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Virginia Tech faculty helping peers across the nation create tools for effective online learning	Barbara Lockee and Aaron Bond co-author article on creating online learning experiences that are meaningfully different from simply mirroring face-to-face instruction in a virtual classroom.	Date: 04/21/2020
For small businesses, coronavirus is like 'a typhoon that leaves nothing standing in its wake'	What impacts small businesses is the same thing that impacts the broader economy – uncertainty, according to Richard Hunt, assistant professor in the Department of Management.	Date: 04/20/2020
Students rally with virtual Relay for Life	An annual event since 2001, this year’s Relay For Life at Virginia Tech was one of several on-campus gatherings derailed in an effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. The event will now span five days, from April 20–24, and include dozens of tributes, musical performances, and special guests that Hokies can access with a computer or mobile device.	Date: 04/20/2020
Virginia Tech engineers and Carilion Clinic physician upgrade breathing support device into makeshift ventilator	To help address potential ventilator shortages, mechanical engineers at Virginia Tech have partnered with a Carilion Clinic physician to upgrade bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) machines, commonly used for treating sleep apnea, into makeshift ventilators.	Date: 04/17/2020
Bored with social distancing? These Hokies find new ways to learn, pursue their passions	New recipes, new skills, new fitness goals. Read how some Hokies are passing the time while following social distancing and quarantine guidelines.	Date: 04/16/2020