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Category: campus experience Nikki Giovanni's iconic words come to life in new exhibition , articleThe immersive experience will debut with recordings of Nikki Giovanni reading two of her poems, “Ego Tripping” and “Nikki Rosa,” from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 8, in the Cube at the Moss Arts Center.
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Virginia Tech Advantage University looks to expand Federal Work-Study positions , articleThe Federal Work-Study program is designed to offer students part-time positions to help them pay for college expenses, and university officials seek more participation from on-campus departments to create more positions, and in turn, help even more students.
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction College of Architecture, Arts, and Design faculty tackle real-world challenges through research and creativity , articleFaculty are using college-funded research grants to develop innovative, community-focused projects that aim to improve everyday life through creative technology and collaboration.
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction Earth science for all , article"Introduction to Earth Science," adapted by Laura Neser, started as a tool for her classroom but has since become a widely adopted open textbook around the world. The new second edition builds on that success with updated content and improved accessibility for an even broader global reach.
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Category: culture Afghan Dreamer, now a Virginia Tech student, reflects on movie about her team's triumphs , articleThe new movie “Rule Breakers” tells the story of the first Afghan Girls Robotic Team, known as the Afghan Dreamers, and how the teammates overcame cultural, financial, and diplomatic obstacles to participate in international robotics competitions. One of them, Ayda Haydarpour, now studies computer science. She discusses what it's like having a movie about her experiences hit silver screens and streaming services.
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Category: research Proof of concept grants to propel emerging research , articleTen proposals were selected for the 2025 round of funding from the LAUNCH: Center for New Ventures' program that supports faculty in advancing the life-changing potential of technology emerging from research.
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Category: impact Experts explain ways to safeguard against AI-enhanced scams , articleScams enhanced by upgrades to artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to reach a new level of deception. A panel of Virginia Tech experts, including computer ethics educator Dan Dunlap, digital literacy educator Julia Feerrar, cybersecurity researcher Murat Kantarcioglu, and criminologist Katalin Parti, discuss the implications of this ever-advancing technology.
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Virginia Tech Advantage Class of 2025: Lizzy McEwen designs the future while preserving the past , articleMcEwen found more than just a job in Special Collections and University Archives — she discovered a passion for preserving the overlooked histories of women in architecture.
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Category: campus experience 2025 Administrative and Professional Faculty Award winners named , articleFour employees received this year’s Administrative and Professional (A/P) Faculty Award for their extraordinary contributions, accomplishments, and consistent performance for Virginia Tech.
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Category: research Digital twins and virtual reality transform utility workforce training , articleVirginia Tech researchers are leading the way for the future of workforce development by combining virtual reality with digital twin technology to create safe, immersive, and effective training.
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Category: academics Edward Fox honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 41 years, Fox served as principal or co-principal investigator on 147 grants, doing highly multidisciplinary research.
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Category: impact Significant collection of Civil War letters between general and his wife finds a new home at Virginia Tech , articleThe letters between Gen. Gabriel C. Wharton and his wife, Anne “Nannie” Radford Wharton, were written between 1863-65 and provide insight into Southwest Virginia life during tumultuous wartime and detail the couple’s opinions, love, ambitions, fears, and frustrations from both battlefield and homefront perspectives.
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Category: academics University Libraries opens branch in Academic Building One , articleDesigned as a gateway to the main campus library in Blacksburg, this branch helps students navigate the University Libraries’ vast resources.
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Category: research Project preserves Black scientists' voices and histories , articlePatty Raun and Carrie Kroehler from the Center for Communicating Science wanted a way to highlight the voices often marginalized in STEM.
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Category: culture Uniform collection tells the story of Virginia Tech's cheer evolution , articleThe Virginia Tech Cheerleading Uniform Collection, representing 1956-2012, captures changing fashion trends and Hokie Spirit across generations.
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Virginia Tech Advantage Digital dreams come to life for student video game creators , articleCreative technology students Jason Hodge and Matt Finn are utilizing motion capture and virtual environment technology at University Libraries to develop their video game, "Grey's Sonata."
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Category: academics Graphic design students among the first to touch and experience vintage Swiss posters , articleStudents gained hands-on experience in conservation and were the first Hokies to ever see a collection of Swiss posters that had been sealed in a mailing tube for decades.
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Virginia Tech Advantage Alumna Juliette Good designs success through experience , articleGood, a former student employee in University Libraries who earned a degree in graphic design, is a graphic designer for EDX Exhibits in Seattle. She is part of a team that designs exhibits for visitor centers, museums, and outdoor spaces.
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Category: research Escaping to freedom , articleThe Dangerous Harbor: Finding Escaped Unfree Laborers in the 17th Century research project resurrects, digitizes, and illuminates the voices of indentured servants, enslaved people, and forced laborers who sought freedom through the waters of the Chesapeake Bay in colonial America.
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction From Blacksburg to Venice: International Archive of Women in Architecture celebrates 40 years of global impact , articleThe 40th anniversary of the archive, which preserves and amplifies the contributions of women architects, will be marked by a series of events that include immersive digital exhibits in Blacksburg and Venice.
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Category: academics In memoriam: Annette Parker Burr '68, associate professor emerita, University Libraries , articleBurr served as the art and architecture librarian at Virginia Tech, retiring in 2001, and on the Board of Advisors for the International Archive of Women in Architecture. She also taught classes in art history.
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Category: campus experience Intruder alert: New exhibit unravels the impacts of invasive species , articleThe exhibit, a joint effort of University Libraries, the Insect ID Lab in the Department of Entomology, and the Invasive Species Collaborative at Virginia Tech, surrounds viewers with information and images about invasive species in Virginia.
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Category: impact Meta ends fact-checking programs, experts discuss motivations, consequences , articleSocial media company Meta will end its fact-checking programs, with platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and Threads shifting to a crowdsourcing model similar to X's Community Notes. Virginia Tech experts Megan Duncan, Cayce Myers, and Julia Feerrar offer insights as to how effective crowdsourced fact-checking could be, and how users can guard against misinformation.
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Category: impact Experts available: avian flu and egg prices, Trump inauguration, California wildfires, TikTok ban, more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news including, egg prices and avian flu, President-elect Trump's inauguration, Southern California wildfires, utility companies and fires, Meta ending fact-checking, Supreme Court TikTok ban ruling, and winter salt environmental damage.
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Category: campus experience William Dougherty retires after 40 years in IT at Virginia Tech , articleDougherty led efforts to advance the university's communications infrastructure in a constantly evolving technological landscape.
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