Statement by Charles W. Steger on racially motivated graffiti incident
This past weekend, the university experienced another incident of racially motivated graffiti. I am disappointed and deeply troubled that another incident of hate and intolerance occurred on our campus...
View ArticleResearchers discover novel protein complex that enables survival in hostile...
Biswarup Mukhopadhyay and Eric Johnson from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have discovered a novel enzyme that represents an ancient detoxification system and provides a clue to...
View ArticleNov. 29 community dinner honors Solar Decathlon team
A community celebration in honor of Virginia Tech’s Solar Decathlon 2005 team will be held Tuesday, Nov. 29 on the Virginia Tech campus. The team, comprised of students from the College of Architecture...
View ArticleYuriko and Michael Renardy reappointed to Class of 1950 Professorships
Yuriko and Michael Renardy, professors of mathematics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, have been reappointed to the Class of 1950 Professorship of Mathematics by the Virginia Tech Board of...
View ArticleGround broken for Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and Research...
The Virginia Institute for Performance Engineering and Research (VIPER) broke ground today on its research and testing facility located at Virginia International Raceway. VIPER is a resource to the...
View ArticleCollege of Architecture and Urban Studies Dean Paul Knox to step down after...
Paul L. Knox, dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, announced his plan to step down from his current position effective July 1, 2006. After leading the college through...
View ArticleVirginia Tech partners on grant to provide professional development for area...
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded four area school divisions with a three-year grant totaling almost $1 million to provide for the continued professional development of U.S. history teachers...
View ArticleVirginia Tech hosts 23rd annual Oak Drying Workshop
Wood products extension specialist and Virginia Tech wood science and forest products assistant professor Brian Bond will be conducting the 23rd annual oak drying workshop this year.
View ArticleVirginia Tech forestry extension offers Woodland Options for Landowners course
Virginia Tech’s forestry extension office will be offering an online course aimed at providing new landowners the skills and knowledge needed to effectively and responsibly manage forestland. The...
View ArticleDavid S. Kronfeld honored as professor emeritus
David S. Kronfeld of Pembroke, Va., Paul Mellon Distinguished Professor of Agriculture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title " professor...
View ArticleVirginia Bioinformatics Institute to hold open house Dec. 2
The Core Laboratory Facility at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech will hold an open house to showcase its latest services and technologies for the life sciences. The event, which...
View ArticleForrest W. Thye honored as associate professor emeritus
Forrest W. Thye of Blacksburg, associate professor of human nutrition, foods, and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, was conferred with the title "associate...
View ArticleSaied Mostaghimi reappointed as H.E. and Elizabeth F. Alphin Professor
Saied Mostaghimi, professor and head of the Department of Biological Systems Engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been reappointed as the H.E. and Elizabeth...
View ArticleJames Mitchell appointed to the New Orleans Hurricane Protection System...
James Mitchell of Blacksburg, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to be a team...
View ArticleBoard of Visitors Executive Committee to meet Dec. 1
The Executive Committee of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will meet in closed session on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 1:45 p.m. at Virginia Tech's offices at 1101 King Street in Alexandria, Va., to...
View ArticleWilliam Worrell named forestry extension agent
Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources recently named William Worrell the forestry and natural resources extension agent for the southwestern Virginia district. Worrell’s new position involves...
View ArticleVirginia Cooperative Extension promotes Goerlich to central district leader
The Virginia Cooperative Extension has promoted Dan Goerlich to the position of central district program leader. Based out of Appomattox, Va., Goerlich’s new position includes the development and...
View ArticleNew life sciences building to house 200 researchers
In less than two years, Virginia Tech will have a new life sciences research building. Construction began in September on the 72,000 square foot building that will be located on Washington Street.
View ArticleUniversity continues ADP/UDP Lecture Series
Building on a tradition begun last spring, several of Virginia Tech's University Distinguished Professors (UDPs) and Alumni Distinguished Professors (ADPs), the elite of the university's faculty, will...
View ArticleVirginia's gardeners encouraged to plant patriotically-colored gardens for...
Patriotically colored red, white, and blue flowers will bloom across Commonwealth as Virginia gardeners celebrate the nation’s 400th anniversary by displaying colorfully-themed gardens and landscapes...
View ArticleVirginia Tech and Council on Virginia's Future host Virginia Futures Forum
Virginia Tech and the Council on Virginia’s Future will host the first annual Virginia Futures Forum Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the downtown Richmond Marriott.
View ArticleHikes coauthors article for Journal of College and Character
Zenobia L. Hikes of Blacksburg, vice president for student affairs at Virginia Tech, recent co-wrote the article, “The Fusion of Curricular and Co-Curricular Affairs at Spelman College: An...
View ArticleMichael Dame named director of web communications
Michael Dame of Montvale, Va., former executive producer, business development and product manager for Tribune Interactive - Orlando, has been named director of web communications at Virginia Tech.
View ArticleEducational program gives researchers, students greater insight into Arab world
In Amman, Jordan, a class of eager-to-learn third graders are actively engaged in a skit, using colorful masks and props to act out the relationship between a zoo keeper and the animals in the zoo. The...
View ArticleAir Force ROTC honors Shultz operations manager Nona Gabbert
Nona Gabbert of Blacksburg, operations manager at Shultz Dining Center at Virginia Tech, was recently honored by the members of the Air Force ROTC of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets. Earlier in...
