http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/index.html en Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-537.html Three Architects in Switzerland: Beat Consoni - Morger and Degelo - Valerio Olgiati, a book written by Markus Breitschmid, assistant professor of architecture in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, has recently been published by Quart Publishers in Lucerne, Switzerland. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-537.html Research College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-538.html Two Virginia Tech communications programs produced by the Office of University Relations were recently recognized with Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Circle of Excellence national awards. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-538.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-556.html Responding to critical doctoral faculty shortages and rising enrollments in management education, Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business has launched an innovative program to prepare individuals with non-business doctorates for faculty positions in business. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-556.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-557.html Anousheh Ansari, the world's first female private space explorer and fourth private citizen ever to visit the International Space Station, will speak at Virginia Tech on Monday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. in the Haymarket Theatre in Squires Student Center. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-557.html College of Science College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-559.html Award-winning architect Cesar Ruiz-Larrea Cangas, principal of Ruiz-Larrea and Associates, in Madrid, Spain, will discuss "Contemporary Architecture in Spain" on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m. in Hancock Hall. Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-559.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-540.html Dale Robinson has been named conflict resolution program manager in the Virginia Tech Office for Equal Opportunity. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-540.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-550.html Wayne Moore, associate professor of political science and university pre-law advisor in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been presented the Award for Excellence in Career Advising for 2006-2007 by Career Services. Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-550.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-524.html Seven Virginia Tech students have been named Gates Millennium Scholars, now joining a program that promotes academic excellence and provides an opportunity for outstanding minority students with significant financial need to reach their highest potential. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-524.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-545.html Virginia Tech recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Chonbuk National University in Jeonju, Korea, that will establish an exchange program and help the Korean university create a zoonotic disease research center to investigate infectious diseases that affect both animals and humans. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-545.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-555.html Marc Edwards, the Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named a MacArthur Fellow for 2007 by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Edwards will receive a five-year grant of $500,000 from the foundation to use in any way he chooses. Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-555.html College of Engineering Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-553.html The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors received a briefing at a special meeting September 23 on how the university plans to evaluate the hundreds of recommendations resulting from various reviews resulting from the Tragedy of April 16. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-553.html We Remember Virginia Tech Board of Visitors http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-546.html Kirk Cameron and Dimitrios Nikolopoulos, associate professors of computer science in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, have earned a National Science Foundation (NSF) – Computer Science Research (CSR) award of $350,000 to help improve the reliability of computer systems’ processors. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-546.html College of Engineering Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-549.html Food scientists and material scientists agree that the primary purpose of food packaging is to protect the food. Once that is accomplished, the package has to protect sensory quality. One challenge to meeting the second goal is communication between food scientists and material scientists, according to research by Susan E. Duncan, professor of food science and technology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-549.html Research College of Engineering College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-535.html Director and producer Byron Hurt will show his film Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. in Virginia Tech's Squires Student Center Commonwealth Ballroom. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-535.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-543.html An invader is destroying America's hemlocks. Virginia Tech forest entomology researchers are using the predators provided by nature in the villain's homeland to do battle in the United States. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-543.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-554.html Following the release of the Report of the Virginia Tech Review Panel on August 30, 2007 and three separate internal review reports, Virginia Tech President Charles Steger and senior administrators have led an effort to examine the recommendations contained in these reports with the goal of meshing them and adopting best practices and procedures for all relevant areas on a forward-looking basis. Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-554.html Virginia Tech Board of Visitors We Remember http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-522.html Thomas (Tom) W. Wilkinson of Radford, Va. director of the Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning at Virginia Tech, has been appointed the university's associate provost for distance learning and summer sessions. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-522.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-534.html Dr. F. William "Bill" Pierson of Check, Va., has been appointed interim director of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-534.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-542.html A $1 million grant of Fujitsu technology and services to Virginia Tech's College of Engineering will assist in the college's creation of "digital opportunities" for underserved students, as well as pre-college students interested in studying math, science or engineering at Virginia Tech. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-542.html College of Engineering Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-533.html Students from the Virginia Tech College of Engineering’s Robotics and Mechanics Laboratory have traveled the United States and abroad this summer, winning a number of honors for robotics research and development. Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-533.html College of Engineering Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-536.html Dr. Jennifer G. Barrett has joined Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center as an assistant professor of equine surgery. In this tenure track appointment, Barrett will be utilizing the center's newly constructed molecular research lab and directing investigations into tendon and ligament healing and repair. Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-536.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine National Capital Region http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-525.html The Whole Grains Council and Oldways food issues advocacy group challenged restaurants and foodservice operations across the country to step up to the plate and offer more whole grain options this summer. Virginia Tech's Dining Services did just that and swept the competition, winning the college/university category, as well as the grand prize, beating out entries from nine other categories. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-525.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-531.html Many women who are doctors and lawyers, and all women soccer players, as well as women in many other fields, can thank Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Virginia Tech will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the law that expanded educational opportunities for women, with a day of activities on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-531.html Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-548.html Watercolors, drawings, and sculpture spanning 400 years of Indian history are on view in Miniature Worlds: Art from India, on exhibit now through Oct. 20 in the Perspective Gallery at Squires Student Center on the Virginia Tech campus. Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-548.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-517.html With the addition of Dr. Sandra Diaz as an assistant professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, the Virginia Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) at Virginia Tech is again offering dermatological services for its clients. Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-517.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-530.html Sue Ott Rowlands, the new Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, will perform Mark Evans Bryan's "Mud Nostalgia," a one-woman play, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Building's black box theatre (204). The performance is free and open to the public. Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-530.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-547.html Virginia Tech is showing a free, live broadcast of Washington National Opera's edgy new production of Puccini’s La Bohème on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Lyric Theatre in downtown Blacksburg. Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-547.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-519.html About 150 employers have signed up to attend the 25th annual Business Horizons career fair of Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Squires Student Center Commonwealth and Old Dominion ballrooms. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-519.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-528.html The eastern hemlock, a tall, long-lived coniferous tree that shelters river and streamside ecosystems throughout the eastern United States and Canada, is in serious danger of extinction because a tiny, non-native insect is literally sucking the life out of it. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-528.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-539.html The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold a special meeting Sunday, Sept. 23, at 1 p.m. in 2100 Torgersen Hall. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-539.html We Remember Virginia Tech Board of Visitors http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-541.html The Virginia Tech Department of Theatre Arts presents their first main stage production of the year, Dr. Arlecchino, or the Imaginary Autopsy. Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-541.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-511.html Mike Kelly, dean of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, has appointed Bob Smith of Christiansburg, Va., as the new associate dean for engagement for the college. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-511.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-512.html Eight recipes were selected from the more than 250 submitted by students' family members during the sixth annual Home Sweet Home Recipe Contest sponsored by the Virginia Tech Office of Student Programs' Housing and Dining Services. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-512.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-513.html At its recent annual meeting at Pennsylvania State University, the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) named Patrick Miller, associate dean for graduate studies and outreach in Virginia Tech's College of Architecture and Urban Studies, as a Fellow of the council. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-513.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-516.html Last April, Virginia Tech's Student Engineers' Council (SEC) announced the creation of an endowment to benefit student design teams at the university. With the beginning of the fall semester, The Boeing Company increased the size of this endowment with a gift of $50,000 from its Global Corporate Citizenship (GCC) disaster relief team budget. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-516.html College of Engineering Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-532.html Several Virginia Tech students, faculty and staff will be honored next month for their efforts to improve accessibility or to accommodate persons with disabilities as the university marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-532.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-529.html Imagine the mass of orange and maroon Virginia Tech colors that flood Lane Stadium every home football game, but on Sunday, Sept 30, the Hokies will take over the streets too. Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-529.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-508.html Richard C. Benson of Blacksburg, professor and dean of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was appointed the Paul and Dorothea Torgersen Dean of Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting August 27. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-508.html College of Engineering Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-520.html Virginia Tech Theatre Arts Visiting Instructor Michael Anthony Williams is in the cast of Jodie Foster's new movie, The Brave One, being released to theatres around the nation on Friday, Sept. 14, by Warner Brothers Studios. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-520.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-523.html An international team of scientists has produced a new type of rice that grows better and uses water more efficiently than other rice crops. Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-523.html Research Virginia Bioinformatics Institute http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-509.html George M. Filz of Blacksburg, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was appointed the Charles E. Via Jr. Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting August 27. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-509.html College of Engineering Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-518.html The Hospitality and Tourism Management Department of Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business will be hosting 10 executives of Hilton Hotels Corporation on Thursday, Sept. 13. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-518.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-526.html The Virginia Tech Armory Gallery is offering a rare look at the iconic work of artist Jiro Okura in the Souls on Garbage exhibition through Wed., Sept. 19. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-526.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-527.html The fossil record seems to indicate that the diversity of marine creatures increased and decreased over hundreds of millions of years in step with predator-prey encounters, Virginia Tech geoscientists report in the proceedings of the National Academy of Science online early edition the week of Sept. 10. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-527.html Research College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-497.html The Living In the KnowlEdge Society Community Building project has received a National Science Foundation (NSF)-Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Education (CPATH) award of $498,957. More than half of the grant, $289,999 is assigned to Virginia Tech, one of the four participating universities. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-497.html College of Engineering Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-510.html Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) Executive Director Tim Franklin and his wife, Nancy Franklin, who serves as senior director for planning and academic program development, have announced that they will leave the institute to take positions with Pennsylvania State University. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-510.html Outreach and International Affairs Institute for Advanced Learning and Research Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-515.html Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business will present three Wachovia Distinguished Speakers this fall. All lectures will be held at the Alumni Assembly Hall at the Holtzman Alumni Center. Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-515.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-476.html Former Virginia Tech President Paul E. Torgersen and University Distinguished Professor Nikki Giovanni have been named the first honorary board members of Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley (LV-NRV). Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-476.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-482.html Joe R. Cowles of Blacksburg, professor of biological sciences, has been named associate dean for curriculum, instruction, and advising for the College of Science at Virginia Tech. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-482.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-486.html A team composed of faculty and a student from Virginia Tech's School of Architecture + Design, in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, has won an international design competition. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/09/2007-486.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies