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        <title>Board of Visitors approves 2026-27 tuition and mandatory fees during two-day meeting in Blacksburg</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Among action on Tuesday, board approved a resolution of appreciation for Sandra “Sandy” Davis, the vice rector who died March 17 at the age of 79. Mehul Sanghani &#39;98, who had previously served on the board from 2014-22, was appointed by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to complete Davis’ term, which was to expire on June 30.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Naren Ramakrishnan honored as University Distinguished Professor</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Across Ramakrishnan’s research, a recurring theme has been the use of data to better understand human behavior, public health, and societal change at population scale. He specializes in recommender systems, forecasting, data science, computational epidemiology, and urban analytics.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Ozzie Abaye honored as Alumni Distinguished Professor </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The honor recognizes the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor for a career defined by student impact, global engagement, and lasting alumni connections.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Katherine Lemke named one of Aviation Week&#39;s annual 20 Twenties</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Lemke, a senior, has been recognized as a top university talent to watch in the field of aerospace engineering.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Nominations for Jacob A. Lutz III Awards for Eminent Scholars</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Nominations for Jacob A. Lutz III Awards for Eminent Scholars are being accepted now through Aug. 3, 2026.  ]]></description>
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        <title>12 new members join Academies of Faculty Service and Leadership</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In a first for the university, two faculty members have received appointments to both academies. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech ranks among nation&#39;s best for invention patents</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The National Academy of Inventors ranked the university No. 59 for granted utility patents on its 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities List, released Thursday. The annual ranking highlights the importance of research and innovation taking place within academic institutions using calendar-year patent data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Veterinary neurosurgeon John Rossmeisl earns National Academy of Inventors recognition</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Dogs and humans are the only mammals that commonly develop spontaneous brain tumors. John Rossmeisl has spent nearly three decades turning that coincidence into 21 patents — and treatments headed for human clinical trials. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Veterinary college well represented at 2026 Virginia Veterinary Conference awards</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Five of six awards presented at the annual Virginia Veterinary Medical Association&#39;s annual awards ceremony in Roanoke went to faculty, staff, and alumni of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:27:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Nigel Lee named Virginia Tech Police Officer of the Year </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As the department’s records and accreditation coordinator, Lee plays a critical role in maintaining compliance with nationally recognized standards.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:09:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Rohit Kannan receives CAREER award to explore new approaches to energy and infrastructure problems</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kannan, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, received over $600,000 from the National Science Foundation for the five-year project that explores the potential of machine learning. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Eric Burger, Rolando Burgos elevated to IEEE fellows</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/01/eng-cci-ece-eric-burger-rolando-burgos-institute-electrical-electronics-engineers-IEEE-fellows.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The designation highlights their excellent contributions to high-power-density power electronics, stability of electronic power systems, and telecommunication policies. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:43:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Sanmay Das elected AAAI fellow for contributions to multi-agent systems</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Das is the first faculty member at the university to receive this recognition from the organization dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines.      ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Aaron Noble awarded Charles T. Holland Professorship</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2017, Noble is currently head of the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering and associate director of the Center for Advanced Separation Technologies, whose work on rare earth and critical minerals has become widely recognized. ]]></description>
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        <title>Lenwood Heath honored with emeritus status </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 38 years, Heath made significant research contributions to the study of theoretical computer science, algorithms, graph theory, computational biology and bioinformatics, computational genomics, complex networks, and computational epidemiology. ]]></description>
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        <title>Speakers named for fall Graduate School Commencement events</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the commencement ceremony in Blacksburg, the Graduate School will present its Alumni Achievement Award to Thomas Debass ’97, M.S. ’01.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Physics’ Tatsu Takeuchi recognized for supporting physics teachers </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tatsu Takeuchi has been recognized for his advocacy and support of physics teachers by the American Association of Physics Teachers  ]]></description>
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        <title>Emily Sarver named president of the Society of Mining Professors </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With roots reaching back to the 18th century, the Society of Mining Professors has members from more than 40 countries and 150 institutions  committed to making significant contributions to the future of the mining, minerals, and energy disciplines. ]]></description>
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        <title>Luca Massa honored as associate fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Massa was one of 131 members of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics to be elected to the grade of associate fellow as part of their 2026 cohort. ]]></description>
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        <title>Five industry leaders inducted into Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Their lasting contributions to Virginia’s beef, dairy, pork, sheep, and horse industries are now memorialized in the Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena. ]]></description>
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        <title>Murat Kantarcioglu named fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kantarcioglu was recognized for his research on integrating cybersecurity, data science, and blockchain technologies to develop secure and efficient data processing and sharing mechanisms. ]]></description>
