Updates
News, Articles, and Campus Notices
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| Fighting COVID with design |
Bobby Vance, alumnus and former faculty member in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, led design of a COVID Shield that’s simple, effective, and gaining national attention. |
Date:
10/07/2020
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| Team taps into wastewater antibiotic-resistant gene monitoring |
“This really excites me because we can really be proactive,” said Liqing Zhang, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and NSF principal investigator. “The need for wastewater monitoring has been recognized internationally, but there is no unified cyberinfrastructure system in place to enable the monitoring.” |
Date:
10/07/2020
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| Research group: The coronavirus is airborne |
The published letter, which includes Virginia Tech's Linsey Marr as co-author, encourages people to wear face coverings indoors at all times and to ensure that spaces are well-ventilated. |
Date:
10/05/2020
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| Mental health professionals use virtual conversation to encourage rest, good nutrition, and exercise |
The hour-long discussion with President Tim Sands came at a critical time — near the midway point of the semester while being surrounded by ongoing, stressful circumstances in the nation and world. |
Date:
10/05/2020
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Statements
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| COVID-19 update: Checklist available for returning faculty, staff, and students |
Students, faculty, and staff who have arrived or will be returning from a CDC Warning Level 2 or 3 travel notice area or other areas of risk identified by the university, whether studying abroad, teaching, conducting research, or on spring break, should complete the following Virginia Tech Emergency Management form to share self-quarantine plans with the university. |
Date:
03/09/2020
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| A message to the Virginia Tech community |
Amid growing concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19 infections across the world and the United States, it is important for us to pause for a moment and consider how our thoughts, our words, and our actions influence others in our community who are equally affected by this global health crisis. |
Date:
03/06/2020
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| A message to the Virginia Tech community regarding COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) |
Guided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Virginia Department of Health, and Virginia Tech’s Schiffert Health Center, a number of important actions are in the process of being planned and implemented. |
Date:
03/03/2020
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| Open letter to the Virginia Tech community: University suspending participation in all activities in Italy |
Because of the continued growth in the number of COVID-19 cases in Italy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a “Warning Level 3, Avoid Nonessential Travel” for Italy earlier this afternoon. Given this development, and in accordance with Policy 1070, Virginia Tech is suspending participation in all activities in Italy immediately. |
Date:
02/28/2020
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