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DEIB Around the World launches with expedition to Switzerland , articleBeginning May 15, the Steger Center for International Scholarship will host more than two dozen underrepresented and underserved undergraduate students for the new program, sponsored by the Pamplin College of Business Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB).
Date: May 18, 2023 -
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Chilean veterinary student exchange brings new perspectives, opportunities , articleIn a three-month exchange, students from the veterinary college and the Austral University of Chile explore hands-on opportunities. The two Chilean students studying at the veterinary college this year are Priscila Soto and Maksimiano Rodríguez.
Date: Apr 26, 2023 -
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Provost leads delegation to India to inaugurate satellite office, develop new education and research collaborations , articleTraveling more than 2,400 miles across India, senior administrators and faculty members look to strengthen strategic partnerships with counterparts in the South Asia nation with the goals of increasing student and faculty exchange, joint research, dual degree programs, and other partnership activities.
Date: Apr 18, 2023 -
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Trading places: Student exchange programs help establish Blacksburg as an international hub , articleVirginia Tech's international exchange program gives students such as Scott Hobbs and Satoka Mitsuhashi the ability to act as cultural ambassadors, promoting international relations at intimate levels.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Botswana president committed to conservation and sustainability , articleMokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi visited the Virginia Tech Blacksburg campus Tuesday. In meetings with university leadership and in a discussion in front of a packed ballroom, the mutually beneficial collaboration between Botswana and Virginia Tech was highlighted.
Date: Mar 21, 2023 -
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Kathleen Alexander brings a One Health vision to conservation efforts in Botswana , articleAlexander makes a global impact merging wildlife conservation with community health and economic development in Botswana.
Date: Mar 17, 2023 -
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Lucy Ferrari, Steger Center co-founder and international education trailblazer, honored as director emerita , articleAfter weaving herself into the fabric of the university for more than half a century, Ferrari is honored for her roles in launching and supporting the Steger Center for International Scholarship and fostering untold numbers of study abroad opportunities.
Date: Mar 16, 2023 -
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President of Botswana to speak at Virginia Tech , articleMokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi will deliver a public presentation on Tuesday and meet privately with Virginia Tech President Tim Sands.
Date: Mar 15, 2023 -
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Global Travel Oversight Committee makes the impossible possible , articleImagine you are studying or conducting research in a foreign country when you discover you have lost your passport, or protesters have blocked major roads, or you’ve tested positive for COVID. What do you do? Whom do you call?
Date: Mar 13, 2023 -
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Public health students go to Malawi, assess problems in care for cervical cancer , articleSam Rodgers and Stephanie Hernandez, both Master of Public Health students at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, went to the African nation of Malawi over Virginia Tech's winter break to help assess the nation’s continuum of health care from home to hospital.
Date: Mar 08, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech establishing India’s first dual degree master’s program in economics , articleStudents will take classes at Mumbai-based NMIMS, one of India's leading universities, and then complete their second year in Blacksburg. They will earn an Master of Science in economics from NMIMS and a Master of Arts in economics from Virginia Tech.
Date: Mar 02, 2023 -
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Veterinary student Alex Marsh arrives on campus after deep immersion in tropical rainforest research , articleHandling scores of tropical snakes isn’t a prerequisite for entry into the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. But Marsh already has impressive credentials and experience researching wildlife in the Amazon rainforest of Peru.
Date: Jan 31, 2023 -
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Fulbright program brings 100 international students to Virginia Tech , articleThe German Fulbright Summer Institute program Communicating across Disciplines was back in person for its “most exciting and robust year,” according to Patty Raun, director for the Center for Communicating Science. Over the summer, 26 German students immersed themselves in American culture and the Virginia Tech campus experience in Blacksburg.
Date: Nov 11, 2022 -
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Veterinary instructors from Kenya, Uganda learn from – and teach – their peers at Virginia Tech , articleOctober sweater weather and the sight of ghosts and skeletons decorating Blacksburg residents’ houses and yards were a little bit jarring for four veterinary faculty members from Kenya and Uganda, but the teaching methods they learned and the insights they imparted to their hosts were eye-opening for all involved.
Date: Nov 07, 2022 -
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Faculty members go the extra mile to give students extraordinary study abroad experiences , articleFrom Dubai to Cambodia and Switzerland to Brunei, faculty-led study abroad programs are opening the world to Virginia Tech students and helping them learn how to be good global citizens.
Date: Nov 04, 2022 -
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International Education Week to highlight global education at Virginia Tech , articleAlumna Leann Poirier will be the featured speaker at the inaugural Global Symposium, part of International Education Week, an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide.
Date: Oct 28, 2022 -
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Thomas Archibald tapped to lead Center for International Research, Education, and Development , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2013, Archibald will be the new executive director of the center, which oversees a significant portion of the university's international research.
Date: Oct 18, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech scientist to accept international prize for medical research , articleZhen Yan, a top scientist in the field of exercise and metabolism, will accept a leading international honor for extraordinary achievements in medical research in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Date: Oct 12, 2022 -
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CDC removes country-specific COVID-19 advisories Date: Oct 04, 2022 -
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Studying vampire bats to predict the next pandemic , articleSupported by the National Science Foundation, the team will examine how geography, population traits, and climate change affect the spread of infectious disease from vampire bats to other species, and propose new models for predicting when and where wildlife virus transmission might occur in the future.
Date: Sep 26, 2022
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