This week's Playdate falls on April Fools' Day, and we take this coincidence very seriously. This Friday at 8.30am, we will explore the relationship between humor and disciplinary culture.

We'll collect examples of disciplinary humor from the audience and tell them to each other. Please be prepared with a joke about your discipline, particularly jokes that only people with training in your discipline would get. (We’re not kidding!) icat.vt.edu/events/2022/04…

Join us on this fun exploration at the Creativity and Innovation District Virginia Tech Creativity+Innovation on Friday, at 8.30am. We'll bring donuts and coffee!

F.I.R.E. Starters is a new undergraduate research program that aims to increase access to and training for research opportunities for underrepresented minority students. Applications are due April 1. More information can be found here: research.undergraduate.vt.edu/ugr-opportunit…

Happy April 1st! In honor of April Fools’ Day, this ICAT playdate will explore the relationship of humor and disciplinary culture. Join us this morning at 9:00am in the CID LLC Community Assembly space and online icat.vt.edu/live.htmll.

Another #QuestionoftheWeek from C+I! Leave a comment and/or share, we want to make your experience Virginia Tech the best it could possibly be!

Last night, Sunday, April 3 at 7 p.m. at the Moss Arts Center, VT Philharmonic, Blacksburg Master Chorale, and Blacksburg Children's Chorale presented the world premiere of Dwight Bigler's new composition, "Mosaic for Earth." For more information: performingarts.vt.edu/performances/2…

Well it's starting. #acceleratefestival National Museum of American History is going up. 25 exhibits will be up in just a few short hours.

There is a lot of room for creativity and innovation in the world of children’s programming. Chris Valluzzo realized that a voice from Appalachia has been missing in the industry, and so “Penny P’s Backyard” was born. vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/…

“I’ve been playing video games my whole life. As soon as I realized that could be my career, I started looking for ways to craft games and stories for people.”-Maureen Saverot ’15, MFA ’18 To read more: vtx.vt.edu/articles/2022/…

Reality Boundary is a VT student team developing original games for Virtual Reality. The first game is an asymmetrical virtual reality / PC game called Eidolon. ​For more details and updates : blogs.lt.vt.edu/eidolon/

Another #QuestionoftheWeek from C+I! Leave a comment and/or share, we want to make your experience Virginia Tech the best it could possibly be!

ICAT Day is on Monday, and we've got an exciting set of events planned. Exhibits will open at 10am in Moss Arts Center, followed by a fashion show at Virginia Tech Creativity+Innovation at 3pm, and a panel discussion at 3.30pm. icat.vt.edu/events/2022/05….

Last night's amazing BioTech Couture Fashion show from students in @VTCAUS and Virginia Tech Engineering kicked off Creativity and Innovation Day today Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech. Come by between 10am & 2pm and see over 30 exhibits showcasing Virginia Tech Research and Innovation in the arts, design, engineering and science.

NSF is soliciting applications for the Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Graduate Fellowship (CSGrad4US). The Application deadline is May 19, 2022, by 11:59 pm EST. Please visit nsf.gov/cise/CSGrad4US/ for additional details and deadlines.

Rhode Island School of Design is looking for a term Research Fellow to join its Spatial Audio Studio. Further information and application instructions are at this link: risd.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/risd/job/Provi…

PechaKucha is a storytelling format where presenters show 20 slides for 20 seconds of commentary each. We have been using this format for knowledge-sharing b/w researchers who are working on projects funded by ICAT. Here are some snaps from our #PechaKucha event last Friday!

PLAYDATE TOMORROW! Come over to Virginia Tech Creativity+Innovation at 8.30am to learn all about Celestial Gardens, an interactive art installation that responds with changes in color & sound as people walk through it. Join us for some coffee, donuts and conversations with the team behind Celestial Gardens!

Wishing the C+I community joyful and Happy Holidays!