January 2003

Virginia Tech Fisheries And Wildlife Professor Develops Report To Aid Nation In Managing Freshwaters

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Paul Angermeier, associate professor of fisheries and wildlife sciences in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, helped develop the 2002 Ecological Society of America (ESA) report on meeting the future needs for freshwater sustainability. Freshwater is vital to human life and the well-being of society because it provides commodities and services in consumption, irrigation, and transportation.

Virginia Tech Cadets Will Give $9000 To D-Day Memorial

Thu, 30 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will present a $9000 check to a D-Day Memorial representative at a ceremony in Bedford on Saturday Feb. 1 at 11 a.m.

Media Advisory -- Virginiatech Fisheries And Wildlife Professor To Brief Capitol Hill On Biotech Food

Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Eric Hallerman, associate professor of fisheries and wildlife sciences at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, will brief the House of Representatives Science Committee on transgenic fish, Friday, Jan. 31, during a luncheon at 2325 Rayburn House Office Building. Hallerman is a member of the committee that wrote the recent National Academy of Sciences report, Animal Biotechnology: Science-Based Concerns.

Tech's Corps Of Cadets Are Called For Active Duty In The War On Terrorism

Wed, 29 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

In the hallways of the barracks, quiet farewells and a few handshakes were exchanged but no special ceremonies, no parades or flag-waving send-offs occurred for those cadets who have been called to active duty. Ten students from the Virginia Tech's Corps of Cadets have been deployed or alerted for active duty within the past three months in the nation's war on terrorism.

Virginia Tech's Unit Load Design Center Offers Industry Short Courses

Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Virginia Tech's Center for Unit Load Design in the College of Natural Resources will offer its popular industry short courses in 2003. Courses will include unit load design, introductory pallet design system (PDS), and advanced PDS.

Virginia Tech Offers Forest Products Marketing And Sales Seminars

Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Virginia Tech's wood science and forest products department will hold continuing education classes: "Advanced Sales Training for the Forest Product Industry," Mar. 6-7, 2003, at the Donaldson Brown Hotel and Conference Center, and the "10^th Annual Workshops on Forest Products Marketing," Apr. 24-25, 2003, on the Virginia Tech campus. These continuing education classes target individuals in the forest product industry interested in improving their current expertise.

Virginia Tech Professor First Woman In The Library Of Living Philosophers

Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

With the publication of one book, Virginia Tech philosopher Marjorie Grene became the first woman to join the ranks of such great philosophers as Albert Einstein (philosopher-scientist), Jean-Paul Sartre, John Dewey, Alfred North Whitehead, Bertrand Russell, Paul Weiss, and Donald Davidson.

Media Advisory: Gods & Generals Press Availability

Tue, 28 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Ron Maxwell, director/producer/screenwriter of the soon-to-be-released Civil War epic Gods and Generals, and James I. Robertson Jr., principal historical consultant for the movie and executive director of Virginia Tech's Virginia Center for Civil War Studies, will be available to members of the media on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 3 p.m. in the lobby of the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. At 7:30 p.m., Maxwell will present 30 minutes of film clips from the movie, discuss how and why he made it, and answer questions in the Commonwealth Ballroom of Squires Student Center on the Virginia Tech campus.

"Gods & Generals" Director/Producer Will Present Movie Clips And Answer Questions In Visit To Virginia Tech

Wed, 22 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Want a hefty sample of the much heralded and anxiously awaited movie Gods and Generals, along with the opportunity to ask questions of the director himself, nearly three weeks before the sweeping Civil War epic actually debuts in movie theatres across the nation?

Hassan Aref Named Dean Of Engineering At Virginia Tech

Fri, 17 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Hassan Aref, a professor and head of the Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will assume the deanship of Virginia Tech's College of Engineering on April 1.

University-Wide Commencement Ceremony Moves To Friday Night

Thu, 16 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Bowing to on-going space constraints, Virginia Tech will move the university-wide Spring Commencement ceremony from Saturday morning to Friday evening, beginning this year. The event scheduled for May 10 at 9 A.M. will now be May 9 at 7:30 P.M. in the same location, Lane Stadium.

Virginia Tech English, Engineering Professors Receive 2003 Outstanding Faculty Award From SCHEV

Thu, 16 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Two Virginia Tech faculty members, Tom Gardner of English and Mike Vorster of Civil and Environmental Engineering, received the 2003 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) today at the State Capitol in Richmond. The award is the Commonwealth's highest honor for faculty at Virginia's public and private colleges and universities.

Virginia Tech Leads Nation In Family And Consumer Sciences Dissertatons

Fri, 10 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

The College of Human Sciences and Education (CHSE) at Virginia Tech, formerly the College of Human Resources and Education, was recently ranked number one in the nation in the number of dissertations completed in family and consumer sciences in colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Medical Transportation Program Supported By The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Flourishes In 2002

Thu, 09 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

A community-run medical transportation program in Bedford County covered more than 42,000 miles in 2002.

Virginia Tech's Nikki Giovanni Nominated for Spoken Word GRAMMY

Thu, 09 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Nikki Giovanni, a University Distinguished Professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been nominated for a Spoken Word GRAMMY.

Giovanni Publishes Book Of 'Poems And Not Quite Poems' -- "Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea" is 'Giovanni's meditation on humanity and soul'

Fri, 03 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Renowned poet and Virginia Tech University Distinguished Professor Nikki Giovanni has published Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea, a book of "poems and not quite poems."

Mathematical Prediction Of 'On-Off' Switches In Cell Division Proven

Fri, 03 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

A team of Virginia Tech researchers has experimentally verified the predictions of a mathematical model concerning the regulation of irreversible transitions into and out of mitosis (the division of genetic material during the cell cycle). The commitment to mitosis must be an all-or-nothing decision; otherwise deleterious mutations result. This research highlights the power of pairing experimental and computational biology to understanding complex processes. Mathematical modeling of the cell cycle and other biological events may someday lead to previously unidentified targets for therapy of cancer and other diseases.

College Of Engineering Research Funding Exceeds $100 Million For The First Time

Fri, 03 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0500

Right on track with Virginia Tech's goal to be among the top 30 research institutions in the nation, the grand total of research dollars spent this year in the College of Engineering graduate program reached over $100 million. The graduate program came close to spending this amount last year, with research expenditures of $98 million. "The College of Engineering faculty members continue to be recognized for their excellent efforts in fundamental and applied research through positive growth in the success of their funded proposals. Some of our strongest efforts are in the areas of transportation, power electronics, materials, coal and energy, and wireless communications," reports Ed Henneke, associate dean for research and graduate studies in the college.