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Identified flying objects to soar through factory airspace , articleSponsored by Lockheed Martin, an engineering student group used resources in the University Libraries' Prototyping Studio to create unmanned aerial vehicles that will utilize free airspace in factories with crowded floors to more efficiently deliver parts across these large indoor facilities.
Date: Jun 29, 2022 -
Video ItemFriendly competition in GlycoMIP's Summer School , video
Students and professionals took part in GlycoMIP Research group's first in-person Summer School, which included a Rheology Competition. Based out of Fralin Life Science Institute, GlycoMIP is broadening research participation in the field of glycomaterials for students from non-R1 universities and HBCUs. GlycoMIP is dedicated to training the next generation of glycomaterials scientists. Glycomaterials are produced by every living organism. They contain chains of sugars, called glycans, that have critical roles in health and disease. Of the four building blocks of life — glycans, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids — glycans are the most complex and are the most challenging to understand. The tool set for understanding these glycans, so crucial to life itself, lags far behind those available for understanding DNA, RNA, and proteins.
Date: Jun 27, 2022 -
Video ItemNanoscience training gives teachers big ideas about tiny science , video
Kristen Cox graduated from Virginia Tech in 2016, and has recently returned to campus to participate in the College of Science and their Academy of Integrated Sciences Nanoscience Teacher Training. Activities included hands-on experiments, and demos of electron microscopes. Cox, now a teacher, hopes to bring back what she's learned from the workshops to ignite her students passion for science.
Date: Jun 27, 2022 -
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Students score a victory in the battle against substance use disorder in Appalachia , articleAfter an Appalachian Community Research class sparked a passion for change, four students from the College of Science and the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences campaigned the state government for a feasibility study to turn a local hospital into a substance use disorder treatment facility. Now it's happening.
Date: Jun 24, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech hosts National Student Steel Bridge Competition , articleThe university welcomed hundreds of engineering students from across North America to its Blacksburg campus May 27-28 for the event at the Beamer-Lawson Indoor Practice Facility.
Date: Jun 23, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech earns Bee Campus USA certification for its work with pollinators and vision for conservation , articleThe designation further cements the university’s Climate Action Commitment to create a green and sustainable campus.
Date: Jun 17, 2022 -
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Through their stories, graduate students relay importance of research to university mission , articleLast week at the Board of Visitors’ Academic, Research, and Student Affairs Committee meeting, members heard about the significant role graduate students have in the university’s research mission.
Date: Jun 14, 2022 -
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National collegiate sportscasters program recognizes two Hokies for work behind the microphone , articleThe Sportscasters Talent Agency of America honored School of Communication students Kevin DiDomenico and Giovanni Heater as two of the nation’s top collegiate sports broadcasters.
Date: Jun 14, 2022 -
Video ItemThe Commonwealth Cyber Initiative hosts 2nd annual Cyber Camp , video
Students work on a series of challenges in such areas as cyber analytics, network traffic analysis, cryptography, and reverse engineering. In doing so, they learn new skills and hone existing ones to better prepare them for the workforce. The camp addresses more than technical skills. Students receive expert help in polishing their resumes and cover letters. Mock interviews help them level up their interview skills. Some students land internships, which then lead to jobs, as a direct result of attending the camp.
Date: Jun 14, 2022 -
Video ItemGraduate students study animal behavior in Blacksburg , video
Graduate students in the Online Master of Agricultural and Life Sciences program spent a week in Blacksburg learning about animal behavior. The optional, in-person experience is designed to supplement their otherwise online education. Students worked with horses at the Smithfield Horse Center and dogs at the Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center.
Date: Jun 14, 2022 -
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PRISM wins two Telly Awards for excellence in videography , articlePRISM, the faculty-led, student-run next-generation marketing firm within Pamplin College of Business, recently earned international recognition at the 43rd Annual Telly Awards.
Date: Jun 09, 2022 -
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Monster class project spawns 3D-printed masks highlighting fears and phobias , articleWearable 3D-printed items are popular and trending. Creative technologies major Sarah Fasco '22 took advantage of the resources in the University Libraries' Prototyping Studio to create masks as a part of a monster-themed project in her Character Modeling with ZBrush class.
Date: Jun 08, 2022 -
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Branching out of the classroom: Grace Steger explores career with university urban forestry crew , articleThe rising senior majoring in environmental conservation and society has leveraged her multiyear urban forestry internship with Virginia Tech's Division of Campus Planning, Infrastructure, and Facilities to explore future careers in the arbor industry and make the world a better place.
Date: Jun 03, 2022 -
Video ItemTackling complex problems in the Honors College SuperStudio , video
Students in the Honors College's SuperStudio course learn the processes it takes to tackle the complex problems facing our world today. SuperStudio is part of the College's new Minor in Transdisciplinary Praxis.
Date: May 20, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech alumni fuel a burning desire to fight wildfires , articleSeveral Virginia Tech alumni from the College of Natural Resources and Environment are dedicating their knowledge and skills to tackling one of the hottest issues in the nation: limiting and managing the often harmful effects of wildfires.
Date: May 18, 2022 -
Video ItemWhere are the books?: The evolution of University Libraries , video
With the utilization of off-campus storage, the University Libraries is able to stay committed to providing information through physical books while also offering a space that encourages students and faculty to gather and learn using the latest technology and tools.
Date: May 06, 2022 -
Video ItemStudents buzzing about hands-on learning , video
Virginia Tech students in James Wilson's Bees and Beekeeping course in the Department of Entomology are introduced to the care and management of honeybees. Students learn bee biology, the social organization of the honeybee colony, and colony management practices. Hands-on learning is key to bee management and helps students overcome fear of bees through proper safety gear and practices.
Date: May 06, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech students earn top prize at national collegiate real estate competition , articleIn their winning pitch, students from the Blackwood Program in Real Estate within the Pamplin College of Business evaluated a real-life, 160-acre site near Tampa, Florida, and delivered an innovative residential community development concept.
Date: May 04, 2022 -
Video ItemCalhoun Honors Discovery Program Expo brings together faculty, students and industry partners , video
Calhoun Honors Discovery Program's Expo, the culmination of project development across multiple learning environments, brought together students from 15 majors with industry partners from Boeing, General Electric, Caterpillar, Association for Financial Professionals, Capital Youth and Empowerment Program, and Ithaka S+R to tackle complex problems.
Date: May 03, 2022 -
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Class of 2022: Hayley Stout designed success through hands-on learning , articleThe rigor and discipline of the industrial design program with the creative work at the University Libraries prepared Hayley Stout for the dynamic field of UI/UX.
Date: Apr 28, 2022
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