News
- May 17, 2013
WVTF Public Radio / RADIO IQ's Sandy Hausman receives three prestigious journalism awards
WVTF's entry was one of 1,700 received by the society from newspapers, broadcasters, networks and websites. Hausman's report explored the questionable way in which a member of the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors secured naming rights to the university's art museum.
- May 17, 2013
Students will use summer break to work on winning technological concepts that help deter human trafficking worldwide
Three University Honors students -- Wes Williams, Nicholas Montgomery, and Kwamina Orleans-Pobee -- won first and second place in Campus Challenge run by USAID and partnering anti-trafficking agencies. The team developed two technological concepts to help deter human trafficking worldwide.
- May 17, 2013
Interdisciplinary student teams present out-of-this-world textiles to NASA
Students from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the College of Engineering collaborated on textile-based challenges for NASA and recently presented their concepts during the Wearable Technology Symposium at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
- May 17, 2013
Annual Garden Gala to be held June 8 at Hahn Horticulture Garden
The gala helps support the Hahn Horticulture Garden's mission of education and outreach.
- May 17, 2013
College of Engineering names Mary Miller its 2013 Distinguished Alumna
Mary Miller, founder and president of Interactive Design and Development, of Blacksburg, Va., is the Virginia Tech College of Engineering Distinguished Alumna for 2013. She earned her master's degree in 1985 in computer science, part of the College of Engineering
- May 17, 2013
Nicolin Girmes-Grieco garners Certificate of Teaching Excellence award
Nicolin Girmes-Grieco, an instructor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, will receive the Certificate of Teaching Excellence award on May 18, 2013, during the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences commencement ceremony.
- May 17, 2013
Michael Erskine named interim director of Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center
A veterinarian and equine specialist from Mount Airy, Md., Dr. Michael Erskine will work on reorganizing, stabilizing, and enhancing the efficiency of activities at the equine medical center.
