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- - Videos: Solutions to help the environment
    Virginia Tech strives to address the world’s most difficult problems. Hear from six researchers on their work to solve environment and climate change issues.
- - Training machines to diagnose human injuries
    There are some injuries in the musculoskeletal system, such as small tendon tears, that the human eye cannot see. Vincent Wang, the Kevin P. Granata faculty fellow and associate professor in biomedical engineering and mechanics, is using data to train robots to detect these injuries.
- - Virginia Tech faculty honored by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
    Wing Ng, an Alumni Distinguished Professor and the Christoper C. Kraft Endowed Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering, and Timothy Long, a professor of chemistry in the College of Science and director of the Macromolecules Innovation Institute, received 2020 Outstanding Faculty Awards.
- - Andrew McCoy named Yvan J. Beliveau Professor
    A member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2008, McCoy’s scholarship involves diffusion and commercialization of innovative projects in the construction industry.
- - Multidisciplinary project aims to make mining more efficient, safer
    Virginia Tech researchers are leading a team in a three-year, $900,000 project to improve the efficiency of dust scrubbers in underground mining operations, one aspect of many that impacts effective mining operation that industry constantly seeks to improve.
- - Chiton mollusk provides model for new armor design
    Li’s work, which was featured in the journal Nature Communications Dec. 10, is the result of a collaboration with researchers from various institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute at the Harvard Medical School, California State University, Fullerton, the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany, and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University.
- - Building construction and engineering researchers create virtual worksites, allowing students to gain ‘hands-on’ skills
    Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, Abiola Akanmu and her research team are creating teachable virtual construction scenarios that engage students’ hands and minds using augmented reality and holograms.
- - Biomedical engineering and mechanics doctoral student studies spacewalks with NASA
    Grace Wusk, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering and mechanics in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, is simulating spacewalks using virtual reality headsets.
- - Chemical Engineering Chem-E-Car Team wins international competition
    The undergraduate student team competed against 42 universities from around the world, including teams from Korea, China, India, Taiwan, Brazil, Colombia, Poland, and Qatar.
- - 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.
- - Visionary leader of Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center intends to retire in 2020
    Joe Meredith is a member of Virginia Tech’s iconic Class of 1969, whose members, including former Virginia Tech President Charles Steger and longtime football coach Frank Beamer, played formative roles in the university’s advancement over the past 50 years.
- - Richard M. Goff honored with emeritus status
    Goff, associate professor of engineering education in the College of Engineering, has been a member of the Virginia Tech community since 1996.
- - Student entrepreneurs showcase their startup and product at Autodesk Expo
    “Rendyr epitomizes the potential of Virginia Tech students to change the world through launching a new venture while pursuing their degree,” said Sean Collins, director of the Apex Center for Entrepreneurs. “Seeking to democratize access to prototyping tools, Rendyr has the potential to be a game changer in multiple industries.”
- - Raffaella De Vita elected Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    De Vita, professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics at Virginia Tech, was honored for her significant contributions as an internationally recognized expert in biomechanics.
- - Virginia Tech faculty chosen to deliver commencement keynote speeches
    John Seiler and Patricia Raun will be the featured speakers at Virginia Tech's 2019 fall University and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 20.
- - Global Education Scholarships awarded to 27 students
    Students from every Virginia Tech college were awarded scholarships to support their plans to study in countries around the world.
- - Virginia Tech Alumni Distinguished Professor Y. A. Liu named AAAS Fellow
    Liu was honored for excellence in design teaching, pioneering textbooks and creative scholarship in sustainable engineering, and global leadership in implementing energy/water savings, and CO2 capture.
- - Virginia Tech faculty receive top honors from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
    Elected by their peers and representing a broad range of AAAS “sections,” including statistics, neuroscience, engineering, psychology, and geology/geography, the Virginia Tech professors are among 443 newly elected scholars.
- - Cadets chosen to highlight the colors at the Virginia game
    Cadets Kayleigh Heather and Lyla Ruzzo will travel with the football team to receive the flags at Friday’s game against the University of Virginia.
- - Highly sensitive epigenomic technology combats disease
    A Virginia Tech team of researchers has created new technology to help in understanding how the human body battles diseases with a scope at the entire genome.

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