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Helping a new generation of students experience international perspectives , articleAfter earning her bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech, Kay Moody Winzenried (submitted photo) fell in love with international travel. Her passion extends to providing support for Virginia Tech undergraduates to study at the Steger Center for International Scholarship in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland.
Date: Oct 12, 2020 -
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Medical student inspired by brother’s disability, childhood pediatrician to become a doctor , article“Early on, I decided this was a role I wanted to play for my brother and others as well,” Nolan, a second-year student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, said.
Date: Oct 12, 2020 -
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Carla Finkielstein named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellow by Board of Visitors , articleThe award provides support for outstanding faculty members who hold the rank of assistant or associate professor and whose work supports the missions of the college’s Academy of Integrated Science.
Date: Oct 05, 2020 -
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Eric Bahel of Department of Economics named Patricia Caldwell Faculty Fellow , articleA member of the Department of Economics since 2009, Bahel’s scholarship covers the fields of game theory, social choice, and resource and environmental economics.
Date: Oct 02, 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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The Market of Virginia Tech helps provide healthy food to students in need , articleSupported by a $1.5 million donation by the alumni couple Hema and Mehul Sanghani, the university recently launched an innovative program to enhance food-access for today’s Hokies.
Date: Sep 29, 2020 -
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With stadium cutouts, Hokies' faces — and spirit — are in the seats , articleThis year, iterations of photo cutouts are appearing in sports stadiums across the globe because of the limitations that COVID-19 imposes on large crowds. On Saturday, about 1,000 cutouts will be on display in Lane Stadium for the Hokies' first football game of the year.
Date: Sep 24, 2020 -
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Chemistry’s John Matson named Dr. A.C. Lilly Jr. Faculty Fellow in Nanoscience , articleJohn Matson, an associate professor of chemistry in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been named the Dr. A.C. Lilly Jr. Faculty Fellow in Nanoscience by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Date: Sep 17, 2020 -
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Sock the vote: Hokies help choose student design for new Virginia Tech socks for Giving Tuesday , articleThree designs by students in Virginia Tech’s Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management are finalists to become the latest in Hokie fashion, and the Virginia Tech community has a chance to help decide the winner.
Date: Sep 11, 2020 -
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Bruce Marquis joins WVTF and Radio IQ as development director , articleMarquis comes to WVTF from his current role as development officer for West Virginia Public Broadcasting, coordinating major gifts and planning capital campaigns for the statewide public radio and television network.
Date: Aug 27, 2020 -
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Building construction alum’s engagement centers on industry connections, service learning , articleWith a history of volunteerism and philanthropy that spans decades, Bob Wells has been a cornerstone of the building construction and Myers-Lawson School of Construction industry advisory boards and service learning trips.
Date: Aug 26, 2020 -
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‘Future Humans, Human Futures’ to explore humanity in the age of intelligent machines , articleThe Henry Luce Foundation has awarded the Center for Humanities a $500,000 grant in support of the project, which will combine religion, ethics, and technology to tackle fundamental questions of what it means to be human in a technological age.
Date: Aug 24, 2020 -
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Medical student envisions future in medicine close to her Hispanic roots , articleNatalia Sutherland received the Morgan Dana Harrington Memorial Scholarship in 2018. The scholarship helps offset expenses for a deserving student who is a member of an underrepresented population at the school or who demonstrates financial need.
Date: Aug 19, 2020 -
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Student’s comeback story leads to scholarship support , articleWhen the senior from Mount Vernon, Virginia, found himself unable to pursue his dream of being a Navy pilot, he rallied by switching to a national security and foreign affairs major at Virginia Tech and resetting his goal to become an intelligence officer in the Navy.
Date: Aug 07, 2020 -
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Mellon Foundation grant supports development of a plan for using artificial intelligence to plumb the National Archives , articleThe exponential growth in digital records requires a comprehensive effort to leverage artificial intelligence to support enhanced searches of the nation’s official documents. Virginia Tech will lead a planning workshop with that aim.
Date: Jul 31, 2020 -
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KPMG Foundation and Virginia Tech alumni commit $2.5 million toward Global Business and Analytics Complex , articleVirginia Tech will name the KPMG / Lynne and Ben Doughtie Undergraduate Programs Suite, within its planned Global Business and Analytics Complex, in recognition of a recent $2.5 million commitment toward the project.
Date: Jul 29, 2020 -
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In memoriam: G.T. Ward, distinguished architect and dedicated alumnus , articleWard was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a devoted supporter of the university in a variety of roles, and a recipient of the university’s highest honor, the William H. Ruffner Medal.
Date: Jul 15, 2020 -
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Mark Carter joins Virginia Tech as a principal gifts officer , articleCarter, who joined the principal gifts team in March, formerly served as senior director of development for the National Academy of Sciences, where he helped to raise more than $200 million and increase the academy’s unrestricted endowment by over 25 percent.
Date: Jul 15, 2020 -
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Lei Zuo named Robert E. Hord Jr. Professor of Mechanical Engineering , articleAs a member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2014, Zuo’s scholarship has focused on the design, dynamics, control, and manufacturing of energy systems.
Date: Jul 13, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech Honors College to welcome its largest ever class of Stamps Scholars , articleHailing from four states, they will be the first cohort to arrive since the program was dramatically expanded thanks to the generous support of an Atlanta-based foundation created by philanthropists E. Roe Stamps IV and Penny Stamps.
Date: Jul 13, 2020
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