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Recent News About Virginia Tech
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For undergraduates, research can be a route to self-discovery
Yannick Pleimling has always liked science.
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Virginia Tech named one of the healthiest campuses among U.S. colleges and universities
Virginia Tech issued the following announcement on March 8Virginia Tech received the 2022 Active Minds Healthy Campus Award and is recognized as one of the healthiest college campuses in the nation.
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New recognition award for administrative and professional faculty
Virginia Tech offers multiple award programs to recognize faculty and staff for their commitment to the university and community, new ideas, and teamwork. In the university’s ongoing efforts to recognize our employees, it is announcing an annual award program for administrative and professional (A/P) faculty.
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Hokie Nation comes together for record Giving Day at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech challenged its community, and, once again, that community responded in record fashion.
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Virginia Tech’s Orbital Launch Vehicle Team celebrates successful launch in California
In business terms, taking a “30,000 foot view” means stepping back and gaining a high-level, big-picture perspective on a project or challenge.
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Finding paths and breaking down barriers: Stories celebrating women in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment
Finding paths and breaking down barriers: Stories celebrating women in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment
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Learning Factory prepares students for Industry 4.0
In the widget factory of yesteryear, most workers didn’t need an education beyond high school.
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By the numbers: Managing Blacksburg’s first significant snowfall
Virginia Tech issued the following announcement on Jan. 25Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus experienced its first significant snowfall of the year on Jan. 16-17.
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Quantum center unites Virginia Tech’s broad expertise in a vital field
Physics professor Sophia Economou, center, will direct the new Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering. Nick Mayhall (left), an associate professor of chemistry, and Ed Barnes (right), an associate professor of physics, will serve on the center's executive committee along with four other quantum researchers from the College of Science and the College of Engineering.
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Boundless Impact Campaign gifts top $1 billion
Virginia Tech issued the following announcement on Jan. 12Thanks to more than 100,000 generous donors, the university’s Advancement Division passed the $1 billion fundraising threshold for Boundless Impact: The Campaign for Virginia Tech.Campaign dollars given or committed were nearly $1.04 billion as of Dec. 31.
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Alumna to join university’s Office of Government and Community Relations
Last July, Virginia Tech President Tim Sands expanded the role of the Office of Government and Community Relations at Virginia Tech and created a new role: director of local government and community relations in the New River Valley. After an extensive search this past fall, Emily Gibson starts in this new role on Jan. 10.
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Corps of Cadets alumnus Capt. Chris Lee named New Era Pinstripe Bowl Hokie Hero
Virginia Army National Guard Capt. Chris Lee, a 2016 Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus, was selected as the Hokie Hero for the Dec. 29 New Era Pinstripe Bowl.
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New master’s program in reputation management offers real-world experience
Virginia Tech issued the following announcement on Dec. 22Corporations and other organizations across the country face hard decisions and crises on a daily basis.
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Virginia Tech student athletes balance sports, academics with help from support services department
Virginia Tech student-athletes must balance their academic work and athletic schedules and they receive assistance from the Department of Student Athlete Academic Support Services to do so.
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Virginia Tech women's soccer welcomes four new recruits
Four new names will be added to the roster of the Virginia Tech women's soccer next season.
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Virginia Tech sports lean on Hokie Club as it weathers pandemic-related setbacks
College sports is big business, and the Hokie Club plays an integral role in helping Virginia Tech compete in the demanding Atlantic Coast Conference.