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Class of 2025: Faith Jones pursues a career in cybersecurity , articleJones’ interest in cybersecurity was sparked at an early age when her uncle, who served in the Navy and later worked in a civilian role in the government, helped her build her first computer. He also taught her the impact government service can have.
Date: May 09, 2025 - -
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Researchers celebrated for innovating science for society , articleVirginia Tech faculty were recognized for their scholarship and ingenuity at Innovation and Partnerships’ fourth annual Celebrating Innovation event.
Date: May 07, 2025 - -
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For these students, study abroad helped launch their next chapters , articleGraduating peer advisors from the Global Education Office reflect on study abroad, mentorship, and what’s next.
Date: May 01, 2025 - -
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Pamplin College of Business Honors Scholars at Inaugural Research Awards Ceremony , articleOn April 9, the Pamplin College of Business hosted its inaugural Research Awards Ceremony, honoring six faculty members with the Research Impact Award for their outstanding scholarly achievements and impactful contributions to academia, industry, and beyond.
Date: Apr 16, 2025 - -
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Pamplin College of Business Honors Seniors at Students of Distinction Ceremony , articleOn March 30, the Pamplin College of Business honored recipients of both college-level and departmental senior awards during the Students of Distinction Ceremony. This prestigious event recognized a total of 55 awards and celebrated the exceptional academic achievements, leadership, and contributions of undergraduate students within the Pamplin community.
Date: Apr 07, 2025 - -
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Experts explain Signal, cybersecurity, and how a journalist was sent high-level military intelligence , articleA journalist was inadvertently added to a group chat on the encrypted app Signal between high-level U.S government officials planning a military operation. Virginia Tech cybersecurity and social platform experts France Bélanger, Aaron Brantly, Jimmy Ivory and Anthony Vance explain what Signal is, how it works, and how such a breach of national security could happen.
Date: Mar 25, 2025 - -
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Students use Campus internEXP to their advantage , articleCampus internEXP creates on-campus internship opportunities for students – and students who have participated in it overwhelmingly speak highly of all the program offers.
Date: Feb 04, 2025 - -
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Alumni Profile: Rob Cummings , redirectI am a 1990 Virginia Tech grad with a degree in Management Science (now BIT) in the Pamplin College of Business. I started my career in consulting in Washington, D.C. but have lived in Charlotte, NC for 25 years. Both of my children are also Hokies (2022 and expected May 2025). I continue to make it back to campus regularly for football and basketball games, as well as serving on the boards of the Apex Center for Entrepreneurs and the Pamplin Advisory Council.
Date: Jan 07, 2025 - -
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How the dirt under our feet could affect human health , articleJingqiu Liao is linking human activity to increased gene transfer from soil bacteria to humans.
Date: Dec 11, 2024 - -
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Six Virginia Tech researchers among world's most highly cited , articleWenjing Lou, Walid Saad, Linsey Marr, Lina Quan, Kwok-Leung Tsui, and Viswanath Venkatesh are among the 2024 Clarivate™ Highly Cited Researchers list for demonstrating significant influence in their fields or across multiple fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during the last decade.
Date: Nov 19, 2024 - -
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Student veteran Samuel Kennedy receives national presidential service award for work with Veterans@VT group , articleThe Navy vet and Master of Information Technology student in the Pamplin College of Business was honored at the prestigious Student Veterans of America Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C., last month.
Date: Nov 07, 2024 - -
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Alumni leaders of industry spotlight: Mile Corrigan '99 , articleCorrigan, president and CEO of Noblis, lives by the Virginia Tech motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) while leading the renowned nonprofit tackling national priorities.
Date: Sep 04, 2024 - -
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Virginia Cybersecurity Education Conference comes to Virginia Tech , articleEducators from across the commonwealth experienced Hokie hospitality at this two-day learning and networking event.
Date: Aug 29, 2024 - -
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Navigating the complex relationship between race and AI , articleIn their paper “Representations and Consequences of Race in AI Systems,” marketing doctoral candidate Angela Yi and Assistant Professor Broderick Turner from the Pamplin College of Business explore how race impacts artificial intelligence.
Date: Aug 26, 2024 - -
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Balancing fairness and welfare in the face of uncertainty , articlePamplin College of Business Professor Chris Zobel has developed a model to enable infrastructure managers to consider social vulnerabilities and projected sea level rise to optimize resource allocation.
