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In memoriam: Don Bloss, first professor to be honored as Alumni Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech , articleFrederick Donald “Don” Bloss, a longtime professor with the Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences, died April 22, 2020, a month shy of his 100th birthday.
Date: May 19, 2020 -
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Molecular Sciences Software Institute leads design of open-source repository for COVID-19 drug-delivery simulation data , articleThe Molecular Sciences Software Institute (MolSSI), based in Virginia Tech’s Corporate Research Center and headed by Virginia Tech's T. Daniel Crawford, has launched an open-source website that will allow biomolecular scientists from around the world to share computer-aided drug testing.
Date: May 19, 2020 -
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Musical group performs 'Pomp and Circumstance' for Class of 2020 , articleThe PanJammers, an award-winning steel drum orchestra based in Blacksburg and featuring many faculty, staff, and alumni of Virginia Tech, has recorded a virtual version of the traditional graduation song for the Class of 2020.
Date: May 14, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Studying abroad was the tip of the iceberg for senior Shelly Worek , articleA study abroad experience in Switzerland connected geosciences senior Worek with her post-graduation plans of researching glaciers in the Alps.
Date: May 13, 2020 -
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University Libraries’ student teams respond to White House call to action to analyze COVID-19 data , articleUniversity Libraries at Virginia Tech faculty members Anne M. Brown and Jonathan Briganti challenged their undergraduate data students in the library’s DataBridge program and the Bevan & Brown Lab to jump in and create tools and look for patterns and trends in COVID-19 research data using machine learning and molecular modeling.
Date: May 12, 2020 -
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Commencement 101: Details about this year's ceremony , articleThe university ceremony will be online at vt.edu at 6:30 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 15, and will be viewable on-demand afterward.
Date: May 11, 2020 -
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Graduate students receive awards for their work , articleMaster's and doctoral students from across Virginia Tech's colleges and campuses received 2020 outstanding student awards for achievements in scholarship, teaching, and service.
Date: May 07, 2020 -
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Alumnus sails into medical service , articleEric Parlette ’94 and the other crew members of the USNS Comfort sailed into Manhattan on March 30 to aid the city’s hospitals, which were overwhelmed with patients related to the coronavirus outbreak.
Date: May 05, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech Rescue Squad elects new 2020-21 officer class with virtual swearing-in ceremony , articleThe rescue squad elects new officers each academic year to lead their members and help advance the campus community’s safety. This year, the squad held a virtual swearing-in ceremony on May 1 to honor and recognize their new leaders.
Date: May 04, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech expert discusses how telework poses new challenges for work-at-home employees , articleCharles Calderwood of the Virginia Tech Department of Psychology investigates how employees perceive, respond to, and recover from work stress. He also is a parent, working from home, balancing work duties and teaching online classes while being a full-time father and husband.
Date: May 04, 2020 -
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Amber Abbott named 2020 Outstanding Senior for the College of Science , articleAbbott, a senior Honors College member majoring in microbiology in the Department of Biological Sciences with a minor in music, will pursue a Ph.D. in the Microbiology, Virology, and Parasitology Program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine in the fall.
Date: May 04, 2020 -
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Lauren Haacke named 2020 Undergraduate of the Year , articleFive years ago, Haacke suffered a traumatic head injury. Now, she is graduating from the Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience as the winner of a Fulbright Scholarship and with the honor of being named the 2020 Virginia Tech Undergraduate of the Year.
Date: May 04, 2020 -
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Multifunctional porous carbon fibers show significant promise in capacitive desalination , articleResearchers in the College of Science have developed a material that is up to 40 times faster in desalinating small batches of water than other materials available today.
Date: May 04, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech child psychology expert offers advice for parents discussing job layoff with young children, teens , articleFor parents, explaining the loss of a job to a child is an undeniably difficult task. Tom Ollendick an expert in child psychology and director of the Virginia Tech Child Study Center offers some advice.
Date: May 01, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Biochemistry and biology major encourages students to gain experience while finding their own way , articleAstrid Meenan has advice for new Virginia Tech students: “Keep an open mind to opportunities. Don’t automatically think it’s not for you or that just ‘other people do that.' Virginia Tech opened so many opportunities for me.”
Date: May 01, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Ryan Nasser reflects on opportunities that set him on a path to medical school , articleNasser, a senior double majoring in neuroscience and creative writing, is not sure exactly where he will end up, but he knows he is on his way to becoming a physician.
Date: May 01, 2020 -
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In memoriam: Ray Myers, emeritus professor with the Department of Statistics , articleDuring his 44-year long career at Virginia Tech, Myers received numerous teaching and research awards, authored more than six textbooks (one in several languages), directly advised 42 doctoral students, and mentored many more, including his own children, Billy and Julie.
Date: Apr 30, 2020 -
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Field laboratory investigates development of new energy resources in Central Appalachia , articleThe deep-well exploration project aims to characterize and explore deep natural gas resources in Central Appalachia that have the potential to positively impact communities and economies hit hard by downturn in coal.
Date: Apr 28, 2020 -
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DataFest canceled? No problem: CMDA program and corporate sponsor pull together their own event , articleWhen the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the American Statistical Association to cancel this year’s annual DataFest, it seemed like another hands-on opportunity that some Virginia Tech students would miss out on this spring. Then, Socially Determined, a data company founded by Virginia Tech alumni, stepped in to help.
Date: Apr 28, 2020 -
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Seed funding for junior faculty launches new projects , articleAwards from the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science support new interdisciplinary projects, ranging from wireless charging for unmanned vehicles to the effects of microplastics on fish.
Date: Apr 27, 2020
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