Updates

News, Articles, and Campus Notices

Title	Description	Info
Virginia Tech, Town of Blacksburg to prohibit tailgating this fall	Virginia Tech will continue to monitor all parking lots on game day. Virginia Tech Police will inform anyone seeking to hold a tailgate that it is currently prohibited and are prepared to enforce this decision if individuals choose not to comply.	Date: 09/01/2020
Conference planners see distinct benefits of hybrid and virtual meetings	Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education is delivering online conferences without sacrificing the advantages of face-to-face meetings.	Date: 08/31/2020
Read the announcement on Monday's COVID-19 dashboard update	Virginia Tech reports a total of 178 positive COVID-19 test results since testing began three weeks ago. A total of 10,053 tests have been administered. Currently, 41 residence hall rooms are occupied by students in isolation, or 28 percent of the rooms available.	Date: 08/31/2020
Virginia Tech team building infectious disease models, research to help guide decisions	A multidisciplinary team is helping the university better understand and plan for impacts of COVID-19 through institution-specific models, outbreak simulations, and impact on regional hospital resources predictions.	Date: 08/31/2020
Dashboard tracking COVID-19 cases to receive more frequent updates	The university has transitioned from benchmarking the health of residential students moving onto campus to diagnostic testing, screening, and surveillance testing. To provide more current and actionable information to members of our community, updates to the dashboard will be made more frequently in the future.	Date: 08/30/2020