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        <description><![CDATA[ A generous gift from Robbie Werth &#39;74, MBA ’81 increases operational capacity at the Werth Testing Center. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A majority of the commitment, made anonymously by a four-generation Hokie family, was to athletics, while a sizeable portion was directed to the Honors College. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Take a break, grab some free pizza, and give back in a meaningful way. Thank a Donor Day is happening April 13 on the Drillfield, and it’s your chance to show appreciation to the people who make your Virginia Tech experience possible. Come hang with friends, snap a pic with HokieBird, meet therapy dogs, and write a few thank-you notes. That’s it. Oh — and did we mention free pizza and a T-shirt? 📍 Where: Drillfield 🕚 When: Monday, April 13 | 11 AM – 4 PM No RSVP needed. Just stop by when you’ve got time. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s Animal Cancer Care and Research Center in Roanoke applied a treatment shown to have good results on dogs to a cat much loved by his dedicated caretaker.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Janusz Jeremiasz Filipiak ’05 recently extended his family’s extraordinary legacy of leveraging higher education to foster innovation. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students and faculty members partner with Cape Town communities through classwork, research, and campus fundraising, transforming a two-week study abroad program into sustained food security collaboration. ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: Sandra Davis, Board of Visitors vice rector</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Davis, a recipient of Virginia Tech’s highest honor and one of a select few friends of the university to have been named an honorary life member of the Virginia Tech Alumni Association, passed away on Tuesday, March 17. She was 79. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Veterinary and doctoral student Kirsten Masters earns a prestigious USDA Adel A. Malak Scholarship, bringing together agricultural roots, a mathematics degree, military service, and infectious disease research into a career protecting public health.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia project received a new $5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to continue uncovering history in communities in Virginia and surrounding states. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Noise and dust control will be important as construction occurs at a working hospital, and the design plans have the well-being of students, faculty, staff, clients, and animals in mind. ]]></description>
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        <title>Families of virology pioneers set up new scholarship for public health and veterinary students</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Luis Melendez, a professor in the veterinary college’s early years at Virginia Tech, and Pedro Acha, a visiting lecturer, were close friends and groundbreaking researchers who established concepts of One Health.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A wave of Giving Day generosity supplied the Marching Virginians’ drumline with new instruments, strengthening a tradition cherished by students and alumni alike. ]]></description>
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        <title>Record $20 million gift to empower tomorrow’s doctors to serve</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jim &#39;74 and Augustine &#39;71 Smith&#39;s record generosity will help aspiring doctors overcome cost barriers to realizing their potential and will enhance the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine’s ability to serve as a pipeline of talent to numerous communities that need physicians. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A gift from the Hickman family establishes a graduate fellowship in agricultural and applied economics, honoring the legacy of alumnus E. Phillip “Phil” Hickman ’74 and the generations of Hickmans he inspired to follow in his path in the field. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Every year, Giving Day empowers the community to support the areas that matter most to them. To multiply the impact, computer science alumnus Jim Miller ’97 is sponsoring three challenges for Virginia Tech engineering. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tom and Cathie Woteki, an alumni couple who made profound contributions to the fields of public health and applications of enterprise computing in their careers, have made a $10 million estate gift commitment to endow multiple faculty positions or fellowships, as well as create graduate fellowships, in the College of Science and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Endowed professorships provide permanent, flexible funding that helps recruit outstanding faculty and power breakthrough research and teaching for decades. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Elena Mantis was encouraged to continue in equine medicine by Mark Crisman and is pursuing that dream with the scholarship that memorializes the beloved veterinary professor. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As co-presidents of Virginia Tech’s Student Alumni Associates, Whiteman and Olson know the value of service, leadership, and community. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The foundation has now given over $29 million for in-state students with demonstrated need who are studying engineering at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Wagner has worked in the Office of Gift Planning since 2012 and will now lead the team, which is responsible for a quarter of the university’s overall annual fundraising. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The gift will advance the university’s strategy — known as Invest to Win — to empower Virginia Tech Athletics to excel in the NCAA’s current Division I and Football Bowl Subdivision I landscapes. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Georgia Daniel and Liz Logemann both aspire to serve rural areas through veterinary medicine. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 07:03:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The mission of a fall societal health class inspired a Christiansburg resident to not only contribute financially, but to lend a hand on a student work trip to West Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A gift in memory of veterinary college alum and rural veterinarian Doc Fuller ’88, DVM ’97 is helping Shelly Underwood prepare for a career in caring for farm animals. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The project will address the Small Animal Teaching Hospital&#39;s 1980s infrastructure that strains to meet modern veterinary medicine demands. The hospital serves 18,000 patients annually while training the next generation of veterinarians.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Adding the hospital&#39;s first emergency and critical care resident on board is milestone step in a plan to take small animal emergency care to the next level. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New veterinary college faculty member followed a winding road from Mexico City racetracks to equine medicine at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Their leadership reflects a shared passion for creating meaningful opportunities, building community, and inspiring future Hokies to give back.     ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Robert McCarthy has joined the veterinarian college as the second member of the region&#39;s first dedicated equine emergency team. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kelli Gillespie is the first recipient of the Sydney and Fran Memorial Veterinary Scholarship and now in her second year of receiving the award. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Bill Tyrrell sees the $1 million gift to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital expansion as a continuation of Ut Prosim and an investment in the future. ]]></description>
