Updates
News, Articles, and Campus Notices
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| Carla Finkielstein named Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellow by Board of Visitors |
The award provides support for outstanding faculty members who hold the rank of assistant or associate professor and whose work supports the missions of the college’s Academy of Integrated Science. |
Date:
10/05/2020
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| Virginia Tech students look ahead to international experiences |
Despite program disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in studying abroad remains strong among Virginia Tech students. The Global Education Office's annual Study Abroad Week moved virtually this year and saw nearly 600 attend, including younger students planning future abroad experiences. |
Date:
10/05/2020
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| Things to know: COVID testing guide for students |
Testing, isolation, quarantining, and contact tracing are tools that many Hokies have successfully used to fight the spread of COVID-19 during the fall semester. Here are some basic tips. |
Date:
10/05/2020
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| Provost Cyril Clarke featured in film on agricultural productivity and pandemics |
In a new film tied to the annual release of the Global Agricultural Productivity Report, “Agricultural Productivity in a Time of Pandemics,” Virginia Tech Executive Vice President and Provost Cyril Clarke discusses the linkages between human, animal, and environmental health — a concept known as One Health. |
Date:
10/02/2020
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| Working to crush COVID in the New River Valley |
Embracing the name “COVID Crushers,” Virginia Tech students run a booth at the intersection of College Avenue and Draper Road in Blacksburg from 6 to 9 p.m each Friday. They give out personal protective equipment and hand sanitizers, while also modeling appropriate safety gear and providing a COVID-19-related trivia contest and prizes. |
Date:
10/02/2020
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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
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| Federal CARES Act Reporting Disclosure |
Date:
05/26/2020
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| Planning underway for strategies to protect public health in the fall semester |
University leaders are reviewing operational strategies to protect public health on campus, with a goal of resuming in-person instruction and experiential learning opportunities for the fall semester. Leaders are considering the strategies as the university prepares for an expected June 8 announcement on fall semester plans. |
Date:
05/22/2020
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| University update on fees for spring semester |
Date:
05/06/2020
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| Planning from the peak: A message from President Tim Sands |
In the U.S., we are evidently near the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. We may have seen the worst that this disease can bring, but we are not yet confident that every day from here on will be better than the last. |
Date:
04/26/2020
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