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Coming together to amplify the impact of giving , articleFor the third Virginia Tech Giving Day, dedicated alumni and friends of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences gather to support high-impact programs and innovative teaching. Whether supporting The Marching Virginians, scholarships, or the new School of Communication, donors encourage everyone to take part and give back.
Date: Feb 23, 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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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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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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Malicious dark web activity unevenly prevalent in free nations, researchers find , articleEric Jardine, an assistant professor of political science, sought to understand the prevalence of internet users employing the dark web for malicious purposes in nations across the globe. The findings present a variety of consequences.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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Hume Center, Diplomacy Lab to support future student opportunities with the U.S Department of State , articleThe Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology collaborates with Virginia Tech's Diplomacy Lab to fund mentorship and increase the amount of students able to present National Security related research to State Department officials in a post-COVID-19 setting.
Date: Nov 30, 2020 -
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Introducing the flavor of community and the humanities to food studies , article“The Food Studies Program was created to forge community around food studies from a humanities and social science perspective in service to faculty, staff, students, and the public,” said Anna Zeide, director of Virginia Tech’s new Food Studies Program.
Date: Nov 24, 2020 -
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Washington, D.C., program helps position students as future pioneers of policy , articleWith a goal of immersing students in the policymaking industry and process, the Washington Semester in Global Exchange program introduces participants to a wealth of opportunities on a national scale.
Date: Nov 17, 2020 -
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Researcher expands caregiving study during the COVID-19 pandemic , articleToni Calasanti, a Virginia Tech sociology professor, was interviewing both heterosexual and same-sex couples for an Alzheimer’s disease and dementia grant when the COVID-19 pandemic changed the parameters for many of those couples. A supplemental grant is now allowing her team to study those changes.
Date: Nov 06, 2020 -
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Choices and Challenges Forum tackles counternarratives in technology and disability , articleThis 2020 edition of the Choices and Challenges Forum — a three-decade-old Virginia Tech public engagement series — will explore ethical and social issues around advances in science and technology. The three-session Zoom series begins Nov. 9.
Date: Nov 05, 2020 -
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New center for philosophy, politics, and economics named for Virginia Tech alumnus , articleThree key disciplines intersect in the Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, an initiative that integrates research, teaching, and outreach to allow faculty and students to collaborate in developing comprehensive solutions to complex problems.
Date: Nov 03, 2020 -
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Deans’ forum to place COVID-19 in fuller context , articleTwo Virginia Tech deans will host a trio of virtual events aimed at illustrating how a range of fields in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities can contribute to an understanding of the coronavirus pandemic.
Date: Oct 28, 2020 -
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New Virginia Tech research lab to explore human side of advanced technology , article“Technology should not be created simply for the sake of creating technology,” said Aaron Brantly, director of the Tech4Humanity Lab. “We need to consider the impact of the technology on human beings. That’s the bullseye of our mission.”
Date: Oct 23, 2020 -
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COVID-19 repository highlights how Virginia Tech’s social scientists are responding to the pandemic , articleThe Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment, Virginia Tech’s investment institute focused broadly on the social sciences, has been highlighting the research and expertise of its social scientists through its COVID-19 publication repository, which was established this spring.
Date: Oct 15, 2020 -
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European Commission awards Virginia Tech a Jean Monnet Center of Excellence , article“The center will provide greater visibility to the university and its outstanding programs at the national and international levels,” said Yannis Stivachtis, a professor in the Department of Political Science. “It will also add to Virginia Tech’s status as a global research and land-grant university.”
Date: Oct 13, 2020 -
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How do you manage traffic in space? , articleSix members of the Air Force ROTC unit were able to participate in a space-traffic exercise when Col. Eric Dorminey became a Sprint Advanced Concept Training operations center site lead with the U.S. Space Command.
Date: Oct 09, 2020 -
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Disaster resilience sociologist Liesel Ritchie joins Center for Coastal Studies , articleThroughout her career, Ritchie has studied the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Hurricane Katrina, and various earthquakes across the globe.
Date: Oct 08, 2020 -
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The pandemic and that Hokie spirit , articleMembers of the Department of Sociology are studying how virtual events and physical distancing affect the legendary community Virginia Tech has cultivated.
Date: Sep 18, 2020
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