This post is a sponsored collaboration between Virginia Tech and Gothamist staff. The thing about science is this: there’s so much going on around the world, day in and day out, the average person can never know what they’re missing. And behind it all are still more people who will never be known to us: professors, students, Ph.D. candidates and assistants working together on government grants, studio classes, pet projects. Everything is in the name…
This post is a sponsored collaboration between Virginia Tech and Gothamist staff. The thing about science is this: there’s so much going on around the world, day in and day out, the average person can never know what they’re missing. And behind it all are still more people who will never be known to us: professors, students, Ph.D. candidates and assistants working together on government grants, studio classes, pet projects. Everything is in the name…
Virginia Tech was one of six sites selected by the FAA to test the development of drones to be integrated into the U.S. airspace.
New York-based company Masik Collegiate Fragrances is creating a signature scent for Virginia Tech.
It looks like there has been another shooting at Virginia Tech — and one of the victims is a police officer.
A brief, if very important update to this morning’s developments in Blacksburg: the alert that was sounded on the campus of Virginia Tech regarding reports of a person with a gun has now been lifted.
UPDATE: The alert has now been lifted. The latest here.
Photo by SweetJen34. Good morning Washington. While D.C. teams enjoyed victories last night, this weather day isn’t exactly something to celebrate. Beyond the cold rain, we might have flash flooding, severe storms, high winds – and perhaps a tornado? Yeah, this is the day to stay in and watch movies, do some laundry, or catch up on that project you were working on inside the house. And of course, read your favorite D.C.-themed website….
Virginia Tech offensive lineman Greg Nosal got the game ball after the Hokies defeated Central Michigan by 24 on Saturday. It wasn’t because he led the team in pancake blocks, or in recognition of him making the game’s key play. No, it was because Nosal played nearly two-thirds of the game after having a half-inch of his left pinky cut off.
One of our favorite events on the National Mall is the biennial Solar Decathlon, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, where colleges from around the world compete to build the most energy efficient houses. We’re in an in-between year, so let’s turn to the European Solar Decathlon and congratulate Virginia Tech, announced yesterday as the first place winner for their entry, Lumenhaus. As the website notes, “Inspired in the Farnsworth house by Mies Van…