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        <title>Apparel, housing, and resource management programs joining the School of Design</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Helen Dessin Spurr and Frank Arthur Spurr Jr. Endowed Research Fund for Domestic Canine and Feline Pets will enable novel treatments and diagnostic procedures to be applied in a compassionate, safe environment for the pets of owners who often have few other options and who can benefit through drastically reduced costs for treatment. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ There is incredible beauty in our work, but also real emotional fatigue, writes veterinary college social worker August O&#39;Reilly. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Rather than pursuing aggressive surgical intervention, the dog&#39;s owner learned about a clinical trial at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. ]]></description>
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        <title>Finding balance: How this Virginia Tech alum reimagined veterinary practice</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As a relief veterinarian, Greg Echols has crafted a career that offers flexibility in a profession often challenged by demanding schedules. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Patrick Fromal, the newly appointed President of Shimadzu Corporation, America and Virginia Tech alumnus &#39;94, visits campus to perform a ribbon cutting ceremony to open a Shimadzu laboratory space within the Undergraduate Science Laboratory Building and celebrate a new SPARQ partnership with the university. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Robyn Fox, the veterinary college&#39;s new clinical trials coordinator, bridges the gap between innovative research and the practical realities of patient care.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In recognition of their leadership, advocacy, and years of dedicated service, Shelley Duke and Cindy Ingram were honored with emeritus status on the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center Advisory Council.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Class of 2025: Brynn McClatchy named Outstanding Undergraduate Student for College of Architecture, Arts, and Design</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ McClatchy, who will earn her degree in architecture, distinguished herself through a dynamic academic journey that integrated rigorous coursework with leadership development, overseas study, and internships. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ When their well-trained 6-foot iguana developed cancer, the Smiths turned to cutting-edge treatment at the veterinary college&#39;s Roanoke hospital. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sarah Preston found a home at Virginia Tech, where opportunity and connection shaped her future. She believes in the power of small actions and exemplifies Hokie Spirit through mentorship, alumni involvement, and community service. Now, she is committed to holding the door open for the next generation, just as Hokies did for her. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The event brought together givers and recipients of scholarship funds, sometimes meeting for the first time. ]]></description>
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        <title>Specialized ultrasound upgrades capabilities at Virginia Tech&#39;s veterinary hospital </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has continued to evolve, driven by advancements in diagnostic techniques, technology, and facilities all supported by financial gifts.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Join HokieBird and fellow students on April 7 as we celebrate those who support Virginia Tech with music, a photobooth, the therapy dogs, and more. Plus, you’ll get free pizza and a T-shirt when you write thank-you notes.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The $4 million gift will lift emergency care to another level for both horses and small pets at the hospital. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2025 08:13:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Giving Day continues through noon ET</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s Giving Day has become a powerful tradition that brings Hokies together to make a lasting impact. Since 2018, Hokie Nation has rallied together with students, alumni, family, and friends to strengthen the university and the community it serves.    ]]></description>
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        <title>Rising health costs may seem dismal, but this economist says there’s hope</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Vivian Ho, an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, will visit the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to deliver the first Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture of 2025. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Fullhart Horizon Fund helps keep cadets on the path to success </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In the first year of the fund, the corps provided about $1.2 million in scholarships to cadets in their junior and senior years.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Spanning three generations of Virginia Tech alumni, the May family donates $50,000 to encourage participation in Giving Day 2025. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Hokies are off to the races for Giving Day</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Each year, Hokies step up for what matters most to them at Virginia Tech on Giving Day. Join in this 24-hour celebration Feb. 19-20. ]]></description>
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        <title>Senior Vice President for Advancement Charlie Phlegar to retire</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Under Phlegar&#39;s near-decade of leadership, Advancement more than doubled the percentage of undergraduate alumni who make gifts — and the value of new gifts and commitments made each fiscal year. ]]></description>
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        <title>Alumni-driven Moraco Fellowship Challenge fuels engineering research and innovation</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With only seven fellowships remaining, alumni donors are seeing how their support fuels cutting-edge research. ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: Jim Johnson, former Virginia Cooperative Extension director and associate professor emeritus</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Johnson led the successful alignment of Extension under the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and is a member of the college’s Hall of Fame. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:23:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Friends join together to endow scholarship to honor Virginia Tech alumnus</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ One of last wishes of alumnus Nate Williams ’09 was to start a scholarship for architecture students at Virginia Tech. His friends, family, and a group of generous strangers made it happen. ]]></description>
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        <title>Veterinary alumnus puts wellness first in hospital support</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Reed Hall, owner of two Northern Virginia animal hospitals, is giving $250,000 toward the expansion of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.   ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech names Monecia Taylor as vice president for advancement</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Taylor has served as a senior leader in ascending roles within Virginia Tech’s Advancement Division since 2016. ]]></description>
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        <title>Matching $150,000 gift aims to assist cadets in need</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The anonymous donation was made to the Commandant&#39;s Response Fund which provides emergency funding to cadets in financial crisis. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Perdue will be following her internal compass when she moves to New York City after graduation to work as a comedic tour guide and pursue her dream of performing on Broadway. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sophia Fitzgerald and Marta Ghigo are the recipients of the Pallet Alliance Tyson Steffens Memorial Scholarship. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Maryanne Pagonis has helped the veterinary college purchase a portable ultrasound and a shockwave unit. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Translational biology, medicine, and health doctoral student Mona Safari will gather preliminary data to better understand the cellular basis of treatment-resistant seizure disorders in children. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Drawing on the spirit of Ut Prosim, Erin Kaplan &#39;23 is helping relief efforts for her flood-damaged school in Spain, where roads are impassable and basic necessities scarce. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In this new and expanded role, Cleveland, who had served as assistant vice president for colleges and programs, will help direct the university’s overall fundraising strategy while continuing to oversee the advancement offices of multiple colleges and programs. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech&#39;s semiconductor processing has been revamped and revitalized through a $3 million gift-in-kind from SPTS Technologies. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Located off West Campus Drive, Hitt Hall features state-of-the-art spaces for construction education and research. ]]></description>
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        <title>Scholarship program, ‘having someone there for you’ connects two Hokies for life</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Julie Byrd knew the Beyond Boundaries Scholars program was the perfect way to give back. What she didn&#39;t realize is that she&#39;d find even more ways to help a first-generation student like herself.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Spencer is proud of Virginia Tech and what the university has to offer. He credits his professional success to the university and those who supported him during his time there. Now, he wants to share the gift of Virginia Tech with others so they have the same opportunities he did. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Beyond Boundaries Scholars program breaks down financial barriers to make a Virginia Tech education more affordable to students. Four students talk about how it is making a difference for them and their families. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Board of Visitors actions included approval of a $4.3 million planning authorization for design of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s renovation and expansion.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The cutting-edge facility is designed to provide an expanded physical presence for the Myers-Lawson School of Construction and add critical dining and academic spaces. Hitt Hall marks a transformative addition to the university&#39;s North Academic District. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech donors step forward in powerful and inspiring show of support</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New gifts and commitments totaled nearly $226.1 million, the second highest total in Virginia Tech history and a fourth straight year of giving over $200 million. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Noted artist and philanthropist Patricia Buckley Moss died July 13 surrounded by her family. In recognition of her commitment to the university and her prominence as an artist and advocate for arts education, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors named the Moss Arts Center in her honor in 2013. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Dr. John F. Hosner Distinguished Lecture Endowment will bring leading voices to the College of Natural Resources and Environment while honoring the legacy of the college&#39;s honorary founding dean. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Strauss, a Virginia businessman and supporter of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC since it opened in 2010, passed away on Monday. He was 99. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Program expansions invite giving to reach more students in need. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ When Gena Clifton began to ponder her legacy, she thought immediately of the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center (EMC). After much discussion and thought about her legacy and the future needs of EMC, Clifton decided on a bequest to support emergency and critical care of foals and supportive research at the EMC. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Animal Cancer Care and Research Center (ACCRC) will be able to continue offering financial assistance to pet owners thanks to the continuing support from Petco Love and a two-year grant totaling $150,000. This partnership highlights the critical need for effective pet cancer care and emphasizes the ACCRC&#39;s commitment to pioneering research and clinical trials. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During commencement exercises, the following awards will be presented: the Ut Prosim Medal, the University Distinguished Achievement Award, and the Alumni Distinguished Service Award. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists challenge traditional assumptions and open a new window to help people with cardiac infections. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Liz Lazor lives and works in California, but the young alumna always remains connected to Virginia Tech and never hesitated when asked to become a tri-chair for Boundless Impact: The Campaign for Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Pamplin College of Business once again emerged as the college to beat, breaking records and spearheading philanthropic efforts that helped propel Virginia Tech to new heights of philanthropic support over 24 hours. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In an inspiring display of community spirit and generosity, more than 18,900 Hokies raised more than $13 million for this year’s Giving Day. The event broke records and crushed last year&#39;s totals. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The board, which includes representatives from about 36 real estate and related companies, provided scholarships to 33 students last year, each receiving $2,000 to go toward tuition or travel expenses for conferences. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ It’s time to celebrate what it means to be a Hokie. Join Hokies around the world like Anna Hawthorne from Melbourne, Australia, in making a difference on Giving Day. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Step up, give back, and create a lasting impact for Hokies everywhere. Celebrate what it means to be a Hokie and get in the game on Giving Day.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Many words describe Glen Earthman, a former School of Education professor. Now a fellowship will keep his memory alive. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Arlen “Tom” Powers ‘56 believed deeply in the power of transformation, especially within the interdisciplinary field of bioinformatics. He is now leaving a legacy with a recent $1.2 million estate gift to the Fralin Life Sciences Institute in support of genomics and genetics research. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sarah Landeck, a Class of 2027 student at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, is the first recipient of the Maria and David Williams Equine Veterinary Scholarship. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In addition to helping with day-to-day expenses, scholarships have opened the doors to more opportunities and allowed Gutierrez to focus on her interests. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As a key player in a cardiology study at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, this a 5-month-old cavalier King Charles spaniel is helping to unravel the mysteries of heart disease in his breed.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Departments in the College of Engineering were challenged to reach maximum participation on Giving Day last year. In 2023, materials science and engineering, Myers-Lawson School of Construction, and civil and environmental engineering won a collective $50,000 that has supported students&#39; opportunities. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute award for postdoctoral scholars will help Chelsea Phillips advance research related to cellular junctions in heart cells. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Dodson Fund has a particular focus on research results for today while keeping an eye on what is needed for tomorrow. The fund empowers entomology faculty with a continuing source of support for a variety of projects. