construction hazards for students , articleA collaboration between the University Libraries’ ARIES (Advanced Research in Immersive Environments and Simulations) and the College of Engineering Myers-Lawson School of Construction created a new approach to construction safety education.
Date: Nov 20, 2024 - -
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Aerospace history is more down-to-earth through a grant and hard work , articleThe project documented the tales of American flight and space exploration, adding descriptions to each collection, and creating finding aids so anyone can find, use, and appreciate this history.
Date: Oct 29, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Face-tracking technology offers students a chance to dabble in Hollywood magic , articleThis advanced technology contributed to the creation of lifelike characters in popular video games and movies. Students now have free access for their own research, academic projects, and creative innovation.
Date: Oct 24, 2024 - -
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Category: academics University Libraries experts provide access and training on volumetric capture technology , articleThe volumetric capture system offers the ability to create real-time 3D renderings, opening up new possibilities for research, teaching, and creative projects.
Date: Sep 03, 2024 - -
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Category: research Connecting the arts to engineer job skills , articleFunded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology's current project is all about applying the intersection of arts and engineering to the modern business world by expanding upon an old formula with a new twist, called da Vinci's Cube.
Date: Jun 24, 2024 - -
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Category: academics Student research bridges gap between art and technology , articleJacqueline Bruen, a computer science doctoral candidate in the College of Engineering, collaborated with a professional dancer to turn movement into visual and auditory expression. This project is the beginning of what collaborators hope will be a tool to expand the depth of performance.
Date: Jun 06, 2024 - -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Creativity and Innovation Day , video
ICAT Creativity + Innovation Day is hosted by the Virginia Tech Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology to engage and connect the public to the latest creative and innovative works of students and faculty members. Projects from transdisciplinary courses, and those affiliated with ICAT, and community projects are on display for the public.
Date: May 22, 2024 - -
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Category: research Virginia Tech professor introduces new approach to human-environment interconnection , articleAssociate Professor Tim Baird’s exploration of social networks in northern Tanzania is supporting his research and observations in the Creativity and Innovation District and helping him envision a new field of study.
Date: May 09, 2024 - -
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Category: campus experience 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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Category: impact 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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Virginia Tech Global Distinction 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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Category: academics 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 ItemCategory: campus experience Music 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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Category: academics 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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Virginia Tech Advantage 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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Category: research 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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