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Margie Lee named associate dean for research and graduate studies at veterinary college , articleLee, among the third class of graduates from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in 1986 and one of its earliest Black graduates, has been head of the college's Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology since 2018.
Date: Jun 02, 2023 -
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Experiential learning model for engineering students evolves , articleA large group of engineering students spent much of the spring semester working with people in Virginia Tech’s Division of Campus Planning, Infrastructure, and Facilities on various campus projects. In doing so, they gained real-world experience normally exclusive to juniors and seniors
Date: Jun 02, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech’s sustainability efforts earn global recognition , articleTimes Higher Education released its 2023 Impact rankings for sustainability and Virginia Tech again earned a top-100 global ranking. The university's emphasis on eliminating hunger and food waste, sustainability research, and policies and procedures to help it become carbon neutral by 2030 all played a part in the strong showing
Date: Jun 01, 2023 -
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Ken Smith named COO of Virginia Tech Foundation Inc. , articleThe chief operating officer for the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus will become the chief operating officer of the Virginia Tech Foundation on Aug. 15.
Date: Jun 01, 2023 -
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From classroom to courtside: Communication alumnus thrives in creative role , articleCarter Brown ‘17 puts his public relations degree to use as the director of creative communications for women’s basketball in the Virginia Tech Athletics Department. He was alongside the Hokies every step of the way in their recent Final Four run.
Date: May 31, 2023 -
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Researchers use autonomous technologies to make mines safer , articleDrones have become an essential part of surface mine operations to boost safety and efficiency. Virginia Tech researcher Richard Bishop sees a day when that will be true for underground operations, too, and that could have broad impacts on safety and economic growth.
Date: May 30, 2023 -
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Multimedia exhibition 'I’ll be your mirror…' explores the impact of humans on the Earth , articleFeaturing work by Aldrich + Weissberger, Peggy Chiang, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Sally Mann, Erin Jane Nelson, Alexis Rockman, Dianna Settles, and Mierle Laderman Ukeles, the exhibition opens with a reception on Thursday, June 8, from 5-7 p.m.
Date: May 30, 2023 -
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Seven Hokies to be inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame , articleThe seven-member class will be honored during the Virginia Tech vs. Purdue football game weekend Sept. 8-9.
Date: May 30, 2023 -
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Vehicle stop study illuminates importance of officer's first words , articleEugenia Rho is the lead author of a new research paper that illustrates how a law enforcement officer’s first 45 words during a stop with a Black driver can often indicate how the stop will end. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, the peer-reviewed research also found that Black males could often predict a stop’s outcome simply by listening to those same 45 words, which generally spanned less than 30 seconds.
Date: May 29, 2023 -
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Americans walk less frequently and less safely compared to other countries , articleAccording to the study co-authored by Ralph Buehler, Americans make fewer than half of the walking trips per day compared to Britons, yet are about six times more likely to be killed while walking per mile traveled.
Date: May 25, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet June 5-6 , articleDuring the two-day meeting, board members will consider resolutions on the demolition of Randolph Hall and part of Hancock Hall, planning authorization for the proposed Student Life Village, 2023-24 compensation plans, and the 2023-24 university and operating and capital budgets. All meetings will be held in Blacksburg.
Date: May 25, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech partners with Micron Technology Inc., National Science Foundation, and 10 other universities to develop semiconductor talent in U.S. and Japan , articleVirginia Tech is a founding member of an 11-university network spanning the U.S. and Japan that has partnered with Micron Technology Inc. and the U.S. National Science Foundation to cultivate a more diverse and robust talent pipeline for the semiconductor workforce.
Date: May 22, 2023 -
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Four undergraduate students awarded 2023 Goldwater Scholarships , articleThe students, representing both the College of Science and the College of Engineering, are among 413 college students from across the United States receiving the prestigious scholarship.
Date: May 19, 2023 -
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Cancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in children , articleVirginia 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.
Date: May 19, 2023 -
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New research finds mechanism that regulates PTSD in the female brain , articleVirginia Tech researchers discovered a protein that could lead to better therapeutic treatment for females with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Date: May 18, 2023
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