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Centers generate research and job growth

Farmers in Southern Virginia and the regional nuclear industry reap the benefits of university research collaborations.

A new twist on Charles Darwin

An interactive, theatrical performance at Virginia Tech explores Darwin's theories and their impact today.

On display in Washington, D.C.

Virginia Tech's 2009 entry in the Solar Decathlon will be featured on the National Mall until Oct. 18.

Educating consumers to make better choices

Pamplin's marketing faculty research ways to enhance consumer well-being and quality of life.

Lessons in local government leadership

A Virginia Tech program helps address the projected shortage of qualified local government managers.

A more independent life

Virginia Tech engineering students help blind youth take the wheel.

Safer fruits and vegetables

Virginia Tech food scientists study ways to improve the safety of retail produce.

New varieties of soybeans, wheat, and barley

Virginia Tech’s Crop Genetics Group works to improve food security and reduce prices through plant breeding and genomics.

Journal showcases undergraduate research

A new student-published journal in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences rolled off the press in April 2009.

Students develop guide for digital businesses

Through a new guidebook business, Pamplin students do research, apply course concepts, and gain business experience.

On the search for a new dimension

Physics professor John Simonetti leads a team of researchers to explore the mysteries of space.

New life for Roanoke's 'Grand Old Lady'

Virginia Tech and Roanoke turned a revered landmark into a booming business.

On display to the world

Virginia Tech was the only U.S. university invited to attend a recent furniture fair in Germany.

A push for standard language

Associate Professor Steve Sheetz leads a research effort to encourage more businesses to adopt a standard computer language.

Opportunities to make a difference

Programs prepare students for leadership while helping the community.

Software to produce visualizations of seismic data

Students, professor work to create a software program to produce real-time visualizations of seismic simulation data.

CRC continues to drive economic engine

The success of Virginia Tech's Corporate Research Center helps the region attract new industries and businesses.

Veterinary school rotation focuses on basic needs

Veterinary medicine students spend a portion of their final year providing basic animal care to the surrounding community.

Spotlight on Innovation

Collaboration yields custom-built mobile laboratory bound for Africa

Agricultural byproducts given new life by scientists

Researchers are developing new ways to use agricultural waste to create energy and improve on existing technologies.

Veterinary college battles infectious diseases

Research in infectious diseases has been a hallmark of excellence in the college for decades.

Creative technologies in the arts

New modes of expression challenging our imaginative students include animation, gaming, digital sound, and cinema.

Students design furniture of the future

A team of School of Architecture + Design students showcase their creativity and vision in Milan.

High-risk plant pathogens have a new foe

Plant pathologist David Schmale uses autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles to study potentially harmful microbes.

Student uses spatial technology for conservation

Wildlife student David Garst is using georeferenced data and research to help restore the timber rattlesnake population.

Uncovering corporate fraud through textual analysis

Pamplin researchers hope to use an old technique for parsing communications in a new way to help detect fraud.

Hokie Camp provides novel entry to college life

The first-year camp is Virginia Tech's latest addition to an extensive program to help new students make the transition.

Researchers explore the mysterious heart of the sun

In an underground cavern near the Blacksburg campus, Virginia Tech scientists are making new discoveries in particle physics.

Researchers probe mystery of mosquito immunity

The eyes of a genetically altered mosquito change color to signal the functional status of the mosquito’s immune system.

Project helps kids see reality in scientific concepts

Phoebe's Field is using global expertise to help students create real understanding of concepts like force fields.

Novel application promises cleaner waters

A new approach to controlling water pollutants offers to help qualify officials from having to play the guessing game.

Research connects emotion and cognition development

Researchers are discovering new details about how the brain becomes more specialized and efficient as it develops.

Giving a bird's-eye view of the state trail system

Researchers and graduate students are creating Virginia's first digital database of bike and pedestrian trails.

Finer global savvy at heart of international program

Virginia Tech is sending faculty and students abroad to work with European colleagues and extend international connections.

Civic-minded center blends service and scholastics

Students and faculty are helping immigrants transition to new lives and concurrently shaping a new way to teach and learn.

New housing community to raise diversity awareness

MOSAIC, a new intercultural residence hall living environment, embraces all aspects of diversity and social justice.

Researcher turns feathers into biodegradable plastics

This eco-friendly solution to a growing waste problem could lead to big savings for both the industry and the consumer.

Center tackles ongoing conservation challenges

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Wired for motion

Electronic fabric weaving in Virginia Tech labs could lead to a future in which we wear our computers.

The battle against deadly diseases gets personal

Researchers are using emerging research and new technology to individually tailor the fight against serious illnesses.

Partnering with community to foster better health

The School of Education offers useful services and the nation's first online master's program in Health Promotion.

Opportunity: When demand exceeds supply

Pamplin College has launched a fast-track program to address a business-Ph.D faculty shortage in finance and marketing.