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The COVID-19 shutdown at one year – experts available to discuss an anniversary we’d just as soon forget , articleSome said America would never be the same after March 13, 2020. Virginia Tech has assembled a team of experts available to explain how we’ve changed.
Date: Mar 05, 2021 -
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In memoriam: William ‘Bill’ Glenn , articleGlenn was an associate professor of educational leadership in the Virginia Tech School of Education.
Date: Mar 05, 2021 -
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The precious moments , articleFrom meeting her future husband, Nathan Cummings ’98, MS ’02, Ph.D. ’04, walking across the Drillfield at 8 a.m. in the dead of winter, to conducting undergraduate research on lizards, each moment is precious to Kendall Taney Cummings '97, DVM'02. Her time at Virginia Tech helped her grow, pushed her to get involved, and led to her success.
Date: Mar 05, 2021 -
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Things to do at Virginia Tech: March 5-11 , articleWe've compiled a list of happenings taking place online, on campus, and in the community through March 11.
Date: Mar 05, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech researcher highlights infectious diseases and social distancing in nature , articleIn a new review published in Science, Dana Hawley, a professor of biological sciences in the Virginia Tech College of Science, and a team of scientists have highlighted some non-human species that have intuitively practiced social distancing when one of their own became sick - long before humans learned about and started “social distancing due to COVID-19."
Date: Mar 04, 2021 -
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Meet the latest member of Hokie Nation, a newly discovered millipede that lives at Virginia Tech , articleVirginia Tech Professor Paul Marek and his lab have discovered and named a new millipede, the Hokie twisted-claw millipede Nannaria hokie. The millipede was discovered on Virginia Tech campus and was named in honor of the university.
Date: Mar 04, 2021 -
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A year later, still no evidence food can transmit COVID-19, but preventative measures may protect from other foodborne illnesses, says Virginia Tech food safety expert , articleIn late February, the FDA, USDA, and CDC released a joint statement emphasizing the difference in how respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and foodborne illnesses are transmitted
Date: Mar 04, 2021 -
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Engineering students give life to Cassell cutouts , articleThe 112 shifting cutout faces, installed in the Cassell Coliseum student section, are a result of about five months of work by seven Virginia Tech mechanical engineering students.
Date: Mar 04, 2021 -
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A message from President Tim Sands and Vice President Menah Pratt-Clarke , articleIn cities across America, there has been a recent, disturbing surge in random, unprovoked violence and harassment targeted toward the Asian community. Organizations that document anti-APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) hate and discrimination have largely attributed this appalling spike in anti-Asian crimes to bigoted rhetoric surrounding the coronavirus.
Date: Mar 04, 2021 -
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New COVID-19 vaccine arrives in New River Valley , articleAll three COVID-19 vaccines available are effective at preventing serious illness, hospitalization, or death, said Noelle Bissell, health director of the New River Health District.
Date: Mar 03, 2021 -
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A message from SGA President Miles Taylor Guth , articleI wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself to you, share a little bit about myself, and inform you of some of the goals and projects going on in the Student Government Association (SGA) as of this spring semester.
Date: Mar 03, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech plans possible in-person events with a virtual spring 2021 commencement ceremony , articleWith evolving public health conditions and state guidelines, university officials are currently exploring how to create special moments, smaller in size, so graduating students can mark their graduation accomplishments in appropriately sized groups.
Date: Mar 03, 2021 -
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Applications are open for the 2021 Virginia Tech Health Sciences and Technology Commercialization Fellows Program , articleApplications for the new program cohort are due online by 5 p.m. on March 12. Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and research assistants and associates from across Virginia Tech who conduct health sciences and technology-related research are eligible.
Date: Mar 03, 2021 -
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Coffee for the birds: connecting bird-watchers with shade-grown coffee , articleResearchers from Virginia Tech, Cornell University, and Columbia University examined ways to improve awareness of coffee grown in a way that protects bird habitat.
Date: Mar 02, 2021 -
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Tom Dingus to step down as director of VTTI , articleUnder his leadership, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has grown to house the largest group of driving safety researchers in the world. It has evaluated many modern critical in-vehicle and modern roadside safety features, such as rear-view cameras, that protect drivers and passengers.
Date: Mar 01, 2021 -
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Faculty academies recognize new inductees for outstanding leadership, service , articleAcademies honor the exemplary contributions of faculty members of all classifications in formal service roles or in areas of leadership.
Date: Mar 01, 2021 -
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Unified Vision: How Children’s National Hospital, Virginia Tech, JLABS are creating pediatric and healthcare research hub in Washington, D.C. , articleLeaders from Children's National Hospital, Virginia Tech, and Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC detailed how ambitious goals and strategic alignment were key to developing the new Children's National Research & Innovation Campus at last week's Healthcare Project Delivery Conference.
Date: Feb 28, 2021 -
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Storyteller Louis Lovett explores love, resilience, and courage in imaginative solo play , articleA magical adventure for audiences of all ages, the Moss Arts Center streams “The Girl Who Forgot to Sing Badly” on Saturday, March 6. The event includes a live post-performance discussion with star Lovett.
Date: Feb 26, 2021