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- - Junior Faculty Awards fund research partnerships across campus
    The seed-funding program from the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science helps faculty pursue innovative, collaborative research.
- - Virginia Tech and University of Virginia students team up for sustainability
    In four modules, the students study the fundamentals of sustainability and environmental policymaking in modern Europe
- - $15 million gift from A. James and Alice B. Clark Foundation to benefit engineering and construction students
    The largest scholarship gift ever made to Virginia Tech endows the foundation’s signature A. James Clark Scholars Program, which provides students with a full-tuition scholarship and a holistic approach to engineering education. This fall’s inaugural class of 10 students from the College of Engineering and the Myers-Lawson School of Construction will grow to 40 in-state students by 2020.
- - Christian Matheis appointed Graduate School director of recruitment and diversity initiatives
    Matheis, a visiting assistant professor in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies’ School of Public and International Affairs, will oversee Graduate School recruitment efforts in coordination with the university’s graduate programs.
- - Save Our Towns launches fourth season
    The Example of Awesome story shows how Damascus – about 15 miles southeast of Abingdon, Virginia – seeks to nurture a year-round tourism-based economy. Pennington Gap, the Lee County town that will be followed for a year, inspires the question: Can the town survive given setbacks that include a scandal in the police department, the closure of the county hospital, and a fire that destroyed town hall?
- - Virginia Tech receives NSF 'Cultivating Cultures of Ethical STEM' grant
    An interdisciplinary team of faculty members from Virginia Tech and Purdue have received a National Science Foundation grant to study the implementation and impact of a university-wide ethical reasoning curriculum.
- - Interdisciplinary real estate program moves to Pamplin College
    Provost Thanassis Rikakis called the program a stellar example of transdisciplinary collaboration at Virginia Tech to create “a modern, innovative, and distinctive educational opportunity for students.”
- - Virginia Tech alumnus rocks MTV Video Music Awards
    Up for his second MTV Video Music Award on Aug. 27, film director Mel Soria calls his education in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies his "secret weapon."
- - NSF supports disaster resilience graduate program at Virginia Tech
    The $3 million grant will significantly expand the existing interdisciplinary graduate education program in disaster resilience administered through the Virginia Tech Graduate School.
- - inside Architecture + Design summer program creates Hokies for life
    The popular summer program for high schoolers, now entering its 20th year, immerses them in college-level architecture and design work and a week of Virginia Tech student life.
- - Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment announces 2017-18 interdisciplinary scholars awards
    The recipients from across campus are pursuing an array of interdisciplinary pilot projects in preparation for seeking external funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and elsewhere to support their research agendas.
- - Students trek deep into the Amazon and scale the Andes to learn about global food security
    Students from the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences spent two weeks in Ecuador trekking in the Amazon, scaling the Andes, and exploring the Galapagos. It was a chance to learn how they could better understand food security and production challenges, and use agriculture as a means to help the world.
- - In memoriam: Fernando Ruiz, associate professor emeritus of architecture
    Ruiz had a 30-year distinguished teaching career in Virginia Tech's College of Architecture and Urban Studies. He passed away on July 10 in Greenville, South Carolina, at the age of 86.
- - Robert Jacks named director of academic advising for the College of Architecture and Urban Studies
    A Virginia Tech alumnus and recent winner of the Provost's Award for Excellence in Advising, Jacks joins the college from the English department in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
- - Andrew McCoy named head of Virginia Tech's building construction department
    A two-time Virginia Tech graduate with more than 20 years of experience in academia, architecture, and construction, McCoy is eager to lead the department into a new era of growth and innovation in intelligent infrastructure.
- - Justina Sumpter named director of alumni relations for the College of Architecture and Urban Studies
    Sumpter, previously assistant director of United Way of Montgomery, Radford and Floyd, will lead engagement of the college’s 15,000 alumni and 2,200 students, providing events, networking, and relationship-building outreach and programming.
- - Graduate students document legacy businesses for Arlington County
    As part of the studio, the students created a website to post maps and oral histories with business owners. Arlington’s Center for Local History, which had identified the early business history of Arlington as a critical gap in its collection, will permanently house full transcripts of the oral histories.
- - Latest issue of Virginia Issues & Answers shares strategies for financial resilience in Virginia and beyond
    Still reeling from the Great Recession and mounting pressures to deliver critical services, many state and local governments are taking aggressive action to survive and thrive in economic uncertainty.
- - Underrepresented, underserved high school students explore Virginia Tech’s campus at inaugural camp
    A five-day camp called ExploreVT brought high school students from underrepresented and underserved populations to campus to showcase what Virginia Tech has to offer.
- - Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approves 2017 promotions, tenure, continued appointments
    The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments at its June 5 meeting.

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