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- - Geoscience’s Sarah Stamps to spearhead $1.4 million NSF grant to build key cyberinfrastructure database
    The scientific groups will be able to use the cyberinfrastructure to expedite their research in an effort known as reduced time-to-science.
- - Olivier Coutier-Delgosha appointed associate professor in Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
    Coutier-Delgosha researches fluid mechanics, specifically in the area of cavitation, multiphase flows, and propulsion. His activities have been focused on investigating and modeling the physical mechanisms of unsteady hydrodynamic cavitation, with various naval and aerospace applications.
- - Ellen Gilliland appointed assistant professor of mining and minerals engineering
    Under a joint appointment, Gilliland will also serve as an affiliated assistant professor at the GeoEnergy Research Centre at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. The joint appointment is part of the Virginia Tech and University of Nottingham’s initiative, Best with Best Alliance, designed to enable high-impact research aimed at addressing the security, supply, affordability, and sustainability of global energy resources.
- - Designing “happiness and empowerment”: Akshay Sharma takes over as industrial design chair
    After a stint in the corporate design world, Sharma returns to his passion: teaching at Virginia Tech.
- - Science Dean Sally C. Morton to present State of the College
    College of Science Dean Sally C. Morton will present the 2017 State of the College on Oct. 27, 2017.
- - Tanushree Mitra appointed assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science
    Mitra's research combines computer science and sociology, more popularly known as computational social science. Blending concepts from both these fields, she uncovers insights about social life and human behavior online using large datasets.
- - Victoria Kok honored with emerita status
    A member of the university community since 1973, Kok made significant contributions to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine through her research which focused on libraries resources and support.
- - Landos Biopharma raises $10 million to develop therapeutics for autoimmune diseases
    Virginia Tech Nutritional Immunology and Molecular Medicine Lab Director Josep Bassaganya-Riera announced a successful round of Series A funding for his private biotherapeutics venture to treat inflammatory bowel disease.
- - Nominations sought for Alumni Award for Research Excellence
- - In memoriam: John Browder, professor of urban affairs and planning at Virginia Tech and former associate dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies
    A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1988, Browder will be remembered as a premier researcher and international authority on land use change, urbanization, and regional development in the Brazilian Amazon. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, Oct. 1, at 3 p.m., at Blacksburg Presbyterian Church.
- - Hires mark new growth for InclusiveVT
    Fifteen faculty hires from underrepresented communities will join Virginia Tech this school year, which is more than double the number from each of the five previous years.
- - Board of Visitors honors Ezra A. ‘Bud’ Brown of mathematics with emeritus status
    Ezra A. “Bud” Brown, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Mathematics, has been conferred the title of Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
- - Flu vaccination clinic available for students, faculty, staff, and the community
    Schiffert Health Center will hold a walk-in flu clinic on Wednesday, October 4 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in McComas Hall gym. This event is open to the public.
- - Annual VT Engage trip to Dominican Republic builds long-lasting relationships
    Applications for the January 2018 trip are due on Oct. 1.
- - Aaron Noble appointed associate professor of mining and minerals engineering
    Noble’s teaching and research focus in the general areas of mineral processing, techno-economic process analysis, and environmental pollution control.
- - 2017 annual notice on rights and responsibilities of the Virginia Tech community
    The following is important information related to our community standards, health, safety, and security.

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