http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/index.html en Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-829.html Connie Lowe of Christiansburg, Va., student program coordinator and advisor in the Department of Geosciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, was recently honored with the university's Provost Award for Excellence in Advising. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-829.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-830.html Marie Paretti, assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, was recently honored with the university's 2008 Sporn Award for Teaching Introductory Engineering Subjects. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-830.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-831.html Glenda M. Snyder of Buchanan, Va., Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) unit leader and 4-H youth agent in Botetourt County, recently received Virginia Tech's 2008 Alumni Award for Excellence in International Outreach. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-831.html Virginia Cooperative Extension College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-832.html Robert F. McDuffie of Blacksburg, Va., associate professor of horticulture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, received the university's 2008 W.E. Wine Award for Teaching Excellence. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-832.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-833.html Dr. X.J. Meng of Blacksburg, a professor of molecular virology in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Alumni Award for Research Excellence — the highest research award given at the university. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-833.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Alumni Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-834.html James M. Orband of Yorktown, Va., unit coordinator and agriculture and natural resources Extension agent in the York County Office of Virginia Cooperative Extension, has received Virginia Tech's 2008 Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-834.html Virginia Cooperative Extension College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-835.html Jerry J. Stump of Christiansburg, Va., senior equipment repair technician in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, recently received the university's 2008 President's Award for Excellence for his dedication to and care of the Kentland Research Farm in Blacksburg, Va. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-835.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-836.html Rod Youngman of Blacksburg, Va., professor of entomology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Virginia Cooperative Extension specialist, has received Virginia Tech's 2008 Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-836.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-837.html Kusum Singh of Blacksburg, professor of educational leadership and policy studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, was recently honored with the university's 2008 Alumni Award for Excellence in Graduate Academic Advising. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-837.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-838.html John O. Browder, professor and associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Alumni Award for Excellence in International Research. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-838.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies Research Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-839.html S. Ted Oyama of Blacksburg, the Fred W. Bull Professor of Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Alumni Award for Research Excellence — the highest research award given at the university. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-839.html College of Engineering Research Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-840.html Charles L. Taylor, professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Alumni Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-840.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-841.html O. Hayden Griffin, professor and head of the Department of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-841.html College of Engineering Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-842.html Jill C. Sible, associate professor of molecular and cellular biology and associate dean for curriculum, instruction and advising in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-842.html College of Science Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-843.html E. Thomas Ewing, associate professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-843.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-844.html The staff of the Community Design Assistance Center, a program of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-844.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-845.html Elizabeth Bloomer, an instructor in the Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Sporn Award for Teaching Introductory Subjects. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-845.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-846.html J.D. Stahl, professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, received the university's 2008 W.E. Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-846.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-847.html Jeannine Eddleton, an instructor in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, received the university's 2008 W.E. Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-847.html College of Science Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-848.html Thomas Walker of Newport, Va., associate professor of engineering education in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, received the university's 2008 XCaliber Award. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-848.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-849.html James Sochinski, professor of music in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, received the university's 2008 XCaliber Lifetime Achievement Award. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-849.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-850.html Vickie Akers of Radford, Va., payroll accountant in the Office of the University Comptroller at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 President's Award for Excellence. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-850.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-851.html Kim Briele, an electrical engineer in the Physical Plant Department at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 President's Award for Excellence. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-851.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-852.html George C. Jackson, a lieutenant in the Virginia Tech Police Department, recently received the university's 2008 President's Award for Excellence. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-852.html We Remember http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-853.html Sandra Ward of Christiansburg, Va., office manager at Cook Counseling Center at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 President's Award for Excellence. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-853.html We Remember http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-854.html Devi R. Gnyawali, associate professor of management in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Alumni Award for Excellence in International Education. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-854.html Pamplin College of Business Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-856.html P.S. Polanah, assistant professor of Africana studies / sociology in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholars Award. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-856.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-857.html Janis Terpenny, associate professor of engineering education and mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholars Award. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-857.