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High schoolers get their feet wet in groundbreaking aquaculture program , articleThe shellfish industry has always been a huge part of the economy in Virginia’s Northern Neck and middle peninsula regions. It has been difficult, though, to get young people interested in the field.
Date: Sep 26, 2023 -
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Future of mining outlook inspired by new King Coal documentary, says expert , articleAaron Noble, head of the Mining and Minerals Engineering Department for the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, welcomes the new attention to mining that “King Coal” brings and answered questions about what the future of mining could hold.
Date: Sep 15, 2023 -
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Investment firm founder goes social at Virginia Tech , articleHarjas Singh, London-based co-founder of Shares.io, is on his way home to Virginia Tech in September for a series of talks and visits with faculty, staff, and local entrepreneurs.
Date: Aug 30, 2023 -
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Making a CAREER on bridging scientific knowledge and AI , articleAnuj Karpatne, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, received a five-year, $595,738 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award to explore a unified approach for accelerating scientific discovery using scientific knowledge and data.
Date: Aug 28, 2023 -
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Economic expert explains why Halloween has already invaded retail stores , articleBewildering as the premature arrival of Halloween merchandise might seem, the impetus for retailers to get the jump on a holiday can be readily explained as simple economic behavior. Jadrian Wooten, a Virginia Tech professor of economics, explained what drives these early holiday displays.
Date: Aug 16, 2023 -
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Semiconductor experts and leaders converge at CHIPS for Virginia Summit , articleMore than 100 leaders from higher education, industry, and government came together to discuss the group effort needed for the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States to lead in semiconductor manufacturing during the CHIPS for Virginia Summit.
Date: Jul 21, 2023 -
Video ItemCHIPS for Virginia Summit , video
Industry, government, and academic leaders convened at Northrop Grumman's headquarters in Falls Church, Va. for the CHIPS for Virginia Summit. The event was a critical conversation on how to propel Virginia forward in the semiconductor economy and celebrate the Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology (VAST), a new statewide alliance of higher education institutions supporting the semiconductor industry. The event hosted by Virginia Tech, focused on how Virginia is matching the momentum generated by the CHIPS and Science Act to support the semiconductor industry.
Date: Jul 20, 2023 -
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Collaboration with Southside community is reimagining a historically Black college , articleAbout 200 miles from their offices and classrooms in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech faculty, researchers, and students are working with a group of St. Paul’s College alumni and Brunswick County community members who want to keep the traditions of the former liberal arts college alive.
Date: Jul 20, 2023 -
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Community Design Assistance Center helps create opportunities in rural Virginia , articleThe latest conceptual development project by the Community Design Assistance Center helped stakeholders in St. Paul, Virginia, leverage $990,000 in grant funding for economic revitalization. The center has worked with more than 230 communities on hundreds of projects throughout Virginia to improve natural and built environments through community engagement and interdisciplinary design.
Date: Jun 08, 2023 -
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With real-world research, economic development capstone students help Virginia communities attract remote workers , articleA collaboration between the Center for Economic and Community Engagement, Main Street America, and Virginia Main Street has grad students doing hands-on experiential learning to discover what makes Virginia towns feel like home sweet home for remote workers.
Date: May 30, 2023 -
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Small town in Patrick County looks to historic theater — and Virginia Tech — to spark growth , articleCould a 1940s theater bring more people to Stuart, Virginia? A team of graduate assistants at the Center for Economic and Community Engagement put their knowledge to work to help town leaders figure it out.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech joins regional coalition aiming to create mid-Atlantic clean hydrogen hub , articleThrough the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, the university has partnered with more than 60 others to potentially bring green hydrogen — and the good-paying jobs and improved energy security that comes with the zero-carbon fuel — to the Hampton Roads region.
Date: May 01, 2023 -
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Charging forward with new statewide semiconductor network , articleA Growth and Opportunity for Virginia award of $3.3 million will fund the establishment of the Virginia Tech-led Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology and an accompanying adult learning program for continuing professional development, Fast Track to Semiconductor Careers.
Date: Apr 21, 2023 -
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Corporate Research Center-led coalition wins GO Virginia grant to advance green hydrogen in Hampton Roads , articleThe $1.6 million in state funding will build a hydrogen power demonstration lab at Tech Center Research Park in Newport News. It will also provide workforce training for the clean energy sector and deliver educational programming through the Center for Economic and Community Engagement and the Newport News Center.
Date: Apr 12, 2023 -
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Fulbright scholar Joanie Willett studies the secrets of main street success , articleThe University of Exeter lecturer is working with the Center for Economic and Community Engagement to examine how revitalization efforts in Appalachian towns may also work for struggling town centers in England.
Date: Apr 07, 2023 -
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Kathleen Alexander brings a One Health vision to conservation efforts in Botswana , articleAlexander makes a global impact merging wildlife conservation with community health and economic development in Botswana.
Date: Mar 17, 2023 -
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Center for Economic and Community Engagement helps Mount Rogers region boost outdoor tourism , articleThe project, said Executive Director John Provo, is a great example of the ways the center partners with communities across the commonwealth to help improve their quality of life through the resources of the university.
Date: Feb 23, 2023 -
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3D printing the future of education, industry, and defense , articleVirginia Tech has received a U.S. Department of Defense grant that will fund up to $800,000 for the purchase of a computerized additive friction stir deposition machine that will be housed in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and be made available to interested researchers from across the university — and beyond.
Date: Jan 05, 2023 -
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GO Virginia grant to bolster next-generation transportation, manufacturing workforce , articleBuilding on a Virginia Tech-led coalition of more than 150 public, private, and nonprofit organizations, the project will develop educational and training programs for workers to strengthen a talent pipeline for Southwest Virginia’s manufacturing, transportation, and autonomous vehicles sector.
Date: Dec 16, 2022 -
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Strategic partnerships spur economic development, fuel experiential learning opportunities , articleJohn Provo, executive director of the Center for Economic and Community Engagement, knows that payoffs can be big when faculty members collaborate with industry leaders: Companies thrive, communities prosper, and students’ lives are transformed.
Date: Nov 23, 2022
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