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- - 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.
- - Construction graduates are the job market’s hottest thing. Just ask a Hokie.
    Myers-Lawson School of Construction’s Fall Career Fair reflects explosive demand for the nation’s fastest-growing major and the world’s future construction needs.
- - A brand to match Virginia Tech’s momentum
    Building on a 145-year-old tradition of education, service, and outreach, Virginia Tech strives to transcend the boundaries of traditional education, redefine research through transdisciplinary problem-solving, and embrace its role as a global land-grant university.
- - Board of Visitors action paves way for new research and teaching facility in Roanoke
    The project will be built on land owned by Carilion Clinic and will be developed and constructed under a public-private partnership between Virginia Tech and Carilion Clinic.
- - Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet Sept. 10-11
    The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly board meeting at 1:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11, in the Board Room of Torgersen Hall (Room 2100) on the Blacksburg campus.
- - Virginia Tech team develops novel 3-D printed high-performance polymer that could be used in space
    Virginia Tech researchers have created a novel way to 3-D print the type of high-temperature polymer materials commonly used to insulate space craft and satellites from extreme heat and cold.
- - Self-driving car completes cross-country trip
    The Torc Robotics’ Lexus RX hybrid, developed by Torc Robotics in Blacksburg, finished the 4,300-mile cross-country trip with a stop at the Governor's Mansion in Richmond.
- - From President Tim Sands: Welcome to the 2017-18 academic year
    Virginia Tech is beginning the year with momentum – record demand for admissions, record giving to the university, and exciting new approaches to some of the most innovative academic programs in the country.
- - Virginia Tech researchers win Alzheimer's research awards from Virginia General Assembly
    Three Virginia Tech researchers have each received money from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund.
- - Transportation researcher appointed to federal advisory council on motorcycle safety
    Shane McLaughlin will serve on a new federal advisory council tasked with helping to make motorcycle riders and their bikes safer.
- - Interdisciplinary real estate program moves to Pamplin College
    Provost Thanassis Rikakis called the program a stellar example of transdisciplinary collaboration at Virginia Tech to create “a modern, innovative, and distinctive educational opportunity for students.”
- - Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business joins expanded KPMG Master of Accounting with Data and Analytics Program
    KPMG’s program provides each school access to proprietary KPMG technologies and scholarships for students who will work as interns on KPMG audit or tax teams and join the firm through an advanced entry program upon graduation.
- - Charles Clancy testifies at congressional hearing; says workforce development and partnerships key to securing wireless technology
    An internationally recognized expert in wireless technology, the Virginia Tech professor and director of the Hume Center was one of four witnesses called to examine a variety of cybersecurity issues and challenges that face the mobile industry, as well as potential solutions.
- - Transportation institute researcher receives national award for safety engineering excellence
    Myra Blanco, director of the Center for Public Policy, Partnerships, and Outreach and an advanced-vehicle researcher at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, has been named the recipient of the 2017 U.S. Government Award for Safety Engineering Excellence.
- - Civil engineering professor Linsey Marr appointed to visionary committee tackling 21st-century issues
    Marr, who was recently awarded a Fulbright fellowship, is an expert in air quality and health whose research interests include characterizing the emissions, fate, and transport of air pollutants in order to provide the scientific basis for improving air quality and health.
- - Virginia Tech researchers: Facebook plays vital role in reducing government corruption
    Facebook – and its open sharing of information – is a vital and often a significant tool against government corruption in countries where press freedom is curbed or banned.
- - A message from Virginia Tech President Tim Sands on Destination Areas
    Today, there is another layer of opportunity in the complex transdisciplinary problem space — challenges that span the full range of a comprehensive university from the arts, humanities, and physical sciences to engineering, business, design, and the social sciences.
- - $25 million in private support for president’s vision has Virginia Tech’s intelligent infrastructure plans poised to advance
    Pending consideration and approval by the university’s Board of Visitors, Virginia Tech will launch the planning and design phase for $78.45 million in projects supporting the Intelligent Infrastructure for Human-Centered Communities Destination Area of strategic emphasis. The board will be presented an authorizing resolution April 3.
- - Experts at Virginia Tech Capitol Hill panel agree that cybersecurity solutions are top priority as threats increase
    Russian hacking in the 2016 election, recent leaks of U.S. intelligence cyber tools, vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and the Internet of Things, and cybersecurity workforce development were all part of the conversation.
- - Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet April 2-3
    During the two-day meeting, the board will consider resolutions to launch the university’s intelligent infrastructure for human-centered communities initiative. Additional topics for consideration include the 2018-24 Capital Outlay Plan, 2017-18 compensation for graduate assistants, and 2017-18 tuition and fees.

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