Date: Jul 23, 2024 - -
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Understanding the rising threat – and cost – of ransomware , articleWade Baker, collegiate associate professor of integrated security in the Department of Business Information Technology, is working with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on sponsored research to provide deeper insights into the dynamics, trends, and impact of ransomware attacks.
Date: Jul 23, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech researchers to investigate impact of judgmental AI on vulnerable groups , articleTwo researchers from the Pamplin College of Business will study the impact on vulnerable populations through a new inclusive cybersecurity program funded by the Southwest Virginia node of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative.
Date: Jul 08, 2024 - -
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Roberta S. 'Robin' Russell honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 40 years, Russell made significant contributions in the fields of operations and supply chain management, health care quality and service operations. She served as interim dean of the Pamplin College of Business from 2022-23.
Date: May 07, 2024 - -
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Cliff Ragsdale honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1990, Ragsdale made significant contributions in the fields of management science and operations management.
Date: May 07, 2024 - -
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Pamplin College of Business honors its 2024 Students of Distinction , articleAmong the honors bestowed by Pamplin College of Business were the Outstanding Pamplin Senior Award, H. H. Mitchell Outstanding Leadership Award, College Service Award, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Excellence Award, Dean’s Advisory Board of Students President Recognition, as well as the First Honors Graduates.
Date: May 07, 2024 - -
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Class of 2024: Claudine Luo finds her second family at Pamplin , articleLuo reflects on her impact at Virginia Tech – and on Virginia Tech’s impact on her.
Date: Apr 26, 2024 - -
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Study abroad experience in Panama gets well-connected boost , articleA new study abroad program provides students with opportunities to explore global logistics and infrastructure through exclusive access to influential leaders and real-world projects. The transformative experience, made possible by a well-connected alumna, showcases the value of combining academic rigor with intercultural learning.
Date: Apr 25, 2024 - -
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Pamplin BIT professors among most published in field , articlePer recent rankings, Business Information Technology’s Tabitha James, Paul Lowry, and Viswanath Venkatesh are among the most published authors in leading information systems journals.
Date: Apr 04, 2024 - -
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BIT-Cyber senior Anne Deegan awarded 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Medallion , articleAnne Deegan, a graduating senior in the cybersecurity management and analytics program, also known as BIT-Cyber, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Medallion for the Pamplin College of Business.
Date: Mar 11, 2024 - -
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Pamplin honors former Interim Dean Russell at portrait unveiling , articleAt a reception commemorating her four-decade career at Virginia Tech, a portrait of Roberta (Robin) S. Russell, the former Interim Dean of Pamplin College of Business, was revealed.
Date: Jan 25, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech welcomes first cohort of Indian students in cybersecurity and business analytics program , articleVirginia Tech and NMIMS in Mumbai have partnered to offer a unique 3+1+1 degree program in business analytics and cybersecurity. Students spend three years at NMIMS in India, followed by one year at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and then one year at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria to complete their master’s program.
Date: Dec 12, 2023 - -
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MBA Study Abroad offers students a journey of discovery , articleThe Virginia Tech MBA Study Abroad has been providing working professionals with opportunities to explore global markets and learn about supply chains since 2003.
Date: Nov 29, 2023 - -
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Small measures yield big improvements in Virginia election security , articleA multi-university internship program deployed 38 interns to localities across the commonwealth to beef up the security of election infrastructure. In Wise County, two Virginia Tech undergraduates improved the score by more than 10 percent.
Date: Oct 31, 2023 - -
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Why Do Employees Keep Ignoring Workplace Cybersecurity Rules? , redirectCompanies spend a lot of time making sure employees know the rules regarding cybersecurity. They cajole, they beg, they threaten. They make them take classes, sign forms, watch videos.
Date: Sep 26, 2023 - -
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BIT Faculty Retreat Fall 2023 , articleFaculty members gathered at the Inn at Virginia Tech over the course of two days for the BIT Faculty Retreat on August 17-18, 2023.
Date: Sep 13, 2023 - -
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Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest Virginia awards $1 million in new programs , articleThe set of ambitious cybersecurity programs received awards of up to $75,000 each for the current fiscal year.
