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        <description><![CDATA[ More than 50 Hokies will share projects, from reimagining a former mill in Floyd to building bridges with local schools, as the university hosts the Engagement Scholarship Consortium International Conference in October. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Human actions are irreversible transforming the geophysical and ecological systems of the planet causing complex societal challenges. A civil and environmental engineering professor is seeking a way to address those challenges.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A collaboration between the Center for Economic and Community Engagement, Main Street America, and Virginia Main Street has grad students doing hands-on experiential learning to discover what makes Virginia towns feel like home sweet home for remote workers. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Could a 1940s theater bring more people to Stuart, Virginia? A team of graduate assistants at the Center for Economic and Community Engagement put their knowledge to work to help town leaders figure it out.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Linsey Marr, the Charles P. Lunsford professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering,  recounted her experiences interacting with governmental and health policymakers as the guest speaker for this year’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Policy program. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As Destination Areas transform, the focus shifts to investing in societally significant projects, including work on pandemic prevention, invasive species, public interest technology, and human systems integration in health care. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The students recommended that the city adopt the bicycle boulevard model, a shared roadway design concept that considers the safety needs of cyclists. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jason Schwartz, a master&#39;s student in urban and regional planning, says his work as a graduate assistant for the Center for Economic and Community Engagement prepared him for the challenges of public service. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Growing population in urban areas throughout the world elevates the need for collaboration among local government leaders and city planners to ensure a sustainable public transportation infrastructure that is well-connected, convenient, and affordable to meet regional needs. Hear urban planning and policy experts discuss effective European models that could offer innovative solutions to improve regional coordination and public transportation challenges in the D.C. metro area. Speakers include: — Ralph Buehler, Associate Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning in the School of International and Public Affairs at Virginia Tech — Joe McAndrew, Director of Transportation Policy, Greater Washington Partnership — Sara Kline, Principal, SK Solutions LLC “On the Record” – a series of regular media roundtables -- was launched by the university’s Media Relations team last fall with a goal of elevating Virginia Tech research and connecting our faculty to reporters from national and trade publications. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Growing population in urban areas throughout the world elevates the need for collaboration among local government leaders and city planners to ensure a sustainable public transportation infrastructure that is well-connected, convenient, and affordable to meet regional needs. Join Virginia Tech along with urban planning and policy experts to learn about effective European models that could offer innovative solutions to improve regional coordination and public transportation challenges in the D.C. metro area. Speakers include: — Ralph Buehler, Associate Professor of Urban Affairs and Planning in the School of International and Public Affairs at Virginia Tech — Joe McAndrew, Director of Transportation Policy, Greater Washington Partnership — Sara Kline, Principal, SK Solutions LLC More information: https://vtnews.vt.edu/contact/ontherecordevents.html ]]></description>
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