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Gift empowers undergraduates in the lab , articleUniversity Distinguished Professor Emeritus Dennis Dean committed over $1 million to help undergraduates hone their research skills.
Date: Jul 07, 2026 - -
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Physical activity may help ease fatigue in children with developmental disabilities , articleThe study examined relationships among physical activity, the physical demands of activity, and fatigue in children with cerebral palsy and Down syndrome.
Date: Jul 06, 2026 - -
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New May Family Foundation Fellowship Challenge expands support for engineering graduate students , articleThe student‑centered challenge aims to accelerate the creation of endowed graduate fellowships that will strengthen the university's research enterprise and help recruit talented graduate students. It was initiated by a $1 million commitment from the May family.
Date: Jun 30, 2026 - -
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Alumnus helps drive athletics initiatives that give back , articleMatthew Sams ’07 never expected his degree in professional and technical writing would lead him to directing a nonprofit at the forefront of name, image, and likeness innovation for student-athletes.
Date: Jun 30, 2026 - -
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2026 Sports Hall Of Fame inductees announced , articleThe seven new members will be officially inducted Saturday, Oct. 3, at The Inn at Virginia Tech, and will be recognized during halftime of the Hokies’ football game against Pitt on Friday, Oct. 2, at Lane Stadium.
Date: Jun 29, 2026 - -
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Chicago Covenants Project expands its map of a hidden history , articleThe project brings together students, faculty members, and community partners to document and map thousands of racially restrictive housing covenants hidden in Cook County land records. Through GIS mapping, metadata development, and digital preservation, students are helping make this history more accessible while examining how past housing discrimination continues to shape communities today.
Date: Jun 26, 2026 - -
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Studying life at nearly a mile high , articleThrough fieldwork on Virginia's highest peaks, students are helping researchers understand how forest disturbances reshape wildlife habitat and ecosystem health, especially for the rare and vulnerable Weller’s salamander.
Date: Jun 26, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech earns high marks in Times Higher Education 2026 Sustainability Impact rankings , articleOverall, the university ranked in the 201-300 range out of more than 2,000 universities from more than 100 countries in the 2026 Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact rankings, which assess participating universities against the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. The rankings compare universities across research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching.
Date: Jun 23, 2026 - -
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Community invited to complete presidential search survey , articleThe presidential search website now includes a survey that provides the university community and broader public an opportunity to share opinions with the Presidential Search Committee about the characteristics and priorities that will best serve the university in the next president.
Date: Jun 17, 2026 - -
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Early career scientist earns national fellowship to fight heart disease , articleA Myocarditis Foundation award supports Chelsea Phillips’ research on cardiac infection and arrhythmia at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
Date: Jun 17, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech ranked among top 15 percent of global universities by U.S. News & World Report , articleThe university tied for No. 285 out of more than 2,250 universities. The designation of best global university means that a university produced meaningful research and continues to receive recognition internationally.
Date: Jun 16, 2026 - -
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Forvis Mazars’ gift makes broad impact in accounting , articleA leading accounting firm’s scholarship gift helps not only the graduate students who receive it but the many undergraduates they are helping to tutor through a course notorious for its difficulty.
Date: Jun 15, 2026 - -
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Researchers receive $4 million to improve endangered species management on military lands , articleTwo projects earned $4 million from the federal government to advance ecosystem-based wildlife management, helping military installations protect endangered species more efficiently.
Date: Jun 12, 2026 - -
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Pamplin community celebrates the New Business Building , articleThe 92,300-gross-square-foot, four-story New Business Building is expected to be completed in 2027 and will connect to the Data and Decision Sciences Building through a shared atrium. This expands the Global Business and Analytics Complex within the growing North Academic District.
Date: Jun 11, 2026 - -
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What happens when AI writes software code? Researcher will use CAREER award to find out , articleMuhammad Ali Gulzar is studying how to keep artificial intelligence-generated software understandable, secure, and safe.
Date: Jun 11, 2026 - -
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Can obesity make the brain age faster? , articleNew research examines whether obesity accelerates memory loss — and whether the two conditions share the same molecular cause.
Date: Jun 11, 2026 - -
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Board of Visitors approves 2026 promotions, tenure, and continued appointments , articleThe board approved the following promotions, tenure, and continued appointments.
Date: Jun 02, 2026 - -
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Budgets, future research opportunities, athletics among topics discussed by Board of Visitors , articleEffective July 1, board member Jim Miller will serve as rector and Nancy Dye will serve as vice rector. Each will serve a one-year term.
Date: Jun 02, 2026 - -
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Board of Visitors advances capital project that will increase campus housing by 1,200 beds , articleWith Board of Visitors approval of the capital project construction authorization, the New Residence Halls project – consisting of four new residence halls – targets completion for occupancy at the start of the 2028-29 academic year.
Date: Jun 02, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech, Children’s National create pediatric AI innovation hub to speed research, care , articleThe hub brings together clinicians, researchers, and data scientists to speed the development of artificial intelligence technologies designed specifically for children.
Date: Jun 02, 2026 -
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