Lance Collins will lead Virginia Tech's efforts to build university and industry partnerships to advance development of technology and talent.

With heavy traffic and parking in short supply, the university will deploy a fleet of 300 scooters and begin collecting data in a new pilot.

The optional biometrics program allows students to keep their ID cards in their pockets as they wave their way into the building.

Planned near Amazon's Northern Virginia HQ2 site, the campus will host STEM graduate students next year.

The educational effort will be funded by a million commitment from open-source software company Block.one.

Schools in Virginia, Florida, Michigan, Arkansas, Georgia and Arizona are ramping up investment in the facilities, which allow specialized cybersecurity testing and training.

Seven higher-education research institutions in Virginia have partnered to drive innovation and economic development through collaboration.

To make the virtual exercise sustainable, Virginia universities opted to host the cyber range in the AWS cloud.

The challenge allows K-12 students to experience life as an NSA cyber expert for a day, in an effort to spark their interest in the field.