June 2011

Justin Camputaro named director of Student Centers and Activities

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Justin Camputaro of Jacksonville, Fla., has been named director of Student Centers and Activities in the Division of Student Affairs, effective July 11.

Just two talks with teens can reduce marijuana use for at least a year

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Researchers from Virginia Tech and the University of Washington have demonstrated that a brief, voluntary conversation with an adult led to up to a 20 percent decrease in marijuana use by teens.

Virginia Tech Research Center — Arlington opens to expand capability for scientific inquiry, extend university footprint in National Capital Region

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Virginia Tech Research Center -- Arlington has opened its doors in the Ballston area of Arlington, Va., as a nucleus for discovery to expanding the university's capability for new scientific inquiry and extend Virginia Tech's footprint in the National Capital Region.

Chemist wins award for new approach to pressure-sensitive adhesive production

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Tim Long has received an award for his research on a solvent-free and environmentally friendly approach of producing pressure sensitive adhesives.

David G.I. Kingston appointed to National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

David G.I. Kingston, University Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, who is affiliated with the Fralin Life Science Institute at Virginia Tech, has been named to the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Addiction researcher optimistic about new, highly visual labels that show ill effects of smoking

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Addiction researcher Warren Bickel of the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute is optimistic about the effectiveness of the FDA's graphic warning labels that will go on cigarette packs in 2012.

2011 Virginia FFA Convention to 'Live Alive' at Virginia Tech, June 27-30

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

More than 2,000 Virginia youth, advisors, and guests with a passion for agriculture will return to Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus for the 85th annual Virginia FFA Convention from June 27 to 30.

Dining Services partners with Virginia Tech Meat Science Center to bring local products to campus dining centers

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The dining centers use meats purchased from the College of Agriculture's Meat Science Center, serving customers quality products sourced within two miles of the central campus.

Video: Economic developers take a closer look at Virginia Tech's research assets

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Economic developers from around Virginia gathered at Virginia Tech to learn more about the university's assets, especially the research institutes.

Donna Cassell Ratcliffe, Amy McPherson receive awards from Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Two Career Services professionals in Virginia Tech's Division of Student Affairs have been recognized for their outstanding professional achievements.

Adrian Ares named program director for international agriculture program

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Adrian Ares has been named program director of the Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support Program at Virginia Tech.

New herb garden spices up Preston's cuisine

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Preston's, the restaurant at The Inn at Virginia Tech, has a new herb garden.

New insights on an old material will enable design of better polymer batteries, water purification

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Two Virginia Tech research groups have combined forces to devise a way to measure Nafion's internal structure and, in the process, have discovered how to manipulate this structure to enhance the material's applications.

The engineering of a 3-D liver may shed light on effects of chemicals in the environment

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Using the liver as an alarm system, researchers are starting to better understand the different levels of toxicity from certain compounds and their effects on the human body.

Hokies on the Hill internship program gives students first-hand look at Washington politics

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Seven Virginia Tech undergraduate students participated in the the Washington D.C. Hokies on the Hill internship program during the spring 2011 semester.

Select group of music department singers to perform in Roanoke, Floyd, and Blacksburg June 24-26

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Nine Virginia Tech students majoring in music and their professors are going to be performing around Blacksburg and the surrounding area June 24-26.

Virginia Tech engineering team wins international EcoCAR Challenge

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech's Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team has won the international EcoCAR Challenge, a three-year design competition that seeks to inspire science and engineering students to build more energy-efficient "green" automobiles.

Don Leo named associate vice president for research in the National Capital Region

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Tech names Donald J. Leo as associate vice president for research in the National Capital Region.

U.S. State Department awards Fulbright Scholarship to Virginia Tech alumna

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Amanda Rohm Daquila, who earned her master's degree in history from Virginia Tech, will spend the next academic year in Germany teaching English through the Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Program.

Zvi Schwartz named J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Senior Faculty Fellow in Hospitality Finance and Revenue Management

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Zvi Schwartz, who will come to Virginia Tech this August as associate professor of hospitality and tourism management in the Pamplin College of Business, has been named J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Senior Faculty Fellow of Hospitality Revenue and Financial Management by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Plant biology meets up with computational wizardry

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Over time, plants have evolved to adapt to a constantly changing, often hostile, environment. Unfortunately, they are facing a new and difficult challenge ahead.

