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Ut Prosim: Bike rides and broken water mainsFirst-year engineering student Ewan Macdonald was on an evening bike ride when he came across a plume of water shooting high into the air. He called Virginia Tech Facilities, who responded to fix the…
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Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Senior 2024: Spencer MacturkSpencer Macturk has used his time at Virginia Tech to spend time both in the classroom and in industry co-ops and internships. As he graduates, he's headed to SpaceX to scale up the work…
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Spencer Leach: Engineering crosswordsSpencer Leach is a mechanical engineering major with an unique skill: creating crossword puzzles. After trying and failing a few times, their puzzles have now been featured in the New York Times a…
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Engineering major wins top prize as students shine in Giovanni-Steger Poetry PrizeThe 2024 Giovanni-Steger Poetry Prize offered a dazzling array of poetic excellence, featuring original writings by students, faculty authors, and University Distinguished Professor Emerita Nikki…
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Bringing together rigid and soft electronicsIn the lab of Michael Bartlett, new developments are being made in the realm of integrating rigid and soft electronics. The electrically conductive liquid metal adhesive is so good, you can run over…
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Visionary leader invests in entrepreneurs and Hokie NationMeet Jim Strawbridge '84, a visionary leader passionate about mentoring and Hokie Nation. Throughout his career in law, technology and finance, Jim developed a unique perspective that he now…
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Researching supersonic jet noise at afterburning conditionsAssistant Professor Joseph Meadows talks about his team's research into jet noise, conducted at the Advanced Power and Propulsion Lab.
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Leanne Caret shares experience, insight with Virginia Tech studentsMeet an inspiring leader with a lifelong pursuit to empower others. Named to Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list five times in a row, Leanne Caret has a simple philosophy that she’s used to…
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Landmark $50 million gift to dramatically expand health sciences research at Virginia TechThe Richmond, Virginia-based Red Gates Foundation recently committed $50 million to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to accelerate health sciences research at Virginia Tech. The gift…
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Virginia Tech group investing in Tanzania’s futureIn 2016, a safari adventure among family and friends led to a group of Virginia Tech faculty, students, and alumni starting a nonprofit organization to build a school in Tanzania. Today, the Maasai…
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Student team builds a new garden tool for a veteranArmy veteran Tammy Landeen wanted to be able to work more easily in her garden, something that was difficult from her wheelchair. A team of seniors from the Department of Mechanical Engineering…
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Stronger tape engineered through the art of cuttingMichael Bartlett’s team at Virginia Tech has adapted kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of cutting paper, into a method for increasing the adhesive bond of ordinary tape by 60 times.
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Bartlett lab tests strong adhesive bond with a brick dropMichael Bartlett's lab has created a way to dramatically enhance the adhesive strength of tapes by making cuts inspired by kirigami. In this demonstration, they drop a brick on two different…
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Mechanical Engineering Outstanding Senior: Audrey AbadillaAudrey Abadilla made the trip across the US to Virginia Tech without knowing a soul on this side of the country. Now having completed her degree, she stands out among her classmates.
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Cancer researchers team up against deadliest brain tumors in childrenExperts from Children's National, Virginia Tech, and Columbia University join forces to explore new tactics to fight lethal childhood brain cancer.
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Bart Raeymaekers talks about EverestingBart Raeymaekers took on the task of sifting through data submitted by cyclists who have completed an Everest challenge, where they bike to a total elevation equal to that of Mount Everest. Here, he…
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