The university remained busy during the summer months. Here are highlights of a few newsworthy events.
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The university has formed a landmark partnership with the state's telecommunications industry and state and local governments to connect every corner of the commonwealth. In time, the network will connect every state and private university and college, community college, and secondary school in the state. Virginia Tech will join the University of California at Berkeley, MIT, and the University of Maryland to comprise the new FAA Air Transportation Center of Excellence in Operations Research. The center will work collectively on safety, business, and operational issues in the aviation industry. Matching money will come from industry as well as from the transportation departments of the four respective states.