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Category: impact Visit from Malawi university leaders sparks new ideas for global collaboration , articleVirginia Tech and the Malawi University of Science and Technology are expanding a longtime partnership that connects students and researchers across engineering, medicine, public health, and design.
Date: Jun 12, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction New research center aims to elevate nation’s drone defense , articleSupported by a $5 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense and led by the Virginia Tech National Security Institute and the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, the Counter UAS Research and Testing Center will include an unparalleled ecosystem of drone research.
Date: May 21, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Student team ranks high in international uncrewed aerial vehicle competition , articleA team of Virginia Tech students is part of a global competition to create a new type of uncrewed aerial vehicle that could provide critical help in natural disasters.
Date: May 06, 2025 - -
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Category: research 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Tombo Jones talks about drone regulation, detection, and mitigation , articleJones explained the various regulations surrounding drone operations, the challenges of identifying drones in the sky, and the importance of safety measures. He also shared his insights into counter UAS strategies, including detection and mitigation techniques, and its implications for national security, as well as how Virginia Tech is helping advance both.
Date: Mar 17, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction National security leaders tour Virginia Tech talent and technology , articleU.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines visited Virginia Tech’s National Security Institute to collect faculty insights on cutting-edge research and visit with students already working in these spaces.
Date: Dec 12, 2024 - -
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Category: research National Science Foundation fellowship supports the future of flight , articleA recipient of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Garrett Asper is working to advance flight control systems for eVTOL aircraft.
Date: Nov 20, 2024 - -
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Category: research Drone integration efforts lead to industry first , articleVirginia Tech researchers helped conduct the first ever demonstration and validation of a Remote Identification-based detect and avoid system for drone versus drone encounters.
Date: Sep 24, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech joins global team for award-winning research using firefighting drones , articleVirginia Tech experts and a global group of researchers bring together strong research and best practices in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in outdoor firefighting.
Date: Aug 14, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech tackles navigation solutions for safe, uncrewed aircraft surface operations , articleThe NASA funded research is a collaboration with multiple universities and industry partners that has the potential to set industry standards for autonomous commercial aviation and beyond.
Date: Jun 03, 2024 - -
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Category: research FAA approves Virginia Tech’s updated test method for drones to fly over people , articleA new means of compliance developed by Virginia Tech's Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership allows the use of parachutes when assessing potential failure modes.
Date: Apr 12, 2024 - -
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Category: academics Drone workshop for educators takes flight at Virginia Tech , articleCommunity college faculty, high school teachers, and Extension agents from across Virginia took their experience with unmanned aircraft systems to new heights during the second year of a summer program.
Date: Jun 20, 2023 - -
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Category: academics Four undergraduate students awarded 2023 Goldwater Scholarships , articleThe students, representing both the College of Science and the College of Engineering, are among 413 college students from across the United States receiving the prestigious scholarship.
Date: May 19, 2023 - -
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Category: research NASA grant funds aeroacoustic research to develop quieter vertical lift air vehicles , articleAs noise levels in urban spaces swell, a multi-university partnership seeks to turn down the volume on urban air mobility vehicles. To address key challenges facing the future of air transport, NASA has awarded $5.7 million to the partnership as part of the agency’s University Leadership Initiative.
Date: May 18, 2023 - -
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Category: research Traditional procedures supporting the next generation of aviation , articleVirginia Tech's drone test site teamed up with three companies to demonstrate that procedures that routinely guide planes safely to airports can be adapted for uncrewed aircraft, too.
Date: Feb 27, 2023 - -
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Category: research Virginia Tech invited to join international drone research alliance , articleThe university will bring its strong history of leadership in autonomous systems to the Federal Aviation Administration's Alliance for System Safety of UAS Through Research Excellence, whose work guides national drone integration policy.
Date: Dec 13, 2022 - -
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Category: research First drone passes Virginia Tech’s test for safe flights over people under FAA rule , articleThe approval is the latest win in the long collaboration between Virginia Tech's drone test site and the College of Engineering to investigate the risks of drone-human impacts.
Date: Nov 04, 2022 - -
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Category: research Large-scale research effort on drone traffic management will answer a critical need in a growing industry , articleA major federal contract for drone traffic management research signals Virginia Tech's leadership in research that's essential for drone integration to move forward.
Date: Aug 17, 2022 - -
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Category: impact Summer camp students build drones, explore STEM careers , articleA weeklong program of drone-themed activities gave underserved middle school students new engineering skills and a window into what the future could look like – for technology and for their own careers.
Date: Aug 05, 2022 - -
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Category: research A drone that can avoid obstacles helped win a sweeping new approval for aerial inspections of power facilities , articleA research group at Virginia Tech helped Dominion Energy make the case to the Federal Aviation Administration that drones could safely be flown beyond visual line of sight.
Date: Jul 06, 2022 - -
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Category: academics Identified flying objects to soar through factory airspace , articleSponsored by Lockheed Martin, an engineering student group used resources in the University Libraries' Prototyping Studio to create unmanned aerial vehicles that will utilize free airspace in factories with crowded floors to more efficiently deliver parts across these large indoor facilities.
Date: Jun 29, 2022 -
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