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Wendy Jacobson honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1991, Jacobson taught design studios and lectured in both undergraduate and graduate-level courses.
Date: Apr 19, 2024 -
Video ItemDesigning for a purpose , video
DesignUP is a one-day design-a-thon in which design professionals are paired with teams of students, and together they develop graphics for local non-profits.
Date: Apr 11, 2024 -
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Beauty meets function: Students revive ancient cooling technology for modern application , articleGraduate and undergraduate students in industrial design and architecture 3D printed intricately designed protypes of evaporative cooling partitions, an ancient technology made relevant again as society seeks energy-efficient approaches to combat heat.
Date: Jan 18, 2024 -
Video ItemLooking to the past for sustainable ways to beat the heat , video
Faculty and student researchers in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design are using 3D-printed ceramics technology paired with computational designs to explore the relevance of ancient cooling technology in service of offsetting the energy and carbon footprint of conventional mechanical cooling.
Date: Jan 09, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech’s global impact: Dropping in on Hokies studying and working around the world , articleOn any given day, in every corner of the world, Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni are making a profound impact. As the university celebrates International Education Week, we check in with some of those Hokies embodying the university’s commitment to international education and engagement.
Date: Nov 10, 2023 -
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Designs to live in: Diksha Pilania wants to make interior design accessible to everyone , articlePilania's master's project redesigned a home for a family living in an underserved, poor community in India
Date: Nov 01, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech students test drive real-world industrial design at General Motors , articleGregory Borbon '19 helped provide 38 industrial design students a chance to put their skills to the test. A General Motors-sponsored design studio focused on the company’s commitment to accessibility and offered students a chance to tackle a real-world problem through innovative concepts, visit the company's headquarters, and meet with design professionals.
Date: Oct 23, 2023 -
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A transcontinental collaboration for women’s health , articleFaculty and students at Virginia Tech and in Malawi, Africa, are working together to fight breast and cervical cancer by using technology and cost-saving creativity to improve women’s health care in the low-income country.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
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Students explore bamboo’s potential for sustainable housing in Ecuador , articleAssociate Professor Jonas Hauptman and a group of students teamed with the Regeneration Field Institute to build an experimental cabin on the institute’s 71.5-acre Los Arboleros Farm, a tropical dry forest in the rural, agrarian community of Chone, Ecuador.
Date: Sep 21, 2023 -
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Matt Powers named director of School of Design at Virginia Tech , articleThe first director of the new School of Design in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, Powers will be responsible for setting the vision for the school and its three programs: industrial design, interior design, and landscape architecture.
Date: Apr 28, 2023