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New research uses trauma-informed AI model to support survivors , articleProfessor Vaibhav Garg’s multidisciplinary team developed artificial intelligence that makes it easier for Reddit “helpers” to read, understand, and respond to victims of sexual assault with care.
Date: Jun 18, 2025 - -
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Experts available: Israel-Iran airstrikes, rise in political violence, Juneteenth, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news including the airstrikes between Israel and Iran, rise in political violence, and Juneteenth. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Jun 17, 2025 - -
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Children’s National, Virginia Tech collaborate to improve pediatric ER outcomes , articleVirginia Tech is using artificial intelligence to help Children’s National Hospital improve patient outcomes in Washington, D.C. Patrick Butler and Kenny McKinley will present their work at Tech on Tap in Alexandria on Tuesday, June 24, at 6 p.m.
Date: Jun 17, 2025 - -
Video ItemAre microgrids the future of energy? , video
On this episode of Engineering Explained: What are microgrids? How are they different from the regular utility grid? What is the future of grid technology? Ali Mehrizi-Sani, professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech, shares, along with some history about the utility grid, his expertise on independent energy systems. From hospitals to military bases, these small grids can play a big role in making existing energy systems more reliable. Using sustainable power solutions such as wind and solar, microgrids can go into island mode, making them independent from the utility grid, if needed. Microgrids are often mistaken as a simple form of the larger utility grid, but Mehrizi-Sani explains that they are just as complex. Curious about power and energy systems? Learn more below: https://ece.vt.edu/research/centers/energy.html
Date: Jun 16, 2025 - -
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Headlights to stage lights: Duane Rollins moves from mechanical engineering to Broadway , articleRollins ’08 discusses his time at Virginia Tech and how his education prepared him for a surprising career change.
Date: Jun 13, 2025 - -
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Visit from Malawi university leaders sparks new ideas for global collaboration , articleVirginia Tech and the Malawi University of Science and Technology are expanding a longtime partnership that connects students and researchers across engineering, medicine, public health, and design.
Date: Jun 12, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech fog harp gets an upgrade , articleEngineering and industrial design faculty came together in 2018 to create the fog harp, a new approach for harvesting water from fog. Seven years later, the team has dramatically improved its design by developing a hybrid harvester that combines the best aspects of existing nets and harps.
Date: Jun 12, 2025 - -
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Experts available: LA protests, LLM hallucinations, hurricane season, wildfires and air quality, and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss stories in the news, including reactions to the protests in Los Angeles, the power of LLMs, the impact of an above-average hurricane season, how wildfires impact air quality, and more.
Date: Jun 10, 2025 - -
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Class of 2025: Six students graduate with Ph.D. from Department of Engineering Education , articleMargaret Webb, Yi Cao, Hamidreza Taimoory, Isil Anakok, Abdulrahman Alsharif, and Andrea Schuman are poised to enter academia and industry.
Date: Jun 10, 2025 - -
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Leaders in advising and First-Year Experiences program retire after decades of service to students , articleLeaders in advising and First-Year Experiences program retire after decades of service to students
Date: Jun 10, 2025 - -
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Maury A. Nussbaum appointed to John Grado Professorship , articleNussbaum’s work has made outstanding contributions to the field of industrial and systems engineering through the excellence of his scholarship, teaching, and service to the community.
Date: Jun 10, 2025 - -
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Student satellite set to launch into space , articleAfter winning a national competition, the inspireFly student design team's ContentCube satellite will head to low-Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket later this year, enabling earthlings to take a selfie from space.
Date: Jun 09, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech’s student steel bridge team earns a third-place finish at national competition , articleAt the American Institute of Steel Construction’s national competition in Iowa this spring, Virginia Tech’s student steel bridge team built a lightweight, load-bearing masterpiece that also earned top marks in aesthetics.
Date: Jun 06, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech leads innovative initiative to tackle PFAS pollution in Northern Virginia's drinking water supply , articleWith funding from The Water Research Foundation, Virginia Tech is leading a research initiative to use a One Water approach and advanced modeling to identify PFAS sources in the Occoquan Reservoir. The goal is to create a national model for managing forever chemicals in water systems.
Date: Jun 06, 2025 - -
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When architecture listens , articleAssistant Professor Alaa Algargoosh is pioneering research at Virginia Tech that integrates architecture, neuroscience, and technology to design sound-responsive spaces that enhance well-being, focus, and sustainability.
Date: Jun 05, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech student named Goldwater Scholar , articleRising senior Lacey Ngo has been awarded a 2025 Goldwater Scholarship, a federal merit award for undergraduate science, mathematics, and engineering students.
Date: Jun 02, 2025 - -
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Experts available: Tariff math, avoiding ticks, northern lights return, lifesaving dog blood transfusions, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available this week on topics including the two sides of tariffs, tips to avoid summer ticks, Senate pushback to the tax cut and border bill, the return of the northern lights, life-saving dog blood transfusions, and more.
Date: Jun 02, 2025 - -
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Researchers develop recyclable, healable electronics , articleElectronics often get thrown away after use because recycling them requires extensive work for little payoff. Two Virginia Tech researchers have found a way to change the game.
Date: Jun 02, 2025 - -
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Inventing the future of multiband antennas with 4D printing , articleVirginia Tech alum Michael Sherburne ’18, as part of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, is changing the future of wireless communications with the world’s first two-way, shape-shifting antenna.
Date: Jun 02, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech researchers find promise in a new peptide drug to combat a deadly brain cancer , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists were able to slow glioblastoma progression in lab and animal studies by targeting treatment-resistant cancer cells.
Date: May 30, 2025 -
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