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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

Requests for Proposals

Transdisciplinary Communities: Addressing Complex Problems that Impact the Human Condition

Transdisciplinary Faculty Fellows Program

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Destination Areas News

- - Nov 13, 2019 Using data to predict the future of ecosystems
- - Nov 06, 2019 Using data to ensure your package arrives safely, every time
- - Oct 30, 2019 Researchers collaborate to address water and health issues in rural China and Appalachia

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

Faculty Spotlight

Sylvester Johnson leads exploration at the intersection of technologies and humanities

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Faculty Spotlight, Virginia Tech

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Please contact Todd Nicewonger, Project Director for Destination Areas