Destination Areas
Destination Areas, Virginia Tech
Transdisciplinary Communities
Nine areas of focus combine our existing academic and research
strengths with innovative transdisciplinary teams, tools, and processes.
Committed to Beyond Boundaries
The Destination Areas and Strategic Growth Areas (DA/SGAs) and Virginia Tech’s
investment Institutes are committed to advancing the Beyond Boundaries vision.
In order to facilitate transdisciplinary research efforts, the DAs/SGAs in conjunction with the Institutes, are offering seed grants to foster collaborative efforts and to enhance the competitiveness for defined external support in areas that address issues related to rural health and infectious disease.
Announcement
+Policy Research Team Supplement
Applications due October 17, 2018
The Policy Strategic Growth Area (PSGA) solicits applications from research teams with ongoing projects that would benefit from a funding supplement focusing on policy. The +Policy Research Team Supplement is designed to enable extant teams to engage with a Virginia Tech faculty member with expertise in policy in order to add a policy component to, or enhance the policy dimension of, an ongoing research project.
Upcoming Events
September 24
Building Transdisciplinary Communities
Open to the university community
Time: 8:00am–1:30pm
Location: Virginia Tech Inn
October 3
Information and Trust in Society Workshop
Sponsored by the Integrated Security DA.
Interested participants should contact Russ Walker.
October 5
Creating Technological Surprise
Dr. Steven H. Walker, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Time: 8:30am
Location: Quillen Family Auditorium, Goodwin Hall (room 190)
Faculty Spotlight, Virginia Tech
Destination Areas News
Artist, students to create structures with plastic bottles, VT News
Artist, students to create structures with plastic bottles
September 19, 2018
New opportunities for transdisciplinary collaboration are the focus of upcoming event, VT News
Disaster aid: new research uses analytics to improve placement of supplies, VT News
Disaster aid: new research uses analytics to improve placement of supplies
September 11, 2018
Video: Conversation with the President
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.
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.
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.
2018 Courses
We welcome students seeking to reach beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries to find the innovation that exists in the intersections of diverse fields.