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Spencer Leach is a mechanical engineering major with an unique skill: creating crossword puzzles. After trying and failing a few times, their puzzles have now been featured in the New York Times a total of four times.
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Article ItemIn memoriam: Matthew Maurice Winston Sr. '59 , article
Winston, one of the first Black students to attend Virginia Tech and the second Black student to graduate, passed away on May 14. Winston graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering in 1959 and immediately began a 35-year career at NASA-Langley.
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Article ItemVirginia Tech researcher creates new tool to move tiny bioparticles , article
The ability to move small things with microscale resolution and without making physical contact is far beyond the ability of human hands. Robotics provide a means to achieve this microscopic manipulation, and Assistant Professor Zhenhua Tian has created new tools for the task.
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Article ItemVirginia Tech researcher’s breakthrough discovery uses engineered surfaces to shed heat , article
Associate Professor Jiangtao Cheng’s discovery offers great potential in heat transfer applications such as the cooling of industrial machines. When it comes to cooling equipment like nuclear reactors, every degree counts.
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Article ItemSix outstanding alumni inducted into Virginia Tech Academy of Engineering Excellence , article
The academy welcomed its newest class in May and brought its total membership to 185 alumni who have achieved exceptional career successes.
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Article ItemZhenhua Tian receives National Science Foundation CAREER award to develop invisible acoustic tweezers , article
The ability to precisely move small objects such as embryos, cells, and bacteria without physical contact could be a valuable tool for health care. Tian’s research group is developing these techniques with the $649,000 award.
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Article ItemInnovation, entrepreneurship, and service celebrated , article
Virginia Tech celebrated faculty-led accomplishments in innovation, entrepreneurship, and service at the annual Celebrating Innovation event, held at the South End Zone Club in Lane Stadium.
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