Graduate School News
Virginia Tech is home to more than 7,200 graduate students enrolled in certificate and degree programs across nine colleges. You can learn about our students and their work, our graduate programs, and the events and information we share via University News stories, our blogs, and our social media accounts here.
Latest stories about student and programs
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The future of polymers: biodegradable solutions to a global challenge , videoPolymers have transformed modern life, but many are made from petrochemicals and can break down into harmful microplastics. Researchers are developing sustainable alternatives using natural materials like carbohydrates and lignin and creating biodegradable plastics and renewable adhesives that can replace conventional products. By studying how microplastics are generated, improving medical packaging, and even learning from biodegradable materials found in nature, scientists are working to reduce plastic pollution and build a cleaner, more sustainable future.
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General ItemFall research computing workshop series
Advanced Research Computing (ARC) is offering a twice-weekly series of high-performance computing (HPC) workshops designed to help students, faculty, and research teams at all experience levels enhance their skills in high-performance and data-intensive computing.
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Graduate assistants help Extension tell its impact story , articleThrough the Center for Economic and Community Engagement, planning students gained real client experience while helping Virginia Cooperative Extension better document the value of its natural resources programs across the commonwealth.
Graduate School Bulletin
The Graduate School has launched a twice-monthly newsletter that is archived at this blog site. The blog is a way to communicate with graduate program directors (GPDs) and graduate coordinators regarding upcoming events, policy updates, administrative announcements and important deadlines.