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-858.html Yonsenia White of Christiansburg, Va., associate professor of art in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, recently received the university's 2008 Edward S. Diggs Teaching Scholars Award. Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-858.html Pamplin College of Business College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-825.html In 3.5 billion years, life on earth went from single microscopic cells to giant sequoias and blue whales. Scientists have now documented quantitatively that the increase in maximum size of organisms was not gradual, but happened in two distinct bursts "tied to the geological evolution of the planet," said Michal Kowalewski, professor of geosciences in Virginia Tech's College of Science. Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-825.html Research College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-819.html The White House announced today that Maura Borrego, an assistant professor in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Department of Engineering Education received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for the development of methods that will better prepare faculty and graduate students for interdisciplinary research. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-819.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-824.html L. Leon Geyer of Blacksburg, Va., professor of agricultural and applied economics in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has received the 2008 American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) Distinguished Service Award. Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-824.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-803.html The U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research has awarded Shashank Priya, associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, a $100,000, three-year renewable grant to conduct basic research in the area of high-frequency electronic components, titled Domain Engineered Magnetoelectric Thin Films for High Sensitivity Resonant Magnetic Field Sensors. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-803.html College of Engineering Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-817.html Student and research teams from around the world are invited to develop cooperation strategies for the future's ad hoc wireless networks, and compete for glory in the Second MANIAC Challenge, from March 8-9, 2009, in conjunction with the IEEE PerCom conference in Galveston, Texas. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-817.html College of Engineering National Capital Region http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-823.html S.K. De Datta, associate vice president for International Affairs at Virginia Tech, will be named a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) at the society's 2009 meeting. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-823.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-807.html The failure of the New Orleans' levees after Hurricane Katrina struck the coastal city in 2005 is now labeled "the worst engineering disaster of the United States" by a professional organization that knows –– the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-807.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-808.html The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech won the grand prize at the 2008 International Capstone Design Fair with a trio of pole-climbing serpentine robots designed to take the place of construction workers tasked with dangerous jobs such as inspecting high-rises or underwater bridge piers. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-808.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-820.html Dr. X.J. Meng, of Blacksburg, Va., has been named Virginia Tech's inaugural Fralin Life Science Institute Senior Faculty Fellow. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-820.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Fralin Life Science Institute http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-827.html The following letter is from President Charles W. Steger to the Virginia Tech community. Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-827.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-806.html The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech has established a new partnership with the Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI). Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-806.html Virginia Bioinformatics Institute http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-818.html Virginia Tech and Radford University, along with the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg, the City of Radford, and Montgomery County will receive funding from the Virginia Wireless E-911 Fund to evaluate forming a regional authority to collectively seek and fund 911 emergency communication improvements. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-818.html We Remember Safety, Security, and Preparedness http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-821.html Virginia Tech is hosting an international scholar during the 2008-09 academic year through the Fulbright Visiting Scholars Program. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-821.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-826.html Virginia Tech has prepared an archive of documents related to the April 16 shootings as agreed to within the Settlement Agreement approved by the Richmond Circuit Court June 17, 2008. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-826.html We Remember http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-801.html One clinician needs to know if his patient has an intestinal parasite. Another one needs a urinalysis run on a feline. A third needs two units of blood for an injured dog. Still another needs a tissue sample processed and evaluated. In the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech's Veterinary Teaching Hospital, the Clinical Laboratory Services unit can and does successfully fill all of those needs and more. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-801.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-815.html The Virginia Tech Triathlon Team has experienced many firsts this semester, as they created their own mentoring program, and six of its members competed in their first Ironman Triathlon-- one of the most grueling and challenging athletic events in which an athlete can compete. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-815.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-816.html Daniel A. Wubah, associate provost for undergraduate academic affairs at the University of Florida, has been named vice president and dean for undergraduate education at Virginia Tech. He will begin his new position Feb. 1, 2009. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-816.html Undergraduate Education College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-784.html Approximately 2,500 students will be honored Friday, Dec. 19 for completing their academic degrees at the end of the summer and fall terms as Virginia Tech holds its 2008 Fall Commencement ceremonies in Cassell Coliseum on the Virginia Tech campus. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-784.html Graduate studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-797.html Dr. Jacquelyn Pelzer, of Blacksburg, Va., has joined the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech as the director of admissions and student services. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-797.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-812.html Richard E. Sorensen, dean of Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business, will help lead a workshop for business school deans at an upcoming international conference to address the possible financial impacts of the global recession on business schools. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-812.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-814.html The Virginia Tech Recreational Sports continues to help the Virginia Tech community trim their waistline and their expenses with its Holiday Fitness Special. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2008/12/2008-814.html Division of Student Affairs