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Article ItemExperts available: March Madness, TikTok ban impact, economics of birth control, and more , article
The Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available to discuss how women’s college basketball has leveled the March Madness playing field, a potential TikTok ban in the U.S., the economics of birth control and more. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
Article ItemMenah Pratt elected to NADOHE board of directors , article
Pratt's term on the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education board will last three years.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
Article Item'Curious Conversations' podcast: Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz talks about air pollution , article
Isaacman-VanWertz joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to talk about air pollution and its misconceptions. He shared his insights related to how plant and human emissions interact and what that means for our shared environment, as well as how he got into this field of study and his hope for the future.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
Article ItemUniversity Libraries Prototyping Studio resurrects dinosaur cousin skeletons bone by bone , article
3D scanners and printers are constructing strikingly realistic replicas of the extinct Teleocrater rhadinus using fossils from more than 240 million years ago. Funded through an Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology grant, a team of experts is showing how technology can illuminate the past and bring long-extinct organisms face-to-face with the present.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
Article ItemCollaborative effort explores moving power lines from overhead to underground , article
After receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, a group of professors from the College of Engineering are working with Virginia Tech Electric Service on a project that explores ways of burying power lines underground in a safe, cost-effective manner.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
Article ItemAmericans show paradoxical behavior when it comes to their diets, Virginia Tech study reveals , article
Though a growing number of Americans acknowledge the importance of a plant-rich diet, few are willing to adopt one.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
Article ItemHokie Wellness to host keynote on preventing and mitigating technology-enabled abuse , article
Hokie Wellness and the Sexual Violence and Prevention Initiative present “Why We Don’t Need to Be Tech Experts to Stay Safe in the Digital Age,” a keynote by Adam Dodge, founder and CEO of endTAB, on Thursday, March 21.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
Article ItemMedical students prove they can be anything at Match Day celebration , article
Fourth-year medical students at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine learned their destinations for their residency programs as well as their specialities at a festive Match Day ceremony in Roanoke. Students matched with prestigious health centers across the country as well as many in the region.
Date: Mar 16, 2024 -
Article ItemJim Bassett named director of the Virginia Tech School of Architecture , article
Bassett, associate professor of architecture, has served as the interim director since August 2022, the first semester after the college’s restructuring that brought together the performing and visual arts and design disciplines while retaining the college’s history of architectural innovation.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Article ItemNokia Bell Labs President Peter Vetter addresses future of wireless at Innovation Campus lecture series , article
The Virginia Tech Innovation Campus hosted lecturer Peter Vetter, president of Bell Labs Core Research at Nokia, for the first Center of Next Distinguished Lecturer Series.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech launches the U.S. Drone Soccer Program in Northern Virginia , article
Middle school students from two Alexandria City Public Schools have built and programmed drones in preparation for the U.S. Drone Soccer District IV Championship.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Article ItemStephanie Brady named chief advancement officer for Student Affairs , article
Brady will serve as the division's principal fundraiser and will lead the Student Affairs advancement team.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Article ItemOn top of the world , article
Alexis George ’22 monitors some of the most extreme weather in the world at the Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Article ItemVMCVM Faculty Spotlight: Sharon Dunn '94 , article
Sharon Dunn, an employee at the veterinary college since 1994, embodies the spirit of dedication and service, having transitioned from an emergency hire position upon graduating from Virginia Tech to playing a pivotal role across various divisions within the college.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Article ItemSchool of Medicine students to discuss research projects at March 22 symposium , article
Students from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine's Class of 2024 will present the research projects they've been working on for the last four years. The school's rigorous research curriculum requires students to take a deep dive into a unique area of study.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Article ItemThe need for women in STEM is greater than ever, says expert , article
Women make up only 35% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) - the greatest disparities occurring in engineering and computer sciences. Christina DiMarino, an engineering professor at Virginia Tech, said now is the time to flip the script and explained why it is so important that education for women and underrepresented groups about STEM fields starts early in life.
Date: Mar 14, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech alumna advocates for women's advancement in data science , article
Ewa Kleczyk ’08, who received her Ph.D. in economics through a joint program between the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and the Department of Economics, is a long-time mentor and advocate of women in STEM and in the data science field.
Date: Mar 14, 2024
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