Updates
News, Articles, and Campus Notices
| Title | Description | Info |
|---|---|---|
| Bissell: COVID-19 is the pandemic of the unvaccinated |
Noelle Bissell, health director of the New River Health District, said she is excited that a substantial number of the region’s college students have received COVID-19 vaccines. |
Date:
08/16/2021
|
| More than 90 percent of Hokie students fully vaccinated for COVID-19 |
The high percentage of vaccinated Hokies gives Virginia Tech the opportunity to return to a level of normalcy, including resuming in-person classes and many campus activities that could not happen last fall due to the pandemic and before COVID-19 vaccines were available. |
Date:
08/13/2021
|
| Veterinarian vaccinators help create new normal |
Virginia Tech is hard at work preparing for an in-person fall semester, and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has helped contribute to this “new normal,” vaccinating not our furry friends, but human members of our community. Full vaccination against COVID-19 is vital for the health of Hokie Nation and beyond. |
Date:
08/13/2021
|
| What is a variant, how does it form, and why is it harmful? |
The answer for reducing the development of variants is to stop transmitting the virus, said Lisa M. Lee, associate vice president for scholarly integrity and research compliance and professor of public health at Virginia Tech. Until 85 percent of the world’s population is vaccinated, the virus will mutate and produce variants. |
Date:
08/11/2021
|
| COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rise as delta variant surges in region |
Noelle Bissell, health director for the New River Health District, expects case numbers to peak and eventually decline, as has happened in other areas of the country and the world where the delta variant has spread. |
Date:
08/09/2021
|
Page 26 of 165 | 822 Results
Statements
| Title | Description | Info |
|---|---|---|
| A message to students from Byron Hughes, dean of students |
Like other offices on campus, the Dean of Students Office will be available to you as the semester proceeds. |
Date:
03/16/2020
|
| A message from SVP and CBO Dwayne Pinkney |
Efforts to reduce the on-campus population of students and employees support the overall public health goal of limiting the potential spread of the virus. The reduced on-campus population reduces the public health risk for the entire community – including those working on campus and working remotely. |
Date:
03/16/2020
|
| A message from Vice President for Human Resources Bryan Garey |
We have received many questions from employees about their options should the coronavirus spread more broadly across Virginia, especially with Friday’s announcement from Gov. Ralph Northam ordering all K-12 schools in the commonwealth to close for a minimum of two weeks. |
Date:
03/15/2020
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
Page 7 of 9 | 42 Results