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Virginia Tech appoints COO from W&M
Amy Stoakley Sebring to start Nov. 1
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Virginia Tech announced Wednesday it has named Amy Stoakley Sebring, currently chief operating officer at William & Mary, as its executive vice president and COO, effective Nov. 1. “I am
Virginia Tech promotes VP of comms, marketing
Tracy Vosburgh was senior associate VP
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Virginia Tech announced Tuesday it has promoted Tracy Vosburgh to be its inaugural vice president of communications and marketing. The university is also renaming its University Relations department to Communications
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‘The Wild West’
Virginia Tech researches quantum technologies
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From an outsider’s perspective, it may appear as if technology is improving and changing almost daily — especially sparked by pandemic-driven remote work. But according to a 2021 study by
Va. Tech extends president’s contract through 2027
Tim Sands has served since 2014
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Metallica won’t be playing “Exit Sandman” anytime soon — Virginia Tech President Tim Sands will stay on as the university’s president though the 2027 academic year. The university’s board of
Torc Robotics names new CEO
Peter Vaughan Schmidt to succeed Michael Fleming
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Blacksburg-based self-driving truck company Torc Robotics has named Peter Vaughan Schmidt its next CEO, the Daimler Truck AG subsidiary announced Thursday. Currently head of Daimler Truck’s Autonomous Technology Group, Schmidt
‘Brainy’ couture: Biomed grad designs high-tech fashion
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Leah Thomas became a fashion designer to cap off her undergraduate degree in Virginia Tech’s biomedical engineering program. A member of the university’s first cohort of 40 undergraduate biomedical engineering
Va. Tech business school dean retires, interim named
Roberta "Robin" S. Russell to serve during national search
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Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business has named Roberta “Robin” S. Russell as its interim dean, effective July 1. Russell, who heads Pamplin’s Department of Business Information Technology, succeeds Robert
Va. Tech receives $1M gift for learning accelerator
Alum donation comes from Ranpak Holdings CEO Omar Asali and wife
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Virginia Tech on Tuesday announced that it will establish a new learning accelerator at the university’s Pamplin College of Business through a $1 million gift from an alumnus and his
Boeing partners with Va. Tech on veterans’ center
Will be located in $1B Innovation Campus
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When Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus opens in Alexandria in 2024, it will include a hub to connect veterans and their families with career resources and employment opportunities. It
Va. Tech names 2 engineering department heads
Atkins and Kodambaka to start in July, August
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Two departments in Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering will have new leaders beginning this summer, the university announced this week. Suneel Kodambaka has been named head of the Department of