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News, Articles, and Campus Notices

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University allocates CARES Act funding to support students	Virginia Tech will immediately allocate $9.7 million to emergency financial aid grants for eligible students. These funds will support the university’s ongoing efforts to assist students who are experiencing financial hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.	Date: 04/26/2020
Economists: Stay-at-home orders under COVID-19 have slashed United States’ GDP by nearly $1.2 trillion	Virginia Tech economists in a new paper have found that the output loss in the United States’ GDP hit roughly $1.156 trillion from March 19 to April 15, a 26 percent drop of total U.S. output from the same fiscal period last year. Divided by the current U.S. population of 328.2 million, the loss per person is averaged at about $3,521 during this period.	Date: 04/24/2020
Support for students, grading options among topics discussed at virtual town hall	President Tim Sands and university leaders discussed opportunities for students to connect and stay in touch with the university.	Date: 04/23/2020
Clubs continue to keep connections close virtually	Student leaders from various Virginia Tech clubs and organizations have switched to online operations in an effort to ensure that the feeling of community so essential to the university experience lives on.	Date: 04/23/2020
Alumna named to international advisory council that monitors food security impacts of COVID-19	Elsa Murano has been selected to represent the United States on the newly formed Food Security of the Americas Advisory Council — created to address the mounting food supply issues that are resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.	Date: 04/22/2020