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Category: research Researchers celebrated for innovating science for society , articleVirginia Tech faculty were recognized for their scholarship and ingenuity at Innovation and Partnerships’ fourth annual Celebrating Innovation event.
Date: May 07, 2025 - -
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Category: research Commonwealth Cyber Initiative unites Virginia universities to advance AI and cybersecurity research , articleThe Commonwealth Cyber Initiative awarded 18 seed grants to nine Virginia public universities for a total of $1.61 million to address cybersecurity issues in artificial intelligence.
Date: Apr 29, 2025 - -
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Category: research Jonathan M. Hankey honored with emeritus status , articleHankey, senior research scientist in the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, brought international visibility to Virginia Tech by conducting the largest naturalistic driving study in the world for the National Academies of Science.
Date: Apr 18, 2025 - -
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Category: research Unparalleled tire testing center rolls forward , articleThe Global Center for Automotive Performance Simulation has created Asphaltant, a first-of-its-kind tire testing technology that replicates roadway conditions in a controlled environment.
Date: Feb 24, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Experts available: Winter storms, Russia-Ukraine war, flu season, ultrasound treatments, and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss news in the headlines, including another round of winter storms, the latest on U.S. involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war, the worst flu season in more than a decade, using ultrasound technology to treat cancer, and electric cars generating lower non-exhaust emissions than their combustion counterparts.
Date: Feb 17, 2025 - -
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Category: research Researchers are driving the charge of zero emissions , articleNew published research from Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institution finds that electric vehicles generally produce less non-exhaust emissions compared with gasoline-powered vehicles.
Date: Feb 14, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Virginia Tech Transportation Institute targets human trafficking in new campaign , articleThe institute is now trying to prevent a different type of traffic by launching its first human trafficking outreach project. The goal is to provide the trucking and transportation communities with a one-stop website for educational resources related to human trafficking.
Date: Jan 30, 2025 - -
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Category: research Matthew Camden named Virginia Tech Transportation Institute division director of freight, transit, and heavy vehicle safety , articleCamden will manage research for the division, which makes up about 25 percent of the institute's total research enterprise.
Date: Jan 23, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Media Advisory: Virginia Tech Transportation Institute targets human trafficking in trucking industry with new awareness campaign , articleIn observance of Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) is conducting its first human trafficking outreach campaign with support from local, state, and federal event partners. The kickoff event is Friday, January 17, 2025.
Date: Jan 14, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Virginia Tech research continues to grow federal support , articleVirginia Tech was responsible for almost half of the growth in federally sponsored research expenditures in Virginia’s institutions of higher education in fiscal year 2023, according to the National Science Foundation’s latest Higher Education Research and Development survey.
Date: Dec 17, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Media advisory: Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s Sharing the Road team to demo its program for Corps of Cadet students , articleMembers of the media are invited to join researchers from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute as they give their educational demonstration to the first-year cadets. In addition, the institute's educational Peterbilt semi-truck known as “Pete” will be given the rank of cadet sergeant first class at conducted by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets.
Date: Dec 03, 2024 - -
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Category: research AI can make transportation safer and more efficient, researchers say in new report , articleTo support the future of artificial intelligence in transportation, researchers from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute wrote a report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that explores the benefits and implementations of artificial intelligence in departments of transportation and provides a set of guidelines and research agendas.
Date: Nov 22, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Research growth highlighted at Board of Visitors meeting , articleThe board also approved a $2 million planning authorization to complete the design of a 12,500-gross-square-foot building at Lane to house the student-run Virginia Tech Rescue Squad.
Date: Nov 19, 2024 - -
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Category: research Research sponsorships and robust partnerships fuel upward trajectory , articleOn Tuesday, members of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors were briefed on the status of the university’s diverse research portfolio and contributing factors to this upward trending trajectory.
Date: Nov 19, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Experts available: Thanksgiving travel, politics at the table, Trump's cabinet appointments, hurricane impacts on forests, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding Thanksgiving topics and issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Nov 18, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Holiday travel: Traffic expert offers advice for avoiding congestion , articleWhen should you leave and what should you consider when planning for holiday travel? Traffic expert Hesham Rakha from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute weighs in.
Date: Nov 18, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Research achievements and excellence honored during annual celebration , articleMore than 80 Virginia Tech faculty members were honored during the Celebrating Scholarly Distinction ceremony.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 - -
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Category: research Transportation institute awarded nearly $1 million in trucking education grants , articleThe Virginia Tech Transportation Institute was recently awarded two grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to develop and enhance tractor-trailer educational programs.
Date: Nov 05, 2024 - -
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Category: impact Experts available: Final push to Election Day, Halloween tips, safe driving as daylight saving time ends , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss issues around the final push toward the 2024 election, including endorsements and disinformation, as well tips around Halloween and the end of daylight saving time.
Date: Oct 30, 2024 - -
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Category: research How agriculture, water systems are fighting AI pitfalls with AI , articleFeras Batarseh’s team at Virginia Tech was chosen as a founding member of the Food and Agriculture Information Sharing Analysis Center University Partner Program, along with Iowa State, Nebraska, and Purdue.
Date: Oct 21, 2024 -
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