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Article ItemClass of 2024: First-gen student Deshawn Murchison graduates debt-free, thanks to Presidential Scholarship Initiative , article
With a four-year, all-expenses scholarship, Murchison focused on his landscape architecture major — and enjoyed everything else campus had to offer.
Date: May 07, 2024 -
Article ItemWendy Jacobson honored with emerita status , article
A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1991, Jacobson taught design studios and lectured in both undergraduate and graduate-level courses.
Date: Apr 19, 2024 -
Video ItemDesigning for a purpose , video
DesignUP is a one-day design-a-thon in which design professionals are paired with teams of students, and together they develop graphics for local non-profits.
Date: Apr 11, 2024 -
Article ItemBeauty meets function: Students revive ancient cooling technology for modern application , article
Graduate and undergraduate students in industrial design and architecture 3D printed intricately designed protypes of evaporative cooling partitions, an ancient technology made relevant again as society seeks energy-efficient approaches to combat heat.
Date: Jan 18, 2024 -
Video ItemLooking to the past for sustainable ways to beat the heat , video
Faculty and student researchers in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design are using 3D-printed ceramics technology paired with computational designs to explore the relevance of ancient cooling technology in service of offsetting the energy and carbon footprint of conventional mechanical cooling.
Date: Jan 09, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech’s global impact: Dropping in on Hokies studying and working around the world , article
On any given day, in every corner of the world, Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and alumni are making a profound impact. As the university celebrates International Education Week, we check in with some of those Hokies embodying the university’s commitment to international education and engagement.
Date: Nov 10, 2023 -
Article ItemDesigns to live in: Diksha Pilania wants to make interior design accessible to everyone , article
Pilania's master's project redesigned a home for a family living in an underserved, poor community in India
Date: Nov 01, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech students test drive real-world industrial design at General Motors , article
Gregory Borbon '19 helped provide 38 industrial design students a chance to put their skills to the test. A General Motors-sponsored design studio focused on the company’s commitment to accessibility and offered students a chance to tackle a real-world problem through innovative concepts, visit the company's headquarters, and meet with design professionals.
Date: Oct 23, 2023 -
Article ItemA transcontinental collaboration for women’s health , article
Faculty and students at Virginia Tech and in Malawi, Africa, are working together to fight breast and cervical cancer by using technology and cost-saving creativity to improve women’s health care in the low-income country.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
Article ItemStudents explore bamboo’s potential for sustainable housing in Ecuador , article
Associate Professor Jonas Hauptman and a group of students teamed with the Regeneration Field Institute to build an experimental cabin on the institute’s 71.5-acre Los Arboleros Farm, a tropical dry forest in the rural, agrarian community of Chone, Ecuador.
Date: Sep 21, 2023 -
Article ItemMatt Powers named director of School of Design at Virginia Tech , article
The first director of the new School of Design in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, Powers will be responsible for setting the vision for the school and its three programs: industrial design, interior design, and landscape architecture.
Date: Apr 28, 2023