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- - Virginia Tech creates partnership to build center for frontier materials in India
    The $2 million research center in Patiala, in northern India, will be named the Thapar-Virginia Tech Center of Excellence in Frontier Materials.
- - Center for International Research, Education, and Development names business development director
    Joshua Anderson comes to Virginia Tech with experience in leading teams that seek funding and in writing proposals at large international humanitarian and development organizations.
- - New research on sustainable agriculture shows why farmers adopt or dismiss nontoxic farming methods
    Two Virginia Tech teams explore what draws farmers to ecological crop practices in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh – and turn up the important role of women in the process.
- - Virginia Tech has record-breaking year with Fulbright student awards
    Since 1946, more than 380,000 individuals have participated in the U.S. Fulbright Program. This year, Virginia Tech adds seven more names to the list.
- - Students come face-to-face with change makers in India
    A group of eight Virginia Tech students spent three weeks in India meeting with change makers working to improve the living conditions of women and girls. While visiting Hyderabad, Kadapa, and New Delhi, they explored the roles empowerment and activism play in social issues in the country of nearly 1.4 billion people.
- - Virginia Tech receives national recognition for meeting study abroad goal
    The Global Education Office saw more than 1,400 students study internationally last year.
- - Class of 2019: Katherine Louis explores connection between languages and culture
    The senior from Norfolk, Virginia, says she has always been fascinated by the way words manifest themselves into ideas differently across cultures. That fascination spurred her to study abroad not once but twice.
- - POSTPONED: Renowned educator and activist from India to speak at Virginia Tech
    Achyuta Samanta’s talk will be rescheduled for a later time.
- - Virginia Tech has strong showing in Gilman International Scholarship competition
    The federally funded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship supports undergraduates who might not otherwise study abroad because of financial constraints.
- - Virginia Tech taps text message services to assist farmers in developing countries
    Cellphone technology has made it easier and faster for farmers to address pest and disease problems on crops.
- - Women and gender in development conference draws researchers from around the world
    Nearly 200 participants representing 11 countries and 17 academic institutions exchanged ideas on the impacts, experiences, and results of gender research in international development.
- - Program prepares farming communities in Nepal for impacts of a changing climate
    The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management is working to ensure that smallholder farmers in Nepal are prepared for agricultural threats affecting food security.
- - Students explore South Africa through agriculture
    Virginia Tech students spent a portion of winter break learning firsthand about South Africa as part of a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences study abroad course on food security, wildlife, and conservation.
- - Botswana president and first lady visit Centre for Conservation of African Resources
    The center, co-founded by Professor Kathleen Alexander, serves as a base for Alexander’s extensive work in Botswana and provides unique opportunities for students involved in both research projects and outreach efforts.
- - Field trip brings high school students face to face with Virginia Tech experts on European affairs
    A bus full of 75 Blacksburg High School students will roll onto campus in March for the first Essential Europe Symposium at Virginia Tech, a daylong program connecting them with faculty and college students.
- - Afghans team up with Virginia Tech faculty to cultivate agricultural innovation
    At a workshop in India, Afghans begin building mentoring relationships meant to help strengthen their country’s agricultural education system.
- - Virginia Tech increases international exchange participation, makes progress toward 2020 goal
    With more students taking part in the International Student Exchange Program, Virginia Tech’s study abroad participation numbers show promising growth.
- - Argentine Fulbright students get a taste of life as Hokies
    Hosted by the Language and Culture Institute, the Friends of Fulbright Argentina Undergraduate Exchange Program provides a meaningful study abroad experience for participants and brings diverse perspectives into Virginia Tech's classrooms.
- - Virginia Tech investigates how Honduran youth respond to crime and violence
    The study will show how violence affects youth in rural Honduras who often reject agriculture as a career path.
- - New liaison office brings Germany closer to Virginia Tech
    A new office in Blacksburg is a sign of the growing close relationship with the Technical University of Darmstadt.

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