http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/index.html en Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-411.html The Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources announced that its Department of Forestry has changed its name to the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation to better reflect the breadth and depth of the many natural resource programs offered. Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-411.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-441.html Edward Spencer and Angela DeSoto were recognized by Virginia Tech's Student Government Association for their exemplary leadership and contribution to the Virginia Tech community with the first Zenobia Lawrence Hikes Leadership Award and the first Don Williams Service Award. Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-441.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-458.html The Virginia Tech Foundation Executive Committee will consider the annual budget for WVTF Public Radio at its meeting Friday, June 5 at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, Jefferson Board Room. Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-458.html Virginia Tech Foundation WVTF Public Radio / RADIO IQ http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-443.html Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have great potential for stationary and mobile applications. Stationary use ranges from residential applications to power plants. Mobile applications include power for ships at sea and in space, as well as for autos. In addition to electricity, when SOFCs are operated in reverse mode as solid oxide electrolyzer cells, pure hydrogen can be generated by splitting water. Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-443.html Research Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-446.html Donald G. Baird, Virginia Tech professor of chemical engineering, is the recipient of the 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers' (SPE) International Award, the highest honor SPE bestows upon a member. Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-446.html College of Engineering Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-456.html As part of the ongoing celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center is holding an Open House on Saturday, June 13 from noon to 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-456.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-457.html Robin Panneton, associate professor of psychology and former director of developmental and biological psychology in Virginia Tech's College of Science, has been appointed as the university's Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) coordinator by Vice President and Dean for Undergraduate Education Daniel Wubah. Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-457.html College of Science Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-463.html Sean Logan, of Waxhaw, N.C., a senior majoring in engineering science and mechanics in the College of Engineering, died on May 26. Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-463.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-440.html A group of Virginia Tech students has produced more than 200 gallons of biodiesel as part of a senior design project for the department of mechanical engineering. The Virginia Tech Bio-Fuels group is putting the fuel to direct use, running two pickup trucks on the liquid in a bid to not only stave off the use of foreign-bought oil but also to be environmentally friendly. Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-440.html College of Engineering Environment Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-447.html The Alpha Gamma chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi, the Extension honorary organization, has awarded 2009 State Friend of Extension awards to Luma Kass of Alexandria, Pim Montgomery of Heathsville, and Dorothy "Dottie" Nelson of Bland for their support of Virginia Cooperative Extension programs at the local and state levels. Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-447.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-448.html Mary Ann Lewis, associate dean of undergraduate academic affairs in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been named the university's first director of first year experiences in the Office of the Provost. Wed, 27 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-448.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Alumni Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-438.html Fifteen graduate students affiliated with Virginia Tech's Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute have received travel awards to present their research at conferences across the nation. Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-438.html Research College of Science Graduate studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-439.html The Virginia Tech team of students and faculty creating an innovative house powered by the sun for the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon will exhibit their progress on the project at the Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, Va., June 12–Aug. 23. Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-439.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies Environment School of Architecture + Design http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-444.html The Hahn Horticulture Garden will host a "Red Carpet Gala" on Saturday, June 13, from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the garden on Washington Street on the Virginia Tech campus. This year's gala will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the garden's founding in 1984. Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-444.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-451.html The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly board meeting at 1:15 p.m. Monday, June 1, in the Board Room of Torgersen Hall (Room 2100) on the Blacksburg campus. Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-451.html Virginia Tech Board of Visitors http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-367.html Joseph L. Scarpaci, professor of geography in the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-367.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-426.html Virginia Tech is one of only two U.S. universities invited to compete in the first Solar Decathlon Europe, which will take place in Madrid in June 2010. Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-426.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies Environment School of Architecture + Design http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-437.html The Virginia Law Enforcement K-9 Memorial will be dedicated on the grounds of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech on Friday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m. Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-437.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-442.html Several administrative and operational modifications designed to help Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center operate more efficiently in a challenging economic environment have been implemented by Dr. Gerhardt Schurig, dean of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-442.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine National Capital Region http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-445.html The Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program, an Extension program in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, provides Virginia landowners the opportunity to gain an understanding of basic forest management principles and techniques through an online course. Targeted to private landowners, the course will teach them how to become better stewards of their land. Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-445.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-434.html Yang Zhang, assistant professor of urban affairs and planning, and Patrick S. Roberts, assistant professor in the Center for Public Administration and Policy, School of Public and International Affairs, have been named 2009-10 Next Generation Fellows as part of a program led by Thomas Birkland, the William T. Kretzer Professor of Public Policy at North Carolina State University and sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-434.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-436.html Beginning in June 2009, the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech's Veterinary Teaching Hospital will introduce a new outpatient advanced imaging service for surrounding small animal veterinarian practices. Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-436.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-424.html Robert E. James, of Blacksburg, Va., was awarded the 2009 Certificate of Teaching Excellence from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-424.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-431.html Wilma A. Dunaway, professor in the School of Public and International Affairs, has created three websites that provide a treasure trove of historic images, narratives, and information about economic history, slaves and 19th-century women in the American Mountain South. Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-431.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-425.html The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) recognized Virginia Tech's Charles E. Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering’s Land Development Design Initiative during the department's recent Alumni Board meeting. Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-425.