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A new Postdoctoral Excellence Award from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will help fuel Samar Antar’s research. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This year’s Hokie socks are a special representation of the spirit of &#39;Ut Prosim&#39; (That I May Serve). Learn more about these special socks and what inspired student designer Madison Gunnell.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Alumni and friends of Virginia Tech join university leaders and guests to celebrate the launch of Virginia Tech Advantage, kick off a $500 million fundraising effort for the initiative, and recognize a $10 million gift for student scholarships. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Professors María del Carmen Caña Jiménez and Vinodh Venkatesh created a $100,000 endowed scholarship in honor of their late son that will provide funding for Spanish majors to study abroad.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Lay Nam Chang Dean’s Discovery Fund recently announced research awards to support projects that include the discovery of non-opioid pain killers, wildlife disease, a mobile app for rural parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and bat guano. This year&#39;s awarded grants exceed $120,000.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech recognized for fundraising excellence</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The CASE 50 designation is reserved for the top 75 advancement institutions, globally. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Fabric artist Katherine Wassink’s endowment supporting 4-H camp scholarships for Buckingham County students was inspired by her own transformative experiences in the organization. ]]></description>
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        <title>Raise a glass to the students supported by the partnership between Virginia Tech and Hardywood Park Craft Brewery</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The students are supported with a portion of the proceeds from sales of the award-winning beers created through a partnership between Virginia Tech and Hardywood Park Craft Brewery. ]]></description>
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        <title>Donor, recipient honor family backgrounds with Berty Mae Scholarship to veterinary college</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ For Ron Guilliams &#39;79, it was the sacrifices his mother, Berty Mae Maxfield, made so he could be successful. For veterinary student Gianna Novak, it was raising cattle on her father’s farm and a visit from a veterinarian to help heal a heifer. ]]></description>
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        <title>Tom Winters ’86 fosters a sense of unity through endowed scholarship</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Since 2018, Tom and Shauna Winters have watched the recipients of their endowed scholarship flourish, resulting in an indescribable feeling they want other alumni to experience. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As a visionary supporter of scaling up life sciences research, teaching, and outreach at Virginia Tech, Tracy Wilkins and his wife, Sarah, have established the Tracy and Sarah Wilkins Outreach Innovation Fund to support Fralin Life Sciences Institute&#39;s Biotech in a Box program.     ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Nancy Dye, William Holtzman, and John Rocovich have all previously served on the Board of Visitors.  ]]></description>
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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>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Michael and Jennifer Stanton had never stepped on the campus of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine when they financed their first four-year full-tuition scholarship in 2018. Diana Lemus is benefiting from the Stantons’ generosity. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors recently approved naming prominent spaces within the university’s long anticipated transdisciplinary Data and Decision Sciences Building  in recognition of gifts made by alumni linked to the professional services firm Deloitte and the accounting and advisory firm EY.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Crisman, a professor at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine from 1987-2010, died on May 20. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Future first-generation university students with demonstrated financial need, leadership qualities, and high academic standing after the first year of veterinary school will benefit from the Hodgsons’ gift in progressing toward a veterinary degree.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Experts from Children&#39;s National, Virginia Tech, and Columbia University join forces to explore new tactics to fight lethal childhood brain cancer. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech Cancer Research Alliance innovators with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the College of Engineering have joined a Children’s National Hospital-led effort to treat deadly brain tumors with ultrahigh frequency sound waves. ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: Joseph H. Barlow Sr., alumnus and former member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Barlow, who served as a member of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors from 1992-95, died April 27. He was 93. ]]></description>
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        <title>Grassroots philanthropy effort will fund Virginia Tech white-tailed deer research</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A philanthropic grant from Virginia Hound Heritage will help support research on a disease impacting white-tailed deer in Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students learn about the manufacturing industry in Virginia firsthand during the Manufacturing Institute’s inaugural trip. ]]></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[ This year’s recipients of the Distinguished Alumni of the Corps Award were Col. Richard “Rock” Roszak ’71 and Nicholas D. Street ’53.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The inaugural lecture, to be held Wednesday, April 12, at the Holtzman Alumni Center&#39;s Assembly Hall, will feature Steven Wilhelm of the University of Tennessee. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Thank a Donor Day is a way for students to show appreciation to the generous donors that help keep Virginia Tech going. Students are given blank thank you cards to write their personal messages thanking those who have given their time and monetary support. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In 1951, a sample of cells was taken from a Black cancer patient without her consent. What happened next transformed medical research. On April 11, the author who uncovered this remarkable odyssey will share the story, and its sobering ramifications, with the Virginia Tech community.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Tabitha James named R.B. Pamplin Professor of Business Information Technology</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2002, James is an internationally recognized scholar whose current research focuses on the societal and business impacts of technology use.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Something to be grateful for</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On March 4, the veterinary college hosted the Evening of Gratitude, an annual event that celebrates and shows gratitude for the donors who have so generously supported the college. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech leaders explore issues of trust in science during high profile Research!America panel discussion</title>
