BLACKSBURG, Va., April 20 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

Virginia Tech honored its authors during University Libraries' Authors Recognition Event, celebrating new books published in 2025 and the breadth of scholarship across the university.This event is made possible by the Alfred and Shirley Wampler Caudill Endowment for Special Events.

Now in its 18th year, the event recognized 83 books by 82 authors representing all nine academic colleges, along with administrative units, research centers, and institutes.

"This is what it means to be a comprehensive university," Executive Vice President and Provost Julie Ross said during her remarks at the event. "What we see here tonight is w...