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- - Students explore South Africa through agriculture
    Virginia Tech students spent a portion of winter break learning firsthand about South Africa as part of a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences study abroad course on food security, wildlife, and conservation.
- - High school footballer turned Clark Scholar
    Ezekiel Volk thought Virginia Tech was out of the question. Then, he earned a spot in the prestigious Clark Scholars Program.
- - Academic units recognized for creating exemplary teaching, learning environments
    Nominations for the recognition were submitted based on this year’s theme of "Collaborating Beyond Department/Program Boundaries for Exceptional Student Learning.”
- - Student leaders host 'Understanding the Virginia Tech Code' sessions
    Students learned more about the Virginia Tech’s Honor Code and heard from presenters who shared information on opportunities, issues, and ways to get involved with the Honor System.
- - Meteorology faculty and students anchor weather stations on highest peaks in Virginia and West Virginia
    There are currently eight weather stations that translate data directly to a central website.
- - Applicants to Virginia Tech exceed 30,000 for second straight year
    The university intends to enroll 6,600 incoming first-year students, a 400-seat increase from last year’s class.
- - Tech products and services win top prizes at Entrepreneur Challenge
    All 10 finalist teams received a $1,000 prize to get their new business off the ground. Through the event, they were also offered such resources as mentoring, legal assistance, and funding opportunities.
- - Paleontologists identify small fossils as that of oldest frog relative found in North America
    Paleontologists from Virginia Tech have identified fossil fragments of what are thought to be the oldest known frogs in North America.
- - Students pitch business models, vie for more than $40,000 in prizes at VT Entrepreneur Challenge Finals
    With more than 100 active startup teams on campus, the 2019 challenge showcases 10 of the best student-led new venture teams at Virginia Tech.
- - Virginia Tech increases international exchange participation, makes progress toward 2020 goal
    With more students taking part in the International Student Exchange Program, Virginia Tech’s study abroad participation numbers show promising growth.
- - Hokie Ambassadors lead by walking backward
    These student volunteers give tours for campus visitors, incorporating a notable backward walk as they lead groups of inquisitive guests.
- - High-performance computing boosts art and design students’ creative power
    Students taking the university’s advanced animation course will now be able to create complex projects more quickly and efficiently, thanks to a collaboration between the School of Visual Arts, Advanced Research Computing, and the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology.
- - Bestselling author and TED Talks presenter Dan Ariely to speak at Virginia Tech
    What causes humans to act irrationally? The behavioral economist will explore decision-making in the annual Distinguished Public Lecture of the Program in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.
- - Virginia Tech commits to expand access to low- and moderate-income students
    The university has joined the Bloomberg American Talent Initiative, which includes more than 100 colleges and universities.
- - Student veers away from traditional study abroad to spend five months in Morocco
    Andrew Knight was in search of adventure when he planned his study abroad experience. He got more than that during a semester in Morocco.
- - Students tackle real-world corporate problems in computational modeling and data analytics capstone project
    Students in computational modeling and data analytics tackle a capstone project that partners them with industry.
- - Acclaimed architect-activist Enric Ruiz-Geli joins Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies
    Ruiz-Geli says his new job at Virginia Tech is the logical next step in his career, allowing him to work with future generations of architects, designers, engineers, construction managers, and policymakers to reduce one of the planet’s most significant threats.
- - Videos: In Peru, students learn hands-on approach to solving real-world problems
    Fourteen 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.
- - Cyril Clarke named Virginia Tech executive vice president and provost
    Clarke has served in an interim role since November 2017. Prior to that, he was the dean for the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
- - More than 2,700 students enrolled in largest winter session to date
    Now in its sixth year, winter session offers classes online, on-campus, and through an abroad experience at both the international and domestic levels.

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