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Virginia Tech Global Distinction From Appalachia to Africa, see our land-grant mission in actionThe next installment of the global newsletter will feature stories from more than 20 countries, spotlighting how students, faculty, and staff are helping grow Virginia Tech’s innovation network far beyond Blacksburg and the Washington, D.C., area.
Date: Jun 27, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Diplomacy Lab gives students a voice in U.S. foreign affairs , articleIn addition to expanding the State Department's research base, the program allows students to contribute to the policymaking process. Key findings could become official U.S. foreign policy.
Date: Jun 25, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Visit from Malawi university leaders sparks new ideas for global collaboration , articleVirginia Tech and the Malawi University of Science and Technology are expanding a longtime partnership that connects students and researchers across engineering, medicine, public health, and design.
Date: Jun 12, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage It’s already tomorrow in New Zealand , articleIn a whirlwind study abroad, students in the Online Master of Natural Resources program learned firsthand how New Zealand is leveraging modern techniques and Māori traditions to preserve a shared world.
Date: May 29, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction College of Architecture, Arts, and Design faculty tackle real-world challenges through research and creativity , articleFaculty are using college-funded research grants to develop innovative, community-focused projects that aim to improve everyday life through creative technology and collaboration.
Date: May 22, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Exchange program opens doors for Chilean student veterinary researchers , articleTwo veterinary students from Chile’s Universidad Austral participated in a three-month exchange at Virginia Tech, strengthening international collaboration and advancing studies in canine infections and cancer.
Date: Apr 08, 2025 - -
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Category: research Geography graduate student explores Indigenous health in Peru , articleChrishma Perera’s work focuses on how Indigenous communities respond to health risks through their connection to the rainforest.
Date: Mar 28, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction From Blacksburg to Venice: International Archive of Women in Architecture celebrates 40 years of global impact , articleThe 40th anniversary of the archive, which preserves and amplifies the contributions of women architects, will be marked by a series of events that include immersive digital exhibits in Blacksburg and Venice.
Date: Feb 18, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Trump’s interests in Europe and the barriers they pose, EU expert explains , articlePresident Donald Trump began his new term with European policy goals that include a swift end to the Russia-Ukraine war, a proposal for the United States to control Greenland, and using tariffs to country a trade deficit with the European Union — all objectives much more easily voiced than accomplished. Virginia Tech international security expert Yannis Stivachtis shares insights into the Trump administration’s motives and challenges.
Date: Jan 30, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Honors College scholarship recipient helps pioneer disease detection technology in Malawi , articleLouhan Dembele has found her passion improving resources to help fight a deadly parasitic disease.
Date: Jan 23, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction New International Research Experiences Program will send students to Austria , articleThrough a National Science Foundation-funded program, undergraduate students will study ice nucleation research with College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Professor David Schmale.
Date: Jan 08, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Swiss higher education delegation visits Virginia Tech to discuss partnerships and research , articleA delegation of Swiss higher education faculty and administrators visited the Virginia Tech Research Center — Arlington to learn about the university's public/private partnerships, innovative research, and potential for collaboration.
Date: Oct 25, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech researcher works to preserve white sharks in the Mediterranean Sea , articleThe research team launched its White Shark Chase in the Sicilian Channel and located evidence of white sharks at four sites.
Date: Oct 22, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Agricultural productivity growth falls short of meeting global demands, Virginia Tech report says , articleWhile research, development, and high-tech farming tools are being developed at a steady pace, a substantial “valley of death” separates the development of new innovations from the people who need to adopt them.
Date: Oct 03, 2024 - -
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Category: academics Immaculata 'Imma' Mwanja helps to map a better world , articleAs the geospatial data curator for the University LIbraries, Mwanja brings a wealth of international experience and a passion for using geospatial data to improve lives.
Date: Sep 10, 2024 - -
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Category: impact International scientists converge at Virginia Tech to further plant health research , articleVirginia Tech hosted the International Conference on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria, bringing 250 plant health scientists from 27 countries to Blacksburg for an exchange about the global food chain.
Date: Aug 16, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Tradition meets transformation for Maasai women , articleA new study by Virginia Tech Associate Professor Tim Baird reveals that a changing Africa is creating avenues of empowerment for Maasai women.
Date: Aug 02, 2024 - -
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Category: impact From Blacksburg to Ethiopia: Veterinary college professors forge partnerships to tackle food insecurity, empower communities , articleCarla Savage and Sophie Wenzel embarked on a two-week immersion in Ethiopia to lay the groundwork for impactful global research.
Date: Jul 30, 2024 - -
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Category: academics Doctoral student researching infectious diseases named to two honor societies , articleAbdullahi Jamiu, a research assistant in the Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences program within the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has been inducted into Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, and Omicron Delta Kappa.
Date: Jul 23, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Virginia Tech alumna earns prestigious agricultural fellowship , articleMegan Pollok will travel to Ghana to improve school-based agriculture education in the country as part of the International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program.
Date: Jul 15, 2024 -
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