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Mining and mineral engineering professor honored with industry education award

15 hours 15 min ago
The Pittsburgh Coal Mining Institute of America recently awarded its 2009 Stephen McCann Memorial Award for Educational Excellence to Roe-Hoan Yoon of Virginia Tech's department of mining and minerals engineering.

Economics student, Collegiate Times reporter named college reporter of the year

Tue, 2009-11-17 05:00
Collegiate Times writer Caleb Fleming, of Warrenton, Va., a junior majoring in economics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been named the top college reporter in the country by the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP).

Greg Jenkins named William S. Gay Junior Faculty Fellow

Mon, 2009-11-16 05:00
Greg Jenkins, associate professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been named the William S. Gay Junior Faculty Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Weiguo (Patrick) Fan named L. Mahlon Harrell Junior Faculty Fellow

Fri, 2009-11-13 05:00
Weiguo (Patrick) Fan, associate professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been named the L. Mahlon Harrell Junior Faculty Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Sudip Bhattachajee named Konrad W. Kubin Junior Faculty Fellow

Thu, 2009-11-12 05:00
Sudip Bhattacharjee, associate professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been named the Konrad W. Kubin Junior Faculty Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

France Belanger named Byrd Senior Fellow

Wed, 2009-11-11 05:00
France Belanger, professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been named the Byrd Senior Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Donald Baird named Alexander F. Giacco Professor of Chemical Engineering

Tue, 2009-11-10 05:00
Donald G. Baird, professor of chemical engineering at Virginia Tech has been named the Alexander F. Giacco Professor of Chemical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.

Chief development officer named for Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, Carilion Clinic Foundation

Tue, 2009-11-03 05:00
Jeffrey Lamie has been appