Updates
News, Articles, and Campus Notices
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Virginia Tech researchers develop new COVID-19 tests to combat backlogs, shortages |
Virginia Tech scientists have developed a new COVID-19 test and secured federal and state approvals to immediately begin processing samples at on-campus labs in Blacksburg and Roanoke. |
Date:
04/22/2020
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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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