http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/index.html en Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/053111-dsa-flex.html <p>The fraternity raised $14,879 for the Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Program through Flex Out Hunger.</p> Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/053111-dsa-flex.html Division of Student Affairs Pamplin College of Business http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/053111-bov-junemeeting.html <p>The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly board meeting at 1:15 p.m. Monday, June 6, in the Board Room of Torgersen Hall.</p> Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/053111-bov-junemeeting.html Virginia Tech Board of Visitors http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/053111-cals-gardengala.html <p>Virginia Tech's Hahn Horticulture Garden will hold its seventh annual Garden Gala on Saturday, June 11, from 5:30 to 9 p.m., at the garden on Washington Street on the university's main campus.</p> Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/053111-cals-gardengala.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052711-vtc-variboardiamse.html <p>The International Association of Medical Science Educators has elected Richard C. Vari to its board of directors. Vari is the associate dean for medical education and chair of the Department of Interprofessionalism at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, Va.</p> Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052711-vtc-variboardiamse.html Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052711-pamplin-b2b.html <p>A group of six faculty members will begin classes next week in the fourth annual post-doctoral summer program launched by the Pamplin College of Business to help alleviate the critical national shortage of business-school faculty.</p> Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052711-pamplin-b2b.html Pamplin College of Business Graduate studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052611-engineering-2011academyofengineeringexcellence.html <p>Virginia Tech's College of Engineering inducted eight new members into its Academy of Engineering Excellence, an elite group that now consists of only 105 people out of its more than fifty-five thousand living alumni.</p> Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052611-engineering-2011academyofengineeringexcellence.html Alumni College of Engineering http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052611-dsa-relay.html <p>Virginia Tech is currently ranked the No. 1 university for online fundraising, according to American Cancer Society Reports.</p> Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052611-dsa-relay.html Division of Student Affairs Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052611-research-vtiptechstorm.html <p>Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc. will showcase Virginia Tech cyber security technologies, mobile communications, therapeutics, and more at the inaugural TechStorm on June 2 at the Mason Inn in Fairfax, Va</p> Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052611-research-vtiptechstorm.html Research College of Engineering Information technology Biological Sciences National Capital Region http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052511-research-johntysonpnas.html <p>Researchers from Virginia Tech and Oxford University have proposed a novel molecular mechanism for the cell's ability to detect the alignment of replicated chromosomes in the final phase of cell division. The research is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.</p> Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052511-research-johntysonpnas.html College of Science Research Biological Sciences Information technology http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052411-engineering-hounsfaward.html <p>"A critical factor affecting the wide-scale deployment of wireless ad hoc networks is network capacity," asserted Thomas Hou, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech.</p> Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052411-engineering-hounsfaward.html College of Engineering Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052411-dsa-housingreslifedirector.html <p>Eleanor Finger, associate dean of students and director of Residence Life at Washington State University, will join Virginia Tech Aug. 3 as the director of Housing and Residence Life.</p> Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052411-dsa-housingreslifedirector.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052311-outreach-classinstitute.html <p>Gardens. Music. History. These are some of the topics that will be explored June 12-15 during a summer institute for Virginia Tech's Creative Learning Academy for Senior Scholars.</p> Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052311-outreach-classinstitute.html Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052011-dsa-favoritefaculty.html <p>The fifth annual Favorite Faculty Awards saw 140 Virginia Tech faculty members nominated for awards by 180 students. </p> Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052011-dsa-favoritefaculty.html Division of Student Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052011-science-mcmwinners.html <p>A team of three mathematics majors from the College of Science recently received top honors at the annual Mathematical Contest in Modeling sponsored by the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications.</p> Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/052011-science-mcmwinners.html College of Science Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051911-facilities-vtprincetongreenguide.html <p>Virginia Tech is among the most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States and Canada, according to "The Princeton Review." </p> Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051911-facilities-vtprincetongreenguide.html Campus sustainability http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051911-cfa-festivalsingers.html <div xmlns:o="urn:www.microsoft.com/office" xmlns:st1="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags" xmlns:st2="urn:www.microsoft.com/smarttags2" xmlns:w="urn:www.microsoft.com/word" xmlns:x="urn:www.microsoft.com/excel"><p>A group of the world’s brightest rising opera stars will join internationally recognized opera legends, coaches, and instrumentalists on the Virginia Tech campus for the second annual Vocal Arts and Music Festival. Called Viva Virginia last year, the event is presented by the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech from June 18-July 1.</p></div> Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051911-cfa-festivalsingers.html Center for the Arts Arts http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051911-pamplin-bitwinners.html <p>Class projects this spring by three Pamplin College of Business student teams earned top marks from GE and other business clients as the best website and software development projects in a senior capstone course taught by business information technology professor Alan Abrahams.