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Jake Grohs named interim director of Center for Educational Networks and Impacts , articleIn the position, Grohs will bring his experience facilitating collaboration between Virginia Tech researchers, schools, and industries in Southwest Virginia communities to help the center, part of the Institute of Creativity, Arts, and Technology, evolve to its next level.
Date: Sep 25, 2023 -
Video ItemAlexandria City teachers participate in Innovation Campus coding workshop , video
Elementary and middle school teachers from Alexandria City Public Schools take part in a coding workshop through the K-12 outreach program at the Innovation Campus. This is the first of four sessions taking place this fall. Funding was provided by Amazon.
Date: Sep 18, 2023 -
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Scientists spurred by a thirst to transform the field of phytoplankton forecasting , articleCayelan Carey, professor of biological sciences, will serve as the lead principal investigator on a $2.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop the first automated, real-time system to forecast the toxic blooms that endanger drinking water.
Date: Aug 08, 2023 -
Video ItemSummer program delivers fun STEM education at Virginia Tech Drone Park , video
The university welcomed seventh and eighth graders from Alexandria, Virginia for hands-on learning and friendly competition to bolster interest in aviation careers. The camp was made possible with partnership between Boeing and Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus. Staff with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) provided guided instruction throughout the day.
Date: Aug 02, 2023 -
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Inspiring the next generation of scientists and STEM leaders , articleNow in its 14th year, students were able to once again experience Kids' Tech University in person this spring after two years of the program being moved to a virtual-only experience.
Date: Jul 13, 2023 -
Video ItemHigh school teachers gain hands-on training in STEM , video
For almost 30 years, the Fralin Life Sciences Institute at Virginia Tech has supported education in Virginia schools through the Biotech in a Box Outreach Program. High school teachers from across Virginia participated in a workshop to learn how to use the STEM projects within the kits before committing to conduct the labs with their students this coming school year.
Date: Jun 26, 2023 -
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Amazon grant supports Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Teacher Professional Development Program , articleThe Virginia Tech Innovation Campus is offering a new Teacher Professional Development Program starting in Summer 2023 with the goal of expanding STEM and computing knowledge and teaching practices among elementary and middle school teachers.
Date: Jun 13, 2023 -
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Roanoke Center teams up with area schools to build excitement around STEM , articleStudents of all ages from across Southwest Virginia learn about coding, engineering, circuits, and even space travel through a growing lineup of creative, customizable STEM programs at the Commonwealth Campus Center.
Date: May 16, 2023 -
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Cybersecurity is a team sport — and it’s recruiting all positions , articleThere’s a position for everyone in cybersecurity. Commonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers are exploring ways to attract and train a diverse talent pool to meet the exploding, dynamic need for well-rounded cybersecurity professionals.
Date: Apr 24, 2023 -
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Alexandria City middle schoolers become NASA engineers during Project Red Rover , articleThis past week, 36 students from four Northern Virginia middle schools were called upon to help NASA launch a mock Mars mission. Dubbed the Project Red Rover Robotics Program, the mission tasked students with the building, programming, and automation of a Vex IQ robot that simulated a Mars rover.
Date: Mar 14, 2023 -
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Michael Bartlett receives NSF CAREER award to study soft composite manufacturing , articleBartlett, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will use the $590,600 National Science Foundation CAREER award to research and understand new strategies for manufacturing liquid metal-based soft composites.
Date: Feb 28, 2023 -
Video ItemVirginia Tech hosts its first STEM and College Fair in Alexandria, Virginia , video
On Saturday, October 29, 2022, Virginia Tech hosted its first Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and College Fair in collaboration with Alfred Street Baptist Church at George Washington Middle Schools in Alexandria, Virginia. Over 200 K-12 students and parents were introduced to Virginia Tech as a destination to pursue their postsecondary goals. The event featured a college information session for parents, hands-on STEM sessions for K-12 students, a college and career fair, and a K-16 student panel with K-12 students highlighting their Center for the Enhancement in Engineering and Diversity (CEED) pre-college program experiences and Virginia Teach undergraduate students sharing their college experiences, lessons learned, and tips for success as current students pursuing STEM degrees. The collaborative efforts among Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, the College of Engineering, the Center for the Enhancement in Engineering and Diversity (CEED), the College Access Collaboratives, the College of Science, and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences made this event a reality with the huge support of 31 Virginia Tech undergraduate students from the Galileo/Hypatia, Ujima and Orion Living and Learning, and 15 exhibitors including Alexandria City Transit DASH Electrification Fleet, Inova Partnerships for Healthier Communities, Betabox Mobile Lab from North Carolina, Capital Youth Empowerment Programs, Go Pursue, and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.
Date: Dec 13, 2022 -
Video ItemInnovation Campus partners with schools for professional development , video
Innovation Campus is partnering with Vex Robotics and teachers in Alexandria City Public Schools to explore the possibilities of teaching coding and STEM. Teachers will be using a "Vex 123" activity to learn how to teach coding to students as young as four years old through three accessible strategies.
Date: Nov 10, 2022 -
Video ItemAfter-school program blends arts and robotics to spark students' interest in STEAM education , video
Virginia Tech researchers Koeun Choi and Myounghoon Jeon are introducing students at Eastern Montgomery Elementary School to various robotics theories through creative outlets such as music and dance. The thirteen week after-school program will culminate in a theater performance featuring robots programmed by the students.
Date: Nov 07, 2022 -
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Ninth annual Virginia Tech Science Festival celebrates arts and sciences , articleThe festival returns to Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus on Nov. 12 with more than 50 free, hands-on learning, interactive booths and activities that showcase dozens of science education and research programs throughout the university.
Date: Nov 07, 2022 -
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Afghan student Ayda Haydarpour finds a sense of purpose at Virginia Tech , articleHaydarpour, part of the all-girls robotics team Afghan Dreamers, has always dreamed big. Her road to Virginia Tech to study computer science did not always seem possible. She hopes to return to her country and open a STEM-based school where she will teach and mentor students.
Date: Oct 05, 2022 -
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Mathematical Association of America honors Estrella Johnson with award for research , articleJohnson’s research centers on the pedagogical practices of mathematicians with the goal of better understanding and supporting high-quality, ambitious teaching in undergraduate mathematics classrooms.
Date: Oct 04, 2022 -
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Department of Geosciences’ community fossil unpacking party returns after two-year hiatus , articleThe event, open to all campus and community members, takes place at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 in 2062 Derring Hall, longtime home of the Virginia Tech Museum of Geosciences. The fossils to be unpacked were discovered this past summer in digs in Arizona and Texas.
Date: Aug 24, 2022 -
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College of Science launches Data Science Camp for high school students , articleDuring the three-day July camp, Virginia Tech experts presented students with hands-on experiences collecting, analyzing, and presenting data across different disciplines with topics covering the spectrum from psychology and statistics to geoscience and game theory.
Date: Aug 19, 2022 -
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Celebrating a summer of science education , articleNearly 160 high school and middle school students attended one of four youth camps, with 46 at Explore Science for 7th-9th graders, and – all geared toward 11th-12th graders – 35 participants at Explore Data Science, 32 at Explore Physical Science, and 45 at Explore Life Science
Date: Aug 19, 2022
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