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- - Honeywell supports research and learning at Virginia Tech
    Two turbofan aircraft engines commonly found on the Learjet 31, Cessna Citation III, and the Dassault Falcon 900 and worth approximately $1.5 million have been provided by Honeywell International, allowing students and faculty to pursue exclusive research and hands-on learning.
- - Destination Areas milestone reached; faculty to lead next phase of development
    The second design phase, which will take place over the next 18 months, will be driven by deep faculty engagement and stakeholder leadership to develop curriculum, build research proposals, and engage partners.
- - Virginia Tech flexible solar panel goes where silicon can't
    Researchers have made a flexible solar panel to go inside buildings, on clothing, and much more, harvesting energy from indoor light sources as well as sunlight.
- - Virginia Tech ethics class students, Flint residents team up for fourth round of water testing
    Next week, a new team of students will head to Flint, Michigan, for the fourth and possible final round of testing for lead in the city’s drinking water. The goal of the trip is to determine if water quality has continued to improve.
- - Three finalists for College of Engineering dean selected for campus interviews
    University and community members are invited to attend each candidate’s open forum presentation on “The Future of Engineering and Technology: Visionary Opportunities for the Virginia Tech College of Engineering.” The first session is Wednesday, Nov. 2.
- - StREAM Lab creates a healthy future for historic Stroubles Creek
    Since 2010, the lab has been a steward of the creek as well as a living classroom where students can conduct research in a setting unlike any other in the country.
- - Photos: Medical school class holds White Coat Ceremony
    In addition to reciting a modern version of the Hippocratic Oath, the class president read a set of guiding principles developed by the class.
- - Hokies who hack
    As coding assumes a more central role in the digital world around us, Virginia Tech exists both as a destination for talented hackers and as a guiding force to harness that ability for the greater good.
- - Community Voices presents Anthony Flaccavento on Oct. 24
    The organic farmer and food system innovator has worked in community development for more than 25 years and focused on sustainable economic development in Appalachia for 15 years.
- - Virginia Tech researchers: Climate change may benefit Ethiopia, increase the country's access to water
    Despite the many disastrous impacts of climate change, there are some regions of the globe that might benefit from hotter temperatures.
- - Virginia Tech to build FutureHAUS Dubai for 2018 international solar competition
    Virginia Tech is the only U.S.-based team and one of 22 universities chosen through a competitive process for the global competition.
- - Public spaces advocate Ethan Kent speaks Friday
    Kent, senior vice president of the nonprofit Project for Public Spaces, will present a workshop as part of the Community Voices 2016 Fall Speakers Series. His presentation, “Transforming Your City with Place-making,” begins at 9 a.m. in Room B of the Graduate Life Center.
- - Work-life grants available for graduate assistants expecting or adopting children
    The Graduate School works in collaboration with college deans and the provost to provide up to six weeks of temporary financial assistance to departments to enable them to continue support for graduate students during pregnancy and childbirth, or adoption.
- - Leading conservation biologist and naturalist Reed Noss to visit Virginia Tech
    During his visit, Noss will give a lecture on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the New Classroom Building, Room 160, entitled “Forgotten Grasslands of the South: Ecological History and Future.”
- - Economic research supports urban foresters’ tree cover recommendations
    A new study suggests that tree cover contributes to increased property values. The study was published in the August issue of Ecological Economics.
- - National Capital Region serves as focal point for Virginia Tech’s goal to become a top 100 global university
    The region will play a key role for Destination Areas focused on cybersecurity, data analytics, and intelligent infrastructure.
- - Research and multicultural partnership uncover climate change in trees
    Virginia Tech Associate Professor Carolyn Copenheaver studied the effects of climate change on sugar maples with a faculty member and student from the University of West Alabama.
- - Virginia Cyber Range to enhance cybersecurity education across the commonwealth
    The initiative will provide advanced cybersecurity training exercises for high school and college students, positioning Virginia to become a leading source of critical cybersecurity expertise for the nation.
- - Andrew MacKinlay appointed assistant professor of finance
    MacKinlay’s research focuses on topics in empirical corporate finance, including corporate capital structure decisions and the effects of financial intermediation on corporate activity.
- - Virginia Tech students create device to keep babies warm in Malawi
    Graduate student Ashley Taylor helped lead a group of students in the development of what they call the "baby pod," a neonatal warming device to be used in rural hospitals in the country that lack of reliable, consistent electricity.

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