</p> Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051911-pamplin-bitwinners.html Pamplin College of Business Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051911-outreach-humphreyfellows2011.html <p>Virginia Tech welcomes 2011 Humphrey Fellows from 15 countries.</p> Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051911-outreach-humphreyfellows2011.html Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051811-wvtf-sigmadeltachi.html <p>Virginia Tech's WVTF Public Radio/RADIO IQ has received a 2010 Sigma Delta Chi Award for excellence in journalism from the Society of Professional Journalists.</p> Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051811-wvtf-sigmadeltachi.html WVTF Public Radio / RADIO IQ http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051811-pamplin-studyabroad.html <p>This summer, 99 students in the Pamplin College of Business will be studying abroad on five faculty-led programs in Europe.</p> Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051811-pamplin-studyabroad.html Pamplin College of Business Outreach and International Affairs Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051811-clahs-nowakhawdon.html <p>After serving three years as founding director of the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech, Professor Jerzy Nowak is retiring and passing the leadership baton to colleague James Hawdon.</p> Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051811-clahs-nowakhawdon.html We Remember College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Institute for Society, Culture and Environment http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051811-research-mcdowellpnascommentary.html <p>John McDowell, associate professor of plant pathology at Virginia Tech, points out similarities in the strategies of several devastating pathogens that can be targeted as plant breeders develop more resistant crops.</p> Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051811-research-mcdowellpnascommentary.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Biological Sciences Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051711-clahs-perkins.html <p>The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy has presented it's 2011 Outstanding Dissertation Award to Susan Perkins for her research on how clients influence the outcome of their counseling. </p> Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051711-clahs-perkins.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Graduate studies Research Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051711-wvtf-murrowawards.html <p>WVTF Public Radio / RADIO IQ claimed three first place awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association's 2011 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards program.</p> Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051711-wvtf-murrowawards.html WVTF Public Radio / RADIO IQ http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051611-cals-thompson.html <p>Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has named Thomas L. "Tom" Thompson of Lubbock, Texas, head of the Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences.</p> Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051611-cals-thompson.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051611-sopac-summerartsfestival.html <p>The Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts and Cinema and the Town of Blacksburg announce the 20th annual Summer Arts Festival, beginning June 10. The festival includes concerts, movies, art exhibits, and live theatre. All events are free and open to the public.</p> Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051611-sopac-summerartsfestival.html School of Performing Arts and Cinema College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Arts http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051611-admissions-marines.html <p>Virginia Tech and the U.S. Marine Corps have signed a memorandum of understanding that will facilitate undergraduate admission of selected honorably discharged Marines to the university.</p> Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051611-admissions-marines.html Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051311-clahs-kitchen.html <p>Department of Apparel, Housing and Resource Management students' kitchen designs landed top 10 placements in the National Kitchen and Bath Association/General Electric Company competition.</p> Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051311-clahs-kitchen.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051311-outreach-talentsearchstudents.html <p>Virginia Tech's Educational Talent Search will recognize 26 of the region’s young scholars during the Talent Search Students of the Year banquet May 26.</p> Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051311-outreach-talentsearchstudents.html Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051311-vtc-friedlandervtcsomseniordean.html <p>The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine announced the appointment of Michael J. Friedlander to the position of senior dean for research.</p> Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051311-vtc-friedlandervtcsomseniordean.html Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute Research Biological Sciences http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-outreach-psp.html The Roanoke-based Virginia Tech Pilot Street Project/Coalition for Refugee Resttlement -- which helps resettled refugees transition into their new home -- has been given the 2011 Governor's Volunteerism and Community Service Award. Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-outreach-psp.html We Remember Outreach and International Affairs College of Agriculture and Life Sciences College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-science-timothylong.html <p>Timothy Long, professor of chemistry and associate dean for strategic initiatives in the College of Science, has been named a Mark Scholar by the American Chemical Society. The award is one of three given annually by the ACS to reward leaders in the combined fields of polymer science and engineering.</p> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-science-timothylong.html Alumni Chemistry College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-gradschool-kirkschulz.html <p>Kirk H. Schulz, the 13th president of Kansas State University, will receive the 2011 Graduate Alumni Achievement Award.</p> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-gradschool-kirkschulz.html Graduate studies College of Engineering Alumni Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-cals-nactaaward.html <p>The North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture has recognized Allison C. Echols of Gap Mills, W.Va., with the 2011 Graduate Student Teaching Award.