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...
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