Students win national financial planning contest
Three Virginia Tech students studying financial planning have won the 2007 Ameriprise Financial Planning Invitational, bringing home $10,000 in scholarship money to support the financial planning...
View ArticleVirginia Tech assistant professor Lisa Schweitzer appointed to national...
Lisa Schweitzer, assistant professor of urban affairs and planning in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech, recently returned from the Roads and the Environment seminar,...
View ArticleThird Security sponsors team in cutting-edge synthetic biology competition
Third Security, LLC, a private equity and venture capital firm, will sponsor a team of Virginia Tech students taking part in the 2007 International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition....
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Veterinary College's Bob Duncan
Dr. Robert Duncan, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology (DBSP) in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, passed away...
View ArticleCommencement Spring 2007--Media Guidelines
At colleges and universities across the nation, commencement is a joyous time to celebrate and acknowledge the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments of those students (along with their family and...
View ArticleHokies United student leaders awarded the first Virginia Tech Principles of...
The Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Office for Equal Opportunity have recognized the student leadership of Hokies United with the inaugural Virginia Tech Principles of Community Award for their...
View ArticleProvost's Summer Sessions Grants awarded to 14 Virginia Tech faculty
Fourteen Virginia Tech faculty have been awarded $5,000 grants to deliver individual courses in the 2007 summer sessions. Grants totaling $75,000 were awarded through the Provost Office Summer Sessions...
View ArticleWilliam C. Latham awarded the Ruffner Medal, Virginia Tech's most prestigious...
Virginia Tech has selected William C. Latham to receive the 2007 William H. Ruffner Medal, the university's most prestigious honor. The Ruffner Medal is awarded annually to recognize individuals who...
View ArticleGen. John Philip Abizaid to deliver 2007 Virginia Tech commencement address
Retired Gen. John Philip Abizaid, U.S. Army, former Commander of the United States Central Command which oversees American military operations in a 27-country region including the Middle East, and...
View ArticlePresident of Monterrey Technological Institute to deliver Graduate...
Alberto Bustani, president of the Monterrey Region of the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) in Mexico, will deliver the keynote address at Virginia Tech's 2007...
View ArticleCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences will host ExxonMobil Bernard Harris...
Virginia Tech has been chosen as a site for a 2007 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp on June 18-30. The Virginia Tech camp will be one of 20 hosted by universities across the country. The...
View ArticleCollege of Architecture and Urban Studies doctoral student named Eno Fellow
Carrie Makarewicz, a doctoral student in environmental design and planning in Virginia Tech's College of Architecture and Urban Studies, has been named an Eno Fellow by the Eno Transportation Foundation.
View ArticleVirginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine graduation...
Membership in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine's Alumni Society will soar past the 2,000 mark with the graduation of the Class of 2007.
View ArticleUndergraduate student awarded Fulbright Scholarship
Virginia Tech graduating senior Amanda Davis of Chesterfield, Va., an International Studies and Human Development double major, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Mexico at The...
View ArticleAlumni Association announces two Alumni Distinguished Service Awards
Charles E. Broadwater Jr. and W. Thomas Clark Jr. are the 2007 recipients of Virginia Tech's Alumni Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes outstanding service to the university and the Alumni...
View ArticleCongressman Jim Moran to speak at 2007 National Capital Region commencement
Congressman Jim Moran, Eighth Congressional District representative of Virginia, will address the 2007 graduates of the Virginia Tech National Capital Region during the university’s commencement...
View ArticlePresident Steger addresses Virginia Tech Review Panel
Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger addressed the Virginia Tech Review Panel here Thursday. These were his comments.
View ArticleAlumnus Homer Hickam is recipient of Distinguished Achievement Award for 2007
Homer Hickam, nationally known freelance writer and best-selling book author, is the recipient of the 2007 University Distinguished Achievement Award in recognition of his personal and professional...
View ArticleKPMG partner to receive Pamplin College Distinguished Alumnus Award
Lynne M. Doughtie, of Powhatan, Va., will receive the 2007 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business at the college's commencement ceremony that begins at 2 p.m. on...
View ArticleSenior awarded National Science Foundation fellowship
Virginia Tech senior and honors student Brian Skinner, of St. Anthony, Idaho, has been awarded a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Skinner, who is...
View ArticleVirginia Tech honors and celebrates its 5,000 graduates for 2007
Virginia Tech will hold its 2007 University Commencement ceremonies at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 11, in Lane Stadium/Worsham Field.
View ArticleVirginia Bioinformatics Institute and Mayo Clinic awarded $2.4 million grant...
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and Department of Biological Sciences Associate Professor Chris Lawrence are teaming up with Mayo Clinic on a $2.4 million research project funded by the National...
View ArticleOutstanding engineering faculty achievements recognized
The College of Engineering at Virginia Tech held its eleventh annual engineering faculty reception where faculty members were honored for a number of achievements.
View ArticleLecture to explore the space-time continuum
The Department of Physics in the College of Science is sponsoring a free public lecture called “The End of Space and Time,” that will describe how Einstein combined space and time into a dynamic entity.
View ArticleVirginia Tech prepares to welcome Class of 2011; university exceeds...
Virginia Tech has received deposits from 5,215 freshman students for the Fall 2007 semester, slightly more than the enrollment target goal of 5,000 set for the Class of 2011.
