http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/index.html en Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-472.html Adrian Raine, of the University of Southern California (USC), will speak on "Crime, Brain Mechanisms, and Development" in a Department of Psychology lecture at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, in Pamplin Hall 30 at Virginia Tech. Thu, 30 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-472.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-469.html Virginia 4-H will celebrate National 4-H Week, Sunday through Saturday, Oct. 3 to 9. This year, the celebration will emphasize 4-H's high tech connectedness on the theme of "4-H Online." Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-469.html Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-471.html Over the next 17 months, Virginia Tech will lead a team of researchers exploring the development of a new class of materials that will use plant protein structures in an attempt to mimic biological systems. The Defense Science Office of the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) is funding the $2.1 million project. Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-471.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-473.html A conference organized by students at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business on Friday, Oct. 1, will bring together investment professionals and students from seven other universities in Virginia and West Virginia. Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-473.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-465.html Virginians interested in natural resources have the opportunity to see wise resource management in Bedford County during the Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Department of Forestry annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tour, Friday, Oct. 15. Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-465.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-466.html Virginia landowners have the opportunity to see wise resource management in Dickenson County during the Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Department of Forestry annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tour, Friday, Oct. 8. Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-466.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-467.html Virginia landowners have the opportunity to see wise resource management in Fauquier County during the Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Department of Forestry annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tour, Friday, Oct. 22. Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-467.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-468.html Virginia landowners have the opportunity to see wise resource management in Sussex County during the Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Department of Forestry annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tour, Friday, Oct. 29. Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-468.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-464.html The Seventh Annual Wood Magic Show at Virginia Tech is back for another science-fun year. On Oct. 6 and 7, area schools from Salem, Christiansburg, Auburn, and Blacksburg will be participating in this year’s activities. Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-464.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-463.html When President George W. Bush lost his beloved dog Spot earlier this year, he received a letter of consolation from Dean Gerhardt Schurig of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Tue, 28 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-463.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-449.html Virginia Tech, the state’s leading research university, announced today that Srinidhi Varadarajan, director of its Terascale Computing Facility, has been named to the 2004 list of the world’s 100 Top Young Innovators by Technology Review, MIT’s Magazine of Innovation. Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-449.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-456.html The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) will hold its annual fall open house from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004. Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-456.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-460.html Virginia Tech School of the Arts and Department of Theatre Arts present <cite>Anton in Show Business</cite> by Jane Martin Oct. 6-17, 2004 in Squires Studio Theatre. Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-460.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-461.html The program includes baroque, classical, romantic, and modern works spanning the centuries from Bach to Bizet and Mozart to Grandos. Anthony DiLorenzo's contemporary work <cite>Cinematic Brass</cite>celebrates the sounds of brass in film. Prokofiev's <cite>Sythian Suite</cite>, Debussy's <cite>Petite Suite</cite>, and J.S. Bach's <cite>Suite for Brass</cite> will be among the program selections on Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. at the Blacksburg Presbyterian Church. Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-461.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-454.html Blacksburg residents T. Marshall Hahn, president of Virginia Tech from 1962 to 1974, and his wife, Peggy, have jointly pledged a $1 million estate gift and $475,000 in start-up funds for expansion of the university’s horticulture garden. Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-454.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-470.html On Sunday, Sept. 26, an incident occurred in Squires Student Center between noon and 2 p.m. The door of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) student office was defaced with racial slurs and inappropriate messages. Anyone with information related to this incident is encouraged to contact the Virginia Tech Police at 231-8122 or 231-8121. This was not a simple act of vandalism, but rather a hate crime and will be investigated as such. Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-470.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-462.html Staying informed of the wide range of Virginia Tech news stories, campus notices and university events has just become much easier. Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-462.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-459.html By now you have heard about the unfortunate accident last week on Washington Street involving two of our first year students. Many of you have called or expressed your concerns about the situation. With the permission of the student and her family, we are able to share some information in order to advise the University community and quell a series of unfortunate and erroneous rumors. Thu, 23 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-459.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-458.html The School of the Arts calendar events are now posted for Sept. 30 - Oct. 10, 2004. Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-458.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-455.html John Hillison, head of Virginia Tech’s Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Service Award by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Organization. The award was announced at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Homecoming recently and will be presented at the College Scholarship Banquet, Friday, Oct. 22. Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-455.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-457.html On Thursday, Sept. 23, the Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business will host its 22nd annual Business Horizons Career Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Squires Student Center Commonwealth and Old Dominion Ballrooms Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-457.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-451.html Thomas W. Broyles, director of the Virginia Governor's School for Agriculture, received the Young Agricultural Alumni Citation from Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Organization. The award was announced at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Homecoming, recently and will be presented at the College Scholarship Banquet, Friday, Oct. 22. Tue, 21 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-451.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-452.html William D. Wampler, of Harrisonburg, retired president of WLR Foods, a poultry production and processing company, received two honors from Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Tue, 21 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-452.