Date: Sep 06, 2023 - -
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Lance A. Matheson honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1989, Matheson made significant contributions in research in the field of operations and supply chain management and service management.
Date: Jul 13, 2023 - -
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Commonwealth Cyber Initiative funds $700,000 in experiential learning projects to support Virginia students , articleThe Commonwealth Cyber Initiative is investing in seven experiential learning projects, giving students crucial cybersecurity, on-the-job training in areas such as privacy protection and mobile software development.
Date: Jun 26, 2023 - -
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Virginia Tech researcher studies link between privacy regulations and vaccine hesitancy , articleAnxiety over the amount of personal information an individual is required to share when receiving the COVID-19 vaccine could be partially to blame for vaccine hesitancy in the U.S., according to research by Idris Adjerid, associate professor in the Department of Business Information Technology.
Date: Jun 07, 2023 - -
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Your Personal Data Has Been Stolen. Will It Really Cost You Anything? , redirect Date: Jun 06, 2023 - -
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Cliff Ragsdale to retire after 33 years of service to Virginia Tech , redirectWhen Professor Cliff Ragsdale retires this summer after 33 years of service, he will be leaving a legacy of life-changing education provided to students.
Date: May 04, 2023 - -
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Provost leads delegation to India to inaugurate satellite office, develop new education and research collaborations , articleTraveling more than 2,400 miles across India, senior administrators and faculty members look to strengthen strategic partnerships with counterparts in the South Asia nation with the goals of increasing student and faculty exchange, joint research, dual degree programs, and other partnership activities.
Date: Apr 18, 2023 - -
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Graduate students, mentors honored at annual Graduate Education Week awards reception , redirectThe Graduate School recognized master’s and doctoral students as well as faculty mentors from across Virginia Tech’s campuses and programs for their work, honoring them with awards of excellence at its annual awards reception during Graduate Education Week.
Date: Apr 12, 2023 - -
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Anthony Vance named Ralph Medinger Lenz Professor in Business , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2021, Vance’s scholarship focuses on how to help individuals and organizations improve their cybersecurity posture, particularly from behavioral, organizational, and neuroscience perspectives.
Date: Apr 06, 2023 - -
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Tabitha James named R.B. Pamplin Professor of Business Information Technology , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 2002, James is an internationally recognized scholar whose current research focuses on the societal and business impacts of technology use.
Date: Mar 27, 2023 - -
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Virginia Tech faculty Alan Abrahams spotlights consumer safety research on international stage , articleAbraham's primary research focuses on gleaning product safety concerns from online consumer postings, product reviews, and discussion forums to improve safety for vulnerable populations such as senior citizens.
Date: Mar 20, 2023 - -
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Why Do We Fall for Hackers? Blame Our Brains , redirectResearch reveals that we unconsciously ignore many security warnings because of the way the warnings are designed. That can be easily fixed.
Date: Feb 15, 2023 - -
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Germanna CC and Virginia Tech Partner on Cybersecurity Education , redirectGermanna Community College and Virginia Tech have entered into an agreement that will help students from diverse, nontraditional backgrounds earn bachelor's degrees in cybersecurity and analytics.
Date: Feb 06, 2023 - -
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Study: Interactive security prompts help promote more secure behavior online , articleUpon receiving security prompts amid everyday online activities, what motivates a user to take action to be more secure? Research by Pamplin College of Business and Commonwealth Cyber Initiative faculty Anthony Vance aimed to find out.
Date: Jan 26, 2023 - -
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Excellence in Teaching Awards: Michelle Seref , redirectThe award, presented by the center to approximately nine Virginia Tech faculty members each academic year, recognizes a faculty member's effective, engaged, and dynamic approaches and achievements as an educator.
Date: Jan 24, 2023 - -
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Ralph Badinelli honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1985, Badinelli has made significant contributions to the field of operations, supply chain management, and service management through teaching, research, and mentorship.
Date: Dec 07, 2022 - -
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How CISOs Can Wield More Power in Organizations , redirectMany chief information security officers express frustration about being excluded from strategic decision-making.
Date: Dec 05, 2022 - -
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New certificate program offers professional development for product safety experts , articleA new partnership between Virginia Tech and the Society of Product Safety Professionals will allow those working in product safety to receive certification and will establish a new assistantship to support doctoral students.
