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Article ItemLance Collins recognized at Washington Business Journal Diversity in Business Awards , article
Lance Collins, vice president and executive director of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, has been recognized with a Diversity in Business Award from the Washington Business Journal.
Date: Mar 28, 2024 -
Video ItemInnovation Campus Hosts Drone Soccer District Championship , video
Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus, with presenting sponsor Boeing, hosted the U.S. Drone Soccer District IV Championship as part of their K-12 Initiatives. Four teams competed to advance to the U.S. Drone Soccer National and International Championship in April. Twenty Alexandria City Public School middle school students spent 11 weeks learning how to build, program, fly, and repair a Saker DS200 “Bantam” drone soccer ball. They were joined by teams from Charlottesville, Virginia and Asheboro, North Carolina. The U.S. Drone Soccer National and International Championships take place in Springfield, Virginia on April 26-27.
Date: Mar 26, 2024 -
Article ItemGraduate School names Ginny Wagg as director of administration for the D.C. area , article
Wagg will work closely with Graduate School Dean Aimée Surprenant and Interim Associate Dean Barbara Hoopes to guide the school’s transition from its Falls Church location to the new Innovation Campus Building 1 in Alexandria.
Date: Mar 26, 2024 -
Article ItemGrant projects to unlock potential, secure the future of open networks , article
Virginia Tech researchers Nishith Tripathi and Lingjia Liu received $4 million from the Innovation Fund to develop the future of O-RAN technology.
Date: Mar 22, 2024 -
General ItemHokie Shop to visit D.C. area, April 3-4 Date: Mar 18, 2024
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Article ItemNokia Bell Labs President Peter Vetter addresses future of wireless at Innovation Campus lecture series , article
The Virginia Tech Innovation Campus hosted lecturer Peter Vetter, president of Bell Labs Core Research at Nokia, for the first Center of Next Distinguished Lecturer Series.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech launches the U.S. Drone Soccer Program in Northern Virginia , article
Middle school students from two Alexandria City Public Schools have built and programmed drones in preparation for the U.S. Drone Soccer District IV Championship.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Article ItemBuilding up the semiconductor workforce with $30 million partnership , article
Virginia Tech faculty Yang "Cindy" Yi and Luke Lester are taking on the challenge to bring more women into technology and semiconductor industries through UPWARDS, an international partnership between the U.S. and Japan.
Date: Mar 08, 2024 -
Article ItemNew Boeing Scholars share why they chose the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus for their M.Eng degree , article
“Virginia Tech is full of resources and the students are amazing too,” Merna Khamis, a computer science master's student, said. “I feel like I’m learning everything that I needed to prepare me for work after graduation... Virginia Tech will be always the right choice.”
Date: Feb 27, 2024 -
Article ItemDavid Baker named to Washington Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 list , article
David Baker, assistant vice president and chief of staff at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, was honored by the Washington Business Journal as one of the DC region’s rising stars.
Date: Feb 26, 2024 -
Article ItemCelebrating Black History Month at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus , article
In recognition of Black History Month, the Innovation Campus reached out to two members of our community: Britney Aiken, computer science master’s student, and Paul Ampadu, professor of electrical and computer engineering and diversity lead.
Date: Feb 23, 2024 -
Article ItemAI and the spread of fake news sites: Experts explain how to counteract them , article
With national elections looming in the United States, concerns about misinformation are sharper than ever, and advances in artificial intelligence have made distinguishing genuine news sites from fake ones even more challenging. Virginia Tech experts explore three different facets of the AI-fueled spread of fake news sites and the efforts to combat them.
Date: Feb 22, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Innovation Campus names inaugural associate vice president for advancement , article
Christophe Larroque brings to the Innovation Campus 20 years of experience in raising funds from philanthropists and foundations, the corporate sector, and governmental organizations.
Date: Feb 15, 2024 -
Article ItemDonor's generosity breathes new life into genetics and genomics research , article
Arlen “Tom” Powers ‘56 believed deeply in the power of transformation, especially within the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics. He is now leaving a legacy with a recent $1.2 million estate gift to the Fralin Life Sciences Institute in support of genomics and genetics research.
Date: Feb 15, 2024 -
Video ItemInnovation Campus launches drone soccer program , video
As part of its K-12 Initiative, the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus is launching the US Drone Soccer Program for Alexandria City Public Schools. Middle school students, with the help from K-8 educators, will build, program, and fly drones in drone soccer competitions. The program is sponsored by Boeing, who along with the Innovation Campus, will host a regional qualifying tournament on March 16th. They will also host the U.S. Drone Soccer National Championship the last weekend in April.
Date: Feb 14, 2024 -
Article ItemGlobal Distinction, Virginia Tech Advantage main topics in 2024 State of the University Address , article
“Great opportunities and challenges lie ahead,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said. “The state of our university is strong, hopeful, and committed to our mission.”
Date: Feb 07, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Engineering’s online rankings rise in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report , article
In 2024, Virginia Tech Engineering Online ranked No. 17 for Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs, No. 8 for Best Online Master of Industrial Engineering Programs and No. 11 for Best Online Master of Electrical Engineering Programs.
Date: Feb 07, 2024 -
Article ItemStudents find 'hidden figures' in computing , article
Hidden figures, an open source database for research, is part of a Department of Computer Science initiative called Broadening Undergraduate Research Groups in Systems, formed to help undergraduates gain hands-on skills and experience.
Date: Feb 02, 2024 -
Article ItemFormer Amazon research scientist joins Innovation Campus to lead new Quantum Center , article
Steven Flammia has joined Virginia Tech as director of the Innovation Campus’ new Center for Quantum Architecture and Software Development, located in Alexandria, VA. He will be charged with driving strategy and building the team for the new Center, including spearheading the hiring of additional faculty scientists.
Date: Feb 01, 2024 -
Article ItemThree computer scientists elected fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , article
Chang-Tien “C.T.” Lu, Dimitrios Nikolopoulos, and Naren Ramakrishnan, all faculty in the Department of Computer Science, have been elected to the 2024 class of fellows
Date: Jan 18, 2024
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