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Computer science welcomes eight new faculty members , articleEight new faculty have joined the Department of Computer Science this year, bringing the total number of faculty to nearly 60 at campuses in Blacksburg and the greater Washington, D.C., metro area. In addition, five faculty members have accepted offers with start dates in 2021.
Date: Nov 25, 2020 -
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Medical student vows to pay it forward in honor of scholarship namesake , articleA life of service to others was instilled in Celine Marlin Andrews at an early age. Growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, she attended a school focused on developing students’ intellectual, artistic, and practical skills in an integrated and holistic manner.
Date: Nov 24, 2020 -
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Introducing the flavor of community and the humanities to food studies , article“The Food Studies Program was created to forge community around food studies from a humanities and social science perspective in service to faculty, staff, students, and the public,” said Anna Zeide, director of Virginia Tech’s new Food Studies Program.
Date: Nov 24, 2020 -
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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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Ron Fricker named interim dean of the College of Science , articleFricker’s appointment as interim dean follows the announcement that current Dean Sally C. Morton has accepted the position as executive vice president of the Knowledge Enterprise at Arizona State University effective at the end of the year.
Date: Nov 23, 2020 -
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Motivating movement and creating community during COVID-19 , articleLaunched in October, the app-based fitness group, Hokie Movement Club, has already grown to more than 700 users. It features weekly challenges and prizes and allows for users to encourage each other from afar.
Date: Nov 20, 2020 -
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Order 2021 calendar featuring work of fish and wildlife graduate studentsStudents in the Fish and Wildlife Graduate Student Association in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment are selling 2020 calendars highlighting their work around the world.
Date: Nov 19, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech sharpens focus on students at Roanoke campus , articleLeanna Blevins, Virginia Tech’s assistant vice president for health sciences education and student affairs, has assumed an expanded role to support graduate students at the health sciences and technology campus in Roanoke.
Date: Nov 19, 2020 -
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Researchers refine antibiotic resistance surveillance tools in Puerto Rican watersheds after Hurricane Maria , articleIn the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Virginia Tech researchers and collaborators developed a new way to apply metagenomics to track antibiotic resistance in watersheds, identify targets for stopping its spread, and help keep antibiotics working for future generations.
Date: Nov 18, 2020 -
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Students can apply the safety practices they've learned when traveling for Thanksgiving , articleMost Virginia Tech students will probably have more experience with safe in-person activities than their families and friends. This is an opportunity for students to share their insights and take a leadership role in keeping those they celebrate with safe.
Date: Nov 18, 2020 -
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Home for startups: Virginia Tech ranked among nation’s top schools for entrepreneurship studies , articleDerick Maggard, executive director of the Apex Center for Entrepreneurs, said interest in entrepreneurship has grown significantly among Virginia Tech students, many of whom see it as a means to create positive change.
Date: Nov 17, 2020 -
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Climate Action Commitment report highlights actionable recommendations for advancing long-term sustainability , articleAmbitious, actionable, and intentional, the proposed updates build upon a decade of university sustainability efforts. The recommendations aim to guide Virginia Tech toward a greener, more sustainable future over the next five to 10 years.
Date: Nov 16, 2020 -
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Researchers study how privacy preferences, family tensions can deter use of contact tracing apps , articleFrance Bélanger and Katherine Allen were engaged in a study on smart home speakers and the privacy and other concerns they sparked when the pandemic emerged. Pondering the dilemma of health officials trying to expand the use of contact tracing apps, the researchers wondered whether such apps also triggered similar privacy tensions in families.
Date: Nov 13, 2020 -
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Thomas Gardner earns Alumni Distinguished Professor renewal in 38th year at Virginia Tech , article“I have experienced numerous moments of pride as an educator, including over these past 10 years,” said Gardner. “But honestly, I’m most proud of the students who learned new ways to think in my class and have gone on to apply those ways of thinking far beyond anything I would have ever dreamed possible.”
Date: Nov 13, 2020 -
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Business analytics student project demonstrates innovative features of public safety software , articleThe capstone project is one of the many benefits of the master’s in business analytics program, said Jay Winkeler, executive director of the Center for Business Intelligence and Analytics in the Pamplin College of Business. “It gives our students the opportunity to work with real clients to identify, analyze, and propose solutions to current business problems.”
Date: Nov 13, 2020 -
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What does the fox say to a puma? Predators form an unusual coexistence in the central Chilean Andes , articleWhile pumas and foxes overlapped significantly where they lived and what time they were active, researchers found the predators had little overlap in what they were eating.
Date: Nov 12, 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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Tick maps: Merging epidemiological data with technology , articleProfessor Korine Kolivras applies geographical expertise and geospatial tools to study the spread of Lyme disease in the southeastern U.S.
Date: Nov 11, 2020 -
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Veterinary college alumna Lauren Dodd serves the world , articleA dual-degree graduate of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Dodd continued a family legacy of service when she commissioned in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps.
Date: Nov 10, 2020 -
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World Wildlife Fund partners with Discovery Analytics Center on automated system to help save forests , articleFor the first time, researchers at the Discovery Analytics Center will use an automated data analytics system to help identify suspicious timber trade records that relate to possible illegal activity.
Date: Nov 10, 2020
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