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President Tim Sands announces plans for 2020 fall semester	Hundreds of individuals and several working groups and task forces — at the university, in our communities, and at the state level — have contributed to the shaping of fall plans for all Virginia Tech locations. Although the plans we present here will continue to evolve over the summer with additional input and data, significant elements are firm, and it is now time for our students, faculty, and staff to shift from planning to preparation.	Date: 06/08/2020
University plans to transition to modified operations mode by Aug. 3		Date: 06/07/2020
Help for Hokies is a Zoom or phone call away	Mental health professionals across Virginia Tech have made significant adjustments in the ways that they provide support for the Hokie community in a contactless environment.	Date: 06/05/2020
Virginia Tech researchers establish a reverse genetics system to facilitate COVID-19 research	Researchers from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and the Fralin Life Sciences Institute are establishing a reverse genetics system for SARS-CoV-2 that will serve as the basis for vaccine design and for studying viral mutations associated with COVID-19 severity and viral transmission.	Date: 06/04/2020
Pandemic doesn’t stop Outstanding Recent Graduate Alumnus Scott Jefferies	The same skills and perseverance that led Jefferies to be named the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences’ 2020 Outstanding Recent Graduate Alumnus of the Year Award are helping him lead the Wythe County, Virginia, school system during the pandemic.	Date: 06/04/2020