http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/index.html en Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-754.html General Motors (GM) and Virginia Tech launched a new joint laboratory to study neuroinformatics, a scientific field that studies and measures brain activity and could ultimately translate into improvements in how humans interact with machines and their environment, like reaching for a glass of water or interfacing with their vehicle while driving. Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-754.html College of Engineering Research Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-752.html Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council will explore how horse owners can maintain a healthy animal, pasture, and environment at this year's equine forage conference, Feb. 11-13. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-752.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-751.html Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council are hoping to provide livestock producers with key strategies to help them drought-proof their farms to reduce the effects of future droughts at this year’s forage conference to be held Jan. 21-24. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-751.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-753.html Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger has accepted the recommendations put forth by a university task force regarding the future use of approximately 4,300 square feet of space on the second floor classroom wing of Norris Hall. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-753.html We Remember College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-746.html The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech has announced the appointment of six members to its newly formed scientific advisory board. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-746.html Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-747.html The Forestry Department at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources is one of four research university forestry schools selected for a National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) grant of $1.2 million to increase the productivity of plantation forests for a multiple of products, including energy sources. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-747.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-749.html Shelley Duke, owner and manager of Rallywood Farm in Middleburg, Va., has pledged a gift of more than $10 million through her estate to Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-749.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Philanthropy National Capital Region http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-743.html The first two students to participate in a new international externship program established between the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and CCS Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) in Hisar, India, have recently returned to India after their visit to the United States. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-743.html Outreach and International Affairs Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-750.html Imagine being a police officer responding to an emergency and having to react to messages from five radios in your car. That’s a nightmare many first responders face when they have to monitor transmissions from multiple emergency service agencies. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-750.html College of Engineering Research Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-740.html A major new research and educational collaboration between the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech and Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) in Chennai, India, has been established and participants have conducted their inaugural international workshop. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-740.html Outreach and International Affairs Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-745.html The Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech--an emerging premiere destination golf course in the Southeast United States--will break ground on a new $5.5 million clubhouse early in 2008. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-745.html Virginia Tech Foundation http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-748.html For those who want to help Virginia Tech invent the future, now is the time to make year-end charitable giving decisions in order to take full advantage of 2007 tax benefits. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-748.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-736.html Stefan Duma, Michael W. Ellis, and Michael J. Roan of the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Department of Mechanical Engineering were appointed John R. Jones Faculty Fellows in Mechanical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting Nov. 12. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-736.html Research Philanthropy College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-742.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine graduates typically score well on the national veterinary licensing examination. The class of 2007, for example, had a pass rate of 99 percent and the class of 2004 had a 100 percent success rate. Other years the college is at or above the 96 percent pass rate that is the national average. Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-742.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-721.html Approximately 2,500 students will be honored Friday, Dec. 14 for completing their academic degrees at the end of the summer and fall terms as Virginia Tech holds its 2007 Fall Commencement ceremonies on the Virginia Tech campus. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-721.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-730.html Michael P. Deisenroth of Blacksburg, professor of industrial and systems engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting Nov. 12. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-730.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-731.html Robert Ray Meadows of Christiansburg, Va., state program leader, 4-H youth development and associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Science at Virginia Tech, was conferred the "state 4-H director emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting Nov. 12. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-731.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-732.html Thomas Banko of Virginia Beach, Va., associate professor in the Department of Horticulture and the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, was conferred the "associate professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting Nov. 12. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-732.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-734.html Edward F. Fern, of Blacksburg, professor of marketing in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, was conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting Nov. 12. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-734.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-739.html Two Virginia Tech students are currently studying abroad after receiving $1,000 ACC International Academic Collaborative (ACC/IAC) Scholarships to help underwrite expenses. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-739.html Outreach and International Affairs College of Engineering College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-737.html Students in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech now have access to a national database of career opportunities. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-737.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-741.html Virginia Tech Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer James A. Hyatt has announced the appointment of Mel Bowles, Jr. as the university's acting director of internal audit, effective immediately. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-741.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-744.html Dennis R. Dean of Blacksburg, professor and director of the Fralin Biotechnology Center in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, was appointed the J.B. Stroobants Professor of Biotechnology by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting Nov 12. Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-744.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Philanthropy Fralin Life Science Institute http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-727.html Laura Hamm of Raleigh, N.C., a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geosciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRP), one of only four such fellowships awarded in geochemistry across the United States this year. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-727.html Research College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-735.html John J. Maher, professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, was appointed the John F. Carroll Jr. Professor of Accounting and Information Systems by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting Nov. 12. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-735.html Pamplin College of Business Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-738.html Celia R. Hayhoe of Christiansburg, Va., an Extension specialist and assistant professor in the Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has received the 2007 Distinguished Fellow Award from the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE). Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-738.