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        <description><![CDATA[ The three-day event earlier this month brought together industry, government, and academia to shape future curriculum around the cutting-edge technologies of advanced manufacturing. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech Made, led by Christopher Williams, will drive innovation, connect industry partners, and prepare a next-generation workforce. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ John Kett and Samantha Lannon share the honor for top GPA in the veterinary college&#39;s Class of 2025. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Licensed veterinary technicians play an indispensable role among veterinary professionals and in the education of the next generation of veterinarians.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia 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. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The goal is to establish a premier hydrogen innovation hub — or a network of facilities, industries, and partners — to efficiently turn natural gas into cleaner and more economically viable products. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ When Masoud Agah, executive director of the Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology traveled to Slovenia earlier this year, he initiated a promising dialogue that could redefine international semiconductor collaboration and underscores the importance of global partnerships in driving technological advancement. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The $4 million gift will lift emergency care to another level for both horses and small pets at the hospital. ]]></description>
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        <title>A Hokie-dipped partnership</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ For more than 15 years, Virginia Tech has prepared students to tackle our nation’s most complex security challenges. It all started with a vision from engineering alumnus and former U.S. intelligence professional Ted Hume ’74. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students gain valuable field experience while helping the Center for Economic and Community Engagement study battlefield tourism’s economic impact in the Shenandoah Valley. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech is collaborating with the Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance and Carilion Clinic to lead efforts to strengthen Southwest Virginia’s position at the forefront of fields such as medical devices, oncology therapeutic research, and neurotechnology.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Getting ready for an interview? Feeling nervous? Interview preparation can calm those nerves and make you shine to recruiters.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Center for Economic and Community Engagement is collaborating with the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Board to provide graduate students with hands-on experience while generating crucial workforce data and insights for Southwest Virginia&#39;s economic development. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech faculty Yang &#34;Cindy&#34; Yi and Luke Lester are taking on the challenge to bring more women into technology and semiconductor industries through UPWARDS, an international partnership between the U.S. and Japan. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The grant from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia will make paid internships more widely available, removing some of the barriers for students with financial need. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Margaret Ellis was recognized or outstanding contributions to undergraduate education through teaching, service, and creating an inclusive community of experiential undergraduate mentorship. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Faculty from both the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine presented topics at the 2024 Beef Cattle Health Conference held on the Virginia Tech campus. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech and NMIMS in Mumbai have partnered to offer a unique 3+1+1 degree program in business analytics and cybersecurity. Students spend three years at NMIMS in India, followed by one year at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and then one year at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria to complete their master’s program.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cole Beck, a dual Division I athlete, engineer, and soon-to-be Master of Science graduate, reflects on his time on and off the field and track at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Center for Economic and Community Engagement, in partnership with the Virginia Center for Housing Research, received an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to address the affordable housing crisis and promote innovative and sustainable construction practices in the region ]]></description>
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