Updates
News, Articles, and Campus Notices
| Title | Description | Info |
|---|---|---|
| TECH Together Campaign wants students to create innovative campus solutions |
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation’s COVID-19 Rapid Response Seed Fund has initiated a campus-wide competition open to Virginia Tech students, seeking proposals for creative, innovative, and integrated solutions for a safe reopening of Virginia Tech campuses this fall. |
Date:
07/14/2020
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| In one hour, professor's surface coating inactivates virus that causes COVID-19 |
Fear runs rampant nowadays when it comes to touching common surfaces because of the rapid spread of the coronavirus. William Ducker, a Virginia Tech professor, has found a solution. |
Date:
07/14/2020
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| Geosciences’ Marc Michel switches from nanoparticles to 3D printing nasal swabs |
Michel, an associate professor of geosciences, diverged from his normal path to lead a project involving numerous Virginia Tech faculty, alumni, and specialists from Carilion Clinic to use 3D printing to create nasopharyngeal swabs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. |
Date:
07/14/2020
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| Grant studies community response to early warnings on safe drinking water in Bangladesh |
A new grant will allow researchers to study how people in Bangladesh respond to an app that provides information about potential cholera outbreak risks. |
Date:
07/13/2020
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| Virginia Tech provides students with course delivery, registration info for fall semester |
The Office of the University Registrar opened the Drop/Add site for students on July 13, weeks ahead of the usual open date in early August. |
Date:
07/12/2020
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Statements
| Title | Description | Info |
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| A message from Frank Shushok, interim vice president for Student Affairs |
It’s in times like these past few days that the honor of being a Hokie feels especially amplified. With uncertainty and anxiety coming from every direction, the spirit of generosity from our students and their families has been humbling. |
Date:
03/13/2020
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| University extends spring break, moves classes online, and more in response to COVID-19 |
In consultation with our partners in the Virginia Department of Health, we are adopting a range of principle-based actions, effective immediately. We are confident that these actions will lower the risk to our communities. |
Date:
03/11/2020
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| COVID-19 update: A message from Vice President for Human Resources Bryan Garey |
At present, all university locations are open. Should COVID-19 affect any future campus operations, Human Resources is exploring options to support our employees including leave, alternative work locations, and flexible schedules. |
Date:
03/10/2020
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| A message from Executive Vice President and Provost Cyril Clarke |
In this message, Provost Clarke encourages faculty to become familiar with strategies to continue teaching through disruptions and to plan for the possibility that students and faculty may not be able to meet for course sessions in person. |
Date:
03/10/2020
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| Fralin Biomedical Research Institute postpones public events in March |
Date:
03/09/2020
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