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Virginia Tech, U.S. Naval Academy join in research and educational partnership

The collaboration leverages the close proximity between the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Virginia Tech National Capital Region campus.

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Pianist-composer Michael Brown offers program with creative flair

The winner of a prestigious 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Brown will perform on Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Virginia Tech's Squires Recital Salon. 

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Two students from different backgrounds work together toward an inclusive campus

In a nation that struggles with its history of discrimination and racial tension, a black student and a white student decided they'd fight for change--together.

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In memoriam: Nicholas Robert Anderson, recent graduate, College of Science

A campus gathering in his honor is now scheduled for Saturday Jan. 30, at 3 p.m. at the Virginia Tech War Memorial Chapel.

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Roanoke Symphony Orchestra brings the music of Austrian composers for...

Celebrate the enchantment of Valentine's Day with music from Mozart, Schubert, and Johann Strauss II at the Moss Arts Center at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16.

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Jay Sullivan named head of forest resources and environmental conservation...

Sullivan, whose research focus includes bioenergy, mined lands, and sustainable carbon management, has been on the department's faculty since 1988.

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Invasive plant conference in Ethiopia targets 'worst weed of the century'

Dennis Treacy of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors joins researchers for a workshop in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia, to learn about the spread and control of Parthenium.

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In memoriam: Jerry Scheeler, senior television and video producer, University...

There will be a remembrance for him at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5, at the Lyric Theater in Blacksburg.

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Bedbugs have developed resistance to widely used chemical treatments, study...

This is the first study to show that overuse of certain insecticides has instead lead to an increased resistance to the compounds, making them much less effective than advertised.

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National leader in academic medicine to discuss politics and progress of...

Darrell G. Kirch, president and chief executive officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges, will speak about the shifting health care scene on Feb. 4, as the third presenter in this season...

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High school students will debate ethics of cyborg roaches with help of...

A course unit developed by Virginia Tech researchers and local educators was highlighted in a recent issue of the journal The Science Teacher. Now it is heading to a high school near you.

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Virginia Tech receives statewide certification for commitment to employee...

In recognition of the university’s robust employee wellness program, Virginia Tech has been certified as a wellness workplace by CommonHealth.

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Flint residents 'did nothing to deserve this'

More than 500 people filled the Quillen Family Auditorium and two overflow rooms at Goodwin Hall in Blacksburg to listen to a group of students who stood by the residents of Flint — affectionately...

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Open letter to the Virginia Tech community from President Tim Sands

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Updated information on the investigation of missing Blacksburg resident

Those with information related to this case should contact to Lt. Mike Albert of the Blacksburg Police Department at 540-961-1150.

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