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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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        <title>New tri-chairs appointed as Virginia Tech’s fundraising and engagement campaign reaches $1.249 billion</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Class of 1986 member Deseria Creighton-Barney, Class of 1987 member J. Pearson, and Class of 2015 member Liz Lazor recently stepped forward as new tri-chairs as Boundless Impact: The Campaign for Virginia Tech continues toward its 2027 conclusion with an expanded fundraising goal of $1.872 billion dollars raised. ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: Nicholas Street ’53</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Street, a namesake of the Street and Davis Performance Hall within the Moss Arts Center, recipient of Virginia Tech’s Ut Prosim Medal, and member of the university’s Class of 1953, died at age 91 on Feb. 4 at his home in Naples, Florida. ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: Howard Feiertag, hospitality and tourism management industry leader and faculty member</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Feiertag, hospitality and tourism management icon, longstanding faculty member, and namesake of the Howard Feiertag Hospitality &amp; Tourism Management Department in the Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business passed away on March 3. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In this role, Soucy will plan and oversee communications and marketing work in collaboration with the Advancement Division’s recently formed Principal Partnerships Office ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In an innovative move to enhance its fundraising and partnership development, Virginia Tech’s Advancement Division is refining its team focused on working with individuals, companies, and foundations that have the means to support transformative, strategic initiatives at the university. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The lecture series will host its first talk of 2023 on March 1 with Matthew Jackson, the William D. Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University. ]]></description>
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        <title>Thanks to generous Hokies, Giving Day breaks records</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Once again, Hokie Nation showed up big for Giving Day, breaking records and making a difference for Virginia Tech.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Gifts to the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences play an important role in helping students and faculty excel. Giving Day starts at noon today.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences is seeking a full-time research assistant professor from Ukraine to work on the Blacksburg campus and live in the area. Living expenses will be provided by a donation from the Bill and Ellen Cranwell Charitable Trust to the Cranwell International Center.      ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In recognition of the Pearson family’s many contributions to Virginia 4-H, Bernice Pearson and her son and daughter-in-law, J. and Renae Pearson, were presented with the Friend of 4-H award at the recent Evening with 4-H event.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Proceeds from the January event will be applied to two programs that are used at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With the $1 million commitment, Tony and Cathy Moraco are encouraging their fellow Hokie alumni and donors to boost funding for junior faculty and graduate student fellowships.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cognitive neuroscientist Damien Fair will talk about how big data inform what we can learn about the brain, from infancy through adolescence and young adulthood, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This initiative helps to meet the most pressing needs for each of Virginia Tech&#39;s 11 women&#39;s sport programs, and will assist in generating leadership development programming specifically targeted to more than 240 women student-athletes. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Three alumni of the Virginia Tech College of Science have established an undergraduate research fellowship grant in honor of F.M. Anne McNabb, a professor emerita of what is now the Department of Biological Sciences. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A 2011 alumnus, Ickes brings an extensive background in fundraising and development to the role.  ]]></description>
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        <title>In memoriam: Bill Latham &#39;55, former member of the Board of Visitors</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Latham twice served on Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors and sat on numerous university boards and committees, often alongside his wife, Betty. The Lathams’ generosity spans a wide breadth of the university and is evident in scholarships, research, and physical spaces, such as the agriculture research building and The Inn at Virginia Tech’s Latham Ballroom.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ After two years of research, the Virginia Tech&#39;s nationally renowned helmet lab has released ratings for equestrian sports — which are responsible for more emergency room visits for head injury than any sport in the U.S.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Socks are back! For a short time only, Hokies have a chance to get an exclusive pair of Virginia Tech socks when they make a gift to support something they love about the university. This year the campaign has expanded and will feature an all-new limited edition item — a specially designed knit hat. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Rosanna Breaux, assistant professor of psychology, has been named the Jerry L. Hulick Faculty Fellow for Special Needs, Disabilities, and Inclusion by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. ]]></description>
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        <title>Design preview of Mitchell Hall highlights fall Board of Visitors meeting</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the two-day meeting, board members approved a resolution adopting the 2022 Student Life Village Master Plan as a supplement to the Campus Master Plan. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Board of Visitors approval marks an important milestone in the project’s planning and design phase and signifies that Mitchell Hall is progressing as scheduled.  ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/11/ZBTFellowship_fralinbiomde_1114.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ What started as a way for fraternity members from the 1970s to stay connected inspired a platform for giving. ]]></description>
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        <title>A gift of appreciation</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The children of Dean and Rosina Carter are honoring their parents’ tireless work to advance the arts at Virginia Tech and beyond by naming a seat in the Moss Arts Center’s Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Alpha Phi chapter of the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity gifted University Libraries with a donation to name the Wooglin Room, a group study space in Newman Library. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech earns state approval for new Blackwood Department of Real Estate</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Building on a foundation of success as one of the nation’s best undergraduate real estate programs, departmental designation will help the Blackwood Department of Real Estate expand enrollment, enhance academic and experiential learning offerings, and recruit top faculty talent to advance research programing.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During the annual state of the college address, faculty from across the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences spoke about their pursuit of cutting-edge research and collaboration in service to humanity. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The gift, made by J. and Renae Pearson in honor of J. Pearson’s mother, renovates what will be named the Bernice Pearson Performing Arts Complex. ]]></description>
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        <title>Neuromotor Research Clinic: Changing Lives</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sophie Stiglitz was born with a genetic disorder that limits brain development in the areas that facilitate movement and communication. Doctors informed her parents, Joe and Emily, that their daughter may never walk or talk. After her second therapy session with the Neuromotor Research Clinic at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Sophie has defied all odds. To support the Neuromotor Research Clinic or learn more about their research, please visit https://fralinbiomed.info/nrcdonate. ]]></description>
