http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/index.html en Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-216.html G. Don Taylor, head of Virginia Tech's Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, is the president-elect of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE). Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-216.html College of Engineering Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-220.html A senior within the Virginia Tech College of Engineering has been selected as a National Institutes of Health-Oxford-Cambridge Scholar. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-220.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-231.html Royce K.P. Zia, professor of physics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-231.html College of Science National Capital Region Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-233.html Virginia Tech's Theatre 101 and the Henderson Hall renovation project has been awarded LEED Gold certification as established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-233.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Campus sustainability Arts Facilities Services http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-234.html Veterinary students enrolled in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine will hold a community dog wash on Saturday, April 10 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-234.html Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-212.html Roland Lazenby, who teaches in Virginia Tech's department of communication, has authored a new book entitled, "Jerry West: The Life and Legend of a Basketball Icon." Published by Random House/ESPN, the biography has received rave reviews from various sources. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-212.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-217.html The Virginia Tech Relay for Life will take place on the university's Drillfield April 9. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-217.html Student Centers and Activities Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-218.html Bruce M. Lawlor, director, Virginia Tech Center for Technology, Security, and Policy, has been appointed to the Commission on the Black Sea to foster discussion about the political future of bordering nations. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-218.html National Capital Region http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-227.html George Simmons Jr., Alumni Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-227.html College of Science Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-228.html Michael Vorster, David H. Burrows Professor of Construction Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "David H. Burrows Professor Emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-228.html College of Engineering College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-232.html Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has announced that Laura Fornash, director of state government relations for Virginia Tech, will serve as deputy secretary of education. He made the appointment March 26. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-232.html Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-206.html Six Virginia Tech undergraduate students will present their research projects at the fifth annual Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Meeting of the Minds undergraduate research conference to be held at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga., April 16-17. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-206.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences College of Engineering Undergraduate Education Undergraduate Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-209.html John May, the managing partner of New Vantage Group of Vienna, Va., will give a talk on Thursday, April 8, 9:30-10:30 a.m., as the featured speaker in the BB&T Distinguished Lecture Series on Capitalism, hosted by the Pamplin College of Business. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-209.html Pamplin College of Business Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-215.html The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will conduct a Pylon Dedication Ceremony at 3 p.m. Friday, April 9 at the War Memorial. The engraving of one additional veterans' name, Capt. David Seth Mitchell, U.S. Marine Corps, on the "Ut Prosim" pylon will be dedicated. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-215.html Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-224.html J. Michael Kelly, former dean of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "dean emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-224.html College of Natural Resources and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-226.html Jeffrey Kirwan, professor of forestry in the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech and Extension specialist for natural resources education for Virginia Cooperative Extension, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-226.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-230.html Virginia Tech has completed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service warning preparedness requirements necessary to earn the distinction of being StormReady. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-230.html Office of the Vice President for Administration Safety, Security, and Preparedness http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-202.html Deepu George, a third year Ph.D. student from Kerala, India, has partnered with students and community members to produce a multimedia arts exhibit called "Connections: A Community Arts Project." Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-202.html Graduate studies College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Arts http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-222.html James Holub, professor of mathematics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-222.html College of Science National Capital Region http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-223.html Owen Hughes, professor of aerospace and ocean engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-223.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-195.html Sam G. Riley, professor of communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has edited a new book entitled "Star Struck: An Encyclopedia of Celebrity Culture." Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-195.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-205.html The Virginia Tech community will celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, April 1-30. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-205.html Diversity Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-213.html Edward Green, professor of mathematics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-213.html College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-214.html Dixon Hanna, associate vice provost of academic planning, resources, and space in the Office of the Provost at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "associate vice provost emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-214.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-203.html Continuing the tradition of inviting new Virginia governors to deliver the commencement address, new Virginia governor Robert F. McDonnell will address Virginia Tech's Class of 2010 during University Commencement exercises to be held on Friday, May 14, at Lane Stadium/Worsham Field. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-203.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-204.html Virginia Tech's equal opportunity and access functions, including the university's Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) initiatives, compliance and conflict resolution programs, and equity initiative functions, will now be administered by the Office of Human Resources. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-204.html Diversity Office of the Vice President for Administration http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-207.html Harold L. Martin Sr., recently named the 12th Chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, is the Virginia Tech College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus for 2010. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-207.html College of Engineering Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-208.html VT KnowledgeWorks announces five student teams and five entrepreneurs selected to present in the Student and Open Business Concept Competitions on April 7 in conjunction with the Second Annual Entrepreneurship Summit at The Inn at Virginia Tech. