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Virginia Tech creates partnership to build center for frontier materials in India , articleThe $2 million research center in Patiala, in northern India, will be named the Thapar-Virginia Tech Center of Excellence in Frontier Materials.
Date: May 30, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech, University of Richmond collaborate to offer Beer Brewer Professional Certificate , articleThe yearlong program will train participants to work in the craft beer industry, aiming to stimulate growth of the industry in the region.
Date: May 29, 2019 -
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Center for International Research, Education, and Development names business development director , articleJoshua Anderson comes to Virginia Tech with experience in leading teams that seek funding and in writing proposals at large international humanitarian and development organizations.
Date: May 29, 2019 -
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Jim Westwood receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to France for parasitic plant research , articleWestwood, a professor in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will study the interaction of sunflower broomrape, a parasitic plant species, with sunflower.
Date: May 28, 2019 -
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New research on sustainable agriculture shows why farmers adopt or dismiss nontoxic farming methods , articleTwo 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.
Date: May 22, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech has record-breaking year with Fulbright student awards , articleSince 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.
Date: May 20, 2019 -
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Students come face-to-face with change makers in India , articleA 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.
Date: May 15, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech receives national recognition for meeting study abroad goal , articleThe Global Education Office saw more than 1,400 students study internationally last year.
Date: May 09, 2019 -
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Class of 2019: Katherine Louis explores connection between languages and culture , articleThe 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.
Date: May 08, 2019 -
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Timothy Miles named 2019 Outstanding Senior for College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences , articleAn unexpected change in plans helped the religion and culture major forge a new path that will take him to Morocco with the Peace Corps.
Date: May 08, 2019 -
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Class of 2019: Senior takes experiential learning to new heights, racing horses across three continents , articleVirginia Tech student and endurance rider Hanna Bartnick contended with sharks, bears, and sandstorms during a capstone project that took her across three continents.
Date: May 07, 2019 -
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Class of 2019: Student finishes medical school learning Traditional Chinese Medicine with a rotation back to his Taiwanese roots , articleThere was one more thing Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine student Ray Chang wanted to do before he graduated in May — take an international medical rotation in Taiwan, the country where his family is from originally.
Date: May 06, 2019 -
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POSTPONED: Renowned educator and activist from India to speak at Virginia Tech , articleAchyuta Samanta’s talk will be rescheduled for a later time.
Date: May 03, 2019 -
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Video: Concert series keeps bluegrass alive and pickin’ , articleThe American Music Series at the Reynolds Homestead works to save bluegrass by attracting a new generation of fans.
Date: Apr 30, 2019 -
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Mapping With Drones workshops offered across Virginia , articleThis introductory-level workshop is targeted to natural resource professionals, planners, public safety professionals, agricultural operators, educators, and others.
Date: Apr 26, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech has strong showing in Gilman International Scholarship competition , articleThe federally funded Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship supports undergraduates who might not otherwise study abroad because of financial constraints.
Date: Apr 23, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech’s 36th Annual Mudbass Classic Tournament takes place on April 27 , articleThe tournament, hosted by the Virginia Tech Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, is free to the public and open to all ages.
Date: Apr 22, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech, Qualcomm bring STEM education to the Roanoke region with Thinkabit Lab , articleOn 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.
Date: Apr 18, 2019 -
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Rural Virginia Initiative seeks solutions to Virginia’s growing urban-rural divide , articleThe 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.
Date: Apr 11, 2019 -
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Save Our Towns: Marion’s murals, railroad history up for grabs, and Danville’s dapper downtown , articleDanville, 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.
Date: Apr 01, 2019
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