View ArticleSecond public meeting of Governor Kaine's Independent Virginia Tech Incident...
The second public meeting of Governor Kaine's Independent Virginia Tech Incident Review Panel will convene on Monday, May 21, at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center Latham Ballroom,...
View ArticleSinnott awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Rebecca Sinnott, a junior honors student in the College of Science at Virginia Tech has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater scholarship for the 2007-08 academic year.
View ArticleBill Elvey is president elect of Association of Higher Education Facilities...
Bill Elvey, assistant vice president for facilities at Virginia Tech, was elected president-elect to APPA, the association serving educational facilities professionals in April.
View ArticleTragedy strengthens student generosity as Flex Out Hunger collects highest...
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity and the Office of Student Programs joined forces for the seventh consecutive year to give students the opportunity to donate extra money from their dining plans to the...
View ArticleSherwood Wilson named Virginia Tech vice president for administrative services
Sherwood G. Wilson has been named vice president for administrative services at Virginia Tech. His appointment is effective July 10.
View ArticleVirginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc. hires licensing associates to help...
Inventions by Virginia Tech faculty researchers range from technologies that use energy more efficiently and safeguard the electric grid to developments to improve human health, business management,...
View ArticleResidence Hall Federation President Manisha Patel named 2007 winner of the A....
The Office of Student Programs at Virginia Tech has selected Manisha Patel, a junior from Danville, Va., to receive the 15th annual A. Alan Baird Award. Patel, a double major in economics in the...
View ArticleVirginia Tech to host third annual Garden Gala on June 16
The third annual Hahn Horticulture Garden Gala--"A Midsummer Night’s Garden Gala"--will be held on Saturday, June 16, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the garden on Washington Street on the Virginia Tech campus.
View ArticleVirginia Tech Incident Review Panel meets in Blacksburg
The second public meeting of Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine's Independent Virginia Tech Incident Review Panel was held May 21 at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center.
View ArticleInternational team with Virginia Tech participation maps genome of dengue and...
Developing new strategies to prevent and control yellow fever and dengue fever has become more possible with the completion of the first draft of the genome sequence of Aedes aegypti mosquito by...
View ArticleScoggins recognized for teaching excellence in the College of Agriculture and...
Holly Scoggins of Blacksburg, Va. was awarded the 2007 Certificate of Teaching Excellence from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech.
View ArticleWhite recognized for teaching excellence in the College of Agriculture and...
Alex White of Blacksburg, Va., was awarded the 2007 Certificate of Teaching Excellence from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech.
View ArticleNovel sugar-to-hydrogen technology promises transportation fuel independence
The hydrogen economy is not a futuristic concept. The U.S. Department of Energy’s 2006 Advance Energy Initiative calls for competitive ethanol from plant sources by 2012 and a good selection of...
View ArticleBlacksburg Police question graduate student
Ensuring the safety and security of our university community remains a priority of the highest order for Virginia Tech. In the spirit of increased vigilance and transparency, University Relations...
View ArticleMembers of Virginia Press Women take home honors
Four members of the Virginia Press Women (VPW) and one retired university employee won several categories in the 2007 VPW contest.
View ArticleFire ants are emerging nuisance for Virginians
Red imported fire ants (RIFAs), which have caused trouble in Florida and Texas for decades, are now advancing in Virginia. Colonies of the tiny, highly aggressive insects have been observed in the...
View ArticleUniversity completes self study for NCAA certification program
Virginia Tech has completed a year-long, comprehensive self study as part of the NCAA Division I Athletics Certification program, which is required of all NCAA member schools to ensure integrity in the...
View ArticleChef to demonstrate cooking with fresh local ingredients at the Blacksburg...
Adriana Simpson, chef de cuisine for Virginia Tech's Dietrick Dining Center, will be the first to participate in the Chef at the Market pilot program at the Blacksburg Farmer's Market on Saturday, June...
View ArticleVirginia Bioinformatics Institute completes largest ever Affymetrix GeneChip...
The Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech today announced that it has completed the largest ever Affymetrix GeneChip microarray study for a plant experimental system in an academic...
View ArticleVirginia Tech Board of Visitors to meet June 3-4
The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly board meeting at 1:15 p.m. Monday, June 4, in the Board Room of Torgersen Hall (Room 2100) on the Blacksburg campus.
View ArticleVirginia Cooperative Extension presents Jeff Ishee with State Friend of...
Jeff Ishee, a Shenandoah Valley farm broadcaster, has received the 2007 State Friend of Extension award for his ongoing support of Virginia Cooperative Extension through his radio and television shows.
View ArticleTom Brown appointed Dean of Students
James Thomas "Tom" Brown, former senior associate dean of the Dean of Students office, has been appointed as the Dean of Students. The Dean of Students office is responsible for the coordination of...
View ArticleUpward Bound program receives $1.8 million federal grant
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, TRIO Programs, has awarded $1,851,972 grant to the Upward Bound program at Virginia Tech. The funds will cover operations for the...
View ArticleKimberle Badinelli named mid-Atlantic region vice president of National...
Kimberle Badinelli, Virginia Tech associate director of student programs for public relations and information technology, has been elected vice president of the National Association of College and...
View ArticleSchool of Architecture + Design collaborates in "green museum" project
The Virginia Tech School of Architecture + Design, the nation's number one ranked public institution for undergraduate architecture, will be collaborating with the Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum in...
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