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$9 million award from the Department of Defense will fund groundbreaking FutureG research , articleLingjia Liu, professor of electrical and computer engineering and an inaugural faculty member at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, will lead a crossdisciplinary team in researching large-scale wireless networks for FutureG technology..
Date: Oct 20, 2023 -
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Students get first-hand experience with national security leadership , articleWhile visiting the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, several Virginia Tech students were able to participate in a roundtable discussion with Director Avril D. Haines.
Date: Sep 18, 2023 -
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Teamwork makes historic pilot program possible for Virginia Tech students , articleFor 30 Virginia Tech students across eight academic colleges, the start of the fall semester marked the start of their journey in the inaugural year of the Defense Civilian Training Corps.
Date: Sep 01, 2023 -
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Inaugural cohort of students prepares for Defense Civilian Training Corps , articleVirginia Tech is one of four universities selected by the Department of Defense to participate in the newly created interdisciplinary scholarship program called the Defense Civilian Training Corps. The program will provide students with defense-related coursework, internship placement, and job placement within the Department of Defense upon graduation.
Date: Aug 10, 2023 -
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Leveling up the Space Domain Awareness Telescope , articleAlong with relocating the telescope to the roof of a building in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, the team made improvements to the telescope’s imaging and motion capabilities.
Date: Jul 05, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech selected to participate in pilot Defense Civilian Training Corps program , articleThe new interdisciplinary program is open to any Virginia Tech student with an interest in national defense careers related to acquisition, digital technologies, critical technologies, science, engineering, and finance — particularly cadets in the Citizen-Leader Track of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
Date: Jun 27, 2023 -
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National intelligence leader encourages next generation of national security , articleStacey Dixon is well aware of the types of threats our nation faces and what’s needed for its defense. Dixon was the keynote speaker during the 10th annual Hume Center and Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence Colloquium, where more than 450 people spanning higher education, government, and industry gathered.
Date: May 01, 2023 -
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Student team takes silver in next-gen naval war games , articleCompeting in the 2023 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Development Challenge, the Virginia Tech team of four students won second place, taking home $30,000 to be split evenly among the team.
Date: Apr 18, 2023 -
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Students to present research at 10th annual Hume Center and Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence Colloquium , articleStudents across academic colleges and departments will also hear from leaders in the national security field, including keystone speaker Stacy Dixon. Dixon is the current principal deputy director of national intelligence at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Date: Apr 05, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech National Security Institute, Institute for Defense Analyses partner on workforce, research opportunities , articleThrough the memorandum, Virginia Tech researchers will engage with Institute for Defense Analyses staff to shape impactful research programs in areas including data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation.
Date: Mar 08, 2023 -
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Creative wave physics curriculum supports defense workforce , articleWith a growing shortage of national defense personnel with expertise in wave physics, Virginia Tech researchers are leveraging sound, music, and creative technologies to educate secondary school students and recent high school graduates in effort to spark an interest in this field.
Date: Jan 09, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech National Security Institute taps top talent to form inaugural advisory board , articleThe board, comprised of high-profile experts who represent government and higher education institutions, works with the institute’s team to gain new insights, anticipate opportunities and future challenges, forge new connections, explore sustainable growth strategies, and cement the institute as the destination for talent, research, and innovation in the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond.
Date: Jan 02, 2023 -
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Hang Yu chosen for DARPA Young Faculty Award , articleYu's project will focus on autonomous manufacture and repair for austere environments like space.
Date: Nov 11, 2022 -
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Mining for the future , articleResearchers work toward sustainable ways to provide minerals that are critical to new technologies and a global green energy future.
Date: Sep 22, 2022