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- - Virginia Cooperative Extension awarded nearly $1.1M to tackle the state’s opioid epidemic
    In September, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Virginia Cooperative Extension $1,099,260 to expand training on opioid prevention. The grant builds upon two current USDA-funded Cooperative Extension projects to expand training and technical assistance on opioid prevention to additional rural counties in the commonwealth.
- - On two wheels, Virginia Tech professor tracks air pollution
    Steve Hankey, assistant professor of urban affairs and planning at Virginia Tech, has developed a unique way to track air pollution by biking around town.
- - House of the future and team that built it head to international competition
    FutureHAUS Dubai, an innovative, interdisciplinary, and ambitious project to design and build a futuristic, modular smart home, is the lone American team competing against 14 other university teams at the Solar Decathlon Middle East in Dubai.
- - Jack Davis to receive award for impact on architecture
    Davis, a professor, former dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, and two-time Virginia Tech graduate, will be honored Nov. 9 in Richmond.
- - Theatre Re examines memory, amnesia, and the power of the human experience
    Featuring physical theatre and compelling live music, “The Nature of Forgetting” comes to the Moss Arts Center on Wednesday, Nov. 14.
- - Arts-related experiences help students become adaptable, creative problem solvers
    Ruth Waalkes, associate provost for the arts and executive director of the Moss Arts Center, shared with the Board of Visitors how Virginia Tech’s arts integration efforts are changing the way students see the world.
- - Racing to save – and celebrate – the work of women architects
    The International Archive of Women in Architecture at Virginia Tech is one of the world’s only archives dedicated to preserving the legacies of pioneering women in architecture. A new effort seeks contributions from women architects worldwide to share their work.
- - Cadets chosen to highlight the colors at the Boston College game
    Cadets Nicole Becker, Caroline Vinter, and Ali Zaheer were chosen for this week's special duty.
- - Immersive theatrical installation brings the works of Edgar Allan Poe to life
    A theatrical installation in the Cube of the Moss Arts Center titled "Poe's Shadows," opens on Oct. 31 and includes a series of short expert talks on related and complementary topics.
- - MLK Oration Competition returns for 2019 celebration
    The Virginia Tech Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oration Competition honors King’s legacy by inviting students who love justice, advocacy, and performance to deliver memorized speeches. Sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students are encouraged to apply for the 2019 MLK Oration Competition by Nov. 25.
- - Virtual reality brings dog's anatomy to life for veterinary students
    The VR experience, created by Thomas Tucker, an associate professor in the School of Visual Arts, shows up close the organs inside the skeletal system of a mid-sized dog. By moving and clicking a button, users can see layers of tissue, zoom in on certain organs, and literally step into parts of a virtual dog’s body.
- - HBCU/MSI Research Summit draws hundreds to Virginia Tech
    Hosted by the Graduate School, the two-day summit, now in its third year, aims to foster connections between Virginia Tech and students and faculty at the visiting institutions.
- - Virginia Tech names Natalie Hart assistant vice president of advancement, National Capital Region
    The move reflects Virginia Tech’s growing footprint in the region, which includes facilities and programs in Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Leesburg, Manassas, and Middleburg.
- - Center for Geospatial Information Technology builds database to help Virginia’s veterans
    The center’s work will help 15,000 veterans access educational, employment, and support resources across Virginia.
- - Department of Religion and Culture welcomes Matthew Gabriele as chair
    With a passion for asking questions about humanity and exploring the implications of possible answers, Gabriele takes on a new leadership role.
- - Students study sustainability abroad
    Virginia Tech students explored a variety of cities in Europe as part of a trip with the College of Architecture and Urban Studies to examine sustainability policymaking and planning.
- - Artist, students to create structures with plastic bottles
    The project to use plastic bottles for building allows Virginia Tech students to learn about sustainability, recycling, and making something new out of the old.
- - Steven and Cathi House to present their new book , “Villages of West Africa — an intimate journey across time”
    The Houses will be at the Washington Alexandria Architecture Center at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 17 for a lecture and book signing. At 5 p.m. on Sept. 18 there will be an exhibition of photographs from the book in the lobby of Cowgill Hall on the Blacksburg campus. The Houses will also give a lecture at 2 p.m. on Sept. 20 in Hancock Hall Room 100, Blacksburg campus, followed by a book signing.
- - Virginia Tech leads international research partnership on refugee integration
    Virginia Tech will unveil a policy brief on refugee integration on Sept. 5, the first research on this subject to embrace an interdisciplinary and international approach.
- - Perspective Gallery exhibit prompts reflections on diversity
    The Perspective Gallery collaborated with faculty from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies to create the photo-narrative exhibit on display through Oct. 14.

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