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Article ItemHave a ‘green’ holiday with these eight simple sustainability tips , article
In order to combat the extra waste between Thanksgiving and New Year’s — an average of 25 percent more — the Virginia Tech Office of Sustainability is here to remind the university community that small, sustainable changes can have a huge overall impact on going green.
Date: Dec 18, 2020 -
Article ItemThickSat satellite built by Virginia Tech students is headed to space , article
The project provided students with a unique opportunity to design, develop, test, and monitor their own experimental payload, and see it successfully launched into space.
Date: Dec 18, 2020 -
Article ItemClass of 2020: Pamplin student charts own journey to success , article
Alex Byrum's quest for independence led him to conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, then back home to Virginia’s Tidewater region, and, ultimately, to Blacksburg. In January 2021, it will lead him home once again, this time to Smithfield Foods in Norfolk, where Byrum will begin work in Smithfield’s Career Foundation Program.
Date: Dec 18, 2020 -
Article ItemMedical student draws from background to prioritize underserved areas , article
Drawing from her own experiences of growing up with a chronic illness, as well as those of her younger brother with autism, Catherine Lavallee holds a particular interest in persons with disabilities.
Date: Dec 18, 2020 -
Article ItemDiversity seed investments cement new partnerships , article
A program that helps Virginia Tech faculty jump-start new collaborations with colleagues at HBCUs is reaching more departments and continuing to attract external funding.
Date: Dec 17, 2020 -
Article ItemBiostatistics expert: Don't let thousands of daily COVID-19 deaths become ‘new normal' , article
In light of a new report noting COVID-19 is once again the leading cause of death in the U.S., disease surveillance expert Ron Fricker says "we must redouble our efforts" to keep deaths from rising even higher than they are now.
Date: Dec 17, 2020 -
Article ItemCommencement is tonight. Congratulations Hokies! , article
Tune in tonight at 6:15 p.m. ET to see memories from classmates and messages from family and friends with pre-ceremony videos. The official commencement ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Date: Dec 17, 2020 -
Article ItemStudent advocacy prompts health system and lab to exclude race from kidney function screening , article
As the science of medicine evolves, physicians are using more refined and better indicators to diagnose and treat their patients.
Date: Dec 17, 2020 -
Article ItemWeather updates: Delayed openings and closings for Dec. 17 , article
Follow university updates on the Virginia Tech status page.
Date: Dec 17, 2020 -
Article ItemKathleen Parrott honored with emerita status , article
A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1988, Parrott was inducted into the Kitchen and Bath Industry Hall of Fame by the National Kitchen and Bath Association for her many contributions to the growth and professionalization of the kitchen and bath industry.
Date: Dec 16, 2020
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