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        <title>Ann Stevens honored with national award for undergraduate education</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Stevens, professor of microbiology, received the 2026 Carski Award for Undergraduate Education from the American Society for Microbiology. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Naren Ramakrishnan and Chang-Tien Lu of the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics accepted the award on behalf of the team of 30 data scientists from across academia and industry who co-authored the 2014 paper. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As promising early-career professors, Huaicheng Li and Chris Thomas from the Department of Computer Science received funding for their research in operating systems and agentic artificial intelligence safety. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Steve Hopkins ’88 and his family, owners of Riverview Farms Cattle in Louisa County, have deep ties to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Virginia Cooperative Extension. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Brand, associate professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was recognized for his research in cement and concrete materials and will become the 2025–26 chair of the society&#39;s Cements Division in October. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Hall of Distinction honors alumni and friends of the college who have achieved excellence in their professional careers and have demonstrated remarkable service and philanthropy to civic groups and the university. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Only 190 graduates have received this top honor from the College of Engineering in recognition of their outstanding career achievements and meaningful impact in their fields. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Department of Computer Science presents its Distinguished Alumni Awards to graduates who exemplify Ut Prosim, technological excellence, and innovation in their workplaces and communities. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ O’Mara is heading to medical school as an Outstanding Senior in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise and a recipient of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Madelynn Todd Trailblazer Award. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An Outstanding Senior in the Department of Biochemistry, Hou is preparing for medical school while continuing her work in cancer research and menstrual equity advocacy. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An Outstanding Senior in the School of Animal Sciences, Killar is headed to graduate school at Virginia Tech to study translational medicine and pursue a career in cancer research. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Graduating senior Salem Sifford&#39;s experiences in the School of Animal Sciences inspired her to pursue a career in animal science education and livestock judging at the collegiate level. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As Virginia Tech celebrates its advising community during Global Advising Week, it honors the 2025 Advising Award winners and the way they go above and beyond for students.     ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Four employees received this year’s Administrative and Professional (A/P) Faculty Award for their extraordinary contributions, accomplishments, and consistent performance for Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The university earned the No. 73 spot among universities worldwide and the No. 45 spot among U.S. universities. Both lists rank the top 100 universities being granted U.S. utility patents. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The leadership program, now in its seventh year, is dedicated to preparing future leaders for distinguished service in higher education. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On April 9, President Tim Sands announced five winners for the 2025 President’s Award for Excellence out of 13 nominees. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The scholars will attend the honor society&#39;s annual conference at Yale University. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Xiao is geobiologist who focuses on geological history. His studies of the period 500 million to 600 million years ago have provided groundbreaking insights into how organisms interacted with each other, how they changed the Earth, and how the Earth changed them in turn. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Blader, head of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine researches how parasites interact with their hosts. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ramakrishnan was recognized for his leadership in developing new algorithms and systems to forecast disease outbreaks and geopolitical events. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A transformative state and national 4-H leader from Virginia, Freeman has empowered thousands of youth to become active, engaged citizens. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ninety-three Hall of Famers have been honored since 2009 for their significant impact on the state&#39;s sheep, beef, dairy, pork, and horse industries. ]]></description>
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        <title>Andrew Katz receives CAREER award to explore the impact of generative AI on educators’ instructional decisions</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Katz, assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education, will focus his research on assessment, which ranges from exams to lab reports to homework. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 13:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Navy vet and Master of Information Technology student in the Pamplin College of Business was honored at the prestigious Student Veterans of America Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C., last month. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech receives ninth consecutive Insight Into Diversity HEED Award</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The national honor recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Seven people were honored in the college&#39;s 29th annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff. ]]></description>
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        <title>Nominate outstanding students, faculty, and staff for Student Affairs’ Aspire! Awards</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Student Affairs is now accepting nominations for our Aspire! Awards celebrations for 2024-25.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech experts and a global group of researchers bring together strong research and best practices in the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in outdoor firefighting.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Veterinary college&#39;s Distinguished Alumni Awards honor graduates from three decades</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Matthew Iager DVM ’96, Sara Waltz Johnston DVM ’16, and Michael Erskine DVM ’88 received awards. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ While not a perfect system, human reasoning still outshines artificial intelligence in a number of critical areas. College of Engineering Assistant Professor Dawei Zhou wants to help change that. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ William Woodall, professor emeritus of statistics in the Virginia Tech College of Science, will deliver the Deming Lecture at the Joint Statistical Meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 6. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Faltin has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Gerald J. Hahn Q&amp;P Achievement Award by the American Statistical Association.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ It&#39;s the fifth consecutive reaccreditation for the department from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, recognizing an ongoing commitment to campus safety and professional excellence.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Abdullahi Jamiu, a research assistant in the Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences program within the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has been inducted into Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, and Omicron Delta Kappa.    ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Elizabeth A. McClanahan, CEO of the Virginia Tech Foundation, and Amy Stoakley Sebring, executive vice president and chief operating officer, are part of a cohort of 38 women, chosen from a pool of more than 250 nominees by Virginia Business magazine. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The school celebrated a successful year by honoring its top graduates and alumni during an awards banquet. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kyle Marchak and Giovanni Heater, juniors in the School of Communication, were named All-Americans for the second year in a row by the Sportscasters Talent Agency of America. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ John Rossmeisl was recently named a 2024 winner of the Wilford S. Bailey Award by the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Carrie Kroehler’s impact and dedication to communicating science was recognized with the American Heart Association&#39;s first Roanoke STEM Goes Red, Women in STEM Award, alongside Ashley Sloan, lead instructor of the Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab at the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center, at the association&#39;s executive breakfast. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech Licensing and Trademarks received the CLC National Campaign Marketer of the Year award for its College Colors Day campaign. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The academy welcomed its newest class in May and brought its total membership to 185 alumni who have achieved exceptional career successes. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The ability to precisely move small objects such as embryos, cells, and bacteria without physical contact could be a valuable tool for health care. Tian’s research group is developing these techniques with the $649,000 award.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The three winning student composers — Brianna Magill, Caroline Flynn, and Austin Sherwood — received grants of $500, $250, and $100, respectiviely. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The veterinary college recently held its annual faculty awards reception to celebrate and recognize the exceptional contributions of its faculty members.