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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech bacteriologist&#39;s 21 patents target a global crisis of antimicrobial-resistant infections that kill 1.27 million people annually. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Innovation and Partnership’s LAUNCH team in collaboration with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties is seeking proposals from Virginia Tech researchers for Proof-of-Concept grants designed to provide paths to market for research and technologies with the potential for significant societal and economic impact. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Applied Research in Immersive Experiences and Simulations team uses virtual video and artificial intelligence to create digital twins of football plays, allowing players and coaches to step into the action virtually and see from multiple perspectives. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Joshua Drake, Nisha Duggal, Daniel English, Bryan Hsu, and Courtney Leisner were recognized for exemplifying the power of interdisciplinary research to address humanity’s greatest challenges. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech is an academic partner of the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), supporting events and programs year-round. Employees and students can take advantage of this tech sector partnership by attending signature events and engaging with communities of interest. ]]></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[ This month, Virginia Tech will convene manufacturers, researchers, and policymakers for three connected events aimed at expanding advanced manufacturing in Virginia and preparing the talent to power it. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Corrigan, president and CEO of Noblis, lives by the Virginia Tech motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) while leading the renowned nonprofit tackling national priorities. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Gillotte, CEO of Reinventing Geospatial Inc., takes investing in Virginia&#39;s talent pipeline and startup community seriously. Providing real-world experience, he&#39;s graduated over 60 students, including many Hokies, from his company&#39;s internship program — and personally mentors tech CEOs through the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Accelerator.  ]]></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[ Sabin drew on his interests in sports and math to build statistical models for ESPN and is now a lecturer and senior fellow for sports analytics at the Wharton School. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Collins, a Distinguished Engineer and Federal Sector Solutioning Team Executive at IBM, credits Virginia Tech for teaching him how to research complex topics properly.  ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 12:14:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council’s TechNite awards turned a spotlight on translational research taking place at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and throughout the region. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hicks, a hospitality and tourism management major, fell in love with hotels during her time at Virginia Tech. Today, she’s vice president for business advisory and communication services at Marriott International. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech celebrated faculty-led accomplishments in innovation, entrepreneurship, and service at the annual Celebrating Innovation event, held at the South End Zone Club in Lane Stadium. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Key university and industry players gathered at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to discuss research, economic development, and a vision for Virginia’s proposed research triangle. ]]></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[ Barry&#39;s research aims to create novel analysis, design, and control techniques for the discovery of emerging technologies with applications in smart grid, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing. ]]></description>
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        <title>Doctoral student plants the seeds to make edamame a home garden staple</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With help from a grant from LINK + LICENSE + LAUNCH, student Patrick Bewick is building a graduate research project into a domestic edamame business one seed packet at a time. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An electrical and computer engineering professor, Agah is focused on design and fabrication of semiconductor and microfluidic chips and integrated microsystems with applications in public safety, environmental monitoring, health care, and homeland security. ]]></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>Amazon-Virginia Tech Initiative announces support for two Amazon Fellows and five faculty-led projects for 2023-24 academic year</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The initiative, launched in 2022, is funded by Amazon, housed in the College of Engineering, and directed by researchers at the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus and at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Trimble Technology Lab for architecture and construction opens</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The transdisciplinary lab will bring industry-leading technology to students in architecture, building construction, and construction engineering. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ BEAM Diagnostics Inc., a behavioral health company that sprung from research from Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a $1.84 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to commercialize its technology to improve assessment of opioid use disorder in outpatient medical clinics. ]]></description>
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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[ Cyber researchers from Virginia Tech developed a technique to solve 5G network problems in the field and in real time. With support from the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, they are applying their invention to safeguard autonomous vehicles and provide efficient network solutions in other domains.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute with the Virginia Tech Innovation and Partnerships team will exhibit at the the world’s biggest tech showcase Jan. 4-8 in Las Vegas and host a pre-show networking event, all showcasing how the institute is advancing transportation.   ]]></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>
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        <description><![CDATA[ John Provo, executive director of the Center for Economic and Community Engagement, knows that payoffs can be big when faculty members collaborate with industry leaders: Companies thrive, communities prosper, and students’ lives are transformed. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s leadership in spurring economic development and driving job creation across the Commonwealth of Virginia was highlighted during the November Board of Visitors meeting. ]]></description>
