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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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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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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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Mahindra University, Virginia Tech launch technology research center in India , articleThe new center in Hyderabad will unite faculty from both institutions to tackle urgent global challenges — ranging from clean energy to smart cities — through interdisciplinary innovation.
Date: May 20, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech alumnus rewrites the story of a Florentine icon , articleA passion for architecture and history led Elon Danziger from Virginia Tech to Florence, where his research is rewriting the story of the city’s famed Baptistery.
Date: Apr 24, 2025 - -
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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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National Academy of Inventors names seven senior members , articleAlaa Algargoosh, Anna Duraj-Thatte, Jonas Hauptman, Brook Kennedy, Guoliang "Greg" Liu, Roop Mahajan, and Danfeng "Daphne" Yao were among 162 emerging inventors from across the nation to make up the 2025 class of senior members for the National Academy of Inventors.
Date: Feb 24, 2025 - -
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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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Why Blacksburg is the ‘perfect place’ for Fulbright scholar exploring language learning , articleThe Language and Culture Institute is hosting Maria Prawati, a Fulbright scholar from Indonesia’s Bina Nusantara University, who is examining how students navigate language and cultural complexities in the classroom.
Date: Dec 23, 2024 - -
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Uniting science and social equity, speaker explores building bridges for climate action , articleAs a student in Nepal, Kalpana Giri discovered a disconnect between academic understanding and people’s lived experiences around forests. In a public discussion on Nov. 14, Giri, a senior manager at the World Resources Institute, will examine the nuances of integrating the human dimension into natural resource management.
Date: Nov 11, 2024 - -
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Policy update impacts all university-supported international travelThe Global Travel Oversight Committee has updated Virginia Tech Policy 1070: Global Travel Policy. The change will impact any individual flying internationally on university-supported travel.
Date: Nov 08, 2024 - -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Farida Jalalzai talks about female leaders of nations and the U.S. presidency , articleJalalzai talked about the state of female leadership globally with a focus on the United States.
Date: Oct 14, 2024 - -
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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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There’s an app for that: Study reveals that a smartphone app can effectively lower cholera risk , articleKevin Boyle from the Pamplin College of Business and an interdisciplinary team of researchers demonstrate the potential of using smartphone apps in the fight against cholera.
Date: Aug 12, 2024 - -
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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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From Chile to Virginia: Ph.D. research improves brain tumor measurement in dogs , articleA study by doctoral student Josefa Garcia Mora on canine brain tumor measurement has become one of the most cited papers in the Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.
Date: Jul 30, 2024 - -
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Students explore evolutionary marvels during a journey to the Galápagos Islands , articleFifteen undergraduate students spent their spring break being inspired by the living laboratory of Charles Darwin.
Date: Jul 18, 2024 - -
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New research details economic, nutritional impact of global recreational inland fishing , articleA new paper explores the critical role inland recreational fisheries play in providing affordable nutrition and how climate change threatens access for millions of people globally.
Date: Jun 11, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech expertise to support sustainable agriculture and fishing in Tunisia , articleThe Center for International Research, Education, and Development is partnering with the international nongovernmental organization FHI 360 on a U.S. State Department-funded project to strengthen the resilience of Tunisian farmers, fishers, and their communities in the face of climate change.
Date: Apr 19, 2024 - -
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Memories of fishers reach beyond the data , articleA research team led by Associate Professor Leandro Castelli demonstrates that local knowledge of past harvests can provide an accurate – and affordable – depiction of historical fish stocks.
Date: Apr 16, 2024 -
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