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Joanie Banks-Hunt: engineer, educator, and trailblazer , articleBanks-Hunt, an instructor in the Virginia Tech Honors College who will complete her Ph.D. in education psychology with engineering education certification this fall at Virginia Tech, is one of six women featured in a new documentary series titled, “Inspire! Six Trailblazing Women Engineers Inspire the Next Generation.”
Date: Nov 24, 2020 -
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Ph.D. students bring research-backed insights on inclusive action to film series on women in science , articleAs scientists let viewers briefly into their worlds, Breakthrough offers an Inclusive Action Tool Kit to follow the films up with actionable steps for advancing equity and inclusion in STEM. Fourth-year engineering education Ph.D. students Teirra Holloman and Jessica Deters joined the project to contribute recommendations and resources informed by research to the toolkit.
Date: Nov 12, 2020 -
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Early career faculty earn 14 National Science Foundation CAREER awards , articleOver the past 25 years, Virginia Tech researchers have earned 171 National Science Foundation Early Career Development Awards (CAREER). For the 2020 fiscal year, 14 Virginia Tech early career scientists and engineers have been granted CAREER awards, totaling over $4 million in research funding.
Date: Aug 28, 2020 -
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DREAMS lab designs novel respirator for health care workers fighting COVID-19 , articleLed by mechanical engineering professor Chris Williams, the DREAMS lab has designed a novel respirator using rapid tooling and 3D printing resources from on-campus makerspaces and research labs.
Date: Aug 27, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech wins Excellence in Faculty Community Engagement Award , articleVirginia Tech was selected based on efforts to build community capacity for integrating engineering in rural middle school science classrooms, following a nationwide selection process. The project is facilitated by Virginia Tech Partnering with Educators and Engineers in Rural Schools, or VT PEERS.
Date: Aug 05, 2020 -
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NSF CAREER award recipient to examine support structures for marginalized students in engineering , articleFor Walter Lee, an aspiration to "uncover information that will better inform university efforts to support undergraduate engineering students, particularly students of color," led to his pursuit of a five-year project aiming to contribute to a deeper understanding of how marginalized students navigate undergraduate engineering programs.
Date: Jul 21, 2020 -
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Four named as 2020 Bouchet Honor Society scholars , articleThree Ph.D. students and a recent doctoral graduate joined the Virginia Tech chapter of the Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society in April. Danielle Barber, Devon Lee, Anurag Mantha, and Elizabeth Spingola are members of the sixth class of inductees for the chapter.
Date: Apr 29, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech engineers and Carilion Clinic physician upgrade breathing support device into makeshift ventilator , articleTo help address potential ventilator shortages, mechanical engineers at Virginia Tech have partnered with a Carilion Clinic physician to upgrade bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines, commonly used for treating sleep apnea, into makeshift ventilators.
Date: Apr 17, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech launches the Center for Coastal Studies to address complex issues in the coastal zone , articleThe 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.
Date: Jan 29, 2020 -
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Hume Center awarded $3.8 million for advanced manufacturing education by the Department of Defense , articleThe 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.
Date: Jan 10, 2020 -
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Jeffrey Connor honored with emeritus status posthumously , articleConnor, associate professor of engineering education in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, made significant contributions to the engineering fundamentals and engineering education programs.
Date: Dec 17, 2019 -
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Richard M. Goff honored with emeritus status , articleGoff, associate professor of engineering education in the College of Engineering, has been a member of the Virginia Tech community since 1996.
Date: Dec 05, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech College of Engineering launches Academy for Global Engineering , articleThe academy is a community of research and practice to improve experiential learning on a global scale.
Date: Nov 15, 2019 -
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College of Engineering invites rising sophomores to study abroad with award-winning Rising Sophomore Abroad Program , articleThe 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.
Date: Sep 24, 2019 -
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Lockheed Martin on campus Sept. 4 and 5 to recruit students , articleLockheed 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.
Date: Aug 29, 2019 -
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One year in, the drone park creates new opportunities on campus , articleThe 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.
Date: Jul 25, 2019 -
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Graduate School Diversity Scholars share their projects on May 2 , articleVirginia 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.
Date: Apr 25, 2019 -
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Students improve skills and engage in community outreach through 4-VA funded course redesign , article4-VA funded course redesign helps students improve spatial reasoning skills that are essential for engineering student success.
Date: Apr 25, 2019 -
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2019 Bouchet Honor Society scholars inducted at Yale University , articleMayra 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.
Date: Apr 24, 2019 -
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Award-winning engineering study abroad program provides international experiences for rising sophomores , articleLed 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.
Date: Mar 25, 2019