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- - Crowdsourced Civil War-era digital archive helps interpret the past, present via Fourth of July
    In order to get a better idea of how the holiday was celebrated in the past, Virginia Tech researchers have created an interactive digital archive called Mapping the Fourth of July: Exploring Independence Day in the Civil War Era.
- - The future of sound begins in the Cube
    Recognized as one of the premiere spaces for the creation of all things audio, the Cube attracts researchers, composers, and artists from around the world.
- - smART Field project to be showcased for first time at May 1 ICAT Day
    Students, employees, and community members can learn more about how Virginia Tech researchers are re-imaging the future of the university’s iconic Drillfield at the center of campus.
- - ICAT Creativity and Innovation Day set for May 1
    Industry leaders from Google, Sony, and Microsoft will talk about technology, art, and user experience at the annual event at the Moss Arts Center. The event will showcase Virginia Tech research combining science, engineering, arts, and design.
- - Assistant Professor Kurt Luther receives National Science Foundation award
    Luther has been recognized with the CAREER Award, the most prestigious award given by the foundation in support of junior faculty who demonstrate the potential to effectively integrate research and education. He will use an expert-led crowdsourcing approach to collect data to focus on investigations of photo and video evidence.
- - Researchers receive funding to crowdsource effects of environmental chemicals
    Crowdsourcing — soliciting large numbers of people primarily via the internet to offer data, services, or ideas — has come into vogue for scientists as a scalable way to collect and manage large amounts of data while engaging the public in scientific research.
- - Artists, designers, and engineers join forces to build protective body panels for robots
    The Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology funds Virginia Tech faculty members to support research fusing science, engineering, art, and design.
- - Virginia Tech’s Aki Ishida recognized as one of the nation’s top architectural educators
    Ishida will receive the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture’s 2016-2017 New Faculty Teaching Award at the organization’s national conference in March.
- - Ann Kilkelly honored with emerita status
    The professor of theatre arts and women’s and gender studies has earned accolades on and off the stage.
- - Virginia Tech researcher receives grant to keep cloud connectivity robust
    Ali R. Butt, professor in the Department of Computer Science, was recently awarded a $516,000 grant to examine how to keep gadgets from depleting the cloud computing bandwidth that the internet currently depends on.
- - Parallel computing sculpture SeeMore named one of the top projects in the world
    Part kinetic sculpture and part giant parallel computer, the Virginia Tech project created to educate and inspire computational thinking was featured in the number two spot on the The MagPi’s list of the best Raspberry Pi projects of all time.
- - New university district will cultivate a community of creativity, innovation
    The Creativity and Innovation District will run along the eastern edge of campus where it intersects with downtown Blacksburg.
- - Laurence W. 'Bill' Carstensen Jr. receives Distinguished Mentor Award
    Carstensen, head of the Department of Geography, received the award from the National Council for Geographic Education.
- - Faculty receive grant to transform undergraduate engineering education
    The National Science Foundation is providing $2 million to support the creation of a new curriculum model to prepare a diverse range of students to become adaptive engineers ready to solve 21st-century problems.
- - Spatial music festival pushes the boundaries of sonic innovation in the Cube
    Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” gets spatial treatment for “Cube Fest: Massively Multichannel Music.” The three-day festival is Aug. 5-7.
- - Virginia Tech’s first immersive environment specialist makes virtual reality accessible
    The Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology’s Zach Duer helps faculty and students create augmented and virtual reality environments in the Cube at the Moss Arts Center.
- - Research team formed to invent new material for use on Drillfield Paths
    The team's research, along with the feedback collected from students, employees, and community members, will be used by a university Drillfeld Paths Committee to develop a recommendation for a permanent solution.
- - Bioinspired sonar expert seeks to bridge natural history and engineering
    A Virginia Tech professor leads a workshop at the Smithsonian this week on how engineers and museums can work together to bring more biology into bioinspiration.
- - John Tanner Upthegrove receives President's Award for Excellence
    He has assisted with several large scale multimedia productions including Tech-or-Treat with over 800 attendees and the Virginia Science Festival with over 4,000 attendees.
- - Diavolo: Architecture in Motion brings bold energy, acrobatics, and fearlessness for a return visit to the Moss Arts Center
    The Los Angeles-based dance company and its diverse team of dancers, designers, choreographers, and engineers will perform the new work, “L'Espace du Temps,” on May 6.

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