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With applications that require more robust processing speed and efficiency, the pressure is on to make every server in every data center work harder. Under the auspices of a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award, Huaicheng Li&#39;s group will work to bridge the gap between emerging hardware technologies and the needs of modern software applications. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Three recipients were chosen from 21 employees nominated for this year’s award.: Monica Crouse, Lonnie Johnson, and Roberto Silva. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1989, Hallerman has made significant contributions to fisheries science and conservation through his work in genetics. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 43 years, Orth made significant contributions to the conservation and management of fishes through his work in streams and rivers. ]]></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[ Losey leads a team that has explored the possibilities of human-robot interaction, and now he will expand that research to develop robots that understand — and are understood by — their everyday users. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As a recipient of the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award, Professor Michael Moehler, director of the Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Virginia Tech, will continue his social contract theory research in Germany.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Abaye&#39;s award recognizes over 30 years as a beloved educator who provides numerous global and hands-on learning experiences to students. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A clinical associate professor of cardiology, Lahmers works with students throughout their veterinary education. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Raeymaekers has a deep portfolio of research in tribology and additive manufacturing, and his work is being recognized by colleagues across the globe. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Logan Rawlings, a senior in the Department of Finance, Insurance, and Business Law, has been named as the recipient of the Phi Kappa Phi Medallion.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The middle school chapter of 436 students was named the 2023 National Middle School Model of Excellence winner at a national competition last month. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As visionary leader of the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, McCarley was elected fellow for his groundbreaking contributions to the first clinically available test for HIV as well as personalized medicine diagnostic devices for the detection of cancer and treatment-resistant bacterial infections. ]]></description>
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        <title>Class of 2023: Elizabeth Glazunov discovers a wider view of public health</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Glazunov received the 2023 Phi Kappa Phi Medallion Award. She will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in public health with plans to pursue a career in dentistry. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Since its initial accreditation in 1995, the department has maintained an unbroken cycle of accreditation, demonstrating a continuous dedication to upholding the highest standards in law enforcement. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The recognition from the League of American Bicycles signifies the university&#39;s dedication to not only fostering a sustainable and eco-conscious campus, but also to creating a vibrant and healthy community for its students, employees, and visitors. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech was ranked in the top 10 of the &#34;Best Campus Food&#34; category by both Niche Magazine and the Princeton Review. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ruple was nominated and elected to membership in the Sigma Xi honor society and the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Five students and one faculty member were recognized for exemplifying the Aspirations of Student Learning. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Department of Geosciences since 2007, King is best known for developing the theory of edge-driven convection. He recognized that volcanic activity that occurs away from tectonic plate boundaries occurs in spatial association with the edges of the old and stable parts of the crust that have survived merging and splitting for at least 500 million years. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cheng, a new faculty member in the Department of Mathematics, received the 2023 Germund Dahlquist Prize in recognition of her original contributions to numerical methods for scientific computing. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Two alumni and a faculty member of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine will be honored Saturday during Connect 2023. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 08:18:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Shima Shahab named Mary Virginia Jones Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2015, Shahab’s research and scholarship specializes on developing new approaches to creating acoustic lenses used in novel ultrasound therapy. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Brian Strahm named fellow of the Soil Science Society of America</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2009, Strahm’s research focuses on the interactions of minerals, organic matter, plants, and microbes within forest soil ecosystems. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Margie Lee honored with national poultry research award </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Margie Lee ’82, DVM ‘86, associate dean for research and graduate studies at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has been selected as the 2023 recipient of the Phibro Animal Health Excellence in Poultry Research Award.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2023 07:45:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Harold Burkhart honored with emeritus status posthumously</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/08/cnre-burkhart-emeritus.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community, Burkhart’s work using modeling to understand forest stand dynamics contributed significantly to the field of forest biometrics.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2023 08:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech named among top employers for internship programs</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/07/outreach-cece-internships.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ At Virginia Tech, internships hold a special place as a stepping stone to future careers and job experience, both on campus and in the workforce. They’re also an effective way to fill critical talent gaps across Virginia. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Pinar Acar receives NSF CAREER award to design the materials of the future</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/07/eng-me-acar-career-award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Acar’s team specializes in creating digital profiles of materials. In this project, the team will be creating digital models set to music. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 08:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Nammalwar Sriranganathan honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1984, Sriranganathan’s work in zoonotic disease control through vaccine development has brought international visibility to Virginia Tech.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 13:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>NSF CAREER award invests in the future of stable computing </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Williams recently received a five-year, $600,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award to explore new ways to stabilize and update the existing Linux kernel — globally one of the most frequently used kernels. The grant also will support educating new generations of computer scientists in the skills needed to work with the kernel. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 11:43:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Linsey Marr receives SURA Distinguished Scientist Award</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/06/eng-coe-linsey-marr-receives-sura-distinguished-scientist-award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Marr was selected for the award by the Southeastern Universities Research Association for her transdisciplinary research on aerosol transmission. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:06:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Bonnie Smith honored with emerita status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/06/vetmed-smith-emerita.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1991, Smith’s scholarship focused on classical morphology, functional morphology, and teratology.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 15:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Five honorees inducted into College of Science’s Hall of Distinction</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New members are Lewis L. Lanier, Kathryn Parker Martin, Benjamin Z. Stallings II, Paul M. Thorn, and James D. Watkins. They bring the total number of Hall of Distinction members to 44.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Veterinary college faculty recognized for contributions and impact</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/06/vetmed-faculty-awards.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The college honored faculty members who have shown exceptional abilities in outreach, teaching, innovation, and advancing veterinary medicine. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>William Devenport appointed Alumni Distinguished Professor </title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/06/eng-aoe-william-devenport-appointed-alumni-distinguished-professor.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1985, Devenport has championed experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate engineering students. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia vaccination project named national &#39;immunization champion&#39;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Cooperative Extension was recently recognized by the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit as an “Immunization Neighborhood” Immunization Champion.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2023 09:56:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Linsey Marr honored as University Distinguished Professor</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Marr’s expertise on airborne pathogenic viruses helped shape national and global policies during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as empowered the public to make sound decisions backed by science. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 12:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Alireza Haghighat earns Gerald C. Pomraning Memorial Award</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/05/eng_me_haghighat_ans_pomraning_award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The prestigious award recognizes key contributions to the fields of mathematics and computation and their applications to the field of nuclear science and engineering. Haghighat, the Robert E. Hord, Jr. Endowed Professor in Mechanical Engineering, is director of the department&#39;s nuclear engineering program. ]]></description>
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        <title>&#39;Get a good pair of boots&#39;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Five graduates who came to Virginia Tech as transfer students talk about the highlights and challenges of studying fish and wildlife conservation and how growing up in rural Appalachia motivates them as Hokies. ]]></description>
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        <title>Faculty academies recognize three new members for exceptional leadership, service</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Bill Knocke, Kevin Edgar, and Donna Wertalik will join the ranks of the Academy of Faculty Service and the Academy of Faculty Leadership for their outstanding contributions to Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 13:28:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>College of Engineering inducts six members into Virginia Tech Academy of Engineering Excellence</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Established in 1999, the academy celebrated its newest class in April and brought its total membership to 179 alumni who have achieved exceptional career successes. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech will honor four alumni at commencement</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/05/advancement-universityawards.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Hokie Nation will recognize the outstanding alumni for their service to the university and their communities during commencement on Friday, May 12.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 10:19:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Four honored as recipients of 2023 Administrative and Professional Faculty Award</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The recognition program highlights the integral roles that A/P faculty, which number approximately 2,700 Virginia Tech employees, hold as they lead and manage a variety of positions. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Dining Services&#39; marketing team wins five ADDY awards</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The American Advertising Federation’s ADDY Awards are one of the advertising industry&#39;s largest and most representative annual competitions, recognizing the best in the creative advertising industry.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 09:26:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Lifu Huang receives NSF CAREER award to lay new ground for information extraction without relying on humans</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and core faculty at the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, Huang is developing new   extraction techniques that could help analyze millions of research papers, reports and emerging events around the world and preserve thousands of languages in danger of becoming extinct. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In Farzan’s undergraduate career, diversity has been her watchword. From courses of study, undergraduate research, and student organizations to community service and plans for future degrees, she has packed in as many experiences and classes as possible. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech inventors who contributed to the innovation ecosystem last year by disclosing 169 new innovations, executed 30 new license agreements with commercial partners, and created 10 new start-up companies, were honored at the second annual Celebrating Innovation event, last Monday. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ First-year veterinary student Daniel Fields is one of about 40 selected nationally for the highly competitive Health Professions Scholarship Program. The program covers tuition, fees, and some expenses during a student’s second through fourth year and requires additional coursework specific to the program.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Byron joined the veterinary college in 2014 after completing an equine surgery residency and becoming board certified in veterinary surgery. He worked in both academia and private practice as an equine surgeon prior to coming to Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1986, Larson made significant contributions to veterinary radiology through her work focusing on small animal ultrasonography.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine hosts an annual research symposium both to support the college’s mission of educating a diverse population of professional and post-graduate students preparing for careers in veterinary medicine, biomedical sciences, and public health and to showcase the research of its graduate and training programs.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Five win President’s Award for Excellence</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ These employees were recognized during a ceremony on April 20 with President Tim Sands. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Service Recognition Program&#39;s time period is April 1 of the previous year through March 31 of the current year. ]]></description>
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        <title>Advising award winners announced</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The four recipients — from the College of Engineering, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and Pamplin College of Business — were recognized for their work mentoring and inspiring students. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The National Academy of Sciences panel, moderated by Donna Shalala, a former U.S. secretary of health and human services and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, featured leaders of research, academia, and industry including Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Executive Director Michael Friedlander and health care executive Heywood Fralin. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ramirez-Barrios makes students a priority and sees mentorship as part of his job, not an extra obligation.    ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Yao, professor in the Department of Computer Science, is among fewer than 0.1 percent of voting members in the institute that are selected annually for this career milestone.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With the National Science Foundation award, Escobar will research the disease ecology and biogeography of hantavirus to better understand disease transmission between species and to humans. ]]></description>
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        <title>Jim Egenrieder named 2023 National ACTE Postsecondary Professional of the Year</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Egenrieder, who leads the STEM-focused Thinkabit Lab at Virginia Tech&#39;s Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church, received national recognition from the Association for Career and Technical Education for his commitment to helping students prepare for successful technical careers. ]]></description>
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        <title>Hesham Rakha named fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Rakha’s research focuses on large-scale transportation system optimization, modeling, and assessment. ]]></description>
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        <title>Mathieu Joerger lauded with multiple honors from the Institute of Navigation</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The organization presented Joerger, an assistant professor in the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, with the Colonel Thomas L. Thurlow Award and the Samuel M. Burka Award. ]]></description>
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        <title>Tom Dingus earns federal award for excellence in safety engineering  </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration award honors researchers who have made exceptional contributions to engineering and public service.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Honors College students recognized with Norrine Bailey Spencer Strong Start Award</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This year, 123 students received the award for earning a 4.0 GPA in their first semester at Virginia Tech.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The team of three Ph.D. students and their advisor garnered the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining in November. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Maroof, a professor in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, has made fundamental contributions to plant genetics. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech is among a select group of universities in the U.S. that have achieved the organization&#39;s national standard of excellence in providing an array of commuter benefits to faculty, staff, and students. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Bélanger continues to play a preeminent role in advancing research in the fields of information systems, technology management, and security and privacy on a global scale. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hanson Allen, assistant director of Fraternity and Sorority Life and Interfraternity Council advisor, was nominated for the honor by Virginia Tech’s fraternity student leaders. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Vlaisavljevich, an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, was recognized with an Outstanding Faculty Award in the Rising Star category by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kathy Lu, a prominent College of Engineering researcher, was elected president, and Deborah Good, of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was elected director of the mid-Atlantic region of Sigma Xi in November. Both will serve three-year terms beginning July 1. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In addition to this most recent honor, Dhillon has received some of the most prestigious technical awards in his discipline for analyzing and designing heterogeneous cellular networks using novel ideas from stochastic geometry. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2022 06:46:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Davalos, who directs the Center for Engineered Health, has made significant contributions to the fields of cancer detection and treatment using advanced electroporation, biotransport, and dielectrophoresis. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Since the 1980s, Yoon, a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and his colleagues at Virginia Tech&#39;s College of Engineering have developed various advanced separation processes for the minerals and coal industries. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2022 10:05:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Patricia Amateis honored with emerita status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1985, Amateis made significant contributions to chemistry education as the co-author of a general chemistry textbook &#34;Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change&#34; used at many colleges and universities. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ M. Daniel Givens was named the recipient of the El Toro Award for Excellence in Food Animal Medicine at the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine’s annual conference ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Marion, an adjunct professor in the College of Natural Resources and Environment and a pioneering recreation ecologist known for &#34;Leave No Trace in the Outdoors,” is honored for a career protecting and preserving America’s greatest natural assets. ]]></description>
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        <title>Hang Yu chosen for DARPA Young Faculty Award</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Yu&#39;s project will focus on autonomous manufacture and repair for austere environments like space. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2022 07:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Erdogan Kiran named Alexander F. Giacco Professor of Chemical Engineering</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/11/erdogan-kiran-named-alexander-f--giacco-professor-of-chemical-en.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech community since 2000, Kiran is an internationally recognized leader in the area of supercritical fluids and their chemical engineering applications. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 13:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Expanding Virginia Tech’s reach through research, innovation, and creativity</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/10/research-expanding-innovation-creativity-22.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech faculty were honored for their efforts to impact the community, region, and the world. Their extraordinary accomplishments in achieving excellence and expanding the university’s reach over the last fiscal year were acknowledged by leadership and among peers. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Jason Malone receives 2022 Teaching Scholar Award for Large Class Teaching</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The award is designed to recognize faculty members who have a longstanding record of teaching excellence in large-enrollment courses of 100 or more students per section.  ]]></description>
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        <title>College of Engineering inducts five members into Virginia Tech Academy of Engineering Excellence</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The 2022 inductees are Steven Bathiche, Edmund Y.S. Chao, Lisa H. Finneran, Tom Taylor, and Bevlee A. Watford.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Blake Johnson receives NSF CAREER Award to improve reliability of biosensors</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/07/blake-johnson-receives-nsf-career-award-to-improve-reliability-o.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Johnson, an associate professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, will use the CAREER Award to develop biosensors with improved measurement confidence and speed. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2022 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Three employees and one team received the first Administrative and Professional Faculty Awards during a ceremony July 13. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the pandemic, Martin epitomized the Hokie spirit of innovation by developing and delivering an online version of the Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory, a degree requirement. ]]></description>
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        <title>David Ford named Vecellio Professor of Construction Engineering and Management</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ford is currently a professor of civil engineering at Texas A&amp;M University and will join the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech this fall. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ According to Foroutan, microplastics are one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. He&#39;ll use the award to investigate air-sea interaction as a source of atmospheric microplastics and nanoparticles.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ To increase efficiency of larger power systems like those found in the electrical grid, ships, and aircraft, Dong and his team will focus on the medium-voltage and high-voltage application of this technological research.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Julia Ross named 2022 Outstanding Woman Leader in Virginia Higher Education</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Five years into her tenure at Virginia Tech, Ross has gained widespread recognition for serving as an advocate and role model for women in STEM fields, increasing representational diversity, and growing the reach and impact of college programs and research.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Scholar award helps doctoral student advance cancer treatment while enhancing representation</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sabrina Campelo, a doctoral student in the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences program, will continue her innovative work in translational cancer research with the help of the nonprofit Philanthropic Educational Organization Scholar Award for the 2022-23 academic year.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Alan Asbeck receives NSF CAREER award to create new type of lower-body exoskeleton</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Asbeck, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and his team will study the way people walk and adapt to exoskeleton assistance.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Maya Mahdi is one of  82 college students recognized for their nonpartisan democratic engagement work in 2021.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The university is honoring more than 841 employees for their commitment to service. Recognition events took place between March 29-April 14.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Twenty-six employees with a collective 277 years of service were nominated for the 2022 President’s Award for Excellence. These employees were recognized during a ceremony on April 12, where President Tim Sands announced four winners.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Charles “Chuck” Shorter received Virginia Tech’s President’s Award for Excellence in 1997. His daughter, Amy Epperley, earned it in 2021.  ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/03/eng-shahab-career-award-2022.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Shahab, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, has worked with her team to develop focused ultrasound as an effective tool for treating issues within the brain. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Professor Audrey Zink-Sharp has been recognized for her commitment to the field of wood science and has been named one of 16 international Women Ambassadors Creating the Future of Wood Science. ]]></description>
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        <title>Pinhas Ben-Tzvi named fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ben-Tzvi is the founding director of the Robotics and Mechatronics Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and focuses on fundamental and applied research in robotics, mechatronics, and controls.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Michaels, the director of the Spectrum Dominance Division at the National Security Institute and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech, is the inventor of 44 awarded U.S. patents with approximately 80 more international issuances.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Landon Marston receives NSF CAREER award to advance water sustainability and economic resilience </title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/02/CAREER_Marston.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ His project will use an integrated systems approach to uncover the drivers of industrial water use, water infrastructure dependencies within the U.S. economy, and water scarcity risks and opportunities. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ More than 100 students in the Virginia Tech Honors College were recently recognized as Norrine Bailey Spencer Strong Start Honorees. The recognition goes to Honors College students who achieved a 4.0 in their first semester of study at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The College of Fellows – which honors the top 2 percent of medical and biological engineers in the country – consists of 1,500 individuals who are outstanding leaders, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators in the field. ]]></description>
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        <title>Martha Glass and Nicole J. Johnson named 2022 ACPA Diamond Honorees</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/02/soe-diamondhonree.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Glass, a Ph.D. recipient, and Johnson, a current doctoral candidate, were recognized for their specific contributions to students as well as the research, scholarship, and programs that promote student development and success. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:08:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center (WAAC) and two of the WAAC’s adjunct and affiliated faculty members received awards at an event hosted by the Washington Architectural Foundation to recognize members of the D.C. metro community who demonstrate the transformative power of architecture. ]]></description>
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        <title>Chris Williams named senior member of the National Academy of Inventors</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/02/eng-williams-nai-senior.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Williams has excelled in the field of additive manufacturing (also called 3D printing), establishing himself as a pioneer from the earliest days of the technology’s appearance on the Virginia Tech campus. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As part of the Cancer Engineering Team, Robertson and colleagues have developed the use of energy-based therapies for treating previously untreatable cancers, such as brain and liver tumors.     ]]></description>
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        <title>Yvan Beliveau honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1986, Beliveau was the faculty co-founder of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. Through his passionate leadership, Beliveau helped merge construction programs from different colleges under a joint academic unit.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Master Naturalists receive award for expanding diversity</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The group, composed of master naturalists from numerous chapters of the organization, was tasked with developing a list of action items that would serve to increase diversity and inclusion across all of the organization’s programs. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech wins top national award for excellence in entrepreneurship education</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/01/pamplin-usasbe-award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The award recognizes bold and innovative programs making an impact in the field of entrepreneurship education with comprehensive, high-quality educational programs that successfully train future generations of entrepreneurs. ]]></description>
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        <title>Fewer ticks, cleaner water, and more carbon intake: Fellowship recipient Quinn Thomas plans to use data to predict our environment</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Thomas, an associate professor of forest resources and environmental conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment and an associate professor of biology in the College of Science, was awarded a Data Science Faculty Fellowship by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. ]]></description>
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        <title>Class of 2021: Geography graduate sees a bridge between science and design</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/12/cnre-olivia-snow-2021-fall-grad0.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Studying geography prepared graduating senior Olivia Snow to use GIS technology to think through complex challenges. ]]></description>
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        <title>Eric Paterson honored with 2021 William H. Webb Medal</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ For more than a century, the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers has recognized technical achievements, leadership, and commitment via its peer-driven Medals Program, recognizing individuals who stand out and truly make a difference in their profession.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Jiangtao Cheng named fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/10/eng-cheng-asme-fellow-2021.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The status of fellow is bestowed upon members of the society with 10 or more years of active practice and at least 10 years of active corporate membership, as described by the organization. Roughly 3,000 fellows have been chosen out of the more than 100,000 members. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2021 09:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Ryan Williams receives NSF CAREER Award to study autonomous coordination in multi-robot systems</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/10/ryan-williams-receives-career-award-to-study-autonomous-coordina.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Williams aims to advance multi-robot system theory to allow robots to plan their interactions intelligently, gracefully enter and exit systems, and participate in trustful decision-making processes with other robots and human teammates.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Mark Psiaki honored with the Johannes Kepler Award from the Institute of Navigation</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Johannes Kepler Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Institute of Navigation’s Satellite Division. ]]></description>
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        <title>College of Engineering inducts seven members into the Academy of Engineering Excellence at Virginia Tech</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The 2021 inductees were selected from among approximately 74,000 living Virginia Tech engineering alumni. Members of the Academy of Engineering Excellence have made sustained contributions in engineering and leadership throughout their accomplished careers.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Alumni Fellow Award, the most prestigious award given by the Penn State Alumni Association, recognizes alumni who are leaders in their professional fields. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ After receiving a bachelor&#39;s and two master&#39;s degrees from Virginia Tech, Newcomb joined the Engineering Education Department as an academic and career advisor in 2017. ]]></description>
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        <title>Graphic design program continues success</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Just because a program is small, that doesn’t mean that it cannot achieve great things, and in an increasingly digital world, the need for skilled digital communicators focused on user experience is more apparent than ever.     ]]></description>
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        <title>Gates Breeden named 2021 Outstanding Senior for the College of Architecture and Urban Studies</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/04/caus-breeden-outstandingsenior2021.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Breeden credited his success within the five-year, professional degree program in the School of Architecture + Design to the overall culture of CAUS, that same culture that brought him here, and the interdisciplinary attitude of Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 08:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>2021 Faculty/Staff Award Recipients</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The university congratulates faculty and staff members for their contributions in a number of categories, from advising students to championing outreach and research.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 08:47:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Jules Jones named 2021 Undergraduate Student of the Year</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ While pursuing a degree in industrial and systems engineering and a minor in business at Virginia Tech, Jones has found her purpose in life: to serve others by positively influencing the personal and professional growth of others.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Academic advisors recognized for exemplary advising by Virginia Tech</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Honorees are also nominated for awards through NACADA (Global Community for Academic Advising) which are presented at an invitation-only ceremony at the NACADA Annual Conference held each fall in varying locations. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2021 07:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Accounting and information systems professor France Bélanger named University Distinguished Professor</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/04/pamplin-udp-belanger.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Ranked in the top 1 percent of information systems researchers in the world, Bélanger studies digital interactions among individuals, businesses, and governments and the related information security and privacy issues, with the goal of obtaining a greater understanding of the complex phenomena at the intersection of humans, technology, and society. ]]></description>
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        <title>Edward Fox honored as inaugural inductee in ACM SIGIR Academy</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/03/edward-fox-honored-as-inaugural-inductee-in-acm-sigir-academy.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The professor of computer science and faculty at the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics has been recognized as one of 25 inductees drawn from principal leaders in information retrieval across the globe whose significant contributions have shaped the discipline or industry. ]]></description>
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        <title>University Exemplary Department or Program Awards honor effective teaching with a global perspective</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/02/uedpa-2020-awards.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ UEDPA 2020 recognizes excellence in teaching and learning, and effectiveness in developing and sustaining effective approaches to teaching with a global perspective at the graduate or undergraduate levels. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 12:59:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Bahareh Behkam named John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/11/me2020-behkam-jonesfellow.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Behkam, associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the John R. Jones III Faculty Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech had nine employees and two teams nominated for this year’s Governor&#39;s Honor Awards. One Virginia Tech employee was selected as a winner in the category of Creative Customer Service Category. Congratulations to Joe Griffitts, director of Hokie Passport Services, part of the Division of Finance. ]]></description>
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        <title>Jonathan Boreyko named John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jonathan Boreyko, associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the John R. Jones III Faculty Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/10/outreach-autismclinic-award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Autism Clinic &amp; Center for Autism Research and their Mobile Autism Clinic will receive national recognition as an “exemplary program” by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. ]]></description>
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        <title>Everett Peterson honored with emeritus status</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/05/cals-aaec-peterson-emeritus.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1989, Peterson was principal or co-principal investigator on more than 30 grants. In the classroom, Peterson taught both undergraduate and graduate courses. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:48:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The President’s Award for Excellence, established in 1990 by President James D. McComas, is an annual recognition of full-time staff and administrative and professional faculty for their outstanding contributions and consistently excellent performance. Twenty-seven employees with a collective 450 years of service were nominated for this year&#39;s award.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Researcher recognized with Distinguished Early Career Award from U.S. Aquaculture Society</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/04/cals-aaec-vansenten-early-career-award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Jonathan van Senten was recently honored by the U.S. Aquaculture Society for his influential work that has benefited producers, researchers, and others in the industry. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Police Officer of the Year’s passion for learning an asset to campus safety and security</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ George Gymer’s enthusiasm for learning and proactive spirit earned him recognition as 2019 Virginia Tech Police Officer of the Year. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:28:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Gary Downey receives Society for Social Studies of Science’s Infrastructure Award</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/01/clahs-downey-infrastructure-award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Infrastructure lies at the heart of the scholarship of the Alumni Distinguished Professor of Science, Technology, and Society. An international organization recently acknowledged his contributions to creating a field that not only studies engineers but also participates critically among them. ]]></description>
