http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/index.html en Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-220.html Noted anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer, cofounder of the international health and social justice organization Partners in Health (PIH), will speak at Virginia Tech on April 27 as part of the university's Distinguished Speaker Program. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-220.html Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-229.html Zenobia Lawrence Hikes, Virginia Tech’s previous vice president of student affairs, was honored posthumously by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Foundation’s as a “Pillar of the Profession” at the 2009 NASPA Annual Conference held in Seattle, Wash., earlier this month. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-229.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-230.html The Virginia General Assembly reconciled the House and Senate budget proposals in February including modifications to the second year of 2008-10 biennial budget. Unfortunately, uncertainty remains. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-230.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-234.html The Virginia Tech Department of Music's University Chamber Music series presents "Grand Piano Opus 12," a concert of piano duets and pieces for two pianos featuring the Hallauer-Ehrlich Piano Duo. The performances will be on Saturday, April 4 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 5 at 3 p.m. in the Squires Recital Salon. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-234.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-238.html The streets of Blacksburg will soon transform into a crowded world marketplace full of international culture. The 2009 Virginia Tech International Street Fair celebrates 50 years of bringing the world to Blacksburg. The street fair is the start of International Week, April 3–9. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-238.html Division of Student Affairs Diversity http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-239.html Virginia Tech will hold a brief ceremony to signify the re-opening of the west (short) wing of the second floor of Norris Hall on Friday, April 10 beginning at 2 p.m. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-239.html We Remember College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-210.html A team of students from the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech recently won first place at the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) / National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association (NSSGA) Student Design Competition. The team won a $2,000 cash prize, as well as products donated by InfoMine USA Inc. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-210.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-219.html Nobel Prize-winning economist James M. Buchanan will give a talk, "A Failure of the Monetary Constitution: is constructive reform possible?" on Wednesday, April 8, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., as the featured speaker in the BB&T Distinguished Lecture Series on Capitalism, hosted by Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-219.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-228.html On Saturday, April 11, the YMCA at Virginia Tech and Virginia Tech Recreational Sports invites community members to participate in YMCA Healthy Kids Day, the nation's largest health day for children and families. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-228.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-231.html Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greg Mortenson, co-author of the best-selling book, "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time," will speak at Virginia Tech on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. in Burruss Auditorium. He will speak on “Pennies, Pencils, and Peace.” Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-231.html Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-232.html Noted author and former business executive Michael Carroll will present on "The Mindful Leader and the Wisdom of 'Achieving Nothing'" on Monday, April 6 at 4 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room of the Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-232.html Graduate studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-237.html The state's wildlife specialist for the Virginia Cooperative Extension is asking citizens who feed birds to exercise caution in order to help stem a current salmonellosis outbreak in birds from Maryland down through Appalachia. Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-237.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Environment Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-212.html Thanks to a new partnership between Virginia Tech Dining Services and Poplar Manor Enterprises LLC (PME), the Southgate Food Processing Center on campus has reduced the amount of food waste it sends to the local landfill each week by as much as 2.5 tons. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-212.html Division of Student Affairs Campus sustainability http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-216.html A group of senior management and faculty members from the University of Wollongong in Australia met with members of the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute's Network Dynamics and Simulation and Science Laboratory (NDSSL) on March 12, 2009, to explore possible research and educational collaboration opportunities in the area of infrastructure policy informatics. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-216.html Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-226.html Flynn L. Auchey, associate professor of building construction in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, was conferred the "associate professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting on March 23. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-226.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-227.html Bradley Ross Hertel, associate professor of sociology in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, was conferred the "associate professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting on March 23. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-227.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-186.html Godmar Back, an assistant professor of computer science at Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, has won a $419,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award to create advanced execution environments for next-generation cloud applications. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-186.html College of Engineering Information technology Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-209.html A textbook by Virginia Tech's John Randolph, program chair of urban affairs and planning and professor of environmental planning in the School of Public and International Affairs, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, was honored as one of three finalists for the PROSE award for the best engineering and technology book for 2008. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-209.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-217.html Virginia Tech's annual post-graduation report has been completed and is currently available online, for review. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-217.html Division of Student Affairs Graduate studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-222.html Join the Virginia Tech Recreational Sports Hokie Gobblers Marketing Team on Wednesday, April 1 at 8 p.m. in the War Memorial Pool for the Foxridge Apartments Intramural Innertube Water Polo Championship Night. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-222.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-205.html The Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute at Virginia Tech is hosting the 2009 Technical Conference and Review, "Macromolecular Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech: Enabling a Healthy and Sustainable World," Monday through Wednesday, April 13, 14, and 15, at The Inn at Virginia Tech. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-205.html Research College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-218.html A new, eight-week fitness program will help Virginians improve their exercise habits, diet, and overall quality of life in a fun and challenging way. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-218.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-223.html Virginia Tech's Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science and the Virginia Water Resources Research Center are co-sponsoring an upcoming water seminar series. This series will explore sustainable water solutions, among other topics, and run from March 27 to April 27. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-223.html College of Natural Resources and Environment College of Engineering Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-224.html Lace up your running shoes and join Virginia Tech students, faculty, staff, and the greater New River Valley community as they run or walk 3.2 miles in remembrance of the 32 Hokies lost on April 16, 2007. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-224.html We Remember http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-225.html Virginia Tech has begun an international search for a new dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, a position that has been held by Dean Sharron S. Quisenberry since 2003. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-225.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-165.html Much like asthma in humans, equine heaves is a chronic, often debilitating disease in horses. The symptoms can range from coughing, exercise, and work intolerance to, eventually, labored breathing even at rest. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-165.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-183.html Tom Hammett, a professor in the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, has been invited by the Sustainable Forest and Nature Management Commission, also known as SUFONAMA, to teach as a Scholar of Excellence in the Erasmus Mundus Masters Course at Georg-August University in Goettingen, Germany. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-183.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-208.html Melissa Farmer Richards has been named director of marketing and strategic communications at Virginia Tech. She started her position March 9. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-208.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-214.html Coenzyme F420, a small molecule that helps certain enzymes transfer electrons, is found in microorganisms known as methane-producing archaea, some of which thrive in extreme environments. It also helps the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) to survive the defenses of the human immune system. Scientists have now discovered at least one way F420 helps to arm the pathogen. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-214.html Research Virginia Bioinformatics Institute http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-184.html To commemorate the end of their freshman training, the class of 2012 of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will complete the annual Caldwell March from Caldwell Fields to the Upper Quad of Virginia Tech's main campus in Blacksburg, Va., on Saturday, April 4. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-184.html Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets College of Engineering College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-185.html Taking a step in implementing suggestions from its Taskforce on Race and the Institution, Virginia Tech has named two new directors. Professors Onwubiko Agozino and Wornie Reed will lead the Africana Studies program and the Center for Race and Social Policy, respectively. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-185.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Diversity http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-207.html Hospitality industry expert Howard Feiertag will teach participants how to energize sales and boost business during the "Hospitality Sales" workshop, April 27 and 28 at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center in Roanoke, Va. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-207.html Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-211.html C. Grant Willson, professor of chemical engineering and chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin, who was awarded the 2007 National Medal for Technology and Innovation by the President of the United States, will visit Virginia Tech on April 2 and April 3. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-211.html Research Graduate studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-213.html At today's Virginia Tech Board of Visitors meeting, the board acted upon several resolutions, including one on a land exchange between the university and Montgomery County to allow for the construction of a new elementary school in the Prices Fork District. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-213.html Virginia Tech Board of Visitors http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-215.html Virginia Tech will be participating in the White Ribbon Campaign during the week of March 23, 2009. Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-215.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-171.html Mary Leigh Wolfe of Blacksburg, Va, professor of biological systems engineering in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was elected into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's (AIMBE) College of Fellows. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-171.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-174.html Aaron Purcell, director of Special Collections at the Virginia Tech University Libraries, has been appointed to serve on the Virginia State Historical Records Advisory Board (VSHRAB) by Gov. Timothy Kaine. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-174.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-202.html It will take a while for the higher education community to fully understand the scope of the recently approved federal stimulus bill, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). We have prepared an overview of the stimulus act and highlighted areas in which higher education institutions could qualify for funding. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-202.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-206.html The ninth annual Graduate Education Week at Virginia Tech begins on Monday, March 23 with a student appreciation luncheon scheduled for 11:30 a.m. in the Graduate Life Center at Donaldson Brown Multipurpose Room on the university's main campus in Blacksburg, Va. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-206.html Graduate studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-164.html The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech's Annual Open House will be held on Saturday, April 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-164.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-170.html Blacksburg's 20th annual Take Back the Night Rally and March will be held on Thursday, March 26 to bring the community together to reject violence against women and promote awareness of attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors which perpetuate this violence. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-170.html Diversity http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-180.html Scientists from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the University of Louisville have revealed that genes for a specific type of molecular secretion system in "Rickettsia," a structure that is linked in many cases to virulence, have been conserved over many years of evolution. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-180.html Virginia Bioinformatics Institute http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-199.html "Energy efficiency can play a huge role in meeting energy -- and economic -- needs in a cost-effective and environmentally sensitive fashion," said Richard Hirsh, a professor in the history department and Science and Technology Studies program at Virginia Tech. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-199.html Research College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-201.html On Friday, March 20, Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources L. Preston Bryant Jr. will visit Virginia Tech to tour a solar house being built by students for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-201.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies School of Architecture + Design http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-203.html Lucian W. Zelazny, professor in Virginia Tech's Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences and resident of Blacksburg, died Tuesday, March 17. He was 66. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-203.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-204.html Marjorie Grene, Honorary University Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and professor emerita at Virginia Tech, passed away March 16 at age 98 after a brief illness. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-204.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-162.html The late Paul R. Fout, a renowned horse breeder and trainer who passed away in 2005, will be posthumously honored when a new equine barn on the campus of Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center is dedicated in his name on Friday, April 17. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-162.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine National Capital Region Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-163.html The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) recognized the Society of Environmental Journalists' conference materials with an Award of Excellence at its recent CASE District III Conference in Atlanta, Ga. SEJ partnered with Virginia Tech, the university host for the 18th annual environmental journalist conference in October at Hotel Roanoke, to produce the promotional and program materials. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-163.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-175.html Two sophomores in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and Virginia Tech's Air Force ROTC Detachment were among only 25 cadets nationwide selected by the United States Air Force for a Pre-Health Professions Program enrollment allocation. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-175.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-178.html Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets members in Air Force ROTC Detachment 875 at the university will receive an orientation flight on an Air Force C-130J "Super Hercules" aircraft on Saturday, March 21. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/03/2009-178.html Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets