University scientist plays key role in saving the livelihoods of papaya...
A university scientist has played a key role in saving the livelihoods of papaya farmers in the South Asian nation of Sri Lanka.
View ArticleYue Joseph Wang named Grant A. Dove Professor of Electrical and Computer...
Yue Joseph Wang, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named the Grant A. Dove Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering by...
View ArticleJoseph C. Wang honored with emeritus status
Joseph C. Wang, professor of architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
View ArticleNano-Bio convergence conference set for Oct. 14-15 in Roanoke
Virginia Tech's Continuing and Professional Education is hosting Nano-Bio: The Next Transformative Convergence, Oct. 14-15 at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in Roanoke.
View Article2009 Hokie Effect on track to surpass 100,000 in sales
When the cameras pan Lane Stadium Sept. 26 and viewers are overwhelmed by sea of maroon, when the opposing football team scans the stands Oct. 29 and orange is the predominant color, the camaraderie...
View ArticleRobert D. Wright honored with emeritus status
Robert D. Wright, professor of horticulture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
View ArticleUniversity Libraries joins Center for Research Libraries
The University Libraries has joined the Chicago-based Center for Research Libraries (CRL), a consortium of over 200 North American universities, colleges, and independent research libraries.
View ArticleInternational panel to address state, local efforts to increase energy...
Climate change and energy are international issues. Following the maxim, "Think globally, act locally," a now international group first launched in Germany is hosting a panel discussion on the topic,...
View ArticleU.S. Marine Corps flyover hosted by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Saturday
The Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 224 from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort, S.C., will conduct a military aircraft flyover with F/A-18 Hornets prior to the Virginia Tech versus Nebraska...
View ArticleBurden Boat Project invites participants to symbolically release burdens
The Perspective Gallery in Squires Student Center on the Virginia Tech campus is hosting a interactive art project and exhibit, called the Burden Boat Project, this fall.
View ArticleUniversity celebrates 2009 homecoming with activities beginning Oct. 3
Virginia Tech has scheduled a series of homecoming events throughout the week of Oct. 3-11, including concerts, a step show, a pep rally, and the Homecoming 5K.
View ArticleRecreational Sports to host University Bookstore Homecoming 5K Run/Walk,...
Dash through the streets of Blacksburg with Virginia Tech Recreational Sports and the University Bookstore. Join Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the rest of the Blacksburg community...
View ArticleSwiger Award honors excellence in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Michael J. Weaver of Blacksburg and Douglas A. Redd of Suffolk, Va., received Andy Swiger Land-Grant Awards for their contributions to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech.
View ArticleLucian W. Zelazny honored with emeritus status posthumously
The late Lucian W. Zelazny, the Thomas B. Hutcheson Professor of Soil Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title...
View ArticleVeterinary students to present community dog wash
Veterinary students enrolled in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine will present a community dog wash on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg...
View ArticleUniversity biomedical engineering team to study knee ligament sprains
A team of Virginia Tech engineering researchers has won a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant to study knee ligament sprains at the micro-mechanical level.
View ArticleCollege of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences renames two departments
Two departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences enter the fall 2009 semester with new names that better represent their program offerings.
View ArticleVirginia Tech to conduct test of VT Alerts Thursday, Oct. 1
Virginia Tech will conduct a full-scale test of its VT Alerts system on Thursday, Oct. 1 for the Blacksburg campus. The test will occur between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
View ArticleCultivating Sustainability Conference to highlight the farm-to-table efforts...
Virginia Cooperative Extension is hosting a Cultivating Sustainability Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 30, to offer strategic directions for scaling up regional food systems, discuss the critical role...
View ArticleVirginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus Adam Keene named Hokie Hero
Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus 1st Lt. Adam Keene, United States Air Force, who received a degree in geography from the College of Natural Resources in 2006, has been selected as the Hokie Hero...
View ArticleBillie Lepczyk named nation's University Dance Educator of the Year
Billie Lepczyk, associate professor in Virginia Tech's School of Education's Learning Sciences and Technologies, was named the University Dance Educator of the Year by the National Dance Association...
View ArticleUniversity engineers lead nation's efforts to protect power grid
Two of the nation's icons in the electric power field are Virginia Tech professors Arun Phadke and James Thorp, recipients of the 2008 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering for their...
View ArticleNew gallery in Kent Square premieres with eight exhibitions
Beginning Friday, Sept. 25, a new gallery at 216 Kent Square, will feature eight inaugural interactive, new media art exhibitions.
View ArticleVirginia Tech names biomechanics laboratory in memory of Kevin P. Granata
The new biomechanics research laboratory located in room 208 of Norris Hall at Virginia Tech has been named the Kevin P. Granata Biomechanics Laboratory as an enduring tribute to the late engineering...
View ArticleUniversity encourages community to become ecologically intelligent
Virginia Tech, in partnership with Sustainable Blacksburg and the Town of Blacksburg, is issuing a friendly call to action for all Blacksburg residents.
