Virginia Bioinformatics Institute to develop Tomato Metabolite Database
A researcher at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech is developing a database and computational tools to help scientists learn more about how certain genes in tomatoes affect...
View ArticleAmbassadors program seeks to enhance diversity of veterinary profession
Becoming more multi-cultural is one of the challenges facing the profession of veterinary medicine.
View ArticleSymposium will discuss Korea's economic relations and security
Korea’s economic relations and security concerns will be the subject of a symposium at Virginia Tech on Wednesday, April 19, from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., at Owens Banquet Hall.
View ArticleVeterinary Medicine students to present community dogwash
Veterinary students enrolled in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine will present a community "Dogwash" on Saturday, April 22, from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. on the campus of Virginia Tech.
View ArticleVeterinary Medicine professor continues rare breeds conservation work
As an internationally recognized expert in rare breeds conservation, Dr. Phil Sponenberg has traveled around the world studying rare and endangered breeds of livestock and making recommendations about...
View ArticleVirginia Tech undergraduates present research
Research by Virginia Tech undergraduate students, ranging from young adults' exposure to community violence to waterborne nutrient and bacteria movement, will be presented at the Fourth Annual...
View ArticleSiren system installed to alert campus community to emergency events
Virginia Tech is installing a system of warning sirens to alert the campus community to emergency events. The first test of the siren system is scheduled to occur on Wednesday, April 19, at 12:10 p.m.
View ArticleMarion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center pays tribute to Jack Howard
The faculty, staff, Council members, and friends of the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center (EMC) recently gathered to honor Dr. Jack Howard, a retired veterinarian and longtime friend of the...
View ArticleCollege of Liberal Arts and Human Science's announces Outstanding Graduating...
Virginia Tech has named Gregory J. Sagstetter, a resident of Sterling, Va., as the Outstanding Graduating Senior for the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
View ArticleCollege of Science announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient
Virginia Tech has named Shelby E. McDonald, a resident of Satellite Beach, Fl., as the Outstanding Graduating Senior for the College of Science.
View ArticleCollege of Engineering announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipient
Virginia Tech has named Michael H. Willemann, a resident of Manassas, Va., as the Outstanding Graduating Senior for the College of Engineering.
View ArticleVirginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine announces...
Virginia Tech has named Neal Peckens, a resident of Boonsboro, Md., as the Outstanding Graduating Senior for the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of veterinary Medicine.
View ArticlePamplin College of Business announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award...
Virginia Tech has named Raheel Khan, a resident of Springfield, Va., as the Outstanding Graduating Senior for the Pamplin College of Business
View ArticleCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences announces Outstanding Graduating...
Virginia Tech has named Lorena Jo Johnson, a resident of Glade Spring, Va., as the Outstanding Graduating Senior for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
View ArticleCollege of Natural Resources announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award...
Virginia Tech has named Jason Swenson, a resident of Blacksburg, Va., as the Outstanding Graduating Senior for the College of Natural Resources.
View ArticleBuilding to be named in honor of Lathams; $5 million gift to support research
At a ceremony today held in the Inn at Virginia Tech’s Latham Ballroom, Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger announced a $5 million gift to the university from William and Elizabeth Latham of...
View ArticleEngineering student wins Udall scholarship for environmental studies
Sherri M. Cook of Winchester, Va., a sophomore in the Via Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech and a University Honors Program student, is one of 80 students chosen from...
View ArticleStudent from College of Science wins Goldwater Scholarship
About midway through his first year at Virginia Tech, University Honors student Brian Skinner had earned enough credits to be classified as a junior.
View ArticleConservation Management Institute encouraging farmers to plant switchgrass...
Over 50 experts on renewable electricity generation and related topics met Monday at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research to discuss the possibility of starting a renewable energy...
View ArticleRenovation project to enhance learning environment in heavily used classrooms
Sixteen of Virginia Tech’s most heavily used classrooms will be the target of a $7.27 million capital improvement project beginning this summer that will greatly enhance the learning environment for...
View ArticleVirginia Tech hosts discussion on revitalizing Virginia Indian languages
A panel discussion among representatives of Virginia’s state-recognized Indian Nations about revitalizing their native languages will take place on Friday, April 21, at 4 p.m. in Squires Student...
View ArticleSilent auction to benefit local autism services
“An Evening at the XYZ Gallery: Giving a Voice to Autism” will be held Wednesday, May 3 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the XYZ Gallery at 223 North Main Street in Blacksburg. Proceeds from the event will...
View ArticleTemporary building to be erected to speed campus renovations
A surge space building, which will temporarily house academic departments while existing buildings undergo renovation, will be constructed at the edge of the Virginia Tech campus starting this fall....
View ArticleCollege of Architecture and Urban Studies announces Outstanding Graduating...
Virginia Tech has named Katelyn C. Keefe, a resident of Oakton, Va., as the Outstanding Graduating Senior for the College of Architecture and Urban Studies.
View ArticleDepartment of Communication celebrates 25 years
The department of Communication at Virginia Tech is celebrating its 25th anniversary this weekend with a full slate of events.
View ArticleConstruction on campus results in parking lot and roadway changes
Renovations and new construction on the Virginia Tech campus this summer will result in several parking and roadway changes that affect students, faculty, and staff.
