Research, Scholarship, and Creativity at Virginia Tech
When you set foot on campus, you’ll be immersed in a creative energy that alters the way you see the world. Virginia Tech is a place where the faculty and students push the bounds of what’s known. Curiosity is given free rein. In this environment, new ideas circulate, take hold, and grow.
About the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR)
OVPR supports the university by fostering high-quality research and scholarship, sharing funding information, enhancing the ability to respond to opportunities, and encouraging inquiry into new and emerging fields. We promote research within diverse disciplines and through interdisciplinary cooperation to solve problems and advance basic knowledge. Support includes ensuring compliance with policies and procedures related to research, communicating the university’s capabilities, and facilitating partnerships with outside agencies and businesses. For more information on OVPR, click here.
Scholar of the Week
Recognizing Lynn Resler, assistant professor of geography, for her work on alpine tree-line dynamics in the northern Rocky Mountains. [More ...]
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- Office of Sponsored Programs
- Office of Research Compliance
- Office of Export and Secure Research Compliance
- Office of Research Integrity
- Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties
- Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS)
- Institute for Biomedical and Public Health Sciences
- Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment
- Research Centers


