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Researcher supports Indigenous communities in finding accessible solutions to global problems , articleEranga Galappaththi has dedicated more than 10 years to studying the social dimensions of human-nature systems, particularly within 11 Indigenous communities in Sri Lanka and the Canadian Arctic, examining their responses to various natural and human-made problems.
Date: Jul 15, 2024 -
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Steger Center immerses students in global community to build ‘passione’ for learning , articleKicking off a busy summer at the university’s study abroad hub in southern Switzerland, the inaugural meeting of the center’s new advisory council aimed to broaden opportunities for students and faculty to study, conduct research, and engage with the community.
Date: Jul 15, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Foundation leaders recognized with 2024 Women in Leadership Awards , articleElizabeth A. McClanahan, CEO of the Virginia Tech Foundation, and Amy Stoakley Sebring, executive vice president and chief operating officer, are part of a cohort of 38 women, chosen from a pool of more than 250 nominees by Virginia Business magazine.
Date: Jul 15, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech mathematical biologist works with international team to analyze rise in dengue outbreaks , articleAlong with his Argentinean colleagues, Assistant Professor Michael Robert is studying the relationship between climate change and the rise of dengue in temperate regions.
Date: Jul 12, 2024 -
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Federal leaders take center stage at Engineering Cancer Solutions mini-symposium , articleThree federal leaders – one each from the White House, the National Cancer Institute, and the Food and Drug Administration – mixed with Virginia Tech students, early career researchers, and leadership at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center in Washington, D.C.
Date: Jul 12, 2024 -
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New period product offers progress in women’s health , articleMatter, Hsu and his team have created an eco-friendly, blood absorbent biomaterial that improves the performance of menstrual products. Their work was published in the Cell Press journal.
Date: Jul 10, 2024 -
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Researchers use AI to make children safer online , articleFrom the threat of “sextortion” to cybergrooming, children and teens face a growing range of online crimes, and three Virginia Tech researchers are working to make the digital world safer for them.
Date: Jul 08, 2024 -
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The magic of turning food waste into paint pigments , articleYoon Choi, assistant professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, launched the Food Magic project in 2023. The project utilizes a multi-stream recycling approach to capture food waste that can be transformed into natural powder pigments for art.
Date: Jul 08, 2024 -
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Five appointed to Virginia Tech Board of Visitors , articleAppointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the new members are Starlette Barker Johnson of Dallas, Texas; Ryan McCarthy of McLean, Virginia; Jim Miller of Waterford, Virginia; J. Pearson of Fort Myers Beach, Florida; and Jeanne Stosser of Blacksburg, Virginia.
Date: Jul 05, 2024 -
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The Spirit of Tech celebrates 50 years , articleWhether they played in the first band in 1974 or they will march for the first time this fall, all Marching Virginians are part of a legacy that began with an idea and grew to become an important part of Hokie Nation.
Date: Jul 03, 2024 -
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Hackathons encourage Innovation Campus students to use real-world skills , article“Hackathons are where you can showcase your knowledge, push yourself to your limits, and expand your horizons,” said Nidhi Govindraya Kamath, a master's degree student who participated in the University of Maryland hackathon, Bitcamp.
Date: Jul 02, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech team readies for rainforest race , articleOn July 8, a Virginia Tech group and collaborators will compete to win the $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest competition. They will have 24 hours to survey autonomously the biodiversity of a square kilometer of rainforest.
Date: Jul 01, 2024 -
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Leveling up cybersecurity through AI games , articleVirginia Tech’s Angelos Stavrou is training artificial intelligence to defend computer networks through a $16 million collaborative cybersecurity project.
Date: Jun 28, 2024 -
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Invasive ants spread by hitchhiking on everyday vehicles , articleScotty Yang, assistant professor in the department of entomology, details in a recent publication how ants might spread to new locations by stowing away on everyday vehicles. Previously, this was thought to occur mostly on agricultural equipment.
Date: Jun 27, 2024 -
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Southwest Virginia’s premier musicians celebrate 20 years of the Crooked Road , articleFeaturing performances by the Lovely Mountaineers, Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass, Whitetop Mountain Band, Shelton & Williams, Earl White, and Jared Boyd and Raistlin Brabson, “Celebrating 20 years of the Crooked Road” comes to the Moss Arts Center on Friday, July 12.
Date: Jun 26, 2024 -
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Venkat Sridhar to support global food and water security as a National Academies Jefferson Science Fellow , articleSridhar will share his expertise in global water resource management to impact federal policy through a fellowship awarded by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Date: Jun 24, 2024 -
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Connecting the arts to engineer job skills , articleFunded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology's current project is all about applying the intersection of arts and engineering to the modern business world by expanding upon an old formula with a new twist, called da Vinci's Cube.
Date: Jun 24, 2024 -
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How to crush your summer reading goals , articleReading often takes a sunny spotlight during the summer months. Jared Gibbs, senior instructor of English, offers tips for sticking to your reading plans.
Date: Jun 24, 2024 -
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New Campus Shuttle route set to transform transportation at Virginia Tech , articleThe new route launches June 24 and features the Orange and Maroon Loops for quick and efficient travel around the Blacksburg campus.
Date: Jun 20, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering leads the way in U.S. News & World Report graduate school rankings , articleThe ongoing commitment to research, teaching, and engagement continue to be reflected in university rankings, as several of Virginia Tech's engineering graduate programs are rated highly in U.S. News & World Report’s annual engineering graduate school rankings released Tuesday.
Date: Jun 18, 2024
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