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During the past fiscal year, alumni, friends, students, employees, corporations, and foundations invested in Virginia Tech's land-grant mission at unprecedented levels. Their giving helps strengthen Virginia's workforce, improve health outcomes, advance innovation, and create new opportunities.

The freely available textbook fills a significant gap between theory and practice in aerospace education, offering practical design perspectives that are often underrepresented in traditional curricula yet essential to both students and industry professionals. There is no comparable resource available, whether open or commercially published.

The study abroad program Bridges, Builders, and Society uses iconic bridges in the United Kingdom to help engineering students understand how the structures reflect history, culture, and the communities they connect.

What does it take to turn classroom learning into a career? Follow Virginia Tech students from the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design as they complete summer internships at Richmond-based design firm 3North, gaining hands-on experience with real client projects while building the skills, confidence, and connections that prepare them for the professional world.

Julia Adornetto found her calling in the science of sensory evaluation, overcoming setbacks with the help of faculty mentors and scholarships.