http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/index.html en Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-561.html As part of a program to raise the standard of living in developing countries, a Virginia Tech researcher led a four-day gender workshop in June at Baguineda, Mali. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-561.html Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-573.html The registration deadline for Gobblerfest 2009 is Friday, August 14. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-573.html Division of Student Affairs Student Centers and Activities http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-559.html Virginia Tech's College of Engineering has published "In the Land Grant Tradition: Reaching the Pinnacles," a book profiling the lives of the inductees of the first ten years to its Academy of Engineering Excellence. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-559.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-562.html Commissioner Valerie Lemmie, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), a leading scholar on the subject of public management in enhancing democracy, was inaugurated recently as the second Inclusive Management Fellow of the Coast-to-Coast Inclusive Management Initiative within the Center for Public Administration and Policy (CPAP) and the School for Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at Virginia Tech, National Capital Region. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-562.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-567.html On Friday, July 31, Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business will graduate its second group of participants in an innovative program the college developed to help alleviate the critical national shortage of business-school faculty. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-567.html Pamplin College of Business Graduate studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-571.html Several large-scale, naturalistic driving studies -- using sophisticated cameras and instrumentation in participants' personal vehicles -- conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), provide a clear picture of driver distraction and cell phone use under real-world driving conditions, according to the institute. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-571.html Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-557.html Dixie Watts Reaves, associate professor of agricultural and applied economics, was honored with the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 2009 Diversity Enhancement Award in recognition of outstanding contributions and demonstrated commitment to enhancing diversity in the college. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-557.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Diversity http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-553.html James McKenna, professor and interim head of the Department of Crop Soil and Environmental Sciences in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was honored with the 2009 North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Distinguished Educator Award in recognition of his meritorious service to NACTA and to higher education through teaching, educational research, and administration. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-553.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-560.html As of July 2009, Virginia Tech researchers have received 18 grants through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), totaling $6.763 million, announced Robert Walters, vice president for research. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-560.html Research Virginia Bioinformatics Institute College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-564.html On Friday, July 31, Virginia Tech holds the 10th annual McNair Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP) Research Symposium. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-564.html Diversity Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-556.html Associate Professor Rachel Holloway, former head of the Department of Communication, has been appointed associate dean for undergraduate academic affairs in Virginia Tech's College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-556.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-558.html Some people like to spend their vacation time touring famous cities, camping and hiking, or sitting on a beach. But that's not how Dr. Jennifer Brown, a clinical assistant professor of surgery at Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center likes to spend her free time. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-558.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine National Capital Region http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-551.html Five employees in the Virginia Tech Office of University Relations and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received awards at the recent Association for Communication Excellence conference. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-551.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-548.html Jenny Robinson, fiscal technician in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech's Veterinary Teaching Hospital, was recently recognized for her contributions to the hospital during the 2009 awards ceremony in the College Center. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-548.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-555.html This year, incoming freshmen in the class of 2013 will be offered the opportunity to attend Hokie Camp, an optional, three-day orientation retreat held at the Smith Mountain Lake 4-H Center in Wirtz, Va., near Roanoke. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-555.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-538.html Virginia Tech has named Alan Grant, professor and head of the Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University, the new dean for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-538.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-547.html Undergraduate students from several colleges across Virginia, North Carolina, and elsewhere recently finished a summer internship program with the Virginia Tech Center for Human-Computer Interaction, working on research projects that could whet their appetite for graduate school. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-547.html Diversity Research College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-544.html The White House announced on July 9 that Leigh McCue-Weil, an assistant professor in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-544.html College of Engineering Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-549.html The Virginia Space Grant Consortium has been awarded a grant of $894,228 by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education Program for the Geospatial Technician Education through Virginia's Community Colleges (GTEVCC) project. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-549.html College of Natural Resources and Environment College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-552.html The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute (VTC) has received approval from the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) to operate a postsecondary institution in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-552.html Research Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-539.html Students have played an integral part in planning and executing Virginia Tech's Hokie Camp, which is entering its second year. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-539.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-541.html Four researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech and their colleagues at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine are advocating the use of systems biology as an innovative clinical approach to cancer. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-541.html Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-546.html Dr. Mark Greenawald has been named founding chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute (VTC). Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-546.html Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-550.html Virginia Tech's Reynolds Homestead, located in Critz, Va., will exhibit 18 paintings recently donated to the university by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, at a public opening and reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 2. Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-550.html Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-537.html The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a four-year, $1.45-million grant to the Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech and partners to develop petascale computing environments that model billions of individuals in extremely large social and information networks. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-537.html Virginia Bioinformatics Institute http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-545.html Virginia Tech's Office of Judicial Affairs, a department within the Division of Student Affairs, has been renamed the Office of Student Conduct. