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Roanoke initiative shapes next generation of health science researchers , articleThis fall, a third cohort of Virginia Tech undergraduate students began the Integrated Health Sciences and Research experience.
Date: Dec 05, 2024 -
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Class of 2024: Rhea Perdue ready to make New York City her stage , articlePerdue will be following her internal compass when she moves to New York City after graduation to work as a comedic tour guide and pursue her dream of performing on Broadway.
Date: Dec 05, 2024 -
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Students promote a greener campus with the Office of Sustainability , articleStudent interns in the Office of Sustainability are making an impact on campus. They're divided into four teams - energy, food, waste, and water - and the projects designed to promote sustainable practices are also teaching students skills to make them competitive in the workplace.
Date: Dec 04, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech professor helps grow future of agriscience teachers , articleThe Stem-It Up2 program is designed to help middle and high school agriculture teachers address curriculum shortages in their fields.
Date: Nov 26, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech students take second place in commodity trading competition , articleVirginia Tech’s Commodity Investing by Students organization is the only student-run commodities trading group in the nation.
Date: Nov 25, 2024 -
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Photos: Virginia Tech Science Festival draws thousands to Blacksburg campus , articleEach year, the Virginia Tech Science Festival celebrates science as a way of knowing by providing community members an opportunity to engage with university research.
Date: Nov 15, 2024 -
Video ItemLearning Landscape Labs Design Charrette , video
Assistant Professor Jenn Engelke led Virginia Tech students in a design charrette—an intensive, hands-on workshop that brings people from different disciplines together with members of the community to explore design options for enhancing the functionality and design of the Stroubles Creek watershed through campus and surrounding properties.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 -
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For students, by students: New initiative aims to make Virginia Tech a leader in peer education , articleA new online academy, a community of practice, and an international journal are elevating how undergrads mentor, tutor, and coach students.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 -
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Designing his own Virginia Tech experience , articleInterior design senior Ethan Greenough has found opportunity and inspiration through student organizations, overseas study, an internship, and the natural environment of Southwest Virginia.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 -
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Posters designed to draw voters , articlePrintmaking students took their inspiration from Works Progress Association posters of the past as they learned how to design and produce art that would encourage community members to vote this November.
Date: Oct 31, 2024 -
Video ItemDesigns preserve the history of Black community in Tennessee , video
Students in the Appalachian Futures Lab in the School of Architecture collaborate with the Roberson Project, a team from Virginia Commonwealth University, and The University of the South to design an outdoor memorial classroom. The designs recognize, honor, and preserve the history of Sewanee's Black St. Mark's community.
Date: Oct 29, 2024 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education celebrates 20 years of impact , video
With cutting-edge research at the doctoral level and experiential learning at the undergraduate level, Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education leads the field preparing students to solve the world’s most complex problems. As an R1 institution and land-grant university, Virginia Tech aims to be a leader in STEM scholarship programs and implementing solutions across the U.S. that will give all students access to an engineering education. Faculty and Ph.D. research in engineering education contributes to, and even creates, such initiatives at the individual, local, national, and global level, often setting the bar for other engineering programs.
Date: Oct 25, 2024 -
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Engineering education program builds on 20 years of impact , articleWith cutting-edge research at the doctoral level and experiential learning for undergraduates, Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education prepares students to solve the world’s most complex problems.
Date: Oct 24, 2024 -
Video ItemMaterials foundry provides student success and industry impact , video
The Kroehling Advanced Materials Foundry, run by Professor of Practice Alan Druschitz, recently assisted the National Museum of the Marine Corps in creating replica pieces for a new exhibit. Druschitz and Virginia Tech student Victoria Rambo created molds of the metal missile fins, then poured molten metal into the molds to create lightweight replicas for the museum.
Date: Oct 16, 2024 -
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Hokies tackle e-scooter issues in Georgetown , articleBrook Kennedy led a team of industrial design students this summer in developing Nest, a prototype parking rack that could encourage e-scooterists, as well as cyclists, to park more responsibly.
Date: Oct 14, 2024 -
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Students engineer solutions in remote corners of the world , articleVirginia Tech students learned about water quality in the remote Himalayan mountains of Nepal during a three week long trip to improve irrigation.
Date: Oct 09, 2024 -
Video ItemExamining chestnut blight in local forests , video
College of Natural Resources and Environment students visited a chestnut restoration orchard managed by the American Chestnut Foundation to learn about blight-resistant breeding techniques used in the region.
Date: Oct 08, 2024 -
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Agriculture industry leader spotlight: 3rd-generation Hokie advocates for dairy farmers , articleLindsay Reames, a proud member of the 10th generation to grow up on her family’s dairy farm in Loudoun County, Virginia, has embraced her heritage with pride. With a long family tradition of attending Virginia Tech, it was only natural for her to continue the legacy and become a Hokie herself.
Date: Sep 27, 2024 -
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Hokies’ summer bridge experiences brim with ‘best days’ , articleFour students from the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design who participated in summer bridge experiences shared what they learned, offered advice, and, reminisced about what happened on their best days.
Date: Sep 27, 2024 -
Video ItemConstruction intern hopes to leave his mark on Virginia Tech's campus , video
Sam Hughes has been gaining real world experience with W.M. Jordan Company and the construction of Hitt Hall. Hughes is also getting guidance from Virginia Tech alumnus and Project Manager Brandon Renick.
Date: Sep 13, 2024
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