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- - National security expert Paul Avey wins prestigious fellowship
    The assistant professor of political science was one of only nine experts nationally to be awarded a 2018–2019 International Affairs Fellowship by the Council on Foreign Relations.
- - Gerrymandering expert says Supreme Court ruling increases political pressure on state legislatures to act
    Virginia Tech gerrymandering expert Nicholas Goedert says, “for the near future, it will be left up to states to adopt independent commissions on a state-by-state basis which will increase political pressure on state legislatures to act.”
- - Polly Middleton named director of The Marching Virginians
    The former assistant director of The Marching Virginians will bring a blend of old and new traditions to the 330-member-strong band also known as The Spirit of Tech.
- - Virginia Tech alumna wins Fulbright English teaching assistant grant to Greece
    Starting in September, alumna and aspiring novelist Amelia Dirks will teach English to high school students in Greece.
- - Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team powers way to fourth place
    Virginia Tech's Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team placed fourth overall in the EcoCAR 3 competition's fourth and final year - after turning a stock Chevy Camaro into a fuel sipping hybrid.
- - Friends and family remember Kathryn Thompson Leckie’s dedication to journalism
    After pursuing her passion for heralding truth in journalism at Virginia Tech, Leckie forged a lifelong career as an investigative journalist. Her family and friends are honoring her devotion and hoping to inspire future generations of journalists through a memorial scholarship.
- - Eric Lyon receives Guggenheim Fellowship to explore the edges of spatial orchestration
    The Moss Art Center’s Cube is an inspirational muse for the associate professor of music technology, who is using the space’s 150 speakers to compose new music during his year as a Guggenheim Fellow, a prestigious honor for which only 4 percent of the competition’s applicants receive funding.
- - Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approves 2018 promotions, tenure, continued appointments
    The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved these promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 4 meeting.
- - Associate Professor Matthew Wisnioski receives Graduate School's outstanding mentor award
    The graduate students who nominated Wisnioski for the Faculty Outstanding Mentor Award said he was a joy to work with, providing insightful feedback and encouragement and helping them develop personalized research trajectories and career plans.
- - Funding awarded to diverse group of social and behavioral science researchers
    ISCE has awarded six interdisciplinary teams seed funding for 2018-19 to prepare them to successfully compete for external funding through such agencies as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and other sources of public and private funding.
- - Summer Arts Festival 2018 kicks off on June 1
    The Summer Arts Festival in Blacksburg offers free events all summer long for the community.
- - Diverse perspectives on display at upcoming exposome symposium
    It’s not often that students studying public affairs, English, and civil and environmental engineering present their research at the same meeting.
- - New council charged with enhancing equity in work, life at Virginia Tech
    Gender@VT is a new council formed last fall to research and suggest ideas to improve the work/life environment for employees and students at Virginia Tech. Many of the issues affect both women and men, but often they fall disproportionately on women.
- - History course examines tumultuous 1960s and presents research through University Libraries exhibit
    History faculty member Marian Mollin wanted to make her course, A Nation Divided: America in the 1960s, a bit more personal than a broad sweep coverage of American history of the 1960s would normally allow.
- - Policy Strategic Growth Area faculty discuss solutions to complex problems at spring forum
    Faculty from across the campus are working together to advance Virginia Tech's Policy Strategic Growth Area through interdisciplinary research discussions and presentations.
- - New creative technologies in music degree option reimagines instruments and soundmaking
    The music program is pushing the boundaries of traditional music through electronics to create unique musicscapes, unimagined instruments, new sets of digital tools, and electroacoustic research that reconsiders the very nature of sound.
- - Class of 2018: Miss Virginia USA uses national spotlight to follow Virginia Tech motto of service
    Ashley Vollrath is competing for the Miss USA crown to grow her Boys and Girls Club initiative, Spread Your Wings and FLY (Forever Love Yourself), to help motivate disadvantaged youth to achieve their dreams.
- - U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen Margaret O’Meara to serve as goodwill ambassador to Japan
    O’Meara, a junior majoring in communications studies at Virginia Tech, has been recognized for her academic achievements as well as leadership in a range of student organizations.
- - Eight graduate students join the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
    Established in 2005 by Yale and Howard universities, the society is named for the first African American to earn a doctoral degree in the United States. Edward Bouchet graduated from Yale College in 1874 and earned his doctoral degree in physics from Yale University in 1876.
- - Class of 2018: Taylor Swan develops Student Affairs experience into career path
    Over the past four years, Taylor Swan has developed a passion for service and discovered her leadership style through involvement in Student Affairs departments and programs.

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