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-545.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-535.html Jesus M. de la Garza, the Vecellio Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, will be honored with a Distinguished Professor award by the Construction Industry Institute (CII). Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-535.html College of Engineering Philanthropy We Remember http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-540.html Nineteen teachers from southwest Virginia who teach kindergarten through college levels received fellowships to attend the Blue Ridge Writing Project (BRWP) at Virginia Tech. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-540.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-542.html A student team in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering is providing the blind with an opportunity many never thought possible: The opportunity to drive. Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-542.html College of Engineering Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-534.html Robert "Bobby" Grisso, professor of biological systems engineering in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and farm equipment and safety specialist for Virginia Cooperative Extension, was elected into the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers' (ASABE) 2009 Class of Fellows. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-534.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-543.html Ruth Waalkes, director of artistic initiatives at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, has been named executive director of the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech. She will begin this position in late September. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-543.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Arts Center for the Arts http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-533.html With the majority of students home for the summer, Virginia Tech Housing Services has undertaken a variety of improvements and renovations in its residence halls aimed at increasing comfort and safety for students, while decreasing overall environmental impact. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-533.html Division of Student Affairs Campus sustainability http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-536.html Rebecca K. Splan, of Catawba, Va., was awarded the 2009 Certificate of Teaching Excellence from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-536.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-516.html Virginia Tech's Patricia Hyer, associate provost for academic administration, was awarded the University Change Agent Award at the Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network (WEPAN) national conference in Austin, Texas. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-516.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-527.html The Richmond chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) honored Virginia Tech's "This is the Future" campaign with a bronze medallion for its microsite and a silver certificate of merit for reputation and brand management. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-527.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-529.html A new pedestrian safety campaign devised by the Virginia Tech/Town of Blacksburg Town Gown Community Relations Committee was recently recognized by the Virginia Transit Association. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-529.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-525.html A research paper co-written by a Virginia Tech faculty member explains a 60-year mystery behind a rare bat's nose that is unusually large for its species. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-525.html College of Engineering Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-524.html On June 4, VT KnowledgeWorks' director, Jim Flowers, shared the stage in Paris with Christine Lagarde, French Minister for the Economy, Industry, and Employment, as they honored the winning student team at the Annual Entrepreneurial Project Challenge at TELECOM Sud-Paris. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-524.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-530.html Celia Hayhoe, family resource management specialist for Virginia Cooperative Extension, and Kimberly Edmonds, family and consumer sciences Extension agent in Henrico County, have been tapped to assist Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine's newly created Poverty Reduction Taskforce. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-530.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-515.html Alumni Distinguished Professor E. Scott Geller has been recognized with the American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Award for Lifetime Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest. Geller is a professor in the Department of Psychology in the College of Science. He was recognized for his distinguished career and contributions to the field. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-515.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-521.html Virginia Tech chemistry Professor Harry C. Dorn, Emory and Henry College chemistry Professor James Duchamp, and Panos Fatouros, professor and chair of the Division of Radiation Physics and Biology at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine have co-invented a hands-off process for filling fullerenes with radioactive material. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-521.html Research Chemistry College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-528.html In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Virginia Tech's Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center recently hosted a major open house. Approximately 500 visitors turned out to gain a first-hand look at how the center provides high-quality health care services for all ages and breeds of horses. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-528.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-532.html The Barcelona Institute of Gospel will perform at Virginia Tech's Kentland Farm on Wednesday, July 15 from 4 to 8 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-532.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Diversity http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-511.html Naren Ramakrishnan, Virginia Tech professor of computer science, is among the award recipients of the HP 2009 Innovation Research Program, which is designed to create opportunities for colleges, universities and research institutes around the world to conduct breakthrough collaborative research with HP. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-511.html College of Engineering Information technology Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-526.html The summer 2009 dedication of renovated space on the second floor of Patton Hall, home to several of the civil and environmental engineering students who lost their lives on April 16, 2007, as well as their professor G.V. Loganathan, "was the culmination of two years of effort in the department to honor the victims," said William A. Knocke, civil and environmental engineering professor and department head. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-526.html We Remember College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-531.html Charles Edward (Charlie) Aull, professor emeritus of mathematics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, died on July 4, 2009. He was 81 years old. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-531.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-510.html How does vacation travel affect your sense of well-being and happiness? Marketing professor Joe Sirgy, of Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business, says his research findings may surprise some. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-510.html Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-519.html The Virginia Tech College of Engineering has joined with The MathWorks in a three-year initiative to enable more competitive, cutting-edge, and collaborative education for engineering and science students. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-519.html College of Engineering Information technology http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-520.html Will Wan of Annandale, Va., a junior in the visual communications design program of the School of Visual Arts, College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, has been selected to participate in the White House internship program as the new media intern this summer. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-520.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-508.html Jessica Lu, a graduate student in chemistry in Virginia Tech's College of Science, has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to pursue part of her Ph.D. research in Israel studying aerosols and their impact on the environment. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2009/07/2009-508.html College of Science Environment Graduate studies