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Archived Stories for October, 2008

DateTitleNumber
10/31/08 One can from every fan: Twelfth Annual Hokies for the Hungry drive to be held in conjunction with Nov. 6 football game 08667
10/31/08 Acclaimed artist of moving sculpture, Theo Jansen, to lecture 08666
10/31/08 Community Design Assistance Center 20th anniversary celebration 08665
10/31/08 University engineers identify conditions that initiate erosion 08653
10/30/08 University names John Jackson director of web communications 08644
10/30/08 Professor spearheads documentary highlighting crumbling United States infrastructure 08643
10/30/08 New interns and residents join veterinary college 08646
10/30/08 Service to celebrate the life of Dr. Zenobia Lawrence Hikes to be broadcast; other arrangements finalized 08664
10/29/08 Andy Sarjahani named sustainability coordinator for university's dining services 08639
10/29/08 Students' ingenuity world renowned for designs of ground to aerial robotics 08645
10/29/08 Latest in classroom technologies will be explored Dec. 10-12 at the Hotel Roanoke 08640
10/29/08 Sports Club teams work to help the hungry 08658
10/28/08 Multi-disciplinary university workshop aims to transform computing education 08654
10/28/08 Virginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet Nov. 2-3 08655
10/28/08 Professor works to inspire school children from his hometown 08634
10/28/08 Letter from Provost McNamee to the university community 08661
10/27/08 Mid-Atlantic research networks collaborate to boost access 08647
10/27/08 Profile of Todays College Student survey results released 08633
10/27/08 In Memoriam: Dr. Zenobia Lawrence Hikes 08659
10/27/08 Theater critic to speak on Russian theater in the last two decades 08641
10/24/08 Virginia Tech and Hollins University theatre departments join forces to present award-winning Doubt 08638
10/24/08 University Chamber Music series presents Opera Roanoke's Das Lied von der Erde 08649
10/24/08 University hosts annual CANstruction canned food drive 08636
10/23/08 Veterinary school uses acupuncture as treatment for many animal ailments 08623
10/23/08 University inventions to be featured at Mid-Atlantic Innovation Showcase 08637
10/22/08 Parade in honor of Family Day to be held by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets 08635
10/22/08 2007 Veterinary Memorial Fund research grants awarded 08626
10/22/08 Toal to study secessionist regions in Eurasia; research critical to future of relations between United States and Russia 08630
10/21/08 University announces energy initiatives 08624
10/21/08 Poet and corporate consultant speaks at Graduate School 08628
10/21/08 VT Alerts notification now part of course registration process 08632
10/21/08 Note from President Steger regarding budget reductions 08642
10/21/08 Office of Economic Development to use $525,000 grant to bring better jobs to Southwest and Southside Virginia 08619
10/20/08 Virginia Tech named Tree Campus USA site; Arbor Day Foundation, Toyota Celebrate with tree-planting event 08629
10/20/08 Collegiate soil judging teams head to Virginia Tech to get their hands dirty 08631
10/20/08 Public forum and interactive website explore how the internet is changing politics 08616
10/20/08 Veterinary college welcomes new faculty 08622
10/17/08 Partnering for a greener community, Virginia Tech, the Town of Blacksburg, and Sustainable Blacksburg present Sustainability Week 2008 08627
10/17/08 Rosary Lalik honored at retirement reception celebrating her 26-year career in the School of Education 08625
10/17/08 Army ROTC cadets take first and third place at Army 10-miler in Washington D.C. 08611
10/17/08 Veterinary Teaching Hospital introduces radioactive iodine therapy for feline hyperthyroidism 08615
10/16/08 Veterinary college's Zajac, Goodwin receive national honors 08614
10/16/08 Virginia Tech Dairy Judging Team claims victory at World Dairy Expo 08609
10/15/08 Post-test assessment indicates Virginia Tech's emergency notification systems performed well 08621
10/15/08 Green invention wins IP-to-market competition 08617
10/15/08 University launches nutritional intervention business 08613
10/15/08 University celebrates Family Day Saturday, Oct. 25 08620
10/14/08 University to host Alumni Gala to celebrate 35 years of Greek life 08607
10/14/08 Buffett book author and Forbes newsletter editor to give BB&T Lecture 08608
10/14/08 American Indian Heritage month celebration kicks off Oct. 15 08610
10/14/08 Experience agriculture, natural resources at fourth-annual Agtoberfest, Oct. 18 08618
10/13/08 Veterinary students to present community dog wash 08612
10/13/08 Weather the ups and downs of financial markets with sound advice from Extension 08606
10/13/08 Professor awarded grant to research ways to create resilient and sustainable electric power and communications infrastructures 08602
10/10/08 Tale of two musicians leads to partnership that spans polymers to bio-based materials 08601
10/10/08 Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center provides expert information to History Channel for upcoming series 08603
10/10/08 The University Chamber Music Series presents New Music from Virginia Tech 08604
10/10/08 Virginia Tech hosts Society of Environmental Journalists conference Oct. 15-19 08605
10/09/08 Andrea Moore honored with Veterinary Teaching Hospital 2008 Recognition Award 08593
10/09/08 Renowned environmental justice authority shares his post-Katrina analysis Oct. 17 08595
10/09/08 Invasive papaya pest discovered by Virginia Tech team in Asia 08598
10/08/08 Band, poet to highlight gala at Virginia Tech 08597
10/08/08 William Knocke receives 2008 Virginia Outstanding Civil Engineer Award 08591
10/07/08 New River Valley linked to world's most advanced network 08596
10/07/08 Tim Sutphin recognized as Virginia Farmer of the Year 08599
10/07/08 Hodgson named associate dean of professional programs at veterinary college 08590
10/06/08 NSF Fellow researches social networks to manage personal information 08594
10/06/08 Guest artist Tim Ries to perform with the Virginia Tech Jazz Ensemble and Faculty Quartet 08600
10/06/08 Former veterinary college dean Peter Eyre is honored 08589
10/03/08 Virginia Police Dog Association to hold 2008 fall workshop 08588
10/03/08 Dia de los Muertos: Images, Art, and Altar on display at Squires Student Center 08592
10/02/08 Center for Technology, Security, and Policy receives grant to fund study on smuggling in Black Sea region 08584
10/02/08 Engineering alumnus John Sparks recognized for contributions 08583
10/02/08 Emergency responder horse handling training is a success 08278
10/01/08 U.S. Army flyover hosted by the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Friday and Saturday 08587
10/01/08 Renowned biomedical research scientist joins university as professor and fellow 08582
10/01/08 University engineers began the paradigm shift in the manufacturing of power electronics products 08581
10/01/08 American Society of Mechanical Engineers -Virginia Tech scholarship presented to Justin Klein 08579