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        <title>In its sixth year, College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund supports wide array of research</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This year’s grants exceed $160,000 for projects focused on cancer research, battery materials, inflammatory bowel disease, age-related distractibility, the development of antibiotics, and more. ]]></description>
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        <title>Research!America to recognize Michael Friedlander, Heywood Fralin for medical and health leadership</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Friedlander, the founding executive director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and Fralin, a health care executive who has helped build the biotechnology industry in Virginia, will be recognized for increasing the level of advocacy for medical and health research. President Joe Biden and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are among the past honorees. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia FFA, Virginia Produce Company help agricultural technology students achieve their dreams</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/09/cals-agtech-scholarships.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ With $18,000 in scholarship funds available to two-year Agricultural Technology Program students, Virginia FFA and the Virginia Produce Company are changing the lives of Virginia Tech students. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The growth of the Bowman Sustainable Land Development Program will go far beyond making engineers simply aware of sustainable land development. It will provide more experiential learning opportunities, such as field trips and practitioner-led workshops, guest lectures, product exhibitions, and networking events. ]]></description>
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        <title>Alumni pitch in</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This past April, two Virginia Tech alumni led the efforts in the construction of a new, international-level soccer pitch at the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, which hopes to use it to create opportunities on a national scale.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine’s inaugural medical education lecture honors the late Richard C. Vari</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The event is at noon Oct. 27 at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke. Louis Pangaro, a professor of medicine at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland, will present “What Does Physiology Teach Us About Assessment and Evaluation?”  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech&#39;s new Holden Hall is anything but boring</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The new Holden Hall and North Wing “is an essential part of developing sustainable energy sources and building the green economy of the future,” Virginia Tech President Tim Sands said. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Lin&#39;s research program aims to advance fundamental and practical knowledge for manufacturing new materials that can lower battery costs by using cheaper, more abundant raw materials. Of particular interest is research that will improve the affordability, convenience, reliability, and safety of electric vehicles. ]]></description>
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        <title>A global journey to a new home for medical education</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/09/vtcsom-haymete.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ First-year student Maedot Haymete has followed her dream of becoming a physician and focusing on global public health to the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. She chose the school over 10 other highly ranked medical schools because of its academic domains and financial support. ]]></description>
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        <title>Families of employees receive scholarships funded by employee donations</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ More than 250 incoming students have received assistance from the Employees’ Spouse and Dependent Scholarship. Eight students were selected this year. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/08/science-seale_coastal_zone_observatory_weiss.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ With the new Seale Coastal Zone Observatory, Robert Weiss, a professor of geosciences, aims to model the present and future effects of microplastics on the marine environment and its life.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Athletics’ Triumph Together initiative set to begin</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The two-and-a-half day giving campaign starts at noon today and seeks to fulfill programmatic needs for all 22 varsity sports in Blacksburg. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students in the College of Natural Resources and Environment are getting a head start on career success through summer internships. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Farm Credit of the Virginias, a regional lending cooperative,  announced a new scholarship that will support students in Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and honor the life of one of its esteemed alumni.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Council for Advancement and Support of Education named its 2022 Circle of Excellence Award winners earlier this summer, and Virginia Tech won awards in the areas of alumni relations initiatives, communications, and fundraising. ]]></description>
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        <title>Record giving sets stage for future achievements</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Alumni, friends, parents, employees, and students combined to make nearly $268.5 million in new gifts and commitments during the 2021-22 fiscal year that ran from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kelly Ingram’s fascination with the human body began at age 6, when she memorized the bones of the body on her LeapPad learning tablet.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Any way you spell it, doctor has always been the goal of this medical student</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Connor Madalo, a second-year student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, has wanted to be a doctor since he was 6 years old. That conviction deepened years later when he lost a family member to a heart attack.  ]]></description>
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        <title>From west to east: Student travels 2,442 miles and finds home at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As a Mexican American, Julia De Luca is well aware of the struggles disenfranchised populations often face when obtaining equitable, accessible health care, and she’s passionate about making a difference. ]]></description>
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        <title>For Neslihan Ari, navigating the road to medical school proved to be an exercise in perseverance</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As a recipient of the Morgan Dana Harrington Memorial Scholarship, Ari wants to encourage a younger generation of women to pursue careers in medicine.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Professor supports Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine students’ research projects through endowment</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Established by Charles J. Schleupner, professor of internal medicine at the school and infectious disease physician at Carilion Clinic, four students at the medical school will pursue summer research fellowships.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In their second annual bed build with Sleep In Heavenly Peace, a national organization dedicated to providing beds for children in need, Stamps Scholars in the Virginia Tech Honors College helped the New River Valley achieve one of its biggest builds yet. Partnering with 13 other organizations, the Stamps Scholars helped to build a total of 70 beds for local children.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jim Young’s recent gift to name a professorship in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering reflects a deep family connection to Virginia Tech that spans four generations. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2012, Fox is a nationally recognized neuroscientist and an expert on understanding how neuronal circuits form in the developing brain.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Pamplin College of Business graduate&#39;s philanthropic leadership catalyzes new Asali Learning Accelerator</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A $1 million gift to Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business will establish the Asali Learning Accelerator, an academic support space housed in the Global Business and Analytics Complex. Omar Asali (accounting ’92), chairman and chief executive officer of Ranpak Holdings Corp., with his wife, Rula, made the gift through their Omar and Rula Asali Foundation. ]]></description>
