Ekirch's book about night continues to win awards
Roger Ekirch, of Roanoke, Va. a professor of early American history at Virginia Tech, was selected as this year’s winner of the Charles Smith Award for his highly acclaimed book entitled At Day’s...
View ArticleVirginia 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl Team wins contest for third time in five years
The Virginia team for the Invitational 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl took home the top honors at a competition at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 4. This is the...
View ArticleStaff members take national awards
Four Virginia Tech communicators have won awards in the 2006 National Federation of Press Women communications contest. The awards were announced recently at the organization’s national conference in...
View ArticleCommunication, engineering education cited as 2006 University Exemplary...
The Department of Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and the Department of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering will receive the 2006 University Exemplary...
View ArticleVeterinary medicine programs encourage food animal veterinary careers
A major study conducted by the Food Supply Veterinary Medicine Consortium has determined that the nation is facing a shortage of food animal veterinarians and that it will likely get worse over the...
View ArticleVeterinary college presents Santa with pets portrait program
Looking for a new twist on an old tradition? Why not grace this year’s Christmas card for family and friends with a picture of your beloved pet?
View ArticleMarion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center announces 2006-07 Tuesday Talks...
The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has announced its 2006-07 Tuesday Talks schedule. This series of lectures is designed to provide veterinarians, horse owners, and horse professionals with...
View ArticleStudents head to New Orleans during Thanksgiving break to help hurricane victims
Instead of spending Thanksgiving feasting and relaxing with family, a group of Virginia Tech students is in New Orleans helping those in need. The trip is part of the YMCA at Virginia Tech’s...
View ArticleNobel Laureate keynotes Ninth Annual Computational Genomics Conference
Barry Marshall, 2005 Nobel Laureate, was the keynote speaker at the Ninth Annual Computational Genomics Conference held in Baltimore, Md. from October 28-31.
View ArticleFall Commencement ceremonies to be held Dec. 15
Approximately 2,500 Virginia Tech students will be honored for completing their academic degrees as Virginia Tech holds Fall Commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 15.
View ArticleRecreational Sports to host the first ever Polar Bear Plunge
Recreational Sports will host the first ever Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m. in the McComas Hall Pool. This event is open to all students, faculty, staff, and the general public....
View ArticleNew packaging science minor offered at Virginia Tech
Starting this fall, students in the College of Natural Resources have the option to minor in packaging science. The Department of Wood Science and Forest Products is offering this minor to students who...
View ArticleFive students receive ACC scholarships for study abroad
Five students have received Atlantic Coast Conference International Academic Collaborative (ACC/IAC) scholarships to help underwrite the costs of their travel to and study in other countries.
View ArticleTraining researchers to work across disciplines is the goal of NSF project at...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $525,000 grant to Maura Borrego, an assistant professor in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Department of Engineering Education (EngE), for...
View ArticleHenry Dekker and Ben Davenport to deliver 2006 Fall Commencement addresses
Henry J. Dekker and Ben J. Davenport, Jr. will deliver the keynote addresses at Virginia Tech's Fall 2006 University and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies to be held Friday, Dec. 15.
View ArticleCenter for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases receives improvements
About $1 million in improvements designed to increase capacity and enhance animal housing facilities have been made in the Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases (CMMID).
View ArticleJohn Perlin, renowned expert on the role of wood in civilization, to present...
John Perlin, author of the highly acclaimed A Forest Journey: The Role of Wood in the Development of Civilization, will make his second visit to Virginia Tech to present a College of Natural Resources...
View ArticleCommunication professor examines media bias in president's speeches
Jim A. Kuypers, assistant professor of communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, reveals a disturbing world of media bias in his new book Bush's War: Media Bias...
View ArticleVirginia Tech ranks #1 (again) in college and university vanity license plates
Hokie Nation has taken to Virginia's highways. . . and they have the license plates to prove it.
View ArticleLocal officials complete County Supervisor Certification Program
Ten elected officials comprise the first set of graduates from the County Supervisor Certification Program, a partnership of Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Association of Counties...
View ArticleVirginia Tech celebrates holiday season with giant gingerbread Burruss Hall
Virginia Tech is celebrating the holiday season with a new twist on a beloved tradition--a massive gingerbread replica of Burruss Hall, one of the university's most discernible landmarks.
View ArticleVeterinary medicine student to lead National Veterinary Business Organization
A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine has been elected president-elect of the Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA), a...
View ArticleCommonwealth College Access Network helps all Virginians attain a college degree
The Commonwealth College Access Network--an organization of Virginia college and university financial aid, admission, and other support program leaders dedicated to improve postsecondary education...
View ArticleCenter for Geospatial Information Technology assists with Blacksburg's storm...
Virginia Tech's Center for Geospatial Information Technology (CGIT) has partnered with the town of Blacksburg, Va., to implement a research program on storm water management that aims to control the...
View ArticleForestry department seeks applicants for national fellowship in urban forestry
The Garden Club of America has again selected Virginia Tech’s forestry department to review and administer its recently established national urban forestry fellowship for qualified U.S. students....
