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Virginia Tech Global Distinction New research center aims to elevate nation’s drone defense , articleSupported by a $5 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense and led by the Virginia Tech National Security Institute and the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, the Counter UAS Research and Testing Center will include an unparalleled ecosystem of drone research.
Date: May 21, 2025 - -
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Category: research 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Tombo Jones talks about drone regulation, detection, and mitigation , articleJones explained the various regulations surrounding drone operations, the challenges of identifying drones in the sky, and the importance of safety measures. He also shared his insights into counter UAS strategies, including detection and mitigation techniques, and its implications for national security, as well as how Virginia Tech is helping advance both.
Date: Mar 17, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Securing our future , articleFor more than 15 years, Virginia Tech has prepared students to tackle our nation’s most complex security challenges. It all started with a vision from engineering alumnus and former U.S. intelligence professional Ted Hume ’74.
Date: Feb 26, 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 Tech and tactics unite to outsmart stealthy submarines , articleFunded by a grant from the Office of Naval Research, a collaboration between Virginia Tech and the United States Naval Academy aims to ensure the Navy can make the best use of its resources to track enemy submarines in vast ocean areas while staying ahead of emerging threats.
Date: Dec 09, 2024 - -
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Category: research Virginia Tech's counterintelligence work recognized with federal award , articleFirst announced in June, the university was among five of more than 12,000 eligible organizations in the United States to receive the 2023 Jack Donnelly Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence.
Date: Dec 04, 2024 - -
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Category: academics Defense Civilian Training Corps develops workforce through specialized internships , articleCo-led by the Hume Center for National Security and Technology, part of the Virginia Tech National Security Institute, and the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets, the program provides students with full tuition and fees, a $2,000 monthly stipend, and internship and job placement opportunities within the Department of Defense.
Date: Sep 27, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Building wireless infrastructure , articleVirginia Tech's Lingla Liu's research focuses on NextG wireless, networking, and computing systems that may have potential impacts for the future of NextG standards across the globe.
Date: Sep 16, 2024 - -
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Category: research Researchers seek to better understand population mobility in the Indo-Pacific , articleA research team led by Anamaria Bukvic in the Department of Geography received a $2 million grant from the Department of Defense to evaluate how efforts to adapt to climate change affects population mobility in coastal areas in the Indo-Pacific.
Date: Sep 09, 2024 - -
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Category: research University's counterintelligence work earns federal award , articleIn June, Virginia Tech was among five out of more than 10,000 eligible organizations in the United States to receive the 2023 Jack Donnelly Award for Excellence in Counterintelligence from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.
Date: Jul 23, 2024 - -
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Category: research Virginia Tech researcher among recipients of Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative program award , articleVassilios Kovanis, a quantum systems research professor within the Virginia Tech National Security Institute, is on one of the multi-university teams awarded. The project comes after the Institute has made recent investments in quantum research as part of Virginia Tech’s initiative to advance the quantum frontier.
Date: Jul 11, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Scholarship, creative activities, and innovation from across Virginia Tech spurs research growth , articleVirginia Tech reported a record $419 million in extramural research expenditures for fiscal year 2023, surpassing the university’s strategic plan goal of $410 million two years earlier than planned.
Date: Jun 11, 2024 - -
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Category: impact $900,000 Department of Defense award will assess impact of sinking land on military installations , articleThe U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $3.2 million contract to a consortium of four universities — Virginia Tech, Tulane, University of Central Florida, and California Polytechnic State University — to evaluate dangers from sinking land and rising seas for the more than 1,800 military installations across the globe.
Date: May 31, 2024 - -
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Category: research Next generation of energetic materials to be developed at Virginia Tech , articleThe Department of Defense has awarded the university $3 million to research new additive manufacturing processes to develop safer and more efficient energetic materials.
Date: Feb 29, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction University's research portfolio surges forward , articleBased on fiscal year 2023 data estimates, federal, state, local, and private research awards grew a combined 17 percent, while research expenditures rose to more than $650 million — a 13 percent increase over last year's totals.
Date: Nov 06, 2023 - -
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Category: research $9 million award from the Department of Defense will fund groundbreaking FutureG research , articleLingjia Liu, professor of electrical and computer engineering and an inaugural faculty member at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, will lead a crossdisciplinary team in researching large-scale wireless networks for FutureG technology..
Date: Oct 20, 2023 - -
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Category: research $10 million award from the Department of Defense will fund pioneering Sensing and Cyber Center of Excellence , articleThe center will engage in groundbreaking research with potential military and commercial implications.
Date: Sep 29, 2023 - -
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Scholars from the Defense Civilian Training Corps, a pilot program for students to build civilian careers in the Department of Defense, gathered Friday at the Corps of Cadets' obstacle course for team-building exercises.
Date: Aug 29, 2023 - -
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Category: impact Media Advisory: National Security Institute pioneers Department of Defense workforce program at Virginia Tech , articleVirginia Tech is one of four universities selected by the Department of Defense to pioneer the Defense Civilian Training Corps pilot program. The students and cadets in the first cohort of the Defense Civilian Training Corps will undergo their first team building exercise as they face the challenge of the Virginia Tech Obstacle Course.
Date: Aug 22, 2023 - -
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Category: research Inaugural cohort of students prepares for Defense Civilian Training Corps , articleVirginia Tech is one of four universities selected by the Department of Defense to participate in the newly created interdisciplinary scholarship program called the Defense Civilian Training Corps. The program will provide students with defense-related coursework, internship placement, and job placement within the Department of Defense upon graduation.
Date: Aug 10, 2023 -
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