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- - Virginia Tech launches the Center for Coastal Studies to address complex issues in the coastal zone
    The new center, housed under the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, will engage with a diverse set of stakeholders, create a safe space for difficult conversations with the public around coastal-zone issues, and establish a Coastal Zone Observatory.
- - Hume Center awarded $3.8 million for advanced manufacturing education by the Department of Defense
    The goal is to establish programs to better position the current and next-generation manufacturing workforce to produce military systems and components that assure technological superiority of the department, according to the Department of Defense’s website.
- - Jeffrey Connor honored with emeritus status posthumously
    Connor, associate professor of engineering education in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, made significant contributions to the engineering fundamentals and engineering education programs.
- - 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.
- - Virginia Tech College of Engineering launches Academy for Global Engineering
    The academy is a community of research and practice to improve experiential learning on a global scale.
- - College of Engineering invites rising sophomores to study abroad with award-winning Rising Sophomore Abroad Program
    The College of Engineering’s Rising Sophomore Abroad Program, recipient of the 2019 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for outstanding innovation and accomplishment in campus internationalization, is now accepting applications for study abroad tracks traveling in summer 2020.
- - Lockheed Martin on campus Sept. 4 and 5 to recruit students
    Lockheed Martin will be at the Inn at Virginia Tech on Sept. 4 and 5 to recruit a variety of engineering and business majors, including computer science, aerospace engineering, computer programming, software development, finance, and accounting.
- - One year in, the drone park creates new opportunities on campus
    The tallest drone park in the country has been used by aspiring pilots, experienced aviators, and innovative researchers, and hosted everyone from a Daisy Scout troop to a nationally ranked drone racing team.
- - Graduate School Diversity Scholars share their projects on May 2
    Virginia Tech Graduate School’s 2019 Diversity Scholars will discuss their projects with the university community and the public during the Diversity Spotlight program on Thursday, May 2, at noon in the Graduate Life Center multipurpose room.
- - Students improve skills and engage in community outreach through 4-VA funded course redesign
    4-VA funded course redesign helps students improve spatial reasoning skills that are essential for engineering student success.
- - 2019 Bouchet Honor Society scholars inducted at Yale University
    Mayra S. Artiles, Erika L. Bass, Racheida S. Lewis, Ashley R. Taylor, and Ayesha L. Yousafzai are the fifth group of students to join the Virginia Tech chapter of the honor society.
- - Award-winning engineering study abroad program provides international experiences for rising sophomores
    Led by the College of Engineering's Department of Engineering Education, the Rising Sophomore Abroad Program, the largest study abroad program at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the 2019 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award by the Association of International Educators.