</p> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-cals-nactaaward.html College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-hr-emergencyclasses.html <p>Classes will be offered during business hours beginning May 17. </p> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-hr-emergencyclasses.html Office of the Vice President for Administration Safety, Security, and Preparedness Virginia Tech Police http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-president-yearendcomments.html <p>Year-end comments on capital projects, long-range planning, tuition, Department of Education, and Virginia Cooperative Extension from President Charles W. Steger.</p> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-president-yearendcomments.html Office of the President http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-cals-farmersurvey.html <p>Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and the Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition invite beginning farmers and ranchers in Virginia to share their educational and resource needs by completing a short online survey.</p> Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051211-cals-farmersurvey.html Agriculture College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Virginia Cooperative Extension Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051111-cnre-udallscholarship.html <p>Kara Dodson of Lynchburg, Va., a junior environmental resources management major in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment, has received a 2011 Udall Scholarship from the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation.</p> Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051111-cnre-udallscholarship.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051111-science-venkat.html <p>Senior Siddharth Venkat of Herndon, Va.<b>,</b> is the first recipient of the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award in the College of Science. He will graduate in May with a bachelor's degree in physics and mathematics.</p> Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051111-science-venkat.html College of Science Research Undergraduate Education Undergraduate Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051111-engineering-muralinihgrant.html <p>The National Institutes of Health has awarded Virginia Tech researchers a $2.13 million grant to develop new systems biology approaches to study cells, one of the most basic units of life. </p> Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051111-engineering-muralinihgrant.html College of Engineering Virginia Bioinformatics Institute College of Science Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051111-development-alumnidistinguished.html <p>Virginia State Senator John C. Watkins and University of North Carolina Professor of Medicine Sidney C. Smith Jr. are the 2011 recipients of Virginia Tech's Alumni Distinguished Service Award.</p> Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051111-development-alumnidistinguished.html College of Engineering College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Philanthropy http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051111-research-itsecurityproduct.html <p>A team from the Virginia Tech Information Technology Security Laboratory and Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering won third place in the 2011 National Security Innovation Competition.</p> Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051111-research-itsecurityproduct.html Information technology College of Engineering Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051011-cnre-integrityscholarship.html <p>Kirsten Elizabeth Miller of Malvern, Pa., a sophomore majoring in geography in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment, was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the National Society of Collegiate Scholars for her commitment to integrity.</p> Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051011-cnre-integrityscholarship.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Undergraduate Education http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051011-engineering-helmetratings.html <p>Virginia Tech released today the results of a new rating system of adult football helmets that is designed to reduce the risk of concussions.  One currently manufactured helmet received the top "5 star" rating, and a total of five helmets received the very good "4-star" rating.</p> Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051011-engineering-helmetratings.html College of Engineering Research http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051011-development-universitydistinguished.html <p>Alumna Betty P. Chao, the founder, president, and chief executive officer of Westech International Inc., is the 2011 recipient of Virginia Tech's University Distinguished Achievement Award.</p> Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/051011-development-universitydistinguished.html College of Engineering Alumni http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/050911-science-french.html <p>Rebecca French, who will complete her Ph.D. in geosciences this summer, has been awarded a Congressional Science Fellowship by the American Geophysical Union (AGU).</p> Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/050911-science-french.html Geosciences Graduate studies College of Science http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/050911-outreach-gurughosh.html <p>Guru Ghosh, director of international programs for the California State University System's Humboldt State University, will join Virginia Tech in July as associate vice president for international affairs.</p> Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/050911-outreach-gurughosh.html Outreach and International Affairs http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/050911-cnre-masternaturalistaward.html <p>The Virginia Master Naturalist Program, a multi-agency initiative based in Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment, received a 2011 Governor's Environmental Excellence Award.</p> Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/050911-cnre-masternaturalistaward.html College of Natural Resources and Environment Virginia Cooperative Extension http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/050911-development-ruffner.html <p>Alumnus John W. Bates III of Richmond is the recipient of the 2011 William H. Ruffner Medal, Virginia Tech's highest honor, in recognition of his loyal and enthusiastic support of the university.</p> Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/050911-development-ruffner.html Alumni Philanthropy Pamplin College of Business Virginia Tech Foundation Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/050611-engineering-arefhonorarydegree.html <p>Hassan Aref will receive the honorary degree of "doctor technices honoris causa," the highest honor awarded by the Technical University of Denmark, on May 6 at the university's commencement ceremony.</p> Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/05/050611-engineering-arefhonorarydegree.html College of Engineering Research