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Elevate every encounter , articleJim Mossberg '73 discovered a love for the game of table tennis early in life while playing with his dad in their garage. Today, he and his wife, Elizabeth, have funded the Table Tennis Zone within the recently renovated War Memorial Hall that is changing the game of table tennis at Virginia Tech.
Date: Apr 24, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Transportation Institute creates the future of transportation safety , articleOver the past 35 years, naturalistic driving study data has been collected from nearly 7,000 vehicles, including cars, tractor-trailers, bicycles, and e-scooters. The research ultimately has been used to improve the transportation system for everyone who uses the roads while also helping secure funding from over 100 sponsors and propelling VTTI to its current status as a top transportation research institute.
Date: Nov 21, 2023 - -
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Virginia Tech alumna takes love and hope to native Ukraine , articleOperation Christmas Child always has been important to Elizabeth Henry Groff ’17, who spent much of her childhood in an orphanage in Ukraine before being adopted by a Williamsburg, Virginia, couple when she was 13. She recently returned to the war-torn country with Samaritan’s Purse staff to hand out Operation Christmas Child’s 200 millionth shoebox.
Date: Feb 24, 2023 - -
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Importance of athletic training remains in the spotlight , articleWorking as an athletic trainer can be a thankless job at times, but the collapse of NFL standout Damar Hamlin brought attention to the importance of their work. At Virginia Tech, athletic trainers must know and oversee everything health-related for student-athletes, and they are teaming with the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise to prepare students for a profession facing a labor shortage
Date: Feb 06, 2023 - -
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Cadets give back to community through Cadets for Cause organization , articleIn addition to giving back to the community and promoting the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets' value of service, the organization provides an opportunity for cadets to grow and develop their leadership skills.
Date: Sep 21, 2022 - -
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Strong, driven women , article Date: Jul 21, 2022 - -
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New historical markers go up on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus , articleA project of the Council on Virginia Tech History, the seven markers offer a glimpse into the university's shared past and an opportunity to embrace our shared values, today and into the future. They range in topics from campus development and its land-grant history to a diverse set of individuals and communities who made major contributions to the university.
Date: Jun 15, 2022 - -
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Virginia Tech students earn top prize at national collegiate real estate competition , articleIn their winning pitch, students from the Blackwood Program in Real Estate within the Pamplin College of Business evaluated a real-life, 160-acre site near Tampa, Florida, and delivered an innovative residential community development concept.
Date: May 04, 2022 - -
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Spring Powwow organizer hopes to raise Native awareness on campus , articleReturning to an in-person format, the 2022 Spring Powwow is scheduled to be held on the Graduate Life Center Lawn on April 23 from noon to 5 p.m. Melissa Faircloth, director of the American Indian and Indigenous Community Center, shared her insights on the upcoming event.
Date: Apr 19, 2022 - -
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Researchers study the connection between dance and autism , articleJulia Basso and Rachel Rugh embarked on a research project to test a hypothesis that dance stimulates the social elements of the brain, and thus individuals with autism spectrum disorder may feel more connected at both the physical and psychological levels.
Date: Apr 06, 2022 - -
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Shake It Up , article Date: Mar 28, 2022 - -
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Creativity And Innovation , article Date: Mar 25, 2022 - -
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Back Home On Upper Quad , article Date: Mar 25, 2022 - -
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Spring Forward , article Date: Mar 25, 2022 - -
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Kitley centered on more than basketball , articleVirginia Tech women’s basketball standout Elizabeth Kitley had a dominant season on the court, where she earned ACC Player of the Year honors and stands as one of the best players in the nation. Few people know her off the court, but they should, as she shares a special bond with half-sister Raven, who is autistic.
Date: Mar 15, 2022 - -
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Dog sledding a passion project for Virginia Tech alumna , articlePaige Drobny, who graduated from Virginia Tech in 1997 with a degree in biology and a minor in chemistry, went to Alaska in 2004 to take a position as a fisheries biologist. But a love of Alaskan huskies and exploring the beautiful Alaskan landscape led to a different passion project — competitive dog sledding. She and her husband now annually compete in the Iditarod, which is the nation's premier dog sledding event.
Date: Mar 02, 2022 - -
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Alumna gift has big impacts on inaugural Davis scholars , articleChemical engineering alumna Mary Parker Davis and husband Mark, a former Virginia Tech chemical engineering professor, said they want to encourage chemical engineering alumni to follow their lead in supporting student success through endowed scholarships. It has already had big impacts on the recipients.
Date: Jan 04, 2022 - -
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Three questions to keep anger in check , articleE. Scott Geller, a longtime professor of psychology, shares insights about the sources of anger and how to deal with it.
Date: Jan 03, 2022 - -
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Play It Safe , article Date: Dec 08, 2021 - -
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$35 million gift fuels long-awaited project to replace Virginia Tech’s Randolph Hall , articleThe largest ever gift by a Virginia Tech alumnus will advance a long-awaited project to replace an aging engineering building with what will be the largest building on the university’s Blacksburg campus.
Date: Dec 07, 2021 -
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