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-453.html Jeffrey Douglas, of Christiansburg, Va., college communications manager for the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, has been honored by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) by designating him as a member of its College of Fellows. Tue, 21 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-453.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-450.html Being safe is a habit, a way of life, and an attitude. Mon, 20 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-450.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-441.html Jesse J. Richardson, of Blacksburg, associate professor of urban planning in the College Architecture and Urban Studies, has received one of three university 2004 W.E. Wine Achievement Awards. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-441.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-420.html Jaime De La Ree Lopez, of Blacksburg, associate professor and assistant department head of the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, received the Philip and Sadie Sporn Award for teaching introductory engineering subjects. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-420.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-421.html Saied Mostaghimi, of Blacksburg, the H.E. and Elizabeth F. Alphin Professor and department head of Biological Systems Engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, received the 2004 Alumni Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-421.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-422.html Romesh C. Batra, of Blacksburg, the Clifton C. Garvin Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, received a 2004 Alumni Award for Excellence in Research. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-422.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-424.html Harry W. Gibson, of Blacksburg, Va, professor of chemistry in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, received the 2004 Alumni Award for Research Excellence. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-424.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-438.html Sheryl Ball, of Christiansburg, Va., Catherine Eckel, of Blacksburg, and Scott Midkiff, of Blacksburg, have received Virginia Tech’s 2004 XCaliber Award for excellence by a team. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-438.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-435.html Gary Downey, of Blacksburg, professor of science and technology studies in the Department of Science and Technology in Society in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has received the university’s 2004 W.E. Wine Achievement Award. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-435.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-439.html Jennifer Unroe, of Lowmoor, Va., Extension agent, 4-H Youth Development in the Alleghany County Extension Office, has received Virginia Tech's 2004 Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-439.html Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-440.html Joseph L. Scarpaci, of Blacksburg, professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech, has received the university’s 2004 Alumni Award for Excellence in International Affairs. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-440.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-442.html Greg Evanylo, of Blacksburg, Extension specialist in the Department of Crop and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has received Virginia Tech’s 2004 Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-442.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-443.html Teresa Phipps, of Blacksburg, program support technician senior in the Department of Landscape Architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, is a winner of the university’s 2004 President’s Award for Excellence. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-443.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-444.html Timothy Pratt, of Blacksburg, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, has received one of three university 2004 W.E. Wine Achievement Awards. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-444.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-445.html Charlotte Breeding, of Christiansburg, executive secretary to the Virginia Tech Police chief, has received the university’s 2004 President’s Award for Excellence. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-445.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-446.html Brooks Saville Jr., of Blacksburg, equipment service and repair technician at Whitethorne Farm, a part the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has received the university’s 2004 President’s Award for Excellence. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-446.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-447.html Jane Harrison, of Galax, Va., administrative assistant in the School of the Arts in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has received the university’s 2004 President’s Award for Excellence. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-447.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-448.html Byron D. Nichols of Christiansburg, power plant superintendent at Virginia Tech, has received the university’s 2004 President’s Award for Excellence. Fri, 17 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-448.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-436.html D.P.H. Hasselman, of Blacksburg, the Whittemore Professor of Engineering Emeritus in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was named consulting fellow of the World Innovation Foundation (WIF), the second faculty member at Virginia Tech to be so honored. Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-436.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-437.html Monday, Sept. 20th at 8:00 p.m. in the Squires Recital Salon at Virginia Tech, guest artist Katrina Zook, mezzo-soprano, and faculty pianist Tracy Cowden will present a recital of opera and art song repertoire. Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-437.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-413.html Jack A. Cranford, of Blacksburg, associate professor and assistant department head of the Department of Biology in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, received the university’s 2004 Alumni Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising. Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-413.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-414.html Ketan Trivedi, of Salem, Va., and Herve Marand, of Blacksburg, both of the Department of Chemistry in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, have received the 2004 XCaliber Award. Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-414.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-415.html Charles Reinholtz, of Blacksburg, assistant department head and Alumni Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, received the university’s 2004 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching. Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-415.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-416.html Sue Saffle, of Blacksburg, instructor of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, received the university’s 2004 Philip and Sadie Sporn Award for the Teaching of Introductory Subjects. Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-416.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-417.html Anthony Colaianne, of Newport, Va., associate professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, received the university’s 2004 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching. Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-417.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-418.html Howard Feiertag, of Blacksburg, coordinator of outreach and a faculty member in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management in the Pamplin College of Business, received the university’s 2004 Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence. Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-418.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-419.html Virginia Tech's Barbara B. Bunn, of Bristol, Tenn., assistant professor of chemistry, and Gary L. Long, of Blacksburg, associate professor of chemistry, received the university’s 2004 team Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence. Thu, 16 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2004/09/2004-419.html College of Science