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Honors College senior merges art, engineering, and activism in campus exhibit

Mariam Hasan is an Honors College senior studying biomedical engineering, but she's also an artist, a designer, a scientist, and an activist fighting for social justice through, not just…

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Meet a Hokie: Madelynn Todd

Madelynn Todd is the 2019 Undergraduate Student Representative to Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors. The junior, majoring in animal and poultry sciences, applied for the role in hopes of…

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Adaptive Lifelong Learning Workshop 2019

Virginia Tech hosted the Adaptive Lifelong Learning for an Inclusive Knowledge Economy workshop in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area. The big goal to bring theory and current practice together…

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Honors College students visit Drone Park to learn about drone deliveries, technology

Honors College Instructor Joanie Banks-Hunt is leading a course called drone age-innovation where students learn about how drone deliveries can be used for helping in a disaster situation or some…

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2018: A Year in Review

2018 was a big year for Virginia Tech. We launched our first-ever Giving Day, received major gifts for areas like the Honors College and Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke,…

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Virginia Tech announces $20 million gift from David Calhoun, class of 1979

In a powerful statement on the need to reimagine higher education for today’s complex world, David Calhoun ’79, senior managing director for Blackstone and former CEO of Nielsen, has made…

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Boeing supports Calhoun Honors Discovery Program

Thanassis Rikakis talks about the importance of Boeing's commitment to the Calhoun Honors Discovery Program.

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David Calhoun discusses the process of discovery

Virginia Tech alumnus David Calhoun, senior managing director for Blackstone and former CEO of Nielsen, gave $20 million to the university’s Honors College. In a March 2018 interview, Calhoun…

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For Austin Michelle Cloyd Fellow, Virginia Tech is home

Lea Koehler is driven to make a difference, whether it be through her academics or her interests on campus. An Austin Michelle Cloyd Fellow, she in majoring in Business IT and will graduate from…

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Hokie Roller - Kiran Bagalkotkar

Hokie Roller is a mobile interview series recorded on a golf cart. In this edition, senior Kiran Bagalkotkar discusses the unique opportunities she receives as a student in the Honors College at…

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