View ArticleState senator named 'National Friend of Extension'
Virginia State Senator R. Edward Houck (D-17) of Spotsylvania, Va., received a National Friend of Extension Award from Epsilon Sigma Phi for his service and commitment to Virginia Cooperative...
View ArticleTearing down the fungal cell wall
Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and Duke University Medical Center have pinpointed a fungal gene that appears to play an important role in the development and virulence of...
View ArticleEngineering professor is keeping the nation one step ahead in aerospace
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is historically known for producing world-class publications, conferences, honors and awards activities, short courses, and educational...
View ArticleGolf Digest ranks Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech among the best in...
Golf Digest, the nation's leading golf magazine, has named the Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech among the "Best New Remodel" golf courses for 2006. The River Course was ranked fourth among the...
View ArticleJulie Walters-Steele named director of university unions
Julie Walters-Steele, former director of the A.K. Hinds University Center at Western Carolina University, has been named director of university unions at Virginia Tech.
View ArticleBoard of Visitors Executive Committee to hold special session Dec. 18 in...
The Board of Visitors Executive Committee will hold a special meeting Monday, Dec. 18, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the offices of Troutman Sanders LLP (Troutman Sanders Building, 1001 Haxall...
View ArticleProfessor conducts research to build better bridges
Talk to Carin Roberts-Wollmann while she's conducting experiments and you might find her scratching what looks like hieroglyphics or cave drawings onto a concrete bridge. What she is actually doing is...
View ArticleCapt. Flinchum named chief of police and director of campus security
Capt. Wendell Flinchum of Christiansburg, Va., a 21-year veteran of the Virginia Tech Police Department who has served as interim chief of police since July 1, has been named the university's chief of...
View ArticleScientists uncover speedometer for crystal growth controlled by biomolecule...
From gemstones to transistors, crystals are everywhere in our daily lives. Crystals also make up the mineralized skeletons of all organisms, including seashells and our own teeth and bones. Perhaps the...
View ArticleResearchers conduct first molecular simulation of a long DNA strand
It turns out that sequencing the human genome--determining the order of DNA building blocks--has not completely cracked the code of how DNA directs various cellular processes. In addition to the...
View ArticleEngineering professors work to secure software-defined radio technology
Improving the security of software-defined radio (SDR) technology is the goal of a team of Virginia Tech engineering researchers who have won a $400,000 Cyber Trust grant from the National Science...
View ArticleFirst recipients of Don G. Creamer Research Award named
Three graduate students in the Higher Education Program have been honored as the first recipients of the Don G. Creamer Research Awards.
View ArticleForage conference will educate producers about grazing practices
Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council will explore the theme, “Profitable Pastures: Extending Grazing” at this year’s winter forage conference, Jan. 23-25....
View ArticleConference to help horse owners understand forages
Each year, Virginia’s horses consume more than 500,000 tons of hay valued at approximately $100 million. In light of this, Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council...
View ArticleCelebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Virginia Tech will host a variety of educational and cultural programs and community service events Jan. 14-19, 2007. All events...
View ArticleJim Bohland named vice president and executive director for the National...
Virginia Tech President Charles Steger has named James Bohland vice president and executive director for the National Capital Region.
View ArticleEnvironmental engineer works to eliminate odor in biosolids
The county of Los Angeles may not like this distinction, but environmental engineer John Novak says the sludge from this area of California has the worst odor of any he has ever tested. A walk inside...
View ArticleHoops named Systems Biology Markup Language editor
Stefan Hoops, computational systems biologist at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI), has been named an SBML (Systems Biology Markup Language) editor by the SBML community. In this position, he...
View ArticleHoliday blessings for a boy and his dog
For many, Christmas is a time to count your blessings, appreciate the love of family and friends and reach out to others.
View ArticleForest and farmland conservation strategies course offered
To help avoid future conflicts and problems that result all too often when development meets farmland, the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program is presenting a statewide course on forest and...
View ArticleMarion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center holds equine neurological issues...
The Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center presented “Equine Neurological Issues Over the Life Course” during its first Tuesday Talk session of the season.
View ArticleNew director of Center for Unit Load Design named
Ralph L. Rupert of Blacksburg, Va., has been named the new director of the Center for Unit Load Design (CULD).
View ArticleWhite delivers State-of-the-Art lecture at annual convention
Dr. Nat White, the Jean Ellen duPont Shehan Professor and director of Virginia Tech’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, presented the prestigious Frank J. Milne State-of-the-Art lecture at the...
View ArticleNew Carnegie Foundation classification for Curricular Engagement and Outreach...
Virginia Tech is among 76 U.S. colleges and universities nationwide selected by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its new Community Engagement Classification.
View ArticleDining Services offers new jobs for the new year
Virginia Tech's Dining Services will hold its first one-stop job fair from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 12, 2007 in Shultz Dining Center. The fair will provide an opportunity for wage and student position...
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