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Armchair Journeys March 13, 2023

Amazon Cruise, with Victoria and Steve Cochran The Amazon rainforest is called Mother Nature’s greatest creation. The Cochrans’ 2023 cruise explored the flora and fauna of this diverse…

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Scholarships drive Innovation Campus' first graduate degree program

This fall, Steven Barnett, of Alexandria, Virginia, joined the inaugural group of graduate students enrolled in Virginia Tech’s Master of Engineering in computer science program, the first…

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Next Up: Future of Connection roundtable

The second Next Up: Future of Connection meeting was held in January at the JBG SMITH Marketing Center in the Crystal City section of National Landing. JBG SMITH updated the marketing center recently…

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Moving the world through packaging

The Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design hosted an open house to help Blacksburg area businesses and friends of the college discover the dynamic opportunities afforded by the program's…

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President Sands speaks on the Innovation Campus at ULI Fall Meeting

Virginia Tech President Tim Sands speaks on a panel at the ULI Fall Meeting about how Amazon searching for a new headquarters acted as a catalyst for the Innovation Campus.

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President Sands joins panel discussion on Amazon HQ2

President Tim Sands joins economic development leaders from across the Commonwealth to talk about Amazon HQ2, how we got there and how the rest of Virginia’s cities benefit. The panel…

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President Tim Sands discusses impact of Innovation Campus

Virginia Tech’s bold decision to create the Innovation Campus is keeping with its longstanding emphasis on promoting economic development across the commonwealth as part of its land-grant…

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Innovation Campus - We're Ready

The story of how Virginia Tech created the Innovation Campus speaks to the university's role to combine people, research, industry, and ideas to solve global-scale problems while teaching the…

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Transportation professor reacts to Amazon, Innovation Campus

Ralph Buehler, associate professor in urban affairs and planning, talks about the anticipated transportation changes Amazon and Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus will bring to National Landing.

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Virginia Tech, City of Alexandria members react to Innovation Campus and Amazon

Faculty members from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and Alexandria react to Amazon's news of building a headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia, as well as Virginia Tech's brand new Innovation…

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Virginia Tech's historic commitment

Virginia emerged as a winner in the fierce nationwide competition to house a headquarters for Amazon. The commonwealth stepped up with a standout higher education package, including a new Virginia…

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Virginia Tech Innovation Campus: Brandy Salmon

Brandy Salmon, founding COO, Innovation Campus, speaks on the historic announcement of Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus.

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Virginia Tech Innovation Campus: Charlie Phlegar

Charlie Phlegar, Vice President for Advancement, speaks on the historic announcement of Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus.

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