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Anger, uncertainty complicate difficult beginning for Biden, according to Virginia Tech’s Karen Hult , articleConcerns are growing with members of President-elect Joe Biden’s administration that efforts to impeach Donald Trump could provide distractions from implementing an aggressive Biden legislative agenda, according to Virginia Tech political expert Karen Hult.
Date: Jan 11, 2021 -
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Southwest Center helps teachers meet unique demands of pandemic classrooms , articleThere has never been a more important time to plug into the expertise at Virginia Tech to address the needs of the commonwealth’s K-12 teachers, Director Penny McCallum says.
Date: Jan 08, 2021 -
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Expert: Suspending Trump social media accounts ‘like trying to stop a leak in a cracking dam’ , articleTwitter and Facebook’s unprecedented decisions to suspend President Trump’s accounts are well intentioned – but still won’t do much to stop the spread of misinformation in the future, Virginia Tech expert Mike Horning says.
Date: Jan 07, 2021 -
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Expert available to discuss results of the Georgia Senate elections and political implications , articleAs voters anxiously await results of the Georgia elections for two U.S. Senate seats, Virginia Tech political expert Karen Hult says the outcome will have significant political implications for the incoming Biden Administration.
Date: Jan 05, 2021 -
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Destruction and displacement: History professor earns grant to explore effects of interstate highway system , articleNo mapping systems exist to pinpoint every community affected by the displacement and environmental destruction of the interstate highway system in the United States. LaDale Winling is determined to change that.
Date: Jan 05, 2021 -
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Political science professor Laura Zanotti makes a quantum leap in the study of international relations , article“The universe manifests and unfolds in a way that is interactive,” said Laura Zanotti, who focuses her work on international peacekeeping. “We are entangled with one another, with the places where we were born and where we live, with everything around us.”
Date: Jan 05, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech becomes the eighth Russian Language Flagship school in the United States , articleThe Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures launched the program this fall after earning a competitive grant from The Language Flagship, part of the National Security Education Program at the U.S. Department of Defense.
Date: Dec 23, 2020 -
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Curiosity and unicycles make for an award-winning graduate student , articleThe School of Education graduate student does not allow the world to pass by her. Instead, Sabrina Sturgeon questions her experiences and is in a constant quest for knowledge. Never one to sit idle, she prefers to view the world from atop one of her unicycles.
Date: Dec 23, 2020 -
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New academy to braid disciplines together to tackle complex problems , articleMany of the most daunting issues facing humanity today demand solutions that draw on a range of technical, social, and cultural domains. The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences has launched an Academy of Transdisciplinary Studies to help catalyze Virginia Tech’s response to such challenges.
Date: Dec 22, 2020 -
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Building upon common ground, with humanity at the core , articleFor years, researchers throughout Virginia Tech have studied issues centered on forced relocation. Now a new College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences center will bring together faculty, students, and community groups to forge a greater understanding of displacement and its impact.
Date: Dec 18, 2020 -
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Eileen Crist honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1997, Crist has focused her scholarship on environmental theory, with a specialty in the life sciences and society.
Date: Dec 18, 2020 -
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Diversity seed investments cement new partnerships , articleA program that helps Virginia Tech faculty jump-start new collaborations with colleagues at HBCUs is reaching more departments and continuing to attract external funding.
Date: Dec 17, 2020 -
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Kathleen Parrott honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1988, Parrott was inducted into the Kitchen and Bath Industry Hall of Fame by the National Kitchen and Bath Association for her many contributions to the growth and professionalization of the kitchen and bath industry.
Date: Dec 16, 2020 -
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McConnell moving past election challenges, according to Virginia Tech expert , article“Majority Leader McConnell's statement, albeit long overdue, may signal to other congressional Republicans and others in the party that it's safe to acknowledge Biden as President-elect,” said Virginia Tech's Karen Hult.
Date: Dec 16, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Creative director for PRISM creates her own path , articleFrom the start, Charlotte Cannon had always known that she wanted to attend Virginia Tech. A passionate art student since childhood, Cannon was determined to pursue an education in both of her passions - graphic design and cello performance.
Date: Dec 16, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Grace Baggett finds her bearings in words , articleFrom the illustrated stories she typed out on old-school technology as a child to her time spent in the publishing realms of Virginia Tech, the English major knows her passion for words, whether her own or those of others, will help her after she graduates.
Date: Dec 16, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Liam Sment leaves his mark on the sports media and analytics program , article“I did my best to create all the experiences I could in this phase of my life,” said Liam Sment, who will graduate with a degree in multimedia journalism and concentration in sports media and analytics.
Date: Dec 14, 2020 -
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School of Education assistant professor revolutionizing the older adult wellness narrative , article“We want to change the conversation about aging from one of decline to one of opportunity,” said Matthew Fullen, an assistant professor of counselor education. “Eschewing definitions of wellness that merely emphasize physical health is one way to change that conversation.”
Date: Dec 10, 2020 -
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Farida Jalalzai earns Fulbright grant to study nations with a history of leadership by women , article“We often think that if a woman has become a president or prime minister, then gender no longer presents an obstacle to women’s political empowerment,” said Jalalzai, a political science professor who is also an expert on the role of gender in politics. “Studying countries that have had the most women in these positions could reveal whether people have moved beyond gender when choosing leaders.”
Date: Dec 09, 2020 -
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Computer science professor’s photo sleuth software helps investigate 150-year mystery of John Wilkes Booth , articleWith its 30,000-strong photo database, the Civil War Photo Sleuth, led by computer science professor Kurt Luther, was recently tapped by the History Channel to provide timely evidence to a 150-year mystery about John Wilkes Booth.
Date: Dec 09, 2020
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