View ArticleEd Dorsa named School of Architecture + Design assistant director
Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design Director Scott Poole has appointed Ed Dorsa, associate professor of industrial design, to be the assistant director of the school as of August 2009.
View ArticleIn memoriam: Norrine Bailey Spencer, associate provost and director emerita...
Norrine Bailey Spencer, age 62, of Blacksburg died peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at her home in Blacksburg with her husband at her side.
View ArticleU.S. Marine Corps flyover hosted by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets planned...
The Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 773, Detachment B, from Johnstown, Pa., will conduct a military aircraft flyover with AH-1W Super Cobra Attack Helicopters prior to the Virginia Tech versus...
View ArticleGuidelines for student voters in upcoming Virginia gubernatorial election
With the upcoming 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election on Nov. 3, Virginia Tech would like to remind students that although the university cannot provide students with individualized advice, the...
View ArticleCollege of Engineering team to design and study liver mimics
Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers will use more than $1 million in grant funding to study engineered tissues that mimic the liver, one of the human body's most complex organs.
View ArticleInternational marketing for forest products industries workshop planned for...
Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Virginia Cooperative Extension will hold a workshop on International Marketing for Forest Products Industries on Oct. 20, at the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleUniversity to host Maroon 5 for Back to School tour
Maroon 5 will be making the fifth stop of its Back to School tour at Virginia Tech on Nov. 10, 2009. The concert will be held in Burruss auditorium. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. and doors open at 7 p.m.
View ArticleManhattan Piano Trio to perform at Virginia Tech
The Manhattan Piano Trio will perform Saturday, Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. in the Squires Recital Salon on the campus of Virginia Tech.
View ArticleVirginia Bioinformatics Institute awards Transdisciplinary Team Science
The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech, in collaboration with Virginia Tech's Ph.D. program in genetics, bioinformatics, and computational biology, has awarded three fellowships in...
View ArticleEconomics student, Collegiate Times reporter gains national recognition
Collegiate Times writer Caleb Fleming, of Warrenton, Va., a junior majoring in economics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, is a finalist for the National College Reporter of the Year award,...
View ArticleCollege of Engineering students receive Virginia Transportation Construction...
Two students in the Virginia Tech mining and minerals engineering department recently won scholarships from the nonprofit industry organization Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA).
View ArticleHousing and Dining Services names new sustainability coordinator
Virginia Tech Housing and Dining Services has named Rachael Budowle the unit's new sustainability coordinator.
View ArticleUniversity's Dining Services strives to create more sustainable dining program
In an effort to promote sustainable food systems, Virginia Tech's Dining Services has added a new value statement to its guiding principles.
View ArticleCollege of Science graduate student awarded National Institutes of Health...
Camille Harris of Ridgeland, Miss., a graduate student in biological sciences, has been awarded a prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) Graduate Research Fellowship for her study of forest...
View ArticleFree flu shots available for university wage employees Oct. 28
Virginia Tech will hold a flu vaccination clinic for all wage employees on Wednesday, Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in McComas Gym.
View ArticleVirginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus Mark Sherkey named Hokie Hero
Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus Maj. Mark Sherkey, United States Army, who received a degree in finance from the Pamplin College of Business in 1995, has been selected as the Hokie Hero for the...
View ArticleResearcher looks for answers about unique disease-resistant gene
Virginia Tech faculty member Bingyu Zhao is investigating a disease-resistant gene in corn that prevents bacteria from invading distantly related plant species.
View ArticleVirginia Tech Transportation Institute director to be panelist at Distracted...
Tom Dingus, director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute will be among the panelists invited to speak at the U.S. Department of Transportation Distracted Driving Summit “Leaders to Explore...
View ArticleLife Science Forum showcases regional research, new companies
The Third Annual Southwest Virginia Life Science Forum and a BIO Town Hall meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 13, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Inn at Virginia Tech.
View ArticlePamplin College professor receives lifetime achievement award
Michael Badawy, professor of management at Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business, received the International Association for Management of Technology's 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award.
View ArticleVirginia Tech University Libraries acquires Carter-Cash family music collection
Materials related to musicians of the Carter and Cash families, including June Carter and Johnny Cash, are now available at Virginia Tech University Libraries' Special Collections.
View ArticleCoalition draws support of respected Virginia leaders
Grow By Degrees, a campaign initiated by the Virginia Business Higher Education Council (VBHEC) to promote economic growth through high-impact investment and innovation in Virginia's public colleges,...
View ArticleUniversity group creates theatre piece about Darwin
"Living Darwin," an original theatrical production, will debut at Virginia Tech this fall. The Theatre Workshop in Science, Technology, and Society and the Department of Theatre and Cinema developed...
View ArticleSchiffert Health Center to distribute flu prevention kits to campus residents
In an effort to educate students about effective prevention methods for influenza and other viruses, Virginia Tech's Schiffert Health Center, a department within the Division of Student Affairs, will...
View ArticleAssistant professor of biomedical engineering continues outreach to New...
A Virginia Tech College of Engineering assistant professor will use part of a $175,000, two-year National Science Foundation grant for artificial bone scaffolding research to continue outreach efforts...
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