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General ItemSign up for the Hokie Ready Academy Date: Jan 31, 2025
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Virginia Tech Rescue Squad members continue to serve during university breaks , articleThe squad's student and community volunteers and life members are committed to continuing service to the community, even when the university is closed.
Date: Dec 05, 2024 -
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Behind the scenes: The Public Safety Division’s role on game day , articleAll of the departments within Virginia Tech’s Public Safety Division play an integral part in safety and security measures during home football games.
Date: Dec 02, 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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Virginia Tech Rescue Squad takes response to new heights , articleThe Virginia Tech Rescue Squad started a technical rescue team that specializes in high and low angle rope rescues.
Date: Nov 01, 2024 -
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Environmental Health and Safety awarded grant that focuses on hazards in agriculture and farm settings , articleEnvironmental Health and Safety was recently awarded its eighth Susan Harwood Grant.
Date: Oct 22, 2024 -
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Fun and fundamentals forecasted for Biosafety and Biosecurity Day , articleSeveral activities are planned for faculty, staff, and students during the university’s second Biosafety and Biosecurity Day on Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Fralin Hall atrium.
Date: Oct 09, 2024 -
General ItemFire safety tips for this year’s Fire Prevention Week Date: Oct 09, 2024
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Jamal Jackson named community services officer for Virginia Tech Police Department , articleAs community services officer, Jackson is responsible for monitoring the emergency phones, panic alarms around campus, implementation of crime prevention through construction and environmental design, creating a community relations survey, and handling the crime prevention campus report.
Date: Oct 07, 2024 -
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New major aims to make the construction industry safer, one student at a time , articleThe new major in construction safety leadership aims to build a safer future on job sites around the world.
Date: Sep 13, 2024 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Helmet Lab to develop safety helmet ratings , video
The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab is renowned for their independent ratings of helmets for various sports, including football, hockey and cycling. They’re now set to begin testing for safety helmets with the project expected to conclude in 2025.
Date: Jun 20, 2024 -
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Expert provides sun safety tips for Skin Cancer Awareness month , articleMay is Skin Cancer Awareness month, intended to call attention to the most common, but also most preventable, form of cancer. With summer just around the corner, Dr. Stephanie Lareau with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine outlined many ways to protect yourself from too much ultraviolet radiation and avoid the dangers of too much sun exposure.
Date: May 21, 2024 -
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Outreach program on truck safety travels across the country , articleThe Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s outreach initiative Sharing the Road with Trucks traveled across the country to Las Vegas.
Date: Apr 18, 2024 -
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Hokie Wellness to host keynote on preventing and mitigating technology-enabled abuse , articleHokie Wellness and the Sexual Violence and Prevention Initiative present “Why We Don’t Need to Be Tech Experts to Stay Safe in the Digital Age,” a keynote by Adam Dodge, founder and CEO of endTAB, on Thursday, March 21.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
Video ItemYouTuber behind Berm Peak visits the Helmet Lab , video
Seth Alvo, a content creator, entrepreneur, and cycling advocate with two of the largest and most popular mountain bike YouTube channels in the world, Berm Peak and Berm Peak Express, stopped by the Helmet Lab to learn what goes into evaluating the safety of bicycle helmets.
Date: Feb 19, 2024 -
General ItemPersonal Electric Vehicles on Campus
University Policy 5005: Bicycle and Personal Transportation Devices outlines requirements and safe usage of electronic personal assistance mobility devices at Virginia Tech
Date: Feb 09, 2024 -
Video ItemResearching supersonic jet noise at afterburning conditions , video
Assistant Professor Joseph Meadows talks about his team's research into jet noise, conducted at the Advanced Power and Propulsion Lab.
Date: Nov 28, 2023 -
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Medical expert offers 11 outdoor safety tips to shield against summer hazards , articleCranking summer fun up to 11 first requires sensible safeguards against summer hazards. Dr. Stephanie Lareau, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, shares 11 safety tips for keeping summer plans fun and safe.
Date: Jul 24, 2023 -
Video ItemDriver safety important topic for continuing research , video
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute continues decades-long research on naturalistic driving patterns and driver reactions in and around vehicular crashes. Researchers install cameras and sensors in vehicles to monitor driver behavior that aims to improve driver safety.
Date: Jul 13, 2023 -
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Experts share the best methods for summer sun protection , articleDr. Mariana Phillips, a dermatologist on the faculty of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, and Carlin Rafe, an extension specialist with the Virginia Cooperative Extension, share sun safety tips to help you maximize your summer fun while minimizing sunburn.
Date: Jun 16, 2023
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