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NSF-funded project places faculty at center of responsible research culture , articleDuring the next five years, STEM faculty will be encouraged to participate in the project called Innovative Research and Ethical Impact. Faculty can contribute in a variety of ways, from taking short assessment surveys, to joining cohorts to collaboratively explore responsible innovation and communication methods, to using their professional peer networks to generate meaningful culture change.
Date: Nov 30, 2023 -
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$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 -
Video ItemYoung engineers find their passion at Frith First-Year Makerspace , video
In its 25th year at the university, Frith Makerspace enables first-year engineering students to learn the basics through hands-on activities and peer mentorship. The goal is to foster a community where collaboration and problem-solving become the foundation of their engineering education.
Date: Oct 19, 2023 -
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College of Engineering selects inaugural Dean's Fellows cohort , articleThe new program will help faculty and staff from across the college better understand how to take a project from ideation through implementation, and the first cohort will concentrate on graduate education, offering support to the college’s PROTEGE initiative.
Date: Oct 11, 2023 -
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Jake Grohs named interim director of Center for Educational Networks and Impacts , articleIn the position, Grohs will bring his experience facilitating collaboration between Virginia Tech researchers, schools, and industries in Southwest Virginia communities to help the center, part of the Institute of Creativity, Arts, and Technology, evolve to its next level.
Date: Sep 25, 2023 -
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Faculty 'cautiously optimistic' about the potential of generative AI , articleFirst reacting with hesitation to the fall 2022 debut of ChatGPT, Virginia Tech faculty are now starting to embrace artificial intelligence's transformative power in teaching and research.
Date: Sep 19, 2023 -
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Future Mitchell Hall brings promise for engineering research and experiential learning , articleOn Aug. 29, Virginia Tech Board of Visitors' Buildings and Grounds Committee approved the design review for Mitchell Hall, a state-of-the-art engineering and research building that will provide engineering students, faculty, and staff with innovative lab space and ample opportunities for experiential learning.
Date: Aug 29, 2023 -
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Building bridges in Bolivia , articleA group from Virginia Tech joined an Engineers in Action trip that focused on constructing a pedestrian bridge in a remote area outside the Bolivian capital. Students designed and helped build the bridge, aiding a community and gaining practical engineering experience in the process
Date: Aug 22, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine receives prestigious award to support innovation , articleThe Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine has been awarded the National Board of Medical Examiners Stemmler Fund for 2023-24 to support its innovative approaches to medical student assessment.
Date: Aug 18, 2023 -
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Aiming for a home run with electrical engineering education , articleWith a $944,231 National Science Foundation CAREER award, Nicole Pitterson in the Department of Engineering Education will develop models for how faculty can design and teach content for their courses in a way that aligns holistically with their students’ needs.
Date: Aug 09, 2023 -
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Ethics education conference draws international audience , articleThe two-day event on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus highlights research funded by the National Science Foundation.
Date: Jul 24, 2023 -
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Commonwealth Cyber Initiative funds $700,000 in experiential learning projects to support Virginia students , articleThe Commonwealth Cyber Initiative is investing in seven experiential learning projects, giving students crucial cybersecurity, on-the-job training in areas such as privacy protection and mobile software development.
Date: Jun 26, 2023 -
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Research faculty invested in economics of students success , articleChanit'a Holmes cares so much about her students that her research focuses on how to best help them succeed in college. Holmes recently completed two studies exploring the success weekly electronic feedback and support might have on students’ academic success.
Date: Jun 22, 2023 -
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Experiential learning model for engineering students evolves , articleA large group of engineering students spent much of the spring semester working with people in Virginia Tech’s Division of Campus Planning, Infrastructure, and Facilities on various campus projects. In doing so, they gained real-world experience normally exclusive to juniors and seniors
Date: Jun 02, 2023 -
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Class of 2023: Eszter Varga blazes her own trail, brings other female engineers with her , articleDespite the lack of opportunities for women in STEM in Varga's native Hungary, this spring, she will become one of the first Hungarian women to obtain a degree in aerospace engineering. Along the way, she has used her journey to uplift others and empower other women in engineering.
Date: Apr 25, 2023 -
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E2E program enables undergraduates to research sustainability in aerospace and propulsion , articleHoused under the Pratt & Whitney Center of Excellence, the English-2-Engineering program continues to expand student interest and perspective in aerospace and propulsion after celebrating its one-year milestone.
Date: Apr 18, 2023 -
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Using art and innovation to solve industry’s problems , articleVirginia Tech’s Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology has been named a National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab. With this designation, researchers will apply a framework for a new model of innovation that seeks to explore the relationship between basic and applied scientific research.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Transforming the engineering graduate student experience , articleWith the support of a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the College of Engineering will focus on changing the graduate engineering education system by connecting, integrating, and improving numerous processes in addition to providing support for graduate students.
Date: Mar 30, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers receive National Science Foundation award to secure vegetable production in a changing environment , articleResearchers in the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture and the Virginia Tech Applied Research Cooperation will use the $750,000 Convergence Accelerator program grant to develop climate-smart, economically efficient, and environmentally sustainable precision agricultural practices.
Date: Mar 14, 2023 -
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School of Neuroscience and Department of Engineering Education receive University Exemplary Department or Program Award , articleThe 2022 award from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning recognizes innovative approaches to helping early career faculty develop as effective teachers.
Date: Feb 21, 2023
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