维吉尼亚州科学 & 技术学校
维吉尼亚州科学 & 技术学校
Located in Virginia’s technology corridor, the momentum at the 维吉尼亚州科学 and 技术学校 (VSTC) is palpable. VSTC’s 120 acres in Ashburn, VA, are home to more than 20 degree and certificate programs and 17 研究 labs, centers and institutes.
在这里, 研究人员, faculty and students are advancing the frontiers of knowledge in cross-disciplinary STEM-based disciplines.
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Hands-On Learning for Hands that Heal
瓦的 护理学院—ranked as one of the nation’s best—has its home and a vibrant presence at VSTC. 本科 and graduate nursing students, as well as community partners, put their knowledge into action in the Skills and Simulation Laboratories. In addition to preparing compassionate health care practitioners, the school is poised to transform health care delivery and policy locally, nationally and globally.
Shaking Up the Knowledge Base
研究ers in the Earthquake Engineering and Structures Laboratory study buildings, 桥梁, power plants and other infrastructure systems to advance safe and stable building practices. 的 laboratory includes the 摇表, one of the most powerful earthquake simulators on the East Coast. 的 摇表 produces every motion that a building or structure may experience during an earthquake, allowing it to simulate the most severe earthquakes recorded worldwide over the last 100 years.
Weaving Together the Past and Present
的 Avenir Foundation Conservation and Collections Resource Center is located on VSTC. This environmentally-controlled facility is designed for the long-term protection, study and care of the 的 George 华盛顿 University Museum and 的 Textile Museum’s collections. 22,000 square foot space provides storage, conservation and behind-the-scenes support for the public exhibitions and programs at the museum on Foggy Bottom Campus. While the primary use of the Avenir Center is collections storage and care, this private facility is open to visiting scholars and students 按照约定.
Big Data Capabilities to Support Bigger Thinking
教师 研究 is strengthened by the university’s investment in a high-performance computing cluster and storage resource that provides big data initiatives with cutting-edge computing, network capacity and 工程 services.
研究 & 学者
在VSTC, we are engaged in the dual mission of educating and preparing the next generation through innovative 学术项目 and advancing the frontiers of scientific knowledge through 研究.
VSTC offers degree and certificate programs in cross-disciplinary and STEM-based disciplines including cybersecurity, 教育, 工程, 健康科学, information technology and nursing. As a leader in the innovative delivery of 教育 to non-traditional learners, many programs are designed to match the needs of professional students with evening, weekend and online courses.
教师, graduate students and 研究 scientists—in collaboration with government and corporate partners—are advancing knowledge in biological and 健康科学, big data and data analytics, high-performance computing, energy science and technology, infrastructure safety 工程 and other STEM disciplines.
One interdisciplinary team modeled how earthquakes affect nuclear reactors—knowledge that could help prevent the repeat of disasters like that in Fukushima, 日本.
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