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Leadership Answers: Q&A with Mike Mulhare	Leadership Answers is an occasional series that features answers from university leaders on issues related to Virginia Tech's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this first installment, Mike Mulhare, assistant vice president for emergency management, responds to a question regarding data.	Date: 08/26/2020
To all employees: Do your part to limit the spread of COVID-19	A message from Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer Dwayne Pinkney and Executive Vice President and Provost Cyril Clarke to all faculty, staff, and wage employees.	Date: 08/25/2020
COVID-19 impacts among topics covered during Board of Visitors meeting	Among the actions taken, the board approved a resolution to demolish Femoyer Hall, a 35,500-gross-square-foot facility constructed in 1949. In addition, board members toured the new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC research facility in Roanoke, the Virginia Tech School of Medicine, and new dairy facilities at Kentland Farm.	Date: 08/25/2020
Dashboard designed to convey snapshot of campus health	In the two weeks from Aug. 9 to Aug. 23, a total of 9,041 students and employees were tested by Schiffert Health Center, and a total of 21 people tested positive for COVID-19.	Date: 08/24/2020
Virginia Tech historians uncover the facts about masks	How did Americans’ use of masks during the 1918 flu pandemic compare to today? A team of Virginia Tech researchers dove into the archives and found remarkable parallels.	Date: 08/24/2020