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Virginia Tech Global

Spring 2019

Spring 2019 cover image of a student in the desert throwing sand

Vol. 1, No. 1

Features

- - Postcards from Peru
    Student exchange program transfers economics lessons from Blacksburg classrooms to South American villages
- - Stronger together
    Engineering study abroad programs build on joint research strengths of international partners
- - Future Perfect
    Virginia Tech's state-of-the-art smart home demonstrates the impact of transdisciplinary collaboration
- - Expanding horizons
    Summer trip lets graduate students explore different approaches to higher education
- - Taking root in Senegal
    Virginia Tech helps grow 4-H programs in West Africa
- - Alumni networking event in Dubai proves strength of Hokie connections
    More than 85 alumni, students, and friends came together in the United Arab Emirates to meet fellow Hokies living in the Middle East and cheer on Virginia Tech's FutureHAUS team.
- - Big problems, little solutions
    A Virginia Tech team is putting insects, fungi, and other small actors to work to improve food security
- - Protect & Serve
    Research and outreach efforts in Botswana attract presidential attention

Dispatches

on and off campus

- - Simon Award recognizes College of Engineering's Rising Sophomore Abroad Program
- - Office brings Germany closer to Blacksburg

Our columnists

Guru Ghosh

Guru Ghosh: A globally engaged university

Don Back

Donald Back: Encouraging global engagement, promoting global understanding

Departments

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