Date: Nov 28, 2022 - -
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Terry Rakes honored with emeritus status , articleA triple Hokie, Rakes has made significant contributions in the fields of management science and information technology, publishing more than 40 research articles in his career and teaching 28 undergraduate and graduate courses.
Date: Nov 23, 2022 - -
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Virginia Tech researchers among the most cited in the world , articleOf the world’s scientists and social scientists, six Virginia Tech researchers have been named on Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list for 2022 for demonstrating significant influence in their fields or across multiple fields through the publication of highly cited papers during the last decade
Date: Nov 15, 2022 - -
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Flexing cyber superpowers in Southwest Virginia , articleDiverse and sometimes unlikely collaborations equip Commonwealth Cyber Initiative research teams to address today’s widely varied cybersecurity challenges.
Date: Nov 09, 2022 - -
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BIT faculty Alan Abrahams to lead curriculum, instruction for Consumer Product Safety Professional Certification Program , redirectSociety of Product Safety Professionals' education programs focus on risk reduction, regulations, and compliance making this move a natural fit
Date: Oct 07, 2022 - -
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Virginia Tech students help enhance Virginia election security , articleThis summer, six Pamplin College of Business students enhanced election cybersecurity in municipalities across the commonwealth through the Virginia Cyber Navigator Program, a 12-week integrative program that combines a semester-long academic curriculum and an immersive internship experience.
Date: Sep 19, 2022 - -
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Bernard W. 'Chuck' Taylor honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1975, Taylor was head of the Department of Business Information Technology within the Pamplin College of Business for 34 years and made significant contributions to research in the fields of management science and operations management.
Date: Aug 29, 2022 - -
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Students in India can earn three degrees in five years through innovative Pamplin partnership , articleVirginia Tech’s collaboration with NMIMS, one of the top-ranked universities in India, creates an interdisciplinary program that allows students to earn degrees in the rapidly growing fields of business analytics and cybersecurity.
Date: Aug 26, 2022 - -
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Newport News Center brings crucial data analytics training to working professionals , articleThe center, which will host the Board of Visitors’ quarterly board meeting Aug. 23, is located in the growing Tech Center Research Park, putting the university adjacent not only to the prestigious Jefferson Lab and NASA’s Langley Research Center, but also startups and innovative technology companies.
Date: Aug 17, 2022 - -
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Data center tour for BIT 3554 , articleBIT 3554 toured the data center at Andrews Information Systems Building on April 19, 2022.
Date: Apr 29, 2022 - -
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A new path to Virginia Tech and cybersecurity for students in Northern Virginia , articleA new agreement between Northern Virginia Community College and Virginia Tech provides a guided transfer path toward earning a bachelor’s degree in Business Information Technology’s Cybersecurity Management and Analytic option.
Date: Nov 12, 2021 - -
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Raytheon Technologies extends the Hume Center’s fellowship program for four years , articleWith the extension of the program, more students can transform their interests and passions into careers in cybersecurity, machine learning, and analytics with Raytheon Technologies in support of the Intelligence Community and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Date: May 25, 2021 - -
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Cybersecurity program graduates first students , articleThe program, known as BIT-Cyber, is a specialty in the business information technology major in the Pamplin College of Business. A hallmark of the program, launched in fall 2019, is its requirement of an extended field study or internship in the final semester to help prepare students for the workplace.
Date: May 10, 2021 - -
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Project teams humans and artificial intelligence to scan social media posts for risk data to aid disaster response , articleA computer can do large-scale searching through millions of social media posts much more quickly and effectively than a human can, says business information technology professor Chris Zobel. "But, the machine needs to be trained — it needs to learn what to search for — to do this correctly.”
Date: Apr 13, 2021 - -
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Researchers receive grant to study misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine , articleResearchers at Virginia Tech are looking into how social media misinformation influences people’s intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, especially those within the Appalachian region, with help from a grant funded by the Fralin Life Sciences Institute and the Data and Decisions Destination Area.
Date: Apr 01, 2021 - -
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Viswanath Venkatesh named Verizon Professor , articleVenkatesh has published more than 100 journal articles in fields that include human-computer interaction, information systems, and organizational behavior and is also among the most widely cited scholars.
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