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05/08/08 Marzouk, Waller named 2008 graduate man and woman of the year
05/07/08 Thomas L. Foster named deputy police chief
05/06/08 Intercollegiate athletic program fully certified by the NCAA
05/05/08 More than 5,000 graduates to be honored at Virginia Tech's spring commencement May 9
05/05/08 Board of Visitors sets undergraduate, graduate tuition and fees for 2008-09
05/02/08 Board of Visitors names student representatives
05/02/08 Homecoming Board launches 2008 homecoming theme call for proposals
05/01/08 National Association of Education Procurement honors Virginia Tech with award of excellence
04/30/08 Board of Visitors Executive Committee to meet May 5 in Richmond
04/25/08 Graduate Commencement speakers (1995 to 2008)
04/25/08 Sustainability Week 2007 wins Governor's Environmental Excellence Award
04/25/08 South Korean ambassador to the United States Tae-sik Lee to deliver Graduate Commencement address
04/21/08 University Honors program students honored as 2008 undergraduate man and woman of the year
04/16/08 Community and supporters pledge over 400,000 hours of volunteer service for VT-ENGAGE

Agriculture and Life Sciences

05/09/08 Soil Judging Team captures second place at national competition
05/08/08 Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Department of Education form educational partnership
05/07/08 Dairy Challenge Team returns from Wisconsin with gold award
05/06/08 University will give its 2008 University Distinguished Achievement Award to Gene James
05/06/08 Undergraduate student awarded Fulbright Grant
04/30/08 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient
04/24/08 Tomato pathogen genome may offer clues about bacterial evolution at the dawn of agriculture
04/23/08 Council for Advancement and Support of Education honors alumnus for outstanding service to his school

Architecture and Urban Studies

05/13/08 Paul L. Knox receives Distinguished Scholarship Honors from the Association of American Geographers
05/09/08 Nicole Roisin Benincasa named 2008 winner of the A. Alan Baird Memorial Award
05/07/08 Public administration graduate student named U.S. Presidential Management Fellow
04/30/08 College of Architecture and Urban Studies announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient
04/29/08 Landscape architecture senior project associate's writings receive national recognition
04/28/08 Inexpensive roof vent could prevent billions of dollars in wind damage
04/25/08 Landscape architecture graduate student researches public spaces that help women feel comfortable and safe
04/24/08 Doctoral student wins Mortimer A. Dittenhofer Dissertation Research Award
04/23/08 Doctoral student wins national award for dissertation
04/23/08 Department of Building Construction to hold grand opening of Bishop-Favrao Hall
04/22/08 Industrial design student designs award-winning cargo management system
04/21/08 Professor tapped to comment on U.S. presidential election to foreign embassies, lecture on American suburbs in Paris
04/17/08 Communicators take nine Virginia Press Women awards
04/17/08 Architecture students to pack a pavilion in 20 suitcases, head to the London Festival of Architecture
04/15/08 Community Design Assistance Center to offer rain barrel workshop for Stroubles Creek Watershed residents
04/15/08 School of Architecture + Design students invited to participate in Milan Furniture Fair

Engineering

05/12/08 Pat Artis named engineering college's distinguished alumnus
05/08/08 Parettti wins Virginia Tech Engineering Sporn Award
05/08/08 Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science names associate director for research
05/07/08 James B. Jones will receive the university's most prestigious honor
05/06/08 Pratt and Whitney establishes engineering university partnership with Virginia Tech
05/05/08 Kathy Lu receives national ceramic engineering award
05/05/08 Engineering Dean's Awards for Excellence presented for 2007-08
05/02/08 Dining services, students work together to feed New River Valley's hungry
04/30/08 College of Engineering announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient
04/30/08 Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships awarded to three Virginia Tech students
04/29/08 Preventing capsizing and other ship instability risks is the goal of Virginia Tech researcher
04/28/08 Inexpensive roof vent could prevent billions of dollars in wind damage
04/23/08 Probing the complexities of climate and other chaotic systems is the goal of CAREER project
04/22/08 From maddening mechanics to funny fluids, seminar to show how to teach with toys
04/14/08 Virginia Tech Rescue Squad volunteer students form bonds, provide service

Extension

05/08/08 Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Department of Education form educational partnership
04/23/08 Council for Advancement and Support of Education honors alumnus for outstanding service to his school
04/15/08 Community Design Assistance Center to offer rain barrel workshop for Stroubles Creek Watershed residents

Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

05/12/08 Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment announces 2008 Summer Scholars
05/12/08 Chamber Singers perform at the Brooklyn Academy of Music for season closer
05/12/08 Summer Arts Festival 2008 celebrates 17 years of bringing the arts to Blacksburg
05/06/08 English professors recognized with national awards
05/06/08 Undergraduate student awarded Fulbright Grant
04/30/08 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient
04/21/08 University to host eighth annual Virginia Indian Nations Summit
04/17/08 'Caring hands' reach out to others in service
04/15/08 Students volunteer at area child care center, give and receive experiences
04/14/08 Students help area tutorial program bring new pupils to an old school building

Natural Resources

04/30/08 College of Natural Resources announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient

Outreach

05/07/08 Service-Learning Center director receives award
05/05/08 Hospitality industry veteran and Hampton Roads Center team up to present workshop on ensuring success
05/02/08 Kay Dunkley assumes directorship of Reynolds Homestead

Pamplin College of Business

05/13/08 Undergraduate courses offered for the first time at the Northern Virginia Center
05/06/08 American Electric Power Company manager to receive Pamplin College Distinguished Alumnus Award
05/05/08 Alumni Association announces Alumni Distinguished Service Awards
05/05/08 Hospitality industry veteran and Hampton Roads Center team up to present workshop on ensuring success
04/30/08 Pamplin College of Business announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient
04/14/08 Students help area tutorial program bring new pupils to an old school building

Research

05/12/08 Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment announces 2008 Summer Scholars
05/09/08 Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme
05/09/08 Scientists reveal evolutionary intricacies of Rickettsia pathogens
05/08/08 Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science names associate director for research
05/05/08 Kathy Lu receives national ceramic engineering award
05/02/08 Researchers identify plant immunity suppressing pathogen virulence proteins
04/29/08 Preventing capsizing and other ship instability risks is the goal of Virginia Tech researcher
04/24/08 Doctoral student wins Mortimer A. Dittenhofer Dissertation Research Award
04/24/08 Tomato pathogen genome may offer clues about bacterial evolution at the dawn of agriculture
04/23/08 Probing the complexities of climate and other chaotic systems is the goal of CAREER project
04/22/08 Study examines amount of water needed to produce various types of energy
04/17/08 Communicators take nine Virginia Press Women awards
04/15/08 Researchers identify huge virulence gene superfamily responsible for devastating plant diseases
04/14/08 National energy policy leader Marilyn Brown to speak at Virginia Tech

Science

04/30/08 College of Science announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient
04/30/08 Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships awarded to three Virginia Tech students
04/28/08 Geoscientist named international fellow
04/15/08 Students volunteer at area child care center, give and receive experiences
04/14/08 Virginia Tech Rescue Squad volunteer students form bonds, provide service

Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

05/01/08 Veterinary Business Management Association presents program to aid future growth and stability of veterinary profession
04/30/08 College of Veterinary Medicine announces Outstanding Graduate award recipient
04/29/08 Veterinary college's research team contributes to landmark heparin study
04/25/08 Veterinary college to offer free eye exams for service dogs
04/24/08 Equine medical center offers new ophthalmology service for horses
04/23/08 Celebrated expert in autism and animal behavior visits veterinary college
04/21/08 Veterinary college awarded full accreditation by the American Veterinary Medical Association

National Capital Region

05/13/08 Undergraduate courses offered for the first time at the Northern Virginia Center
04/30/08 Virginia Tech and National Defense University to provide extended opportunities to students and faculty

Student Affairs

05/08/08 National Association of Black Accountants student organization to expand opportunities in second year
05/05/08 University to celebrate Donning of the Kente honoring black student achievements
05/02/08 Homecoming Board launches 2008 homecoming theme call for proposals
05/02/08 Dining services, students work together to feed New River Valley's hungry
05/01/08 Students compete to design virtual student center
04/29/08 YMCA at Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Recycling, and others partner for third annual Ytoss? program
04/23/08 Doctoral student wins national award for dissertation
04/22/08 Study examines amount of water needed to produce various types of energy
04/21/08 Schiffert Health Center receives $1 million gift
04/21/08 University Honors program students honored as 2008 undergraduate man and woman of the year
04/16/08 Chi Delta Alpha: service, sorority, and sisterhood

 

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