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        <title>Everett Peterson named research fellow</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Peterson, professor of agricultural and applied economics, was named a Global Trade Analysis Project Fellow for his contributions to the project over the past 25 years. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 09:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Kevin Boyle named Agricultural and Applied Economics Association fellow</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2019/08/cals-aaec-boyle-aaea-fellow.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Having spent his 30-plus-year career working in applied economics, Boyle was recognized for his continuous contributions to the advancement of research in this area and his contributions in teaching and advising. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:55:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Employee professional development recognized at recent ceremony </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the 2018-19 academic year, more than 130 employees completed professional development and research administration certificate programs. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2019 11:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Jeff Marion receives George Wright Society Award for natural resources achievement</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2019/06/cnre-marion-wright-award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Marion is a founding contributor to the field of recreation ecology and a leader in promoting the principles of ‘Leave No Trace.’ ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech recognizes employees for combined 16,600 years of service</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2019/04/hr-spring2019-serviceaward-recognition.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech is recognizing more than 800 employees for their commitment to service and for exemplifying our motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve). Collectively, these employees have dedicated 16,600 years of service to the university. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:21:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Anne Brown, Elizabeth Grant receive 2019 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2019/04/SoTL-award-2019.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The award is presented by Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to recognize faculty who have dedicated themselves to the pursuit of scholarship addressing teaching and learning in higher education. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2019 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Julien Cadot named James A. and Renae C. Pearson Collegiate Faculty Fellow</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cadot will bring further industry experience and experiential learning opportunities to the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ George Norton, a Virginia Tech professor of 38 years, was recently named a Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The anthropologist, who studies rural communities in the Central American country, hopes his research will help farmers create sustainable food resources and land practices. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Applied Economics Professor Kevin Boyle was named a Fellow of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists during the triennial World Congress. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech employees recognized for commitment to personal development</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech faculty and staff were recognized at the Employee Development Certificate Program ceremony on July 18.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Gang Wang receives CAREER Award to thwart email phishing attacks</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2018/05/wang-careeraward.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Wang will use the five-year grant, totaling $538,522, to create novel techniques that combine human intelligence and machine learning to combat real-world phishing attacks. ]]></description>
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        <title>Elaine Densley recognized for outstanding leadership</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Densley, program coordinator and assistant at the Virginia Tech Richmond Center, has received the 2018 McComas Staff Leadership Award. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Undergraduate Honor System recognizes Honor Council members who continue to encourage and promote a culture of academic honesty at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2018/04/vetmed-saunders-emeritus.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the university community since 1982, Saunders made significant contributions to the profession of veterinary medicine through his scholarship in the field of anatomic pathology and his work at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Blacksburg. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech recognizes employees for combined 14,400 years of service</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech honors 776 employees who have 10 or more years of service to the university. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>J. Phillip Pickett honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the university community since 1988, Pickett brought international recognition to Virginia Tech for his scholarship in animal vision and eye care.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Two recipients honored with Hokie Wellness Supervisor Spotlight Award </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Servant leadership was the recurring theme in the nominations for 2018 award winners Stephanie Hart, director of The Advising Center of the College of Natural Resources and Environment, and Linzy Martinelli, assistant director for residence life, Ambler Johnston (West). ]]></description>
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        <title>Marion Ehrich honored with emerita status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the university community since 1976, Ehrich made significant contributions to the professions of veterinary and human medicine through her work in pharmacology and toxicology. ]]></description>
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        <title>Roger Avery honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the university community since 1999, Avery made significant contributions to research and graduate programs in biomedical and veterinary sciences at the veterinary college, where he served as senior associate dean. ]]></description>
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        <title>Gerhardt G. Schurig honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Serving as the veterinary college’s dean from 2004 to 2013, Schurig is considered one of the world’s leading brucellosis researchers and is internationally renowned for his work in developing vaccines against bovine brucellosis. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech’s landscape architecture program grabs the global spotlight </title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2018/03/CAUS-CELA.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ This week, the nationally recognized program hosts the world’s largest conference of international landscape architecture educators – and earns top awards for its faculty. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Darrell Bosch, an advocate for collaborative discovery, is recognized for interdisciplinary research</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2018/03/cals-bosch-saea-award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Bosch received the 2018 SAEA Lifetime Achievement Award for his 30-plus-year dedication to multidisciplinary research. ]]></description>
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        <title>Faculty academy inductees recognized for leadership, service</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kevin Boyle, professor of agricultural and applied economics, has earned an appointment to the Academy of Faculty Leadership, and Patricia Lavender, associate professor and director of undergraduate advising and arts administration for the School of Performing Arts, has earned membership in the Academy of Faculty Service. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech professor appointed to Virginia’s first Environmental Justice Advisory Council</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Mike Ellerbrock is a long-time advocate of environmental justice – studying, researching, teaching, and advising on the topic since the early 1990s. ]]></description>
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        <title>22 complete Virginia Tech’s Management Academy</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Twenty-two Virginia Tech employees were recently recognized for completing the 2016-17 Management Academy development program. ]]></description>
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        <title>Michael Leib honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Leib is professor of internal medicine in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The prestigious award provides national recognition to faculty members who have distinguished themselves in medical student education. ]]></description>
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        <title>Ed Dorsa honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The honor recognizes Dorsa&#39;s 19 years of service to Virginia Tech as one of the nation&#39;s most admired educators in industrial design. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has received an inaugural Convergence award from the National Science Foundation to support research on autonomous trucks and their future workforce implications.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2017 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Shane McLaughlin will serve on a new federal advisory council tasked with helping to make motorcycle riders and their bikes safer. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Myra Blanco, director of the Center for Public Policy, Partnerships, and Outreach and an advanced-vehicle researcher at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, has been named the recipient of the 2017 U.S. Government Award for Safety Engineering Excellence. ]]></description>
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