Destination Areas

Destination Areas: Building Transdisciplinary Communities

Transdisciplinary communities at Virginia Tech are working collaboratively to address complex problems that impact the human condition. Teams are working across disciplinary boundaries to address challenges in rural health, infectious disease, coastal mitigation, brain health and development, and security.

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Destination Areas, Virginia Tech

Transdisciplinary Communities

Nine areas of focus combine our existing academic and research
strengths with innovative transdisciplinary teams, tools, and processes.

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Adaptive Brain and Behavior

Creativity + Innovation

Data and Decisions

Economical and Sustainable Materials

Equity and Social Disparity in the Human Condition

Global Systems Science

Integrated Security

Intelligent Infrastructure for Human Centered Communities

+Policy

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FutureHAUS in NYC's Times Square for Design Week

Faculty Spotlight

Former Leidos executive Jay Winkeler has been appointed executive director of the Center for Business Intelligence and Analytics in the Pamplin College of Business.

Faculty Spotlight, Virginia Tech

Our Motto

Ut Prosim (That I May Serve)

Virginia Tech is committed to creating global impacts built
upon a foundation of diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.

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Virginia Tech is leading the way in transdisciplinary research, learning, and enagagement.

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In a conversation with Dawn Jefferies, Virginia Tech President Tim Sands talks about the start of the academic year and reflects on the importance of research.

Top Talent Search

We intend to attract and retain top talent through initiatives that are supported by administration, stakeholder groups, and outstanding new interdisciplinary facilities.

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2018 Courses

We welcome students seeking to reach beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries to find the innovation that exists in the intersections of diverse fields.

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Please contact Todd Nicewonger, Project Director for Destination Areas