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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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Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia awards $1 million in new programs , articleThe set of ambitious cybersecurity programs received awards of up to $75,000 each for the current fiscal year.
Date: Sep 06, 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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Growth and impact highlight FY '23 research numbers , articleBased on fiscal year 2023 data estimates, federal, state, local, and private research awards grew a combined 17 percent, while research expenditures rose 12 percent in a single year. Over a two-year period, awards have seen a 31 percent increase and expenditures a 28 percent increase.
Date: Aug 31, 2023 -
General ItemFor researchers: Collaborating with Virginia Tech's Investment Institutes
In this Research Development Series seminar, learn about the specific kinds of research being conducted in each institute and the support, resources, and collaborations that are available to Virginia Tech programs and faculty.
Date: Aug 30, 2023 -
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Media Advisory: National Security Institute pioneers Department of Defense workforce program at Virginia Tech , articleVirginia Tech is one of four universities selected by the Department of Defense to pioneer the Defense Civilian Training Corps pilot program. The students and cadets in the first cohort of the Defense Civilian Training Corps will undergo their first team building exercise as they face the challenge of the Virginia Tech Obstacle Course.
Date: Aug 22, 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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Commonwealth Cyber Initiative funds $700,000 in experiential learning projects to support Virginia students , articleThe Commonwealth Cyber Initiative is investing in seven experiential learning projects, giving students crucial cybersecurity, on-the-job training in areas such as privacy protection and mobile software development.
Date: Jun 26, 2023 -
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Research programs help researchers leap higher , articleThe Commonwealth Cyber Initiative’s Cybersecurity Research Engagement Program seeds research efforts at the intersection of data, autonomy, and security.
Date: Jun 06, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech, George Mason University partner to develop networking infrastructure for satellite constellations , articleIn a project funded by the National Science Foundation, researchers will develop an open-source cyber-infrastructure and new space-based networking technology intended to forge connections among satellite networks around the globe.
Date: May 15, 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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Study: Sinking ground in parts of Chesapeake Bay area will worsen flooding from rising sea levels and storm surges , articleNew research by Virginia Tech scientists shows that sections of the Chesapeake Bay are sinking at rates of nearly a quarter an inch — or 7 millimeters — a year. Further, up-to-date knowledge of where the ground in the Chesapeake Bay area is sinking and by how much is not included in the official planning maps that authorities use to assess the local flooding risk from rising sea levels, the researchers said.
Date: Apr 26, 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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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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Critical observations of sinking coasts , articleUsing publicly available satellite imagery, Manoochehr Shirzaei and the 15 student and postdoctoral researchers at Virginia Tech’s Earth Observation and Innovation Lab measure millions of occurrences of sinking land, known as land subsidence, spanning multiple years. They then create some of the world’s first high-resolution depictions of the land subsidence, which when combined with other observations, such as sea-level rise, provide more clear projection of the potential impact of floods and natural disasters during the next 100 years.
Date: Apr 11, 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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High-impact cybersecurity projects selected for commercialization awards , articleFive proposed cyber innovation projects were selected to receive funding from the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia for the Innovation: Ideation to Commercialization program to bring advanced systems and products to the cybersecurity market.
Date: Mar 16, 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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