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Hitt Hall design and funding approved unanimously by Virginia Tech Board of Visitors , articleThe Virginia Tech Board of Visitors reviewed the design, and approved funding for, Hitt Hall, a new facility in the North Academic District of the Blacksburg campus. The facility will expand the physical presence for the Myers-Lawson School of Construction, as well as add critical dining and academic spaces.
Date: Sep 03, 2021 -
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Destination Areas continue to advance Virginia Tech’s transdisciplinary strengths, impacts , articleDestination Areas are designed to support and accelerate Virginia Tech’s transformation of areas of interdisciplinary strength into dynamic, transdisciplinary collaborations.
Date: Apr 01, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech and City of Falls Church to partner on ‘Smart City’ test bed , articleThe budget approved by the General Assembly includes $10 million to support the project.
Date: Mar 15, 2021 -
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Pinar Acar receives Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Award , articleMechanical engineering Assistant Professor Pinar Acar has received an Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program award, a three-year grant of $450,000, to study the changes in magnetic fields for components intended to replace rare-earth metals.
Date: Jan 25, 2021 -
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Answering the call for affordable housing , articleThrough two public-private partnerships, faculty and students in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction are pioneering high-tech, data-driven methods to make quality housing more affordable.
Date: Dec 16, 2020 -
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In memoriam: Russell Hitt, leader in construction and philanthropy , articleRussell Amos Hitt, who helped transform his family’s business into one of the nation's largest and most successful general contracting firms and whose family has been extraordinarily generous to Virginia Tech, died peacefully at his Falls Church, Virginia, home on Sept. 14, 2020. He was 85.
Date: Oct 01, 2020 -
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Machine learning reduces hazards in nuclear power plants , articlePredictable hazards to nuclear power plants are about to get an update thanks to the efforts of a group led by Juliana Duarte.
Date: Aug 18, 2020 -
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Women in Data Science shifts to online format , articleAdapting the original conference — which included big-name presentations, small-group breakout sessions, and a student-led poster display of data science projects — required nimbleness, a willingness to adapt to rapidly changing conditions, and no small amount of teamwork.
Date: Mar 31, 2020 -
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Chen-Ching Liu named to the National Academy of Engineering , articleUnder Liu’s leadership, the Power and Energy Center’s researchers are creating advanced technologies for their envisioned power grid of the future, the Cyber Grid, and training the next generation of power engineers in a time of unprecedented transformation for the industry.
Date: Feb 10, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech launches the Center for Coastal Studies to address complex issues in the coastal zone , articleThe new center, housed under the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, will engage with a diverse set of stakeholders, create a safe space for difficult conversations with the public around coastal-zone issues, and establish a Coastal Zone Observatory.
Date: Jan 29, 2020 -
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Students grow through international agricultural research , articleAgriculture students gain lessons of global citizenship through human-centered research and study abroad.
Date: Oct 16, 2019 -
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Kevin Heaslip named CACI Faculty Fellow , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2014, Heaslip is nationally recognized for his research on cyber-physical systems in civil infrastructure, especially critical infrastructure.
Date: Aug 12, 2019 -
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New collaborations set to boost real-world learning opportunities for College of Architecture and Urban Studies students , articleThe Research + Demonstration Facility is a dedicated space where students can gain practical, hands-on architecture, design, and construction experience alongside expert faculty and industry professionals. It's also representative of a larger initiative to involve Virginia Tech students in construction and renovation projects on the Blacksburg campus.
Date: Aug 05, 2019 -
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Students win international vehicle safety design competition , articleA group of engineering graduate students won the international championship for the 2019 Collegiate Student Safety Technology Design Competition, hosted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the Netherlands last week.
Date: Jun 19, 2019 -
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Student engineering team advances to global vehicle safety design competition , articleA team of Virginia Tech engineering students is advancing to the global round of the Student Safety Technology Design Competition, sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. They will present their prototype safety system aimed at reducing injuries for vehicle occupants during a rear-end collision.
Date: Jun 07, 2019 -
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Low-speed ahead: Meet VTTI’s automated shuttle , articleResearchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and North Carolina A&T State University are evaluating whether an automated shuttle system could improve public transportation access for vulnerable road users, such as the elderly and people with disabilities.
Date: May 30, 2019 -
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Rayne Zheng receives Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award , articleZheng, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, has received the award to study rational design and additive manufacturing of 3D piezoelectrics with arbitrary anisotropy for maritime self-sensing structures.
Date: Feb 28, 2019 -
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Acclaimed architect-activist Enric Ruiz-Geli joins Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies , articleRuiz-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.
Date: Jan 17, 2019 -
Video ItemIgniting a housing revolution , video
After years of research and development contributed by over 100 Virginia Tech students and faculty, the FutureHAUS Dubai team built what's now known as the world’s best solar home. But to get there, the team had to beat the odds. Learn more about FutureHAUS: https://www.futurehaus.tech http://bit.ly/FutureHAUSDubai
Date: Jan 15, 2019 -
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Home of the future takes first place at international competition , articleAfter years of research and development contributed by over 100 Virginia Tech students and faculty, the FutureHAUS Dubai team has officially built the world’s best solar home.
Date: Nov 28, 2018
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