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Awards

Funded projects:

  1. Meaghan Dee, Elizabeth Lantz, Charles Nichols (School of Visual Arts; School of Performing Arts), Trevor Finney (Library). Belonging: An Immersive Poetry Project on Migration and Identity. $10,000. Summer 2026 - April 2027
  2. Rachael Paine (School of Visual Arts; Health Systems and Implementation Science; School of Architecture), Trevor Finney (Library). Speculative Journeys in Future Healthcare Systems. $10,000. Late Spring 2026 - Spring 2027
  3. Luis Borunda (School of Architecture), Kristin Lamoureux (Hospitality and Tourism Management), Meng Zhu (Marketing), Alex Kinnaman (Library). In the Eyes Of: From Expert Capture to Oral History Archive. $10,000. May 10, 2026 - May 9, 2027
  4. Renee LeClair (Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Dept. of Basic Science Education), Anita Walz (Library). Engaging Students as Future Professionals in the Development of an Open-Source Virtual Learning Platform, Exploring Challenging Topics and their Clinical Significance. $10,000. Mid-May 2026 - May 2027
  5. Eunju Hwang (School of Design), Junghwan Kim (Geography), Bipasha Banerjee (Library), Jennifer Goyne (Library). Human-Centered GeoAI for Age-Friendly Walkability: Curated Data and Visual Infrastructure at Warm Hearth Village. $10,000. May 2026 - April 2027
  6. Irene Curulli (School of Design, Landscape Architecture Program), Bipasha Banerjee (Library). Resilient Post-Industrial Landscapes along the James River: A Collaborative AI and Archival Approach. $10,000. May 2026 - April 2027
  7. Amanda Lechner (Studio Art; SOVA), Scott Fralin (Library). Cite/Site/Sight Buon Fresco Mural Installation in Newman Library. $9,471. Oct 2026 - May 9, 2027
  8. Hyesoo Yoo (School of Performing Arts (Music Education)), Wen Nie Ng (Library). Building an Open-Access Digital Collection of Korean Traditional Music for Music Education. $9,848. Fall 2026 - Apr 2027
  9. Alp Tural (Interior Design Program, School of Design), Lisa Tucker (Center for Historic Preservation), Alex Kinnaman (Library). Illuminating Heritage: Post-Occupancy Lighting Assessment and Digital Documentation of Historic Buildings Using HDR Photometry and 3D Scanning. $10,000. May 15, 2026 - May 15, 2027
  10. Samantha M. Margherio (Psychology), Leila Ledbetter (Library). A Systematic Review to Clarify the Role of Social Functioning in Adolescent Alcohol Use. $5,000. Summer 2026 - Spring 2027

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The 10 projects were selected through a random draw; see the video here. All co-PIs of the selected 10 proposals have been contacted and accepted the funding.