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- - Virginia Tech celebrates 50 years of graduate education in the National Capital Region
    In 1969, Virginia Tech opened its first Northern Virginia Graduate Center: a white Reston farmhouse with two resident faculty members, a part-time staff, and 65 students.
- - Hackathon tests students' analytical, creative-thinking, and problem-solving skills
    Experiential learning aside, students also got to see the skills most sought by employers in job candidates, said Alex Kampman, manager of strategy and analytics at Deloitte, which sponsored the challenge.
- - Graduate students receive awards for excellence in teaching, research, and service
    The Virginia Tech Graduate School honored master's and doctoral degree students from across the university at the school’s annual awards dinner during Graduate Education Week.
- - Get up to speed with self-driving vehicles
    Somewhere between fact and fiction lies the potential reality of self-driving cars. How will this technology affect rural communities, such as the New River Valley? An upcoming forum looks at the possibilities and encourages a community dialogue to begin planning for the future.
- - In memoriam: Charles ‘Jack’ Dudley, former director of University Honors
    Dudley, who led Virginia Tech’s honors program for nearly two decades, was known for his passionate support of students.
- - Gift will help Cranwell International Center expand programs and build momentum
    A generous gift from Minoka Gunesekera ’13 gives back to Virginia Tech’s Cranwell International Center, the place that made her family feel at home in this country and, much later, embraced her as a transfer student.
- - Teamwork propels Virginia Tech cadets through Platoon Tactical Challenge
    It took teamwork, communication, and a lot of grit to get through the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ Platoon Tactical Challenge, an all-day, corps-wide competition held last Saturday.
- - Moss Arts Center exhibitions celebrate the university’s curiosity, creativity, and innovation
    The exhibitions will feature works created by faculty members and students from Virginia Tech’s School of Visual Arts, as well as researchers associated with the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.
- - First Policy, Technology, and Society mini-series event highlights the interdisciplinary nature of policymaking
    Saul Halfon and Anne Khademian spoke at the inaugural Policy, Technology and Society Conversation and Networking seminar at Virginia Tech sponsored by the Policy Strategic Growth Area on March 4.
- - High school footballer turned Clark Scholar
    Ezekiel Volk thought Virginia Tech was out of the question. Then, he earned a spot in the prestigious Clark Scholars Program.
- - Academic units recognized for creating exemplary teaching, learning environments
    Nominations for the recognition were submitted based on this year’s theme of "Collaborating Beyond Department/Program Boundaries for Exceptional Student Learning.”
- - Multiple graduate programs notch top 20 placements in U.S. News & World Report rankings
    Graduate programs within the College of Engineering — Industrial and Systems, and Civil and Environmental — were ranked in the top 10.
- - 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.
- - More than 300 Virginia Tech authors will be celebrated during VT Authors Recognition Event
    The University Libraries will host the VT Authors Recognition Event from 5 - 7 p.m. March 21 in the fourth floor, Newman Library. This 14th annual event will honor Virginia Tech authors from colleges, programs, and offices across the university.
- - Tech products and services win top prizes at Entrepreneur Challenge
    All 10 finalist teams received a $1,000 prize to get their new business off the ground. Through the event, they were also offered such resources as mentoring, legal assistance, and funding opportunities.
- - A place where equity for women can flourish - Women's Center celebrates 25 years
    The center, which offers everything from counseling and support services to professional programs and events that advocate for and empower women, will host a series of special anniversary activities through May.
- - Virginia Tech researchers tackle the biological invasions crisis
    Examples of invasive species threatening Virginia include a sap-sucking invasive insect called the hemlock woolly adelgid, which has decimated the hemlock tree population, and the spotted lanternfly, which attacks grapes, peaches, hops, and many tree species.
- - High-performance computing boosts art and design students’ creative power
    Students taking the university’s advanced animation course will now be able to create complex projects more quickly and efficiently, thanks to a collaboration between the School of Visual Arts, Advanced Research Computing, and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.
- - 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.
- - Renowned economic theorist shares vision for smart, renewable world
    Jeremy Rifkin’s principles, which he believes would provide for long-term economic security and development, are being implemented across parts of Europe and in China.

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