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- - Faculty nominations sought for Fulbright National Screening Committee
- - Take part in the Vibrant Virginia May Campus Conversation
- - Virginia Tech, Qualcomm bring STEM education to the Roanoke region with Thinkabit Lab
    On April 26, the Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab at the Virginia Tech Roanoke Center will officially open. Sixth-grade students from the Roanoke region will spend an inspiring day immersed in a STEM environment with hands-on learning.
- - Rural Virginia Initiative seeks solutions to Virginia’s growing urban-rural divide
    The initiative combines representatives from education, government, and the private sector, in a project designed to analyze problems and propose recommendations by the end of the year.
- - Student leaders needed to welcome exchange peers to campus
- - Save Our Towns: Marion’s murals, railroad history up for grabs, and Danville’s dapper downtown
    Danville, Virginia, was characterized in national discourse as a ghost town “left for dead.” But that rhetoric didn’t ring true at City Hall, where leaders saw a different reality unfolding.
- - 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.
- - Award-winning engineering study abroad program provides international experiences for rising sophomores
    Led by the College of Engineering's Department of Engineering Education, the Rising Sophomore Abroad Program, the largest study abroad program at Virginia Tech, has been awarded the 2019 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award by the Association of International Educators.
- - 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.
- - 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.
- - Virginia Tech faculty forge partnerships with peers at the University of São Paulo to tackle global food issues
    During winter break, Virginia Tech and the University of São Paulo held a symposium that brought faculty together to discuss collaborative approaches to address global food issues.
- - 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.
- - Student entrepreneurs from around the globe compete while building lasting connections at Virginia Tech
    The weeklong celebration includes a pitch competition with $45,000 up for grabs by the student teams with the best business ideas.
- - Save Our Towns shows devastating flood scenes and a city that took charge of its fate
    West Virginia’s floods in 2016 resulted in fatalities and hundreds of destroyed homes. One tiny city picked itself back up after the disaster.
- - 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.
- - Economist, UN advisor Jeffrey Sachs to discuss world’s 'most important agenda'
    Sachs will give his presentation "Achieving Sustainable Development in the United States and throughout the World" at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke. The event will be free and open to the public.
- - Vibrant Virginia project boosts graduate students’ work in distressed communities
    A team of Virginia Tech graduate students working in two Appalachian communities is underwritten by a new university-wide program.

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