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-429.html Margarita McGrath, associate professor of architecture in the School of Architecture + Design, and her partner in noroof architects, their New York-based architecture firm, have designed a space-saving interior for the Finger apartment, a family of four's 540-square-foot living space. Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-429.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies School of Architecture + Design http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-435.html Small woodlots are a big deal. Owners of only a few acres can make a positive difference in their environment through planning and implementing simple management practices. The Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program, a Virginia Cooperative Extension program in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, is offering a workshop at locations in Franklin and Nottoway counties targeted to owners of woodlots one to 10 acres in size. Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-435.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-417.html Cynthia Denbow, of Blacksburg, Va., was awarded the 2009 Certificate of Teaching Excellence from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-417.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-421.html Meredith Baber of Cartersville, Va., a fourth-year honors architecture student in the School of Architecture + Design, is the first student in the history of Virginia Tech to win a prestigious Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF) Associates Travelling Fellowship. Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-421.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-433.html Lazy, hazy summer days will be few and far between at Virginia Tech from June through mid-August as the university welcomes more than 15,000 visitors from 100 groups and organizations to campus for a variety of educational, professional development, athletic, cultural, and summer fun programs. Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-433.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-410.html Virginia Tech's College of Engineering inducted 10 new members into its Academy of Engineering Excellence, an elite group that now consists of only 90 people out of its more than 50,000 living alumni. Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-410.html College of Engineering Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-419.html "Small Town Sustainability: Economic, Social, and Environmental Innovation," a new book by University Distinguished Professor and former College of Architecture and Urban Studies dean Paul L. Knox and Heike Mayer, associate professor of urban affairs and planning at the National Capital Region campus in Alexandria, Va., has been published by Birkhäuser in Basel, Switzerland. Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-419.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies Environment National Capital Region http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-422.html During the summer of 2009 construction will begin on the new Graduate Life Center Plaza and Amphitheatre, which will be located between the Graduate Life Center and Newman Library on Virginia Tech's main campus in Blacksburg. Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-422.html Graduate studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-432.html With the U.S. Census of Agriculture pointing to an aging population operating Virginia’s farms, the need for education and planning for the complicated issue of transitioning the farm from generation to generation could not be greater. Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-432.html Virginia Cooperative Extension College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-406.html Some 12 years ago, the entrepreneurial spirit in engineer Art McKinney steered his now 30-year-old full service design firm away from big box, high technology manufacturing and into the sophisticated challenges of the life sciences where there are demands for bio-safety containment. Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-406.html College of Engineering Philanthropy Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-409.html Audrey Zink-Sharp, a wood science and forest products professor in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, has been elected a Fellow of the International Academy of Wood Science (IAWS), a non-profit assembly of scientists representing all facets of wood science. Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-409.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-413.html Virginia Tech will award its 2009 University Distinguished Achievement Award to Henry Long, of Warrenton, co-founder of the Long and Foster real estate firm. Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-413.html Pamplin College of Business Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-418.html Alumnus Joseph DeSimone, will receive the Graduate Alumni Achievement Award at this year's Graduate Commencement hold today at 3 p.m. in Cassell Coliseum. Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-418.html Graduate studies College of Science Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-430.html A team of faculty and students from the School of Architecture + Design has been invited to exhibit their designs at the 21st annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York May 19-22. Thu, 14 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-430.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies School of Architecture + Design http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-398.html The two clinical departments in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech have recently announced additions to their administrative rosters. Both the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences and the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences now have associate department heads. Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-398.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-402.html For the third year, Virginia Tech's team has been selected to compete in The Software Defined Radio (SDR) Forum's Smart Radio Challenge. Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-402.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-414.html The Alumni Association will honor Marni Byrum, Patricia Caldwell, and John Higginbotham with Alumni Distinguished Service Awards for 2009. Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-414.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences College of Science Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-423.html Genetic testing of risks for disease is the latest trend in medicine. The technique offers hope for some, but also raises medical, ethical, psychological, and practical concerns for many, including whether genetic information is worth acquiring. Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-423.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-427.html The search committee for the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, chaired by Senior Vice President and Provost Mark McNamee, announces three final candidates selected from a deep applicant pool. Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-427.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-428.html R. John Collier, Maude and Lillian Presley Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Harvard Medical School, will visit the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech on May 21 and 22 to discuss his research on the function of bacterial toxins, including how this work can be used to develop countermeasures against anthrax. Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-428.html Virginia Bioinformatics Institute http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-393.html Scientists at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, and the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have taken the first steps toward constructing a systems biology map of iron metabolism. Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-393.html Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-407.html The Summer Arts Festival 2009, a joint effort by Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts and Cinema and the Town of Blacksburg, is celebrating its 18th year bringing the arts to Blacksburg summers. Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-407.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-415.html Gene Fife of Charlottesville is the 2009 recipient of Virginia Tech's most prestigious award, the William H. Ruffner Medal. Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-415.html Pamplin College of Business Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-416.html Sarah DuRant of Saluda, S.C., a fisheries and wildlife sciences doctoral student in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, received Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR) awards from both the scientific research society Sigma Xi and the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology for her work and research with wood ducks. Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-416.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Research Graduate studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-385.html Forests are one of Virginia's most valuable assets — in addition to wood, clean water, recreation, and serenity, they also provide important wildlife habitat. Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/05/2009-385.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Environment Virginia Cooperative Extension