Updates
News, Articles, and Campus Notices
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| Dome offers alternative learning space during COVID-19 |
The College of Architecture and Urban Studies set up a 2,900-square-foot geodesic dome in between Cowgill and Bishop-Favrao halls for students and faculty to use. As part of the college's COVID-19 response plan, this dome will take the place of several important spaces in Cowgill Hall that are now occupied by socially distanced studio desks.=https://video.vt.edu/media/t/1_9pq5rtzq |
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11/13/2020
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| Researchers study how privacy preferences, family tensions can deter use of contact tracing apps |
France Bélanger and Katherine Allen were engaged in a study on smart home speakers and the privacy and other concerns they sparked when the pandemic emerged. Pondering the dilemma of health officials trying to expand the use of contact tracing apps, the researchers wondered whether such apps also triggered similar privacy tensions in families. |
Date:
11/13/2020
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| Town-Gown conversation to discuss COVID-19 work in community |
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11/13/2020
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| Ron Fricker joins National Academies' Board on Mathematical Sciences and Analytics |
The senior associate dean in the Virginia Tech College of Science and a professor in the Department of Statistics, Fricker focuses his research on the performance of various statistical methods for use in disease surveillance and statistical process control methodologies more generally. |
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11/13/2020
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| Experts: Avoid large gatherings —especially those outside households — during holiday season |
“To me, all this says that traditional Thanksgiving celebrations with extended families coming together have the potential to cause substantial harm," says Virginia Tech biostatistician Ron Fricker. |
Date:
11/13/2020
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Statements
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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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