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Ex-Virginia Tech professor convicted in grant fraud case
Yiheng Percival Zhang was a biological systems engineering professor. In 2017, he was charged with defrauding Virginia Tech, the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Virginia Tech to hold session on plans for Innovation Campus
The city of Alexandria will hold a virtual information session with Virginia Tech to outline plans for the university’s planned Innovation Campus.
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University to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day in October
Virginia Tech will celebrate indigenous people of the Americas on a day typically reserved for observing the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus.
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Ex-VT quarterback Josh Jackson transferring to Maryland
Virginia Tech quarterback Josh Jackson, who set Hokies freshman records by throwing for 20 touchdowns before being injured last fall, says he’s transferring to the University of Maryland.
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Local students’ research might benefit cities
“The program is called urban computing, or UrbComp for short,” said a Virginia Tech computer science expert. “It’s sponsored by the National Science Foundation to train the next generation of students in how they can use data to solve urban challenges.”
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Cincinnati rallies past Virginia Tech 35-31 in Military Bowl
Michael Warren ran for a career-high 166 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:29 left in a soggy Military Bowl to carry Cincinnati past Virginia Tech 35-31 Monday, ending the Hokies’ run of 25 consecutive winning seasons.
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Hill leads No. 10 Hokies in 85-40 rout of Md.-Eastern Shore
Ahmed Hill scored 20 points and the Hokies shot nearly 66 percent as they drubbed Maryland-Eastern Shore 85-40 on Friday night for their sixth consecutive victory.
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Alexander-Walker leads No. 15 Virginia Tech past SC State
Alexander-Walker scored 19 points to lead No. 15 Virginia Tech to an 81-44 victory over the Bulldogs on Sunday.
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Research projects begins in area hard hit by opioids
A new research project aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic has kicked off in Southside Virginia, an area hit hard by the drug.
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Ex-Virginia Tech student gets 40 years in girl’s slaying
A former Virginia Tech student who helped dump the body of a slain 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
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Virginia Tech board backs creation of Innovation Campus in Alexandria
The plan to expand the school’s 50-year presence in Northern Virginia has been accelerated thanks to Amazon’s decision to establish one of its two new headquarters at National Landing.
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Alexandria leaders say Amazon won’t quash affordable housing
In Amazon’s home of Seattle, housing prices have skyrocketed. But when Amazon moves to Crystal City, Alexandria officials say affordable housing won’t disappear.
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Alexandria leaders see Amazon HQ2 as economic boom, not traffic nightmare
Alexandria leaders reject the notion that Amazon’s move to Northern Virginia will tangle up traffic. “We are focusing on ways to keep people moving in lots of different ways to get people around and we know we’re going to be able to do that,” said Alexandria Director of Transportation and Environmental Services Yon Lambert.
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Virginia Tech’s ‘Innovation Campus’ played a key role in Amazon’s HQ2 decision — so what is it?
Amazon listed Virginia Tech’s $1 billion investment to build an “innovation campus” aimed at bringing in more graduate students in tech-focused fields of study. So what is all that money going to build?
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Uber-ing with a child: Site details various seat laws around DC, nation
The advent of ride-booking services like Lyft and Uber have raised questions about how parents can get around with their little ones safely and legally. But child-restraint guidelines pertaining to the services vary from state to state. A new online breaks down each jurisdiction’s rules, and its creators have released a study illustrating how parents use the services.
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