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Jan Eberth named head of the Department of Population Health Sciences , articleEberth comes to the university from Drexel University in Philadelphia, where she spent the past three years as professor and chair of health management and policy. Prior to that, her education and career were divided between Texas and her native South Carolina.
Date: Dec 01, 2025 - -
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Maury A. Nussbaum receives Paul M. Fitts Education Award from Human Factors and Ergonomics Society , articleThe award recognizes Nussbaum, a leader in occupational ergonomics and biomechanics, for his outstanding contributions to the education and training of human factors and ergonomics specialists.
Date: Nov 05, 2025 - -
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Veterinary professor promotes pathology without borders , articleFrancisco Carvallo teaches outside in the heat to spread veterinary knowledge to Nicaragua and other Latin American countries.
Date: Oct 28, 2025 - -
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Project aims to advance workforce readiness in molecular bioscience , articleAssociate Professor Anne Brown is teaming with Professor Ashley McDonald at California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo to enhance the technical and practical data science skills of students studying molecular bioscience.
Date: Oct 10, 2025 - -
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Metal, melted, mastered , articleA new research study led by Prahalada Rao shows that additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence promise more precision and less waste for much-needed submarine and aircraft components.
Date: Oct 03, 2025 - -
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Inaugural workshop looks at building a next-gen manufacturing workforce , articleThe three-day event earlier this month brought together industry, government, and academia to shape future curriculum around the cutting-edge technologies of advanced manufacturing.
Date: Sep 25, 2025 - -
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Y.A. Liu receives Warren K. Lewis Award for chemical engineering education , articleThe award recognizes Liu’s “five decades of excellence in sustainable design education, research and practice, student mentoring, pioneering textbooks, creative scholarship, and leadership in innovative sustainable engineering training.”
Date: Sep 05, 2025 - -
Video ItemSummer program takes flight in Alexandria , video
Elementary students from Alexandria, Arlington, and Washington, D.C. took part in the week-long Science of Flight program. Students learned about the principals of flight and aviation and practical uses of drones. They also learned to fly drones and compete in a drone soccer. The summer program is part of the K-12 Initiatives at Virginia Tech’s Academic Building One in Alexandria.
Date: Jul 16, 2025 - -
Video ItemFuture engineers take flight at Imagination Drone Camp , video
Campers gain experience in flying different types of drones, building their own drone, and a flying competition. Imagination is a camp hosted by a partnership between College of Engineering, the Center for Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS), Wing, and Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP).
Date: Jul 07, 2025 - -
Video ItemPathways to Engineering , video
Pathways for Future Engineers is a multi-year Virginia Tech College of Engineering program designed to support first generation students and their families on the pathway from high school to an engineering degree. High school students from across Virginia visit Virginia Tech to experience different activities and events around engineering academic programs.
Date: Jul 02, 2025 - -
Video ItemImagination Camp lets middle schoolers build their own handheld gaming system , video
Hosted by the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity (CEED), this year's Imagination Camp had participants build a gaming system from scratch called CroQuest. Student organization VT CRO designed the blueprint and helped the younger students navigate the finer details of soldering circuit boards, as well as computer coding. The camp also featured a variety of activities around Blacksburg's campus that highlighted different aspects of engineering.
Date: Jun 24, 2025 - -
Video ItemWashington Experience offers students unique opportunity in D.C. Area , video
The School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) Washington Experience in Governance and International Affairs is a 3-week course combining experiential and classroom curriculum. The course, designed for both undergraduate and graduate students, is a hands-on exploration of contemporary governance, diplomacy, and international relations in Washington, D.C. Students visited a variety of locations including Congress, embassies, think tanks, non-governmental organizations(NGO), the FEMA National Response Coordination Center and met with key individuals and experts in a variety of fields including national security and intelligence, trade, cyber security, and foreign aid.
Date: Jun 23, 2025 - -
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Wild inside: When veterinary college students help with exotic wildlife , articleThe Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Virginia Tech mainly takes care of domestic pets, but a student-run club helps stabilize wildlife when they are brought in.
Date: Jun 12, 2025 - -
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Public health graduate students nibble into global challenges with Integrative Learning Experience projects , articleTalking about big ideas spurs initiative for more manageable projects that can be a microcosm for addressing larger issues.
Date: May 27, 2025 - -
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Clinical trial at Virginia Tech provides dog with comfort and innovative treatment that could help other pets with cancer , articleRather than pursuing aggressive surgical intervention, the dog's owner learned about a clinical trial at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
Date: May 20, 2025 - -
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Researchers receive $1 million grant to create compassionate STEM education programs , articleVirginia Tech is one of 29 institutions awarded grants to promote character education among their undergraduate populations. The goal is to create a community of practice across Virginia Tech and Colorado School of Mines — two institutions known for their engineering education programs — to cultivate the next generation of STEM professionals.
Date: May 19, 2025 - -
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Class of 2025: Louhan Dembele makes her mark in public health locally and globally , articleLouhan Dembele, the top graduating student in public health, has excelled in academics, research, and service.
Date: May 12, 2025 - -
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Tom Cecere to deliver commencement address to veterinary college Class of 2025 , articleCecere joined the veterinary college faculty in 2012 and has become known for his passion for teaching and mentorship.
Date: May 07, 2025 - -
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Class of 2025: Veterinary college names first-ever co-valedictorians , articleJohn Kett and Samantha Lannon share the honor for top GPA in the veterinary college's Class of 2025.
Date: May 06, 2025 - -
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New research exposes harmful digital ad practices , articleMuhammad Ali Gulzar’s research team wasn’t looking for a quirk in digital advertising systems that exploits screen reading technologies and could lead to accessibility violations for web developers. But the discovery could improve the lives of more than 2 billion people worldwide and help website developers make their content more accessible.
Date: May 02, 2025 -
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