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Dive into topics from the weekend

During this year’s Alumni Weekend, we hosted more than 90 different events, including plenty of open houses and seminars. If these presentations sparked your curiosity, learn more through a selection of stories and get all the details with the slide decks shared during a few of the sessions. 

Immerse yourself in what's happening at Virginia Tech

Explore a curated collection of stories that expand on the ideas, research, and university updates from the weekend.

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    Our next key play
    Our next key play , article

    Through historic investments, top-tier leadership, and renewed momentum, Virginia Tech is shaping the future of college sports while staying true to a proud tradition.

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    Yoon Choi extracts pigment from food waste during an art workshop at Pulaski. Photo courtesy of Yoon Choi.
    The magic of turning food waste into paint pigments , article

    Yoon Choi, assistant professor in Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture, Arts, and Design, launched the Food Magic project in 2023. The project utilizes a multi-stream recycling approach to capture food waste that can be transformed into natural powder pigments for art.

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    Nguyen Khoa Nguyen wears a virtual reality headset while demonstrating the digital twin and virtual reality system at a recent Power and Energy Conference at Virginia Tech.
    Digital twins and virtual reality transform utility workforce training , article

    Virginia Tech researchers are leading the way for the future of workforce development by combining virtual reality with digital twin technology to create safe, immersive, and effective training.

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    the first black women at virginia tech
    Breaking the double barrier , article

    Six decades ago, in the fall of 1966, the first Black women students arrived at Virginia Tech: transfer student Linda Adams Hoyle, Jacqueline Butler Blackwell, Linda Edmonds Turner, LaVerne Hairston Higgins, Marguerite Harper Scott, and Chiquita Hudson. They were a minority within a minority — six Black women among nearly 9,500 white men, 500 white women, and 20 Black men.

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    Therapy Dog Epcot interacting with students on the Drillfield
    Paws for relief , article

    These dogs can reach people in a way no human can. Therapy dogs help in ways that are not possible even for the most educated, well-intentioned human.

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    student with headphones and laptop studying in Torgersen Bridge with other students around her.
    New artificial intelligence minor launches this fall , article

    The interdisciplinary minor will give students in every major the opportunity to build artificial intelligence skills, explore ethical impacts, and use that information in fields ranging from business and public policy to music and filmmaking.

Don't miss a detail — see slide decks from a few presentations

Some of Virginia Tech's experts from the weekend have shared their slide decks. Check them out and don't miss a single detail.