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Category: impact Five alumni inducted into Academy of Engineering Excellence , articleOnly 190 graduates have received this top honor from the College of Engineering in recognition of their outstanding career achievements and meaningful impact in their fields.
Date: May 15, 2025 - -
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Category: campus experience Hokie hackers receive high marks at National Security Agency Cyber Exercise , articleVirginia Tech students took third place in the annual competition. Behind only the U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Military Academy, the 19-person team bested the rest of the 30-plus teams at the event in Linthicim Heights, Maryland, last month.
Date: May 15, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Class of 2025: Faith Jones pursues a career in cybersecurity , articleJones’ interest in cybersecurity was sparked at an early age when her uncle, who served in the Navy and later worked in a civilian role in the government, helped her build her first computer. He also taught her the impact government service can have.
Date: May 09, 2025 - -
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Category: campus experience Virginia Tech Board of Visitors names new student representatives for 2025-26 , articleThomas Feely and Katherine “Katie” Drinkwater will serve as undergraduate and graduate/professional student representatives, respectively. These representatives act as important liaisons between the university’s governing board and the broader student population.
Date: May 02, 2025 - -
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Category: culture Meet the Corps of Cadets leaders for the spring semester , articleThese leaders make up the cadet chain of command and are responsible for the planning and operations of the corps every day.
Date: Apr 18, 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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Category: research Virginia Tech research partnership with Amazon Web Services highlighted at artificial intelligence conference , articleThe university was one of just a few select academic institutes at the invitation-only event in September that consisted primarily of government and industry partners with a focus on accelerating generative artificial intelligence and machine learning for national security and defense.
Date: Dec 23, 2024 - -
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Category: research Jeff Reed elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors , articleOver the course of his 30-year career at Virginia Tech, Reed has mentored countless students, received $86 million in research funding, and holds 20 U.S. patents and six foreign patents in the field of wireless communications.
Date: Dec 10, 2024 - -
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Category: research Virginia Tech National Security Institute spearheads project to strengthen wireless security , articleResearchers are collaborating with Northrop Grumman engineers to tackle some of the intelligence community’s most pressing challenges in data security.
Date: Dec 09, 2024 - -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience CIA escape room lets participants tackle hands-on scenarios , video
In partnership with the Hume Center for National Security and Technology, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) invited students to play the Inflectors Project Escape Room Adventure. The task was to complete a series of puzzles using a real world scenario within the allotted time frame.
Date: Nov 06, 2024 - -
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Category: academics University partnerships add up to research, mentorship opportunities for students , articleThe VT-Swiss Coding Theory and Cryptography Summer School, organized and sponsored in part by the Department of Mathematics and the Hume Center for National Security and Technology, brought together 64 researchers from universities around the world at the Steger Center in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland.
Date: Oct 25, 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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Category: impact New cybersecurity camp encourages girls to pursue STEM careers , articleThis summer, the girls were introduced to topics such as cybersecurity, data science, cryptography, and network security by female faculty members from the Virginia Tech National Security Institute.
Date: Sep 19, 2024 - -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Defense Civilian Training Corps prepares students for a life of service , video
Members of the Defense Civilian Training Corps work together to navigate the Venture Out ropes course as part of the program's Fall orientation.
Date: Sep 05, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference comes to Virginia Tech , articleEducators from across the commonwealth experienced Hokie hospitality at this two-day learning and networking event.
Date: Aug 29, 2024 - -
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Category: research Autonomous vehicle competition at Virginia Tech highlights workforce development efforts and unique facilities , articleStudents from Virginia Tech and four other universities came together to compete in the first East Coast RTX Autonomous Vehicles Competition hosted by the Virginia Tech Hume Center for National Security and Technology at the Virginia Tech Drone Park.
Date: Aug 07, 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 - -
Video ItemCategory: campus experience Autonomous vehicle competition , video
The Virginia Tech National Security Institute (VTNSI) drone team participates in an autonomous vehicles competition sponsored by Raytheon at the Virginia Tech Drone Park. Engineering students from four universities competed in the east coast division of the competition.
Date: May 14, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Cybersecurity activity book aims to teach children about online safety , articleFaculty from the Virginia Tech National Security Institute developed “Cyber Snackz Adventures in Cybersecurity.” The activity book teaches elementary school students about internet safety in an age-appropriate, fun and educational way using engaging activities and coloring pages.
Date: Apr 30, 2024 - -
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Category: research Students, intelligence community to come together at annual colloquium , articleThe 11th annual Hume Center Colloquium will highlight research from over 200 undergraduate and graduate students across more than 20 presentations and 50 posters.
Date: Apr 02, 2024 -
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