Julie Walters Steele is new Reynolds Homestead director

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Julie Walters Steele is the new Reynolds Homestead director in Critz, Va.

Virginia Bioinformatics Institute sheds light on recent E. coli outbreak in Germany

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

In the rush to save lives, many laboratories are analyzing these genomes and providing data to the research community.

Mechanical engineers win science journal's best paper award

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

For the second consecutive year, members of Virginia Tech's Advanced Experimental Thermofluid Engineering Research Laboratory in mechanical engineering have received the Outstanding Paper Award in fluid mechanics from the Measurement Science and Technology Journal.

David L. Trauger receives science teaching award

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

David L. Trauger, professor emeritus in natural resources management in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, received the Washington Academy of Sciences Leo Schubert Award for teaching of science in college.

Roadmap published for dynamic mapping of estrogen signaling in breast cancer

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The first roadmap to mathematical modeling of a powerful basic "decision circuit" in breast cancer has been developed and published by Virginia Tech and Georgetown University Medical Center scientists.

Nancy McGehee named J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Junior Faculty Fellow of Hospitality Management

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Nancy McGehee, associate professor of hospitality and tourism management in the Pamplin College of Business, has been named J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Junior Faculty Fellow of Hospitality Management by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Hume Center for National Security and Technology names Robert McGwier director of research

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Virginia Tech College of Engineering has named Robert McGwier, the director of research of the Ted and Karyn Hume Center for National Security and Technology, and a research professor in its Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Green Industry Council expand garden container recycling program

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Green Industry Council are bringing a successful garden container recycling program in Richmond to the rest of the state.

In memoriam: Henry Dekker, former board of visitors rector

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Henry Dekker (originally, Henry Theodore John Dekker) of Blacksburg, Va., aged 90, former rector of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, passed away on June 13. He was 90.

Virginia Tech to hold 'Lights out!/Power down!' event June 23

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Office of Energy and Sustainability requests your support and participation for the "Lights Out!/Power Down!" event to be held on Thursday, June 23, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Vocal Arts and Music Festival to run June 18-July 1

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Seventy opera coaches, vocalists, and musicians from across the globe will present two weeks of performances and masterclasses in Blacksburg as part of the Vocal Arts and Music Festival at Virginia Tech.

Roop Mahajan named Lewis A. Hester Chair in Engineering

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Roop Mahajan is a professor of mechanical engineering and engineering science and mechanics in the College of Engineering and director of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science.

Cells do talk to one another, but the question remains how

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Inside the human body, an amazing amount of communication occurs constantly. But the dialogue is rather extraordinary. The orators are actually multiple cell types that make up the human tissues. And for biologists, the fundamental question remains as to how these processes occur within the complex environment of tissues and organs.

Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation announces vice president for intelligence business

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Austin Yamada, a long-time national security executive with government and industry, has been named vice president for the intelligence business area at the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation in Arlington, Va.

Kevin Concannon named professor of art history and director of the School of Visual Arts

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Kevin Concannon has been named professor of art history and director of the School of Visual Arts in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.

Bruce Turner honored with emeritus status

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Bruce Turner, associate professor of biological sciences in the College of Science, has been conferred the "associate professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Role of gene regulator in skeletal muscles demonstrated

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Fast muscles, such as the thigh muscle in a sprinter, deliver energy quickly but fatigue quickly. Slow muscles, such as in the lower calf, are less forceful but important for posture and endurance. Researchers have discovered one gene regulator that maintains the fast muscle type and inhibits the development of a slow muscle type.

Richard Shingles honored with emeritus status

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Richard Shingles, associate professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, has been conferred the "associate professor emeritus" title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Roberto Leon named David H. Burrows Professor of Construction Engineering

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Roberto Leon, who will join the Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Engineering in December 2011, has been named the David H. Burrows Professor in Construction Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Staff Career Achievement Award created to recognize exemplary performance of retiring staff members

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a resolution to create the Staff Career Achievement Award to honor retiring Virginia Tech staff members who had distinguished themselves through exemplary performance and service during their university career.

Board of visitors gives go-ahead to new veterinary college department

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors gave final approval at their meeting this week to establishing a new department within the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine that will house the university's Master of Public Health degree program

James 'Bud' Robertson Jr. honored with emeritus status