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- - Virginia Tech helps launch first African Drone and Data Academy
    Nearly 150 African youth will be trained in making, testing, and flying drones, helping fill the need for drone operators in Africa.
- - A message from President Tim Sands at the end of the 2019 fall semester
- - Biomedical, business, engineering teams line up for shark-tank style competition
    With a focus on health sciences and technology, the HS&T Hokie Pitch will involve 30 students who have worked with real-world mentors, selected intellectual property, and created an entrepreneurial plan to develop and commercialize biomedical discoveries.
- - Scrappy McDaniel is a fighter
    Experts in the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, the veterinary college's oncology clinicians are dedicated to advancing health care in both animals and humans.
- - Using data to make art
    Sam Blanchard, associate professor and chair of the Studio Art Program, uses data to make art – offering a powerful visual representation of how technology can reshape our views of the world.
- - Projects holistically illuminate university’s past
    Beginning with its charge in 2017, the Council on Virginia Tech History has sought to give voice to the untold stories of those within the community.
- - Continuous planning fuels Virginia Tech’s pursuit of strategic priorities
    Through the continuous planning process, the Virginia Tech Difference: Advancing Beyond Boundaries is intended to be a dynamic and collaborative strategic plan that adapts to the university’s needs.
- - Children’s National Hospital, Virginia Tech announce partnership for new Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus
    The campus is an expansion of Children’s National that is located on a nearly 12-acre portion of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and is set to open its first phase in December 2020.
- - Nearly 300 students benefiting from Beyond Boundaries Scholars matching gift program
    Virginia Tech’s Beyond Boundaries Scholars program passed a major milestone earlier this year when donor support exceeded $1 million. That amount, given by 160 generous households, was up 35 percent compared to the previous year — and enough for the program to benefit nearly 300 students.
- - Experts convene to explore new philosophy of statistics field
    When Deborah Mayo, an emerita professor of philosophy, and Aris Spanos, a professor of economics, joined forces to provide researchers with a better understanding of statistical errors in research, they set in motion a new field of philosophy.
- - Veterinary college’s clinical trials advance cancer care in pets and people
    Thanks to collaborations between veterinary medicine, biomedical engineering, and cancer biology at Virginia Tech, the university is on the cusp of the next truly big breakthrough in treating cancer.
- - Workshop to guide adaptive lifelong learning for inclusive knowledge economy
    Virginia Tech is hosting the Adaptive Lifelong Learning for an Inclusive Knowledge Economy workshop from Oct. 25-27 in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area.
- - Partners explore real-world problems with Calhoun Discovery Scholars
    A handful of organizations have partnered with the Calhoun Discovery Program and recently came to campus for their first joint meeting with the program’s inaugural cohort.
- - Using data to make businesses more efficient
    Lara Khansa works with colleagues to ensure that business analytics, innovation and entrepreneurship, and sustainable global prosperity are the foundation for student academic experiences.
- - Beyond Boundaries lecture series to offer discussion on ‘generous thinking’ and the future of universities
    Kathleen Fitzpatrick, author of "Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University" and director of digital humanities at Michigan State University, will visit multiple Virginia Tech locations Oct. 8-10.
- - Virginia Tech builds momentum in latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings
    The advance reflects the first fruits of the numerous projects that make up the president’s Beyond Boundaries vision for Virginia Tech.
- - Virginia Tech receives 2019 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for fourth year
    Diversity Champions exemplify an unyielding commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout their campus communities, across academic programs, and at the highest administrative levels.
- - Veterinary college’s Irving Coy Allen collaborates for a cause
    Allen, an associate professor of inflammatory disease in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, weaves together Virginia Tech’s experts to conduct unprecedented health research.
- - Virginia Tech on path to connect research, education across many disciplines
    The university has designed courses connected to these areas and hired more than 100 faculty specifically to teach and conduct research within these themes since Thanassis Rikakis, former Virginia Tech provost, launched the Destination Areas in 2016. On Sept. 20, there will be a Fall Kick-Off event at the Inn at Virginia Tech to learn more about the goals of Destination Areas and grant opportunities.
- - Family of Roanoke lawyer, philanthropist William Lemon contributes $1 million to support Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
    The gift will help the rapidly expanding research institute continue to recruit and retain world-class researchers.

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