View ArticleTransportation Institute releases findings on driver behavior and crash factors
Driver inattention is the leading factor in most crashes and near-crashes, according to a landmark research report released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the...
View ArticleSpring workshop on recirculating aquaculture promises hands-on learning...
The Southwest Virginia Aquaculture Research and Extension Center will be offering a free hands-on workshop on Recirculating Aquaculture Systems on Saturday, May 6, from 1 – 5 p.m.
View ArticleLeaders convene to share perspectives on global approaches to risk management
A partnership between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), AdvaMed, and the Virginia Tech Center for Applied Health Sciences has resulted in a groundbreaking conference scheduled to take place...
View ArticleCelebrate poetry and Steger Award with faculty and students tonight
Join University Distinguished Professor Nikki Giovanni tonight as she recognizes Anhvu Buchanan and his poem “Mission Statement” as the winner in the first-ever competition for the Steger Award.
View ArticleCollege of Engineering to require Convertible Tablet PCs for freshmen
Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering, traditionally one of the ten largest colleges of engineering in the U.S., has announced it will require its entering freshmen to purchase Convertible Tablet PCs.
View ArticleStudent Engineers' Council -- the group that keeps on giving
The Student Engineers’ Council (SEC) has been named the most philanthropic organization of its kind in the nation for the second time in five years.
View ArticleDairy Challenge Team takes home platinum
Virginia Tech’s Dairy Challenge Team won a platinum second place in the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge contest held March 31 and April 1 in Twin Falls, Idaho.
View ArticleAdvanceVT announces Ph. D. fellowship recipients
Virginia Tech’s AdvanceVT Program named Jessica Homyack and Michelle Soupir the 2006 fellowship recipients for the Ph.D. program.
View ArticleAdvanceVT announces leadership development program participants
Virginia Tech’s AdvanceVT Program has announced its 2006 leadership development program participants. The participants are: Dr. Kim Ellis, Dr. Sharron Jarrot, Dr. Eva Marand, Dr. Vicky Soghomonian, and...
View ArticleAdvanceVT announces research seed grant recipients
Virginia Tech’s AdvanceVT Program has named its 2006 research seed grant recipients. The 2006 recipients are Dr. Linda Dahlgren, Dr. Zhiliang Fan, Dr. Linda Kennedy, and Dr. Tanya LeRoith.
View ArticleVirginia begins Master Naturalist program emphasizing volunteer training
A new partnership in the state, the Master Naturalist Program, is a grass-roots effort to train a cadre of volunteers who will work in their local communities to improve the environment.
View ArticleNotre Dame's famous football player Rudy to speak on campus Wednesday
Inspirational speaker Daniel “Rudy” Ruettiger—immortalized in the 1993 film produced by Angelo Pizzo and David Anspaugh that chronicles his dream of playing football for the University of Notre Dame—is...
View ArticleInstitute for Governance and Accountabilities to aid local nonprofit...
The Community Foundation of the New River Valley (CFNVR) and Virginia Tech's Institute for Governance and Accountabilities, in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies, have joined forces to help...
View ArticleCommunicators win for writing, editing, advising
Virginia Tech professional communicators won 13 awards in the Virginia Press Women's Communication Contest. The winners were announced April 21 in Richmond. First place entries are advanced to the...
View ArticleVirginia Tech forges dual graduate degree program with German university
To help prepare engineering students to work successfully in a global economy, Virginia Tech and the Technische Universität (TU) Darmstadt in Germany have established a dual master’s degree program in...
View ArticleFirst social scientist to be selected as Oak Ridge National Laboratory Wigner...
Benjamin K. Sovacool of North Canton, Ohio, a Ph.D. student in the department of science and technology studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been named a...
View ArticleMulticultural Center renovation to enhance services for students, university
As part of its continuing efforts to build a more inclusive and welcoming campus climate, Virginia Tech will renovate and expand its Multicultural Center this summer, creating a more comfortable and...
View Article23rd Annual Mudbass Classic Tournament to be held Saturday
The Virginia Tech Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and the Virginia Tech Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS) will host the 23rd Annual Mudbass Classic Tournament on Saturday, April 29,...
View ArticleForestry and natural resources agents selected for Virginia Cooperative...
Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources has recently appointed three new forestry and natural resources district agents for the Virginia Cooperative Extension.
View ArticlePamplin dean chairs international business education conference
Richard E. Sorensen, of Blacksburg, Va., dean of the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech and chair of the board of directors of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business...
View ArticleUniversity statement following arrest of suspect in Brian McCloskey case
On Thursday April 27, Blacksburg Police served a direct indictment that was handed down by a Montgomery County Grand Jury earlier this week. A Virginia Tech student has been indicted for involuntary...
View ArticleEngineering students catch top prizes at ASME competition
The Virginia Tech chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) carried away several top awards — including one for the design of a fishing apparatus for a quadriplegic — during the...
View ArticleHarrow named 2006 winner of the A. Alan Baird Memorial Award
The Office of Student Programs at Virginia Tech has selected Kori Harrow, a senior from Richmond, Va. with a double major in psychology and English, to receive the 14th annual A. Alan Baird Award....
View ArticleGaskill Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
LuAnn R. Gaskill, professor and chair of the Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management at Virginia Tech, has been named the recipient of the 2006 Ohio State University Distinguished...
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