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- - Using data to make art
    Sam Blanchard, associate professor and chair of the Studio Art Program, uses data to make art – offering a powerful visual representation of how technology can reshape our views of the world.
- - Students reap early benefits of Calhoun Discovery Program
    Just more than two months after they began, a handful of students shared how the Calhoun Discovery Program is already positively affecting their lives.
- - Blocksburg Summit sets the stage for thought-provoking discourse
    Virginia Tech's inaugural Blocksburg Summit: Blockchain and Beyond set the stage for an intimate gathering of thought-provoking discourse and a chance to fuel curiosity with more than 160 in attendance in Blacksburg.
- - New scholarships celebrate experiential learning through undergraduate research
    The Office of Undergraduate Research has announced three students who are recipients of experiential learning scholarships this fall: Stephanie Flear for the Jacklyn W. and William R. Jones Jr. Experiential Learning Scholarship, as well as Amber Abbott and Kyle Rega for the Dennis Dean Undergraduate Research Scholarship.
- - Virginia Tech hosts more than 80 students and faculty members at fourth HBCU-MSI Research Summit
    The summit has grown to include most of the university’s colleges and several university-level research institutes, as well as interdisciplinary graduate education programs. The Graduate School Office of Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion organized and coordinated the event.
- - Virginia Tech architecture and design programs ranked among best in the nation
    Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture + Design has once again been recognized as a leader for the strength of its educational programs and the quality of its graduates in the 2019-2020 DesignIntelligence rankings.
- - Study on food security and access seeks to build awareness, support students in need
    According to the study, 29 percent of undergraduates and 35 percent of graduate students at Virginia Tech are classified as having low or very low food security.
- - Nearly 300 students benefiting from Beyond Boundaries Scholars matching gift program
    Virginia Tech’s Beyond Boundaries Scholars program passed a major milestone earlier this year when donor support exceeded $1 million. That amount, given by 160 generous households, was up 35 percent compared to the previous year — and enough for the program to benefit nearly 300 students.
- - Alumna profile: The building whisperer
    Morgan Blackwood Patel, a 2003 industrial systems and engineering graduate, is now regarded as one of the most prominent women in commercial real estate in the mid-Atlantic.
- - Virginia Tech hosts inaugural summit on blockchain technology
    Virginia Tech will host blockchain thought leaders from around the world for its inaugural Blocksburg Summit: Blockchain and Beyond, Nov. 10-12, at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Conference Center.
- - Virginia Tech vibration study aims to make footbridges better for pedestrians
    For Mehdi Setareh, his research team, and a group of 30 of Virginia Tech's cadets, the simple task of walking across a pedestrian bridge can help make future bridges better and safer for people.
- - Patrick Miller honored with emeritus status
    A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1986, Miller has been a dedicated educator of students, professionals, and other educators and has worked to develop landscape architecture programs, curricula, and coursework at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the United States, Canada, China, and the Middle East.
- - Virginia Tech launches its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever
    Boundless Impact: The Campaign for Virginia Tech has a goal to raise $1.5 billion to fuel excellence across all university programs and drive forward major strategic priorities. A second goal is to engage 100,000 alumni in meaningful ways over the course of the campaign.
- - A.J. (Jack) Davis honored with emeritus status
    A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1984, Davis educated thousands of now professional architects and designers, teaching across the architecture curriculum. He was chair of Virginia Tech’s professional program from 1993 to 2000.
- - Scholarship recognizes design student’s integration of technology, learning, and sustainability
    Interior design student Sydney Miller's winning entry for the Angelo Donghia Foundation Scholarship required her to envision a university facility that could respond to the blending lifestyles of today’s students and professionals.
- - Humberto Rodríguez-Camilloni honored with emeritus status
    A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1983, Rodríguez-Camilloni is a recognized historian and scholar of South American Pre-Columbian architecture and an authority on Spanish colonial art and architecture, specifically religious architecture in Lima of the 17th and 18th centuries.
- - Virginia Tech alumnus Michael McDowell named 2019 Virginia Farmer of the Year
    McDowell has grown three rented acres of farm into an environmentally-conscious, 1,200-acre operation, where he and his family manage a leading Virginia herd of registered Angus cattle.
- - In memoriam: Philip Kronenberg, professor emeritus in the School of Public and International Affairs
    A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1977, Kronenberg was a co-founder of the Center for Public Administration and Policy in the School of Public and International Affairs.
- - Virginia Tech on path to connect research, education across many disciplines
    The university has designed courses connected to these areas and hired more than 100 faculty specifically to teach and conduct research within these themes since Thanassis Rikakis, former Virginia Tech provost, launched the Destination Areas in 2016. On Sept. 20, there will be a Fall Kick-Off event at the Inn at Virginia Tech to learn more about the goals of Destination Areas and grant opportunities.
- - Israel election shows testimony to the deep political divide in the Middle East, says expert
    “Having to hold an unprecedented second parliamentary election in a few months is a testimony to the deep political cleavage in Israeli politics,” says Boroujerdi. “Netanyahu may still end up winning the election but this does not mean that the task of governing will become any easier starting tomorrow.”

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