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Virginia Tech faculty forge partnerships with peers at the University of São Paulo to tackle global food issues , articleDuring winter break, Virginia Tech and the University of São Paulo held a symposium that brought faculty together to discuss collaborative approaches to address global food issues.
Date: Mar 08, 2019 -
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Field trip brings high school students face to face with Virginia Tech experts on European affairs , articleA 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.
Date: Mar 08, 2019 -
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Student entrepreneurs from around the globe compete while building lasting connections at Virginia Tech , articleThe weeklong celebration includes a pitch competition with $45,000 up for grabs by the student teams with the best business ideas.
Date: Mar 07, 2019 -
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Save Our Towns shows devastating flood scenes and a city that took charge of its fate , articleWest Virginia’s floods in 2016 resulted in fatalities and hundreds of destroyed homes. One tiny city picked itself back up after the disaster.
Date: Mar 01, 2019 -
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Afghans team up with Virginia Tech faculty to cultivate agricultural innovation , articleAt a workshop in India, Afghans begin building mentoring relationships meant to help strengthen their country’s agricultural education system.
Date: Feb 22, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech increases international exchange participation, makes progress toward 2020 goal , articleWith more students taking part in the International Student Exchange Program, Virginia Tech’s study abroad participation numbers show promising growth.
Date: Feb 20, 2019 -
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Argentine Fulbright students get a taste of life as Hokies , articleHosted by the Language and Culture Institute, the Friends of Fulbright Argentina Undergraduate Exchange Program provides a meaningful study abroad experience for participants and brings diverse perspectives into Virginia Tech's classrooms.
Date: Feb 19, 2019 -
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Economist, UN advisor Jeffrey Sachs to discuss world’s 'most important agenda' , articleSachs will give his presentation "Achieving Sustainable Development in the United States and throughout the World" at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke. The event will be free and open to the public.
Date: Feb 18, 2019 -
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Vibrant Virginia project boosts graduate students’ work in distressed communities , articleA team of Virginia Tech graduate students working in two Appalachian communities is underwritten by a new university-wide program.
Date: Feb 12, 2019 -
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Competition seeks solutions to opioid crisis in the numbers , articleThe Virginia Tech Roanoke Center Opioid Datathon creates a forum to produce data-driven, lifesaving ideas.
Date: Feb 11, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech investigates how Honduran youth respond to crime and violence , articleThe study will show how violence affects youth in rural Honduras who often reject agriculture as a career path.
Date: Feb 08, 2019 -
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New liaison office brings Germany closer to Virginia Tech , articleA new office in Blacksburg is a sign of the growing close relationship with the Technical University of Darmstadt.
Date: Feb 06, 2019 -
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Student veers away from traditional study abroad to spend five months in Morocco , articleAndrew Knight was in search of adventure when he planned his study abroad experience. He got more than that during a semester in Morocco.
Date: Feb 05, 2019 -
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Best-laid graduate plans go wonderfully awry for Fulbright winner , articleInitially selected as an alternate for a Fulbright grant, Alex Bala made other plans after he graduated last spring. One email changed all that .
Date: Jan 22, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech brings together partners in Senegal to tackle youth education, employment , articleThe Feed the Future Senegal Youth in Agriculture project, managed by Virginia Tech, draws more than 100 people to West Africa meeting.
Date: Jan 17, 2019 -
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Videos: In Peru, students learn hands-on approach to solving real-world problems , articleFourteen students come face to face with problems of deforestation and the blight of trash in the Peruvian countryside, meeting the people whose lives they work to improve.
Date: Jan 16, 2019 -
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Save Our Towns shows how Christiansburg’s aquatic center makes a splash , articleBoosters like Terry Caldwell, director of aquatics, are heartened by evidence the investment was a good one.
Date: Dec 31, 2018 -
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Alumni networking event in Dubai proves strength of Hokie connections , articleMore than 85 alumni, students, and friends came together in the United Arab Emirates to meet fellow Hokies living in the Middle East and cheer on Virginia Tech's FutureHAUS team.
Date: Dec 18, 2018 -
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The Inn unveils newly renovated Continental Divide lounge , articleThe lounge’s new look includes a more open layout and a rebuilt dual-sided bar.
Date: Dec 13, 2018 -
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Alumnus helps kids explore freshwater streams and rivers by getting their feet wet , articleCraig Roghair helped jump-start the USDA Forest Service’s freshwater snorkeling program for students from fourth grade through high school.
Date: Dec 03, 2018
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