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        <title>Rising Sophomore Abroad Program takes flight once more</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ After a two-year hiatus, nearly 100 undergraduate engineering students traveled to six countries during the two-week global education experience. ]]></description>
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        <title>Kevin Pitts named Lay Nam Chang Dean’s Chair in the College of Science</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Pitts, chief research officer at Fermilab National Accelerator Laboratory and a professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was named as dean of the College of Science at Virginia Tech in February. ]]></description>
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        <title>Hokie generosity hits a new high</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Thanks to the dedication and generosity of Hokie alumni in all 50 states and dozens of countries, the community reached the 22 percent milestone for undergraduate alumni giving on Monday, June 6, more than doubling the participation rate from the end of the 2015-16 fiscal year. ]]></description>
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        <title>Life-changing scholarships paved the path to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As a child growing up in Peru, Ariana Salcedo saw a lot of stray animals, particularly dogs and cats. Even though Salcedo moved to Northern Virginia when she was 8 years old, those memories stuck with her. ]]></description>
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        <title>Robert E. Denton Jr., director of the School of Communication, to retire</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Denton has spent 34 years at Virginia Tech, with 32 of those in a leadership position. &#34;Bob Denton has represented excellence in every sector of academic life — scholarship, teaching, community service, and dedication to his institution and the Commonwealth of Virginia,” said Larry Sabato. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ John Rogers, a Northwestern University professor whose pioneering materials research has attracted prestigious awards in multiple disciplines, will speak on May 2 as part of the Hugh and Ethel Kelly Lecture Series.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine&#39;s research curriculum put it high on Alex Atwood’s list when he applied for medical schools. When he entered the school in 2018, his undergraduate research experience helped him navigate the school’s rigorous research curriculum. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Like many undergraduates, Betsabeth Oropeza found inspiration and a way forward during her years at Virginia Tech. But she also uses her experience as an immigrant from Venezuela to remember her goals and inspire her leadership efforts. For this passion, the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Staff Association awarded her its annual scholarship. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies will host its official launch celebration on April 8. The center also initiated a crowdfunding campaign in support of students working with refugees and migrants ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The College of Science’s J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series will host its third virtual event March 28 with Brown University theoretical physicist S. James Gates Jr. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “The endowment significantly strengthens our ability to keep doing what Dr. Robertson did so well: teaching anyone who cares to listen, inside and outside the classroom, about the experiences of the Civil War generation,” said Paul Quigley, the James I. Robertson, Jr. Associate Professor of Civil War Studies. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Moss Arts Center presents the performance, which includes works by Bach, Gustav Holst, Vaughan Williams, and Caroline Shaw, as well as a new composition by Meyer, on Thursday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Veterinary Teaching Hospital gets a new underwater treadmill. After 20 years of daily use, the existing underwater treadmill needed to be replaced within the rehabilitation service at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Advancement at the college matched a donor who wanted to make a difference in animals’ lives and this project which will have a real impact within the teaching hospital. Underwater treadmills are the gold standard in canine aquatic therapy for physical rehabilitation that can provide exercise for post-surgical, non-surgical, and degenerative issues. They help recover from cruciate repairs, hip abnormalities, spinal cord damage, and joint replacement. It provides treatment options for Degenerative Myelopathy, Osteoarthritis, Dysplasia, and other issues. The treadmill also can help with weight control fitness conditioning and help diagnose musculoskeletal ailments. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Over $8.4 million raised from 15,787 donors in an annual event that has become one of the university’s philanthropic highlights of the year. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech community came together from around the world over a 24-hour period to give back. Giving Day allows Hokies to support their to favorite departments, programs, student organizations, and teams. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The time has come to enter Dr. Becca&#39;s Wordplay, a special Giving Day game. The infamous professor will give you three words. Choose one or more to define and fill out the official entry form with your definition(s). The winning entry will win a $75 gift certificate to Blacksburg Books. Watch the video to see Dr. Becca reveal the words. And when you play, please donate to the Virginia Tech Department of English to help support student scholarships. The competition ends at noon on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. ]]></description>
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        <title>Equity, mentoring, Legos, and Googling: Student Joseph O’Such brings an eclectic worldview to campus with help from scholarships</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ O’Such spent a lot of his childhood with his family in Lane Stadium, shouting “Hokie hi” on Saturday afternoons with thousands of other fans. As a budding engineer, he also envisioned himself walking the Blacksburg campus as a student one day. With the help of two key scholarships, that dream became a reality. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Alumni often remember the games, the excitement, and the joy of being together in Lane Stadium — and the enduring legacy of being part of Hokie Nation. That’s why a number of graduates are hosting donor challenges in support of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences on Giving Day, held from Feb. 23 at noon to Feb. 24 at noon. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Members of the Hokie community from around the world are coming together to celebrate Virginia Tech in a shared moment of philanthropy as the university prepares to kick off Giving Day 2022. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jeremy Duggan has relied on the Beyond Boundaries scholarship program to take advantage of service opportunities, internships, and co-ops. The scholarship’s financial support made Virginia Tech “an obvious decision,” he says.