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        <title>Alumni Industry Leader Spotlight: Greg Fitch &#39;05</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As head of safety research for Android Auto, Google, Fitch has built an inspiring career in human factors. Early on, Fitch found that he was drawn to the idea of building systems to fit people, rather than making people adapt to fit the system. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 08:31:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A successful NASA leader with decades of experience, Dress advises students not to “script” their careers. Instead, remain open to the many unanticipated opportunities that will present themselves. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 09:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>LAUNCH’s Proof-of-Concept Program seeks proposals, seeds larger opportunities</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Innovation and Partnership’s LAUNCH team in collaboration with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties (VTIP) is seeking proposals from Virginia Tech researchers for Proof-of-Concept grants designed to provide paths to market for research and technologies with the potential for significant societal and economic impact. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/10/research-industry-leader-mcferrin-rdr.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ An accomplished leader in genomics at Amazon Web Services, McFerrin is passionate about accelerating science and improving patient care. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ What excites Mackanic, founder and chief executive officer of Anthro Energy, most about his industry? The inevitability of renewable energy and the innovation opportunities bound to follow. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Eley-Carr, director of engagement for the Ford Foundation, is passionate about diversity and representation in the media. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cronkhite, executive vice president and chief logistics and processing operations officer at the United States Postal Service, has some words of encouragement for current students. Every challenge is an opportunity to invest in your future. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Peters-Lidard, the deputy director in the Sciences and Exploration Directorate at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, used her expertise in earth sciences to develop NASA’s first-ever Earth Information System. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/09/research-inventor-Ben-Tzvi-rdr.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Ben-Tzvi conducts fundamental and applied research in robotics and mechatronics from robotic exoskeletons for use in rehabilitation to victim extraction robots that can remove injured people from harm’s way. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 01:19:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Brown, staff vice president of business improvement for Provider Operations at Anthem, is excited to help make health care easier for consumers by having a digital first mindset, using data to drive decisions and predict health risks, and improving accessibility. ]]></description>
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        <title>Inventor Spotlight: Catherine Freed, postdoctoral associate of biochemistry</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A researcher and entrepreneur, Freed is building a startup based on enhancing plant phosphate uptake and use.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Innovation drives research forward</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/09/research-growth-2022.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech sponsored research expenditures and awards increased by 12 percent, with growth in federal, state, private, and local funding.   ]]></description>
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        <title>Alumni Industry Leader Spotlight: Chris Hennesey &#39;99</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A passionate enterprise financial strategist and leader, Hennesey, enterprise financial strategist, Amazon Web Services, finds the most joy when he’s collaborating with others to solve complex problems. One thing that really lights him up? Working with others in early stage career development and helping people realize their full potential. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Liu’s research focuses on novel ways that materials can diversify energy sources, improve energy efficiency, and create a sustainable environment. ]]></description>
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        <title>Sweet partnership brings Hokie-inspired ice cream to market</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The collaboration between the nationally ranked Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Food Science and Technology and the award-winning Homestead Creamery brings innovative food science research to market in the form of delicious Hokie-inspired ice cream with proceeds benefiting student engagement and scholarship as well as Virginia’s economy. ]]></description>
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        <title>Webster Santos brings molecule inhibitor discovery in chronic kidney disease closer to drug treatment</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/08/science-webster_santos_treatment_kidney_fibrosis_renal_failure.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Chronic kidney disease almost certainly ends in fatal renal failure. The costs are enormous, not only in lives, but also to the economy. According to 2017 estimates, chronic kidney disease cost the U.S. economy $84 billion, and end-stage renal disease treatment added another $36 billion. ]]></description>
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        <title>Alumni Industry Leader Spotlight: Winston Samuels &#39;83</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ From former track star to founder and chief executive officer of Maxx Performance, Samuels credits Virginia Tech for giving him his wings. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2022 08:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech beer awarded silver medal at prestigious international beer competition</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/08/fightin-hokies-lager-award.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Fightin&#39; Hokies Lager, the first beer to come from Virginia Tech&#39;s sustainable partnership with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, earned a silver medal at the 2022 Australian International Beer Awards in the Munich-style helles category. This award and the recent announcement that Fightin&#39; Hokies Lager was the bestselling craft beer in Virginia during its first year on the market, are the results of Hardywood&#39;s and the Department of Food Science and Technology brewing faculty&#39;s decades of experience and commitment to quality.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ From Liz Hart, deputy White House social secretary, to Julia M. Ross, Virginia Tech’s first female dean for the College of Engineering, to pioneers in Hollywood working to promote underrepresented women in film such as Michelle Krusiec, Virginia Tech women are making history. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Since 1921, Virginia Tech has seen thousands of trailblazing women make their mark on the world, transforming industries and shattering glass ceilings. Michelle Krusiec ’95 is making her mark in the entertainment industry where she is an actor, writer and director. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Since 1921, Virginia Tech has seen thousands of trailblazing women make their mark on the world, transforming industries and shattering glass ceilings. Liz Hart ’07 is making her mark in the events industry where she is a producer and serves as Deputy White House Social Secretary. ]]></description>
