While in Dubai covering the FutureHAUS Dubai team’s attendance at the Solar Decathlon Middle East, I hosted a Facebook Live tour of the house just before the beginning of the competition. The tour was met with enthusiasm and thousands of views, reaching over 44,000 people — far beyond the team’s followers (which, at the time, hovered under 1,000). Another Facebook …
Ribbon-cutting of the Virginia Tech drone park
One of our most popular Facebook posts to date: It’s official: the new Virginia Tech drone park is open! It’s the largest in the nation, and students from all disciplines are encouraged to use it. Posted by Virginia Tech College of Engineering on Thursday, April 26, 2018
Facebook Live: Inside FutureHAUS at Virginia Tech
Welcome to the Virginia Tech FutureHAUS Dubai, an innovative, interdisciplinary, and ambitious project to design and build a futuristic, modular smart home. Students and faculty from the Virginia Tech College of Architecture and Urban Studies and College of Engineering have been working nearly two years on the planning, design, and building of the home in anticipation of an international …
Welcome to the new academic year from Dean Ross
Welcome to the new academic year from Dean Ross Today is the first day of classes at Virginia Tech! Dean Ross reflects on the year past and extends warm wishes for a successful academic year ahead. Posted by Virginia Tech College of Engineering on Monday, August 20, 2018
Congratulations, class of 2018
Spring 2018 Commencement Congratulations, class of 2018. Posted by Virginia Tech College of Engineering on Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Hyperloop at Virginia Tech detools a fiberglass layup
Hyperloop detools a heavy fiberglass layup To get ready for SpaceX’s Hyperloop pod competition this summer, Hyperloop at Virginia Tech is doing some heavy lifting — literally. Posted by Virginia Tech College of Engineering on Wednesday, April 25, 2018