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “The Beyond Boundaries Scholars program does a great job of giving opportunities to so many students who can’t afford college,” said Nathaly Loyola-Rodriguez. “To come here and study, to have a great education — it’s beautiful.” ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “The Beyond Boundaries Scholars program gives you so many connections to other Virginia Tech students,“ said Vince Vasudevan. “Being able to link up with other people who are passionate about learning and passionate about subjects you’re interested in is just a great experience.” ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Two years since its last launch, the undergraduate design team has been building toward its long-term goal of putting a launch vehicle into low Earth orbit.    ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cadet Nick DiNonno’s cyber study could be considered a full-time job because of the time commitment involved. His academics, Corps of Cadets duties, and other responsibilities round out one busy schedule. That&#39;s why his Emerging Leader Scholarship is critical to his education. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The College of Natural Resources and Environment is celebrating 100 years of women at Virginia Tech by sharing the stories of three women in the college — a student, a professor, and an alumna — who are finding their paths and leading the way for others in their fields. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2022 11:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Moss Arts Center welcomes the pioneering contemporary dance company for a program encompassing its flourishing history of virtuosic dance on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 7:30 p.m. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Stuart brings more than seven years of experience in university advancement to her new role of building strong relationships with college alumni. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The awards are supported by an endowment in the name of John L. Johnson, a former professor in the Department of Anaerobic Microbiology and a pioneer in the field of microbial diversity and microbiome research, who passed away in 1996.   ]]></description>
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        <title>J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series continues online with Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech College of Science’s J. Mark Sowers Distinguished Lecture Series returns Feb. 8, 2022, as a virtual event with guest speaker Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell, a visiting academic at Oxford University’s Department of Physis and the Chancellor of the University of Dundee, Scotland. ]]></description>
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        <title>Ground broken on Hitt Hall </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The project begins during a time of far-reaching change in the construction industry, which, like many sectors, is being transformed by fast-emerging technologies. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine aims to continually push boundaries and expand opportunities for our students, faculty, and clients. Every project we embark on fuels our ultimate mission to promote education, service, and innovative discovery. Veterinary Teaching Hospital Expansion The Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) at Virginia Tech provides the finest animal health care available, while building the future of the veterinary profession through hands-on training of residents, interns, and DVM students. Since the current small animal hospital was completed in 1987, it has seen incredible growth in cases due to the increased demands for veterinary services across the world. To address a critical need, the veterinary college has plans to launch an expansion and renovation of the VTH to create modern, world-class teaching and clinical research spaces that will advance knowledge through patient care. Your investment in the VTH expansion ensures an overall increased level of care for the community by increasing the number of patients we can help, shortening the wait time for hospital services, and improving the hospital environment. With the help of our community advocates and partners, this long-awaited project can be a reality by 2026. Join the #VTHBanadanaWagon today with a gift to the VTH Expansion on Giving Day! ]]></description>
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        <title>Physician shares good fortune through medical school scholarship</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The first beneficiary of Lewis Singer’s generosity is Abby Simpson, a second-year student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. Simpson studied neuroscience in college, then worked for three years as a research coordinator to help save money for medical school. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 11:18:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia Tech Football unveils reimagined Sanghani Player Lounge</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2022/01/athletics-football-sanghani-gift-rdr.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The 2021 renovation was made possible thanks to the generosity of Virginia Tech graduate and longtime donor Mehul Sanghani as part of a larger gift to athletics. The renovation also includes expanded offices and work space for Virginia Tech&#39;s player personnel and recruiting staff. ]]></description>
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        <title>Save the Date — Virginia Tech Giving Day 2022</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ For 24 hours starting at noon EST on Feb. 23, Hokies from all around the world will join forces to make a difference for our university. On Giving Day, Virginia Tech alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends have a special opportunity to celebrate their Hokie pride and make a positive impact on the colleges, departments, programs, teams, and student organizations we care about. Learn more at https://givingday.vt.edu ]]></description>
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        <title>President Tim Sands praises Hokies for resilience, research advancements at historic time</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During his sixth State of the University address, Sands emphasized Virginia Tech&#39;s advances in its research enterprise and its aim to be a top-100 global research university.   ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
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        <title>Boundless Impact Campaign gifts top $1 billion</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Passing the $1 billion threshold capped a calendar year that saw multiple fundraising records, including the largest corporate gift, the largest gift from a Virginia Tech graduate, and the most dollars raised and donors participating in a Giving Day. ]]></description>
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        <title>Influential, inspiring world music superstar Angélique Kidjo makes Moss Arts Center debut</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The singer, composer, activist, and humanitarian brings her vibrant sounds and joyous energy in a performance filled with recent hits and danceable favorites on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Alumna gift has big impacts on inaugural Davis scholars</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Chemical engineering alumna Mary Parker Davis and husband Mark, a former Virginia Tech chemical engineering professor, said they want to encourage chemical engineering alumni to follow their lead in supporting student success through endowed scholarships. It has already had big impacts on the recipients. ]]></description>
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        <title>New partnership enrolls Northrop Grumman employees in Innovation Campus degree programs</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The new program is another example of the university’s growing relationship with Northrop Grumman, a collaboration that includes a $12.5 million commitment from the company toward quantum research and education. ]]></description>
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