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        <title>Women in Industry: Sarah Franklin</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Since 1921, Virginia Tech has seen thousands of trailblazing women make their mark on the world, transforming industries and shattering glass ceilings. Sarah Franklin ’97 is making her mark in the technology industry where she’s serves as the president and chief marketing officer of Salesforce. ]]></description>
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        <title>Women in Industry: Jennifer McDermott</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Since 1921, Virginia Tech has seen thousands of trailblazing women make their mark on the world, transforming industries and shattering glass ceilings. Jennifer McDermott ’96 is making her mark in the technology industry where she’s serves as the executive director of global technology workforce strategy at JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. ]]></description>
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        <title>Women in Industry: Kim Roy</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Since 1921, Virginia Tech has seen thousands of trailblazing women make their mark on the world, transforming industries and shattering glass ceilings. Kim Roy ’99 is making her mark in the construction industry where she serves as the chief executive officer for HITT Contracting. ]]></description>
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        <title>Women in Industry: Jummy Olabanji</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Since 1921, Virginia Tech has seen thousands of trailblazing women make their mark on the world, transforming industries and shattering glass ceilings. Jummy Olabanji ’06 is making her mark in the broadcast news industry where she’s a news anchor for NBC4 Washington. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/07/research-industry-leader-rose-rdr.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ A former engineer who decided to transform his career, Rose followed his passion for innovation and growth. Today, he’s the president of OnStar Insurance and EVP at GM Financial. ]]></description>
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        <title>Inventor Spotlight: John Matson, A.C. Lilly Jr. Fellow of Nanoscience</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Matson, develops small molecules and nanomaterials with applications in medicine, biology and sustainability. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/06/research-inventor-edgar-rdr.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Edgar explores new ways to use natural polysaccharides as renewable, sustainable, and biodegradable materials for drug-delivery. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An experienced executive leader with a track record of following her passion and curiosity, Cordova is dedicated to making manufacturing cleaner, safer, and more efficient. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Through his research, Asbeck&#39;s goal is to help people regain capabilities they have lost, or enable people to perform feats that were not previously possible. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An information technology leader, Desai champions access to best-in-breed technologies for a better user experience and more efficient business processes. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/05/research-inventor-carlier-rdr.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Fueled by a passion for science, Carlier is a medicinal chemist who harnesses the power of synthetic chemistry to advance biology, medicine, and public health. ]]></description>
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        <title>Toasting 150 years, Virginia Tech and Hardywood introduce new amber ale to the market</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The new sesquicentennial ale, All Hail to Thee, follows the success of the first Virginia Tech-Hardywood beer that was introduced to the market last spring. Fightin&#39; Hokies Lager, a classic Munich-style helles lager, was the best-selling new craft beer in Virginia in 2021, according to Nielsen.   ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/04/research-industry-leader-rolland-rdr.html</link>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/04/research-inventor-gillaspy-rdr.html</link>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Lowe, president and chief executive officer of SPX Corp., a technology guy at heart, is excited about the spinout of his company, creating a $1.5 billion business from scratch.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With experiences leading big businesses and negotiating multi-billion-dollar mergers and acquisitions, the common thread throughout his career is technology. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Amazon - Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and Robust Machine Learning will include machine learning-focused research projects, doctoral student fellowships, community outreach, and an establishment of a shared advisory board. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Boreyko&#39;s work combines biological mechanics with material science and renewable energy to develop marketable technologies. He strives to uncover and utilize nature-inspired science.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A leader passionate about promoting women and minorities in cyber, Golden cares deeply about mental health and wellness, particularly in the workplace.  ]]></description>
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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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        <description><![CDATA[ As a renowned translational medical scientist, Robertson develops medical technologies to improve detection and treatment of cancer and organ failure diseases. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cancer researcher, inventor, and entrepreneur, Davalos brings organs-on-chip, precision medicine, and cancer therapy technologies from bench to market. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ An entrepreneur and computer engineer, Fatnani is passionate about making marketing conversational for everyone.  ]]></description>
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        <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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        <description><![CDATA[ Zhang, plant scientist and soybean breeder extraordinaire develops elite crop varieties adapted to the Mid-Atlantic region. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As more companies deploy phased plans for return to work in a physical office space while others work remotely from home, Virginia Tech wants to know: what does the current workplace environment look like for Hokies around the world? ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As senior vice president for wireless marketing at AT&amp;T, Van Buskirk is on a journey to transform the telecom, media, and technology industries to enhance people&#39;s lives. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Andrea Koslow has joined Virginia Tech as the new principal partnership officer for the Innovation Campus.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The competition involved students from the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health graduate program, who selected intellectual property, worked with real-world business mentors, and created an entrepreneurial plan to develop and commercialize biomedical discoveries. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The aerospace engineer turned entrepreneur started his career writing engineering software. Now head of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, Malone came back to Blacksburg to help the next generation of entrepreneurs learn how to chase “10X impact.” ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ At the semiannual Deloitte Problem Day, faculty from a broad range of disciplines collaborated with researchers from Deloitte in addressing the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Gourdie, researcher and serial entrepreneur, seeks to learn lessons from the heart on how to make drugs to improve wound healing. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sathaye has had a career spanning industry, academia, and nonprofits. As a CEO she&#39;s using technology to alleviate caregiver stress.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As the urgency of cybersecurity reaches a higher pitch, the Southwest node of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative gathered on Virginia Tech’s campus in late October. The event allowed collaborators to meet in person for the first time and advance cybersecurity strategies throughout the region and the commonwealth.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Martha Quinn previously served as executive director of development for Virginia Commonwealth University’s Massey Cancer Center and senior director of development for Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tiny Cargo Co., founded by Rob Gourdie, professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is among five companies to receive the award, which includes $50,000, the opportunity to reside at JLABS @ Washington, D.C. for one year, and mentorship from experts at the Johnson &amp; Johnson Family of Companies. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The LINK+LICENSE+LAUNCH team works with faculty to bridge the gap between university research and industry, fostering new industry partnerships, technology commercialization, start-ups, and other types of technology transfer. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/08/cmar-dive-partnership.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Through this multiyear partnership, Virginia Tech students have the opportunity to see the product move from the concept stage all the way to testing in the sea.  ]]></description>
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        <title>From pasture to patient: Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists distill cow’s milk into nano-capsules for drug delivery</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/08/from-pasture-to-patient--fralin-biomedical-research-institute-sc.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Rob Gourdie, professor and director of the Center for Vascular and Heart Research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and his lab team developed a scalable method to harvest nano-sized biological capsules called exosomes from unpasteurized cow’s milk. Exosomes are a promising candidate for drug delivery in humans. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In just over a year with the program, $400,000 has been awarded in grants to Virginia Tech researchers to commercialize Virginia Tech intellectual property to license products, support startup companies pursuing commercialization, and develop early stage drugs. ]]></description>
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        <title>Cassell McMillian selected as Virginia Tech’s inaugural Beckman Scholar</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/05/research-cassell-mcmillian-beckman-scholar.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Beckman Scholars Program is a 15-month mentored research experience for exceptional undergraduate students in chemistry, biochemistry, and biological sciences. The program leverages funding provided by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to form a partnership with the Fralin Life Sciences Institute. ]]></description>
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        <title>Cheers! Fighting&#39; Hokies Lager</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech alumni, fans, and friends can now purchase Fightin’ Hokies Lager in bottles at Hardywood brewery locations and at stores and restaurants across the commonwealth of Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <title>Transforming the future of electric energy</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/04/research-energy-envision-forum.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech is co-hosting the annual EnVision Forum, “Future of Electric Energy for an Industry in Transformation” on April 26-27, in collaboration with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, providing an opportunity to explore the technology-driven issues facing the energy industry. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/03/research-national-science-foundation-development-support-series.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ In January, the Office for Research and Innovation launched its virtual webinar series focused on different facets of sponsored research —  from sponsor-specific perspectives to how to identify and work with partners —  intended to answer researchers’ biggest questions and enlighten scholars at every step in their career.  ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2021/01/cals-center-for-advanced-innovation-in-agriculture.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture will focus on scientific discovery and the application of technology-driven innovative solutions for the agricultural challenges of tomorrow. ]]></description>
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        <title>President Tim Sands highlights resiliency and progress in midst of pandemic</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the roughly 25-minute online presentation, Sands shared insights into COVID-19-related challenges met and lessons learned, as well as gave updates on progress made despite the pandemic in terms of new partnerships, new facilities, and new progress made toward the university’s long-term goals.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech has launched a new Hokie-owned business directory to help connect the Hokie community that includes Virginia Tech faculty and alumni who are business owners. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s roots in agricultural research have sparked a new partnership with Hardywood Park Craft brewery in Richmond, Virginia, resulting in a licensed Virginia Tech beer — Fightin’ Hokies Lager. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A proof-of-concept created by a collaboration between Virginia Tech and MOVA Technologies has resulted in a ground-breaking filter that can capture gasses while allowing them to be recycled and reused.   ]]></description>
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        <title>A partnership benefits nanofabrication research at Virginia Tech and beyond</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2020/08/research-nanofabrication-equipment.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ As a culmination of efforts between LINK + LICENSE + LAUNCH, the College of Engineering, and a lead faculty member, SPTS Technologies, a KLA company, provided cutting-edge nanofabrication equipment through a combination of corporate sponsorship and commercial provisions that will provide Virginia Tech students and faculty the ability to conduct processes related to nanotechnology and nanoscience research. ]]></description>
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        <title> Virginia Tech research sees continued growth</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Eligible projects involve technologies captured in the VTIP invention disclosure process and identified as candidates for licensing to established companies or to new technology startups.  ]]></description>
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