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-726.html Water chemistry and mineralogy are scientific fields that have been around long enough to develop extensive knowledge and technologies. The boundary of water and rock, however, is not a thin wet line but the huge new field of nanoparticle science. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-726.html Research College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-729.html Virginia Tech's English Language Institute is now able to offer the Educational Testing Service (ETS) TOEFL IBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Test) exam here at Virginia Tech. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-729.html Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-717.html Dr. Jeff Wilcke, the MetCalf Professor of Veterinary Informatics in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, was awarded the 2007 American Academy of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics' (AAVPT) Teaching Award during the 15th Biennial AAVPT Symposium held recently in Pacific Grove, Calif. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-717.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-725.html A former active duty Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps has been tapped to lead a new training clerkship in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine that is designed to more thoroughly acquaint veterinary students with the "real world" of veterinary medicine. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-725.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-728.html Zone VI of The Garden Club of America, which makes its home at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, is now accepting applications for its national urban forestry fellowship for qualified U.S. students. The first awards were presented in 2006. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-728.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-733.html The Virginia Tech Board will hold a special meeting of the executive committee Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 11 a.m. at the offices of Troutman Sanders LLP, (Troutman Sanders Building, 1001 Haxall Point, Richmond, Va., 23219, 804-697-1200) in rooms 15-G and 15-H. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-733.html Virginia Tech Board of Visitors http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-718.html The Virginia 4-H Livestock Judging Team won first place at the National 4-H Livestock Judging Competition held during the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 13. The last time Virginia's team won the contest was 1983. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-718.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-722.html Alcohol abuse prevention is a hot topic on college campuses across the nation and Virginia Tech's Division of Student Affairs and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Task Force is committed to addressing the issue as it relates to Virginia Tech campus community. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-722.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-723.html Mariah Clarke of Greenwood, Va., a senior majoring in apparel, housing, and resource management in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, is the recipient of the International Textile and Apparel Association's (ITAA) Paris American Academy 2007 Scholarship. Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-723.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-719.html Graduate students from Virginia Tech's Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering took top honors during the 2007 Software Defined Radio Forum conference held in Denver, Colo., in November. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-719.html Graduate studies College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-720.html The increasing need for colleges and universities to be deeply engaged in their communities, regions, the nation, and the world has prompted Virginia Tech to create a unique executive development program designed for higher education leaders. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-720.html Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-724.html Virginia Tech's Department of Music Chamber Singers under the direction of Brian Gendron, director of choral activities at Virginia Tech, will perform with the American Opera Theater (AOT) in its premier tour of the first United States, fully-staged production of Handel's Messiah on Monday, Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lyric Theatre in downtown Blacksburg. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-724.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-194.html The following individuals delivered the Graduate Commencement address at Virginia Tech (dating back to 1995): Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-194.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-711.html Russell Cargo, director, Nonprofit and Civil Society Program, Virginia Tech Institute for Policy and Governance, and president of the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC), has announced that the council has published the first-ever comprehensive guidelines developed for undergraduate study in the nonprofit and philanthropic studies field. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-711.html National Capital Region http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-716.html Two of Virginia Tech's most distinguished teacher/scholars--E. Scott Geller, Alumni Distinguished Professor and director of the Center for Applied Behavior Systems in the Department of Psychology in the College of Science, and Michael F. Hochella, Jr., University Distinguished Professor of Geosciences in the College of Science--will deliver the keynote addresses at Virginia Tech's Fall 2007 University and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies to be held Friday, Dec. 14. Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-716.html Undergraduate Education Graduate studies College of Science Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-705.html In support of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, the U.S. Department of State has awarded more than $1 million to a university-industry team led by the Center for Advanced Separation Technologies at Virginia Tech to help India increase energy production and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by developing and testing advanced technologies for cleaning coal. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-705.html Research College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-710.html Virginia Tech's College of Engineering will receive three endowed chairs, $2 million in support from the state of Virginia for laboratory renovations, some graduate fellowships, and resources for specific international program efforts, as a result of plans by British-based Rolls-Royce to build a new jet engine manufacturing plant in Prince George County. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-710.html College of Engineering Research Economic development http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-712.html Dr. William S. "Terry" Swecker, Jr., an associate professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, was elected the large animal clinical sciences representative on the American Veterinary Medical Association's (AVMA) Council on Education during the AVMA's House of Delegates meeting held in conjunction with their recent annual convention in Washington, D.C. Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/12/2007-712.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-690.html Brian Murphy of New Castle, Va., fisheries and wildlife science professor at Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, has received a 2007 Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholar Award. The award, established in 1992, honors outstanding teachers who make exceptional contributions that mutually benefit the classroom environment and the department's academic mission. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-690.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Conservation Management Institute http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-695.html A new yew species that grows in India, China, and Taiwan has been named for David G.I. Kingston, University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in Virginia Tech's College of Science. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-695.html College of Science Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-698.html Dr. Otto Lanz, an associate professor of surgery in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, recently received the Bayer Animal Health Faculty Recognition Award from the Class of 2008 during the college's 24th annual awards program. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-698.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-699.html Dr. Blair Meldrum, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, recently received Carl J. Norden Distinguished Teacher Award during the college's 24th annual awards program. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-699.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-701.html Dr. John Robertson, a faculty member in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, recently received the Bayer Animal Health Faculty Recognition Award from the Class of 2010 during the college's 24th annual awards program. Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-701.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-694.html Virginia Tech's iGEM team made a successful first appearance at the 2007 national iGEM competition in Boston, Mass., Nov. 3-4 and received a gold medal from competition judges for their efforts. Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2007/11/2007-694.html Virginia Bioinformatics Institute College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Engineering