News http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/homepage-assets/news-hp-news.html en Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:55:06 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Study reveals new details about H7N9 influenza infections that suddenly appeared in China http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/06/061913-vbi-h7n9.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>Researchers at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have discovered that H7N9 has an alarmingly high infection rate in older men.</p></div> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/06/061913-vbi-h7n9.html Virginia Bioinformatics Institute Research Virginia Tech among eight U.S. universities to partner with Motorola Mobility on research and development agreement http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/06/061913-research-agreement.html <p>The agreement will streamline the generation of new joint research projects and pave the way for closer cooperation on the development of fundamental new technologies.</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/06/061913-research-agreement.html Research College of Engineering Paul Quigley named first James I. Robertson Jr. Professor in Civil War Studies http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/06/061913-clahs-quigleyprofessorship.html <p>A lecturer in American history at the University of Edinburgh since 2007, Paul Quigley has distinguished himself among a younger generation of American Civil War historians who are bringing new perspectives to this significant historic event.</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/06/061913-clahs-quigleyprofessorship.html College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Philanthropy Video: Which hotel has the best bread pudding? http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/06/061913-outreach-puddingduel.html <p>Which hotel general manager can convince you in 30 seconds that his bread pudding is superior? </p> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/06/061913-outreach-puddingduel.html Outreach and International Affairs Energy conservation put to the test during 'Lights out!/Power down!' June 20 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/06/061813-vpa-lightsout.html <p>This initiative is part of the university's commitment to reduce campus GHG emissions to 80 percent below 1990 emission level by 2050 as outlined in the Virginia Tech Climate Action Commitment Resolution and Sustainability Plan.</p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2013/06/061813-vpa-lightsout.html Campus sustainability Office of the Vice President for Administration Facilities Services Human Resources