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Roberta (Robin) S. Russell, professor and department head of the Department of Business Information Technology in the Pamplin College of Business, will serve as the college’s interim dean, effective July 1. She will assume leadership following the retirement of Robert Sumichrast and as the college conducts an international search for its next dean.

While Cadet Austin Askew can be seen prominently in front of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets at each morning’s flag formation, it is what he has done behind the scenes that defines him.

In 2018, Virginia Tech revitalized the university’s core curriculum by launching Pathways General Education, a program created to both work across disciplines and address real-world problems.

Abdul Basit Tusher faced some high hurdles on his journey to becoming a Hokie.

Barbara Hoopes’ students don’t need a textbook to understand how the world’s supply chain works and what happens when it is disrupted. They are seeing and experiencing it in real time.

First-year cadets Samuel Fisher, Hunter Manley, and Lauren Ruck will receive the flags at Saturday’s football game against Syracuse.

Cadet Michael Stanley, a junior in Air Force ROTC majoring in building construction in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, will travel with the Hokies to receive the flags at Saturday’s football game at West Virginia.

One of the primary goals of the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment (ISCE) is to prepare social science faculty to compete for external funds to support their research. This aim is achieved, in part, through ISCE’s signature Scholars Program.

Before applying to the Raytheon Technologies Fellowship Program, Emma Lasky was unsure of how to turn her interests into a career post-graduation.

Post-pandemic vacation goers might be eager to make travel plans this summer, but Virginia Tech travel and tourism expert Mahmood Khan says the greatest challenge facing summer travelers will be to resist temptations to go full-speed.

When a disaster strikes, social media can be helpful in alerting the public quickly. Social media posts can also offer useful information for emergency response and decision making.

The saying goes, “You can’t believe everything you find on the Internet.” As simple as that sounds, navigating social media can often blur the line between reality and fantasy. This proves especially difficult when trying to fight a global pandemic.

The Pamplin College of Business is partnering with the Appalachian School of Law and Ballad Health in a program to help patients who need it get free legal assistance that can lead to better access to health care and improved patient health.

Like many 18-year-olds, Tidewater area-native Alex Byrum had no idea what he wanted to do with his life when he graduated from high school. The youngest of three brothers – both of whom were Hokies – Byrum only knew that he wanted to assert his independence in some form or fashion.

The cadets sat in three virtual time zones. Computer screens illuminated their faces as they watched a cascade of visual satellite location information, Zoom communications from team members, and websites offering real-time data.

Lara Khansa, professor of business information technology and associate dean for undergraduate programs in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been named the Sonny Merryman Inc. Professor by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

The transition to an online semester has left campus academic halls silent, whiteboards blank, and desks empty. However, learning continues as students and educators work to master tools like Canvas and Zoom.

When disaster strikes, having relief supplies in the right place to be deployed swiftly is critical. Humanitarian relief agencies often position such supplies in advance to help ensure ready availability but lack a good way to gauge the effectiveness of such preparations.

The heightened fear and anxiety that COVID-19 is causing people worldwide brings vulnerable targets for cyber hackers.

Nick Herman once led a global corporate campaign to trick people into clicking on a fictitious link. He created fake websites and phishing emails in different languages.

Radhica Kanniganti works for a startup company in India, home to some of the world’s most-polluted cities. She hopes to improve lives in her work as an environmental engineer for the Bangalore-based company Devic Earth, testing a device that reduces air pollution by employing radio waves.

Ten Virginia Tech graduate students, chosen as Innovation Fellows, are helping to shape the university's future Innovation Campus in Alexandria. They are, from left to right: (back row) Logan Eisenbeiser, Xin Chen, Goprikrishna Rathinavel, Padmaksha Roy, and Christopher White. On the front row, from left to right, are Yiqing Liu, Pooja Algikar, Sneharaj Ramdaspalli, Ronald "Angel" Cox, and Yu-Hsuan Huang.