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Symposium fuels scholars' roles in combating inequity
Escalating 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.
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A West Virginia town preps for life after coal
Williamson, steeped in Hatfield-McCoy history and once rich in coal, may now be more well known outside Appalachia than in.
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Graduate student recognized with professional development award by Society for Neuroscience
The award promotes the advancement of career training for neuroscientists and includes registration for the recipient to attend the society’s annual meeting.
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Study contradicts common practice of tailgating at traffic lights
The practice of packing tightly at traffic lights is widely accepted. Traditional thinking says the closer a car is to a traffic light, the more likely that car will be to pass through the intersection before the light turns red again, but thanks to new research by Virginia Tech engineering professors and students, drivers now have a good reason to dismiss this line of roadway intuition.
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Fall commencement scheduled for Dec. 21
The University Ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. The Graduate School ceremony will start at 2:30 p.m. Both events will be held in Cassell Coliseum.
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New inventory of 9,000 campus trees to guide Virginia Tech planning decisions
Urban forestry graduate student Peter Stewart has inventoried more than 3,500 trees on campus since August.
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Rolls-Royce inaugural Ph.D. Day opens doors for innovative, collaborative research
Virginia Tech is one of 31 Rolls-Royce University Technology Centers across the globe — three of which are based in the U.S., including the University of Virginia and Purdue University.
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Virginia Tech students plunge into biomedical ‘shark tank’-style competition at Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute
The teams consisted of undergraduate and graduate students who pitched their ideas to entrepreneurs and business leaders.
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Virginia Tech’s Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering earns top placement in two world rankings
According to two recent world ranking surveys, the Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech is educating their students to become highly skilled professionals, sought after by recruiters.
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Research at VTCRI reveals biological mechanism of a leading cause of childhood blindness
The discovery in a rodent model may provide insight into what happens in the visual systems of children born with a condition that prevents the optic nerve from fully developing. The condition is also associated with autism spectrum disorder.
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Students take roles as campus innovators through global design program
Virginia Tech's first University Innovation Fellows are a four-student team who want to create a campus hub to offer information for all students about learning outside of the classroom, from internships to studying abroad.
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Virginia Tech researchers explore causes of land cover change in African savannas
The study examined 30 years of satellite data to track broad land cover change in Botswana’s Chobe district, a 21,000-square-kilometer area encompassing urban, rural, communally managed, and protected land.
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Engineering, business, TBMH students converge to prepare for real-world challenges
The idea is to introduce a diverse range of students to the biotech translation process — from the development of intellectual property to commercialization of discoveries. Students will pitch ideas on Nov. 17.
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Board of Visitors approves new bachelor’s degree in public health; takes next step to acquire school of medicine
Pending approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, Virginia Tech will offer the bachelor of science degree program in public health beginning in the fall of 2018.
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Grant puts research team on track to treat brain cancer
The five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute will fund four different approaches to treating glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer in adults.
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White roofing isn’t always green, Virginia Tech study confirms
How a roof reflects light on its surroundings can make a big difference, the faculty-student research reveals, offering new evidence to challenge commonly accepted LEED and international standards.
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The Little Hokie Hand-Me-Down event seeks donations
This event offers students and staff members with children aged 0-10 the opportunity to “shop” for a wide range of infant and children’s clothes and other items they may need, free of charge.
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HBCU alumni at Virginia Tech share perspectives with current HBCU students at research summit
Students from 17 historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions across the mid-Atlantic and South converged on Virginia Tech on a recent weekend to explore research and advanced degree opportunities.
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Save Our Towns vrooms into Vinton
A small town near a much bigger city, Vinton lacked dynamism until a key project started revving things up again.
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Even small amounts of oil made birds near Deepwater Horizon sick, Virginia Tech researchers say
Blood samples taken by first responders showed that individuals exposed to small amounts of oil from the spill suffered from hemolytic anemia — a condition that occurs when toxins enter the blood stream and damage red blood cells that carry oxygen to tissues.
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