August 2003

Public Invited To View Mars Through Telescopes -- Sponsored By Virginia Tech Department Of Physics And Blacksburg Department Of Parks And Recreation

Fri, 29 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

If you think you missed out on seeing Mars, it's not too late!

Board Of Visitors Holds Quarterly Meeting

Mon, 25 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

At its quarterly meeting today, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved creation of a new M.A. in Communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. The new degree program spins off from the popular graduate option in the Department of English. The new program will offer students advanced study in public and mass communication research. The 36-hour program is expected to enroll 12-16 students annually.

Virginia Tech Holds Its Own In New College Rankings

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech's undergraduate program is again ranked among the top 100 in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges 2004" survey released today.

Media Advisory: Virginia Tech Board Of Visitors To Meet

Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold its fall quarterly board meeting, August 25,1 P.M. in the board room of Torgersen Hall (Rm. 2100) on the campus.

VTTI Intersection Crash Avoidance And Crash Causation Systems Spark National Interest

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

With the looming statistic of over 1.6 million intersection crashes involving light vehicles each year, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) shared its research in intersection collision avoidance at The National Intelligent Vehicle Meeting and Demonstration, held June 24-26 in Washington, D.C.

Bring Non-Perishable Food Donation To Virginia Tech's Farm & Family Showcase

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

Visitors are asked to bring a donation of non-perishable food when they come to the Farm & Family Showcase at Virginia Tech's Kentland Farm, Thursday to Saturday, Sept. 4 to 6.

Discoveries Made About Cellular Reaction Processes From Ancient Life

Tue, 05 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

How did life begin? What chemical combination launched the first organism with self-contained metabolism? And then what happened? Researchers in Robert H. White's group at Virginia Tech are tracing the family tree of life on earth by tracing the biochemical mechanisms within the cell -- specifically those that are used in the formation of peptide bonds.

Emerging Leaders Workshop Honors Veteran Leader Emmett E. Smith Jr.

Mon, 04 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

For six years, the Virginia Tech Graduate School has offered the Emerging Leaders Workshop to give rising college sophomores and juniors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) an opportunity to prepare for graduate school and careers. From the beginning, Emmett E. Smith Jr. of Richmond, an engineering specialist at E.I. DuPont Co., has provided leadership to the university-industry collaborative effort.

150-Ton Coal Hauler Inspires Teachers

Mon, 04 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

Elementary, middle, and high school educators learned firsthand where electricity comes from, in Virginia Tech's "Coal to Electricity" energy education program. Now in its seventh year, the summer series examines extraction and transportation of coal, electricity generation and transmission, environmental issues, energy economics, and environmental topics such as land reclamation.

Virginia Tech's Yoon Honored For Clean Coal Research

Mon, 04 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech mining and minerals engineering professor Roe-Hoan Yoon received the 2003 Antoine M. Gaudin Award from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (SME). The award honors Yoon for his contributions to the field of flotation kinetics.

Virginia Tech Receives Gift Of SpamEnder Software From Evolvian

Fri, 01 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech has received a gift of 35,000 licenses for SpamEnder™ software from Evolvian. The gift has a retail value of $1,048,250. Evolvian is an innovative software company that provides solutions to problems in today's communications world. According to Evolvian, by 2005, spam is expected to account for 70% of email traffic. Spam wastes time, can be offensive, and reduces the productivity of employees. SpamEnder™ is an antispam technology solution that works uniquely for each end user and provides excellent spam protection. The software works directly with Microsoft Outlook and will be made available to all Tech students, employees, and alumni.

Virginia Tech's "Liberty" Wins NASA's Revolutionary Vehicles Competition

Fri, 01 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0400

"The Liberty"--an electrically powered, hydrogen-fueled, twin-prop, corporate air taxi aircraft designed by undergraduate aerospace and industrial engineering students from Virginia Tech and Loughborough University in the United Kingdom--has won first place in the NASA Revolutionary Vehicles Concepts and Systems Competition.