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Virginia Tech Foundation to purchase University Club building , articleFirst announced in 2016, Virginia Tech remains committed to establishing the Creativity and Innovation District, and the maker-to-market opportunities this community will produce.
Date: Dec 13, 2017 -
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Cyril Clarke focused on opportunities, impacts as interim provost , articleEight thousand miles separate Clarke’s hometown of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Blacksburg, Virginia. But it’s the one-mile path from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine to Burruss Hall that could represent one of Clarke’s biggest and most impactful moves for Virginia Tech.
Date: Dec 07, 2017 -
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Symposium fuels scholars' roles in combating inequity , articleEscalating inequity is humanity's greatest challenge, said Sylvester Johnson, Virginia Tech’s assistant vice provost for the humanities. He was keynote speaker for the university’s first Advancing the Human Condition Symposium.
Date: Nov 30, 2017 -
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HEAL Food Alliance director to speak during Advancing the Human Condition Symposium on Nov. 29 , articleNavina Khanna, director of the HEAL Food Alliance, a national food and farm justice coalition, will present two talks on Nov. 29, as part of the Advancing the Human Condition Symposium. This engaging and dynamic speaker will discuss food and agriculture policy, science as a public good, and leadership for social justice. The events are free and open to the public.
Date: Nov 27, 2017 -
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Virginia Tech supports Growth4VA campaign , articleBacked by a partnership of higher education and business leaders, Growth4VA will work to regain Virginia’s top ranking for business, grow the economy, and expand access to education and employment opportunities for all Virginians.
Date: Nov 22, 2017 -
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Gregory Daniel named interim dean of veterinary college , articleThe appointment follows current dean Cyril Clarke’s appointment as Virginia Tech’s interim executive vice president and provost.
Date: Oct 30, 2017 -
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Cyril Clarke named interim executive vice president and provost; Thanassis Rikakis to become Presidential Fellow for Academic Innovation , articleEffective Nov. 1, Rikakis will step down from his position as executive vice president and provost and will assist Clarke in this transition before becoming the Presidential Fellow for Academic Innovation to continue his research on innovation in academe.
Date: Oct 30, 2017 -
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Virginia Tech Beyond Boundaries Scholars program helps more than 130 students who enrolled this fall , articleThanks to nearly 50 donors, who combined gave over $401,500, more than $803,000 in aid is being provided to the first group of Beyond Boundaries Scholars to enroll. Through the program, which is ongoing, Virginia Tech doubles the impact of certain qualifying scholarship gifts.
Date: Oct 18, 2017 -
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A brand to match Virginia Tech’s momentum , articleBuilding on a 145-year-old tradition of education, service, and outreach, Virginia Tech strives to transcend the boundaries of traditional education, redefine research through transdisciplinary problem-solving, and embrace its role as a global land-grant university.
Date: Sep 26, 2017 -
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Matthew Holt named head of Virginia Tech Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics , articleHolt was drawn to Virginia Tech because of its Beyond Boundaries initiative, which he sees as the vehicle through which the university will position itself as a leading, global 21st-century land-grant institution.
Date: Sep 14, 2017 -
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Rosemary Blieszner named dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences , articleBlieszner, who is currently serving as interim dean, will continue to lead the college through June 2019.
Date: Sep 05, 2017 -
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Inaugural College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund provides support for faculty research , articleThe first alumni-endowed Virginia Tech College of Science Dean’s Discovery Fund, started by Sally C. Morton, supports vital research advances ranging from cancer treatment to a neutrino detector.
Date: Jun 23, 2017 -
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Virginia Tech Beyond Boundaries Scholars initiative to help at least 90 incoming students , articleDozens of donors have created scholarships through the program, in which Virginia Tech is matching up to 165 qualifying gifts made through at least the end of 2017, doubling their impact. Additional gifts made through June 30, the end of the university’s fiscal year, can benefit incoming students this fall, so the number to benefit is likely to grow beyond 90.
Date: Jun 08, 2017 -
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University of Nottingham’s Sir David Greenaway speaks at Beyond Boundaries Presidential Lecture , articleVirginia Tech President Tim Sands and Greenaway talked Tuesday about the partnership between their institutions and the future of higher education.
Date: Apr 18, 2017 -
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University of Nottingham’s vice chancellor Sir David Greenaway to deliver Beyond Boundaries Lecture on April 18 , articleGreenaway and President Tim Sands will discuss how a top-100 global university can stimulate meaningful interdisciplinary and cross-sector partnerships and prepare students for an increasingly interconnected world.
Date: Apr 11, 2017 -
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Neuroscience class takes learning into operating room at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital , articleThe School of Neuroscience at Virginia Tech’s Clinical Neuroscience in Practice course offers undergraduate students the opportunity to experience the world of a neurosurgeon, both in the classroom and the operating room.
Date: Mar 17, 2017 -
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A message from President Tim Sands in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day , articleOur Beyond Boundaries initiative asks us to imagine the university we could become a generation into the future. We cannot make that leap without thinking boldly about whom we will serve and how we will prepare our students for a dynamic, diverse and interconnected world.
Date: Jan 16, 2017 -
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A letter from President Tim Sands on the Beyond Boundaries final report , articleAs noted in a letter to the university community last spring, the Beyond Boundaries work will not sit on a shelf.
Date: Nov 27, 2016 -
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Virginia Tech launches Beyond Boundaries Scholars program to match scholarship gifts , articleThe university will match up to 165 qualifying gifts over the next four years. Only current-use gifts will be matched.
Date: Nov 27, 2016 -
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Virginia Tech awarded grant to help fortify coastal cities against natural disasters , articleVirginia Tech engineers, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Miami, received a two-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to design new computational, mathematical, and simulation frameworks to protect the critical infrastructure of coastal cities against natural disasters.
Date: Nov 02, 2016
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