Virginia Tech announced Oct. 31 a new nuclear engineering minor will be available to students graduating in 2020 or later. The minor is part of the mechanical engineering department and is 18 credit hours. Students are required to take four required courses and two electives.

Frank Shushok, Virginia Tech’s senior associate vice president, will take on Patty Perillo’s role of vice president of student affairs starting January 2020 as she leaves to take over the same position at the University of Maryland.

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute will receive two grants, totaling $15 million, from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to research automated driving systems (ADS), a collection of recent technological advancements in consumer and commercial vehicles, and highway public …

Holden Hall, which houses both Virginia Tech’s Mining and Minerals Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering programs, will nearly triple in size to transform the current building into a centerpiece for learning and research for both departments in the College of Engineering. Constru…

Recent Virginia elections resulted in Democrats controlling majorities in both the House and Senate for the first time since 1994, creating a blue “trifecta” in Virginia government. The College Republicans (CR) and Young Democrats (YD) at Virginia Tech have differing opinions on the outcome,…

The names of six alumni were engraved into the War Memorial Pylons in a dedication ceremony Nov. 15. Friends and family of those honored gathered alongside the Corps of Cadets and many other members of the Hokie community to remember six men who died while enlisted..

California State Legislature signed the “Fair Pay to Play” Act on Sept. 30, allowing student-athlete monetary compensation from the use of their name, image or likeness.

Members of the Corps of Cadets are participating in the White House Stop the Bleed initiative, which is a program that teaches people safe practices for bleed control and wound care.

The Virginia Tech Police Department (VTPD) issued a timely warning Monday, Nov. 11, regarding a report of a sexual assault that occured Nov. 2. The incident occurred in New Cadet Hall.

Virginia Tech has developed a university-wide effort to further the importance of quickly diagnosing, treating and curing cancer, known as oncology. The effort, announced October 16, aims to push the university’s research opportunities at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech…

Package larceny from residential halls, one of the most common crimes at Virginia Tech, is an ongoing issue that has continued to affect students on campus during the fall 2019 semester.

James I. Robertson Jr., an alumni distinguished professor emeritus of history at Virginia Tech and founder of the Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, passed away Nov. 2 due to illness, at 89 years old.

"Sankofa,” meaning “to go back and get it,” is a word from the Twi language of Ghana that was used this year to represent Virginia Tech’s first black homecoming celebration. From Oct. 14 to Oct. 19, students all across campus joined together in multiple different cultural celebrations hosted…

The Virginia Tech Police Department (VTPD) identified and spoke to one suspect for an ongoing investigation about package larceny in numerous residence halls.

Virginia Tech recently announced its largest fundraising campaign to date. The Boundless Impact campaign for Virginia Tech will strive to earn $1.5 billion to maintain and improve programs and plans across campus.

The Old Dominion Ballroom (ODB) located inside Squires Student Center will be acquired by the Virginia Tech Honors College effective Jan. 1, 2020. The building will continue to be operated by the Student Engagement and Campus Life (SECL) office.

The Blacksburg Town Gown met Thursday, Oct. 17, in Ambler Johnston Hall to discuss infrastructure concerns among Virginia Tech students, faculty, Blacksburg residents and others involved with the area.

In front of a residential house in Christiansburg, a 10-pound drone hovers above a crowd to deliver one of the first commercial drone deliveries. On Friday, Oct. 18, Wing Aviation drone delivery service held its grand opening in Christiansburg.

William Babb, who has been a part of the Virginia Tech Police Department (VTPD) for the past four and a half years, officially assumed Kevin Foust’s former role as Virginia Tech chief of police and director of security at a pinning ceremony Oct. 2.

The Virginia Tech Police Department (VTPD) received a report of a sexual assault that occured in Payne Hall on Sept. 21, 2019. The report states the survivor and suspect were both Virginia Tech students and acquaintances.