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Video ItemMARE Center provides experiential internship program for students , video
Each summer, the Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center hosts several undergraduate interns to help conduct research and maintain the center's herd of thoroughbreds. “We’re able to give the interns and students that come through the ability to learn equine-based research that not a lot of schools are able to offer,” said Madison Barshick, Ph.D. Candidate and ICTAS Doctoral Scholar.
Date: Jul 24, 2024 -
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On Virginia Intern Day, Virginia Tech celebrates being named one of the top employers for interns , articleA new grant will create twice as many opportunities this fall for Hokies to take on professional internships around campus, thanks to Career and Professional Development's Campus internEXP program.
Date: Jul 24, 2024 -
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Off-campus internships build skills while developing talent pipelines for local businesses , articleStudents are gaining practical experience, honing their skills, and finding career opportunities in Southwest Virginia and beyond. Local employers, meanwhile, gain fresh perspectives, access to highly motivated and educated workers and the opportunity to mentor and shape the next generation of professionals.
Date: Jul 24, 2024 -
Video ItemEngineering capstone course combines multiple disciplines , video
The Interdisciplinary Capstone (IDC) senior design course pulls from all corners of engineering. Student teams work on projects sponsored by industry, faculty, collegiate competitions, or community/non-profit groups.
Date: Jul 17, 2024 -
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Steger Center immerses students in global community to build ‘passione’ for learning , articleKicking off a busy summer at the university’s study abroad hub in southern Switzerland, the inaugural meeting of the center’s new advisory council aimed to broaden opportunities for students and faculty to study, conduct research, and engage with the community.
Date: Jul 15, 2024 -
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From classrooms to boardrooms, Virginia Tech graduate students embark on a capstone tour , articleStudents in the Master of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in business analytics program embarked on a 15-day, 11-city summer tour, where they presented their capstone projects to sponsoring companies.
Date: Jun 27, 2024 -
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Management students’ capstone project to propel VT’s HR Service Center towards enhanced efficiency and client satisfaction , articlePamplin College of Business seniors from the MGT 4084: Management Consulting course applied their theoretical knowledge with practical application, providing holistic solutions to their client, Virginia Tech's Human Resources Service Center.
Date: Jun 18, 2024 -
Video ItemBat biodiversity in the southwest , video
Researchers in the Conservation Management Institute at Virginia Tech are learning about bat species in the southwestern USA. They partnered with the US Department of the Interior and Navajo Nation to place bat monitoring devices in an ongoing study to catalog biodiversity and the spread of white nose syndrome.
Date: Jun 11, 2024 -
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School of Communication students find national success in sportscasting , articleKyle Marchak and Giovanni Heater, juniors in the School of Communication, were named All-Americans for the second year in a row by the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America.
Date: Jun 10, 2024 -
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Forecasting a future in weather , articleThe Meteorology Club, which connects students to weather science and technology, is the Outstanding Student Organization for 2024.
Date: May 31, 2024 -
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Students and supervisors recognized for their achievements in experiential learning programs , articleCareer and Professional Development honored these 13 students and supervisors for their achievements as part of its experiential learning programs: Cooperative Education and Internship Program, Campus InternEXP, and iGROW@VirginiaTech.
Date: May 21, 2024 -
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Project-based learning earns Pamplin’s Steve Matuszak the 2024 Teaching-Scholar award , articleThrough partnerships with dozens of local businesses, Matuszak provides students in his marketing communications class a hands-on, real-world experience — and a preparation like no other for their post-college careers.
Date: May 16, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech undergraduates tackle real-world problems in a single weekend during annual data competition , articleNearly 80 students competed in Virginia Tech's eighth-straight American Statistical Association (ASA) DataFest event this spring.
Date: May 16, 2024 -
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Doppler data meets the green screen , articleClass of 2024 graduate Edward Shaw III reflects on learning the tricks of the meteorology trade as an intern with NBC’s Weather and Climate Unit.
Date: May 16, 2024 -
Video ItemFood Science partnership helps small business thrive , video
Alexis Hamilton’s food microbiology lab in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is partnering with local Washington, D.C. based business Soupergirl. The goal is to improve the shelf life of Soupergirl's food products, so the company can expand into bigger markets.
Date: May 10, 2024 -
Video ItemEating contest emphasizes important economic principle , video
Undergrads got to experience the law of diminishing returns first hand in this Department of Economics class. Participants are chosen by their peers to eat as many Swiss cake rolls as time, or their stomachs, will allow.
Date: May 03, 2024 -
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With grant, students launch podcasts on mental health, substance abuse stigmas , articleSchool of Communication students launched a series of podcasts that use authentic conversations to increase awareness of mental health and substance abuse issues.
Date: May 03, 2024 -
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Class of 2024: Rachel Morse named Outstanding Senior for the College of Natural Resources and Environment , articleFrom local shrews to ocelots in the Amazon, Morse’s academic journey in the wildlife conservation major has been defined by hands-on learning experiences.
Date: Apr 26, 2024 -
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Taking a swing in world of landscape architecture , articleA trip to a national conference two years ago led to an internship for Connor Nguyen, and now that internship has helped Nguyen obtain a full-time position with a landscape architecture firm in Pinehurst, North Carolina, one of the nation's premier golf destinations.
Date: Apr 26, 2024 -
Video ItemSoil management from farm to field , video
Jonathan Dickerson '10, M.S. '13, leads the Soils and Nutrient Management course at Virginia Tech. Students visit Virginia Tech's Dairy Science Complex to see how it generates, stores, and prepares manure, and then take soil samples to see the different types of soil profiles for potential nutrient application.
Date: Apr 25, 2024
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