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- - Renowned economic theorist shares vision for smart, renewable world
    Jeremy Rifkin’s principles, which he believes would provide for long-term economic security and development, are being implemented across parts of Europe and in China.
- - Virginia Tech commits to expand access to low- and moderate-income students
    The university has joined the Bloomberg American Talent Initiative, which includes more than 100 colleges and universities.
- - Charles Clancy named Bradley Distinguished Professor in Cybersecurity
    Clancy has built a distinguished career through his pioneering research in the fields of communications security, cognitive radio, and cryptographic authentication, and broader impact to the university’s growth of programs in cybersecurity.
- - Campus interviews announced for finalists for inaugural director of the University Ombuds Office
- - Lee Learman named dean of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
    Learman currently serves as the senior associate dean for academic affairs and the senior associate dean for graduate medical education at the Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. He will begin his new role on July 1.
- - Delivery team works to shape Innovation Campus
    The Innovation Campus will offer leading programs in computer science and software engineering. It is expected to be a global center of technology excellence and talent production, supporting graduate education, attracting top-tier faculty, sparking research and partnerships, and igniting the region’s innovation economy.
- - A message from President Tim Sands in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- - Cyril Clarke named Virginia Tech executive vice president and provost
    Clarke has served in an interim role since November 2017. Prior to that, he was the dean for the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
- - Plan for Commonwealth Cyber Initiative approved, moving forward
    The Virginia Research Investment Committee recently accepted the blueprint for the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, a network of cyber research, innovation, and learning created by connecting Virginia’s public universities, community colleges, and businesses.
- - A message from President Tim Sands at the end of the 2018 fall semester
    As this past semester so clearly demonstrates, the Virginia Tech tradition of continuous innovation and commitment to service is creating a new world of possibilities, for not just those of us who are part of the Virginia Tech community, but for those who are about to become Hokies, for those who engage and collaborate with Hokies, and for alumni, who are Hokies for life.
- - In supporting research institute, Heywood Fralin encourages others to get involved
    In Fralin’s vision of the future, an academic health center fueled by world-class research will transform the Roanoke Valley and create a robust economy that will enhance the lives of residents for decades to come.
- - Record $50 million gift to Virginia Tech results in naming of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke
    Historic donation will help recruit and retain world-leading researchers, further bolstering Virginia’s economy.
- - Board of Visitors unanimously endorses new Innovation Campus
    During the special meeting, board members received reports on the overall project, including enrollment support and faculty start-up costs; the state’s higher education package; enrollment, faculty, and capital support in Blacksburg; and research and industry partners.
- - Students from all disciplines will benefit from Amazon's location choice in Virginia
    Experiential-driven learning means Hokies of all disciplines are poised to step out of the university setting and into the type of workforce Amazon requires to thrive.
- - A message from President Tim Sands on the Innovation Campus
    This is a great moment for Virginia Tech. Our historic commitment to build a graduate education, research, and innovation campus less than two miles from the new Amazon location was the centerpiece of the higher education proposal that closed the deal. You made it possible. Your sustained scholarship, leadership, and hard work have elevated our university across the board, including our foundational strengths, the Institutes, the Virginia Tech Carilion Health Science and Technology Campus in Roanoke, and our presence in the National Capital Region. Because of you, Amazon and Northern Virginia were willing to put their faith in Virginia Tech.
- - HISTORIC DAY: Virginia Tech Innovation Campus key to Virginia attracting Amazon HQ2
    The commonwealth stepped up with a standout higher-education package, including a new Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria, which will be located less than two miles from Amazon’s new location in Arlington. Virginia Tech's historic commitment to build a revolutionary, 1 million-square-foot graduate campus is the centerpiece of plans that will drive technology education and research, serve high-tech disciplines of the future, and transform the commonwealth's innovation economy.
- - 'This is day one' - Sands affirms Virginia Tech's commitment to Innovation Campus
    Students and campus leaders joined in celebrating Virginia Tech's announcement to build an Innovation Campus near Amazon's headquarters facility in Northern Virginia.
- - Campus master plan imagines what Virginia Tech might look like in 2047
    Perhaps the most transformative proposal within the 2018 Campus Master Plan is the idea to convert Cowgill and Burchard halls into a campus commons/student center space and relocate the College of Architecture and Urban Studies to the Creativity and Innovation District near what is now Squires Student Center and the Graduate Life Center at Donaldson-Brown.
- - Search committee for director of University Ombuds Office announced
    The director will establish and lead Virginia Tech’s Ombuds Office, in keeping with the International Ombudsman Association’s principles of independence, neutrality and impartiality, confidentiality, and informality.
- - Senior management areas exceed goals for 2018 Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign
    Since the start of the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) , employees across Virginia Tech have been generously donating to charities all over Virginia.

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