View ArticleMinnis E. Ridenour, Philip S. Thompson to deliver 2005 Fall Commencement...
Two individuals with close ties to Virginia Tech will give the keynote addresses at the university’s Fall 2005 University and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies to be held Friday, Dec. 16 on the...
View ArticleVirginia Tech to hold Fall Commencement ceremonies Dec. 16
Approximately 2,500 Virginia Tech students will be honored for completing their academic degrees as Virginia Tech holds Fall Commencement ceremonies Friday, Dec. 16.
View ArticleCollege of Architecture and Urban Studies tapped for ABC's Extreme Makeover:...
Student and faculty in Virginia Tech's College of Architecture and Urban Studies will provide their design expertise as the crew of the popular ABC television program “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”...
View ArticleMichael Kiser named director of development communications
Michael Kiser of Blacksburg, Va., former director of communications at Patrick Henry College, has been named director of development communications at Virginia Tech.
View Article2005 University Exemplary Department Award honors Cranwell International...
Cranwell International Center and the Department of Human Development in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences will receive Virginia Tech’s 2005 University Exemplary Department Awards at...
View ArticleResearchers developing technology to protect children's online privacy
Parents concerned about safeguarding their children's online privacy can look forward to better and more user-friendly technology for doing this. Technology is being developed by a team of Virginia...
View ArticleVirginia Cooperative Extension offers information to help caregivers make...
Taking care of an aging or ill family member has become a common part of life. Many families have members who are the caregivers and who may need help planning for their own retirement.
View ArticleState to make significant investment in academic research
Virginia Gov. Mark Warner announced plans Wednesday for state investment of up to $255 million in several university based research initiatives. Including the required institutional matching funds, the...
View ArticleLisa Moore receives Lt. Tim Price Memorial Scholarship
Lisa M. Moore of Christiansburg, Va., a junior majoring in crop and soil environmental sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, was awarded the university’s Lt....
View ArticleNational Association of Extension 4-H Agents recognize youth development...
The National Association of Extension 4-H Agents recognized several Virginia 4-H youth development professionals and Virginia Tech staff, at its recent annual meeting in Seattle.
View ArticleJulia Beamish selected as delegate to White House Conference on Aging
Julia O. Beamish of Blacksburg, professor of apparel, housing, and resource management in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been named an at-large delegate for the...
View ArticleBiomedical engineer writes book on the multi-dimensional human experience
Daniel J. Schneck of Christiansburg, Va., engineering science and mechanics professor emeritus in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has drawn from his unique and diverse background in...
View ArticleGrass finished livestock will be focus of forage and grassland conferences
“From the Farm Gate to the Dinner Plate” is the theme for two conferences to be held in January for livestock and forage producers and sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Forage...
View ArticleVinod Ghoting named director of capital design and construction
Vinod Ghoting of Riner, Va., former associate director of capital planning and development at Washington State University, was recently named director of capital design and construction at Virginia Tech.
View ArticleVirginia Bioinformatics Institute and College of Agriculture and Life...
Virginia Tech’s Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have each awarded one systems biology summer research internship to an undergraduate student poster...
View ArticleCash Hay and Virginia's equine industry topic of forage conferences
“Producing Cash Hay for Virginia’s Equine Industry” is the theme of this year’s winter forage conferences to be held in February and sponsored by Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forage...
View ArticleMcCallum named director of Virginia Tech's Southwest Virginia Center
Penny Jones McCallum of Abingdon, Va., has been named director of the Virginia Tech Southwest Center at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon.
View ArticleGovernor's budget includes $44 million investment in research at Virginia Tech
On Dec. 7, Gov. Mark Warner released a major proposal to make direct state investments in research and development at state universities. On Dec. 16, the governor released his proposed budget detailing...
View ArticleGerry Kowalski to facilitate national housing professionals workshop
Gerry Kowalski of Blacksburg, director of residence life at Virginia Tech, has been selected to serve as a faculty member for the 16th annual James C. Grimm National Housing Training Institute (NHTI)...
View ArticleProfessor's e-stallion service auction benefits equine reproductive research
Move over EBAY… an equine veterinarian in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech has created an internet-based stallion service auction to benefit equine...
View ArticleNational Capital Region director honored for leadership
David Trauger of Frostburg, Md., director and professor of the Virginia Tech National Capital Region’s Natural Resources Program, has earned the Chairman’s Award for Professional Service to the...
View ArticleStudy cites teens' mixed emotions about parent deployment
Understanding how a parent’s deployment affects the emotional and behavioral development of their teenage children is the focal point of research conducted by Angela Huebner, associate professor of...
View ArticleProfessor says research shows slow progress in transportation equity
Tom Sanchez of Dumfries, Va., associate professor of urban affairs and planning in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, National Capital Region, was an invited panelist at a...
View ArticleVirginia Tech celebrates legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 15-20
A wide range of educational and cultural programs and community service events will be held as Virginia Tech celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Week Jan. 15-20. All events are free (unless otherwise...
View ArticleVirginia Bioinformatics Institute welcomes Fulbright Visiting Scholar
A prominent international researcher will be joining a research group at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech during the 2006 spring semester through the Visiting Fulbright Scholar...
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