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Hyperloop gets new sponsor

Virginia Tech's Hyperloop team, which placed 4th overall at a world-wide event in Texas in January, is preparing their pod for testing in California later this year. Hyperloop One became the team's latest sponsor, presenting the group a check for $20,000 in June.

Dual degree program surpasses 50 graduates
Six Hokies finished their senior year
in Germany and in the process earned
a Virginia Tech Bachelor of Science in
Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor
of Science in Mechanical and Process
Engineering from Technische Universitat Darmstadt. The 2016 cohort
brings the number of graduates in the
dual-degree program to 51.
The next cohort of seven U.S. and
five German students are scheduled to
graduate in August 2016.
The program has received interest
from Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe who wrote to offer assistance in
expanding the program. Also, TUD was
awarded about $148,000 to support Standing, from left: Lawrence Ayers IV, Brennan Jansen, Jonathan Clark, and L.
the program over the next two years. Caroline Yancey. Sitting: Jaewook Lee, and Frank Whitesell IV. The six made up the
dual BSME/BSMPE degree program cohort between Virginia Tech and German
Technische Universitat Darmstadt.