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-208.html Research College of Engineering Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-210.html Charles Bostian, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-210.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-211.html Roger Ehrich, professor of computer science in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the "professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-211.html College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-192.html Terry L. Clements, associate professor of landscape architecture in the School of Architecture + Design, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, was elected to serve as first vice-president of the Council of Educators of Landscape Architecture (CELA). Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-192.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-194.html The 10th annual Virginia Indian Nations Summit on Higher Education (VINSHE) will take place on March 26-28 at Virginia Tech's Skelton Conference Center. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-194.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences College of Natural Resources and Environment College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-199.html At their March 22, meeting the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a plan to expand the campus' existing Greek housing community, Oak Lane, through a unique partnership between the university and individual fraternity and sorority chapters. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-199.html Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-201.html Plans for Virginia Tech's new 130,000-square-foot, $89 million Center for the Arts were approved by the university's board of visitors Monday, setting into motion the construction of the facility that will help redefine downtown Blacksburg and shape the performing and visual arts environment throughout the region. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-201.html Arts Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Center for the Arts http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-193.html Andrew Weaver will be the keynote speaker for the 2010 Graduate Student Assembly's 26th Annual Research Symposium. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-193.html Graduate studies Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-196.html Virginia Tech has been selected as a partner in a new $7.5 million Center for Cancer Systems Biology that will focus on the development and treatment of breast cancer. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-196.html Research College of Science National Capital Region http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-197.html The Graduate School at Virginia Tech has bestowed the 2010 Outstanding Dissertation in the Social Sciences, Business and Humanities Award to Heather Switzer of Blacksburg, who graduated in December with a doctorate in planning, governance, and globalization from the School of Public and International Affairs, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, and research associate in Virginia Tech's Institute for Policy and Governance. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-197.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies Graduate studies Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-200.html At their regularly scheduled meeting today, Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors approved the design plans for several capital building projects, including those for the university's $89 million, 130,000-square-foot Center for the Arts complex and Phase IV of the Oak Lane Community Project. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-200.html Virginia Tech Board of Visitors http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-179.html Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources are offering the Spring Venture Outdoors Program, a one-day short course to provide landowners with management options for their timberland. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-179.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-185.html For the thirteenth consecutive semester, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets is bringing back corps graduates who have recently returned from a combat deployment to speak to the regiment. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-185.html Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Alumni College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-187.html Virginia Tech undergraduate students Angie De Soto and Lyndsay McKeever were among 19 U.S. high school and college students to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties, a.k.a. COP15, which was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 7-18. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-187.html College of Architecture and Urban Studies College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-190.html Virginia Tech will honor the community of survivors of April 16, 2007. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-190.html We Remember Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-191.html The 2010 General Assembly adjourned March 14, one day later than scheduled, after grappling with the greatest decline in state revenues since World War II that necessitated serious budget reductions in all areas of state government. In the end, the General Assembly was able to protect higher education from reductions beyond those presented in former Gov. Tim Kaine's introduced budget, and also to provide some good news for state employees with respect to furloughs, benefits, and compensation. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-191.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-198.html Over the past two weeks, our community has been subjected to an ongoing series of threatening and harassing messages. These messages have been posted on websites and been e-mailed to a few individuals across campus. The messages have been disruptive to our community and have resulted in understandable concern for our safety and security. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-198.html Virginia Tech Police http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-173.html Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources will host an open house to showcase its programs and projects on Tuesday, April 6, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Latham Ballroom in the Inn at Virginia Tech on the Blacksburg campus. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-173.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Student Centers and Activities http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-181.html Patricia Dove, professor of geosciences at Virginia Tech, has been elected a Geochemistry Fellow by the Geochemical Society and the European Association for Geochemistry. The title is bestowed upon outstanding scientists who have made a major contribution to the field of geochemistry. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-181.html College of Science Alumni Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-184.html Joseph A. Whittaker, president-elect of Sigma XI, the Scientific Research Society, is the keynote speaker for the eighth annual Undergraduate Research and Prospective Graduate Student Conference on Tuesday, April 6. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-184.html Research Undergraduate Education Undergraduate Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-177.html Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Department of Wood Science and Forest Products in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service will host an evening workshop entitled "Green Home Building for Homeowners, Construction Specialists, Entrepreneurs, and Educators" on April 8 in Abingdon, Va. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-177.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Outreach and International Affairs Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-178.html Two Virginia Tech professors are leading research teams that will work with scientists and small-scale farmers in South America and the Caribbean to increase food production, improve soil quality, and reduce risks associated with climate change. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-178.html Outreach and International Affairs College of Agriculture and Life Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-186.html The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly board meeting at 1:15 p.m. Monday, March 22, in the Board Room of Torgersen Hall (Room 2100) on the Blacksburg campus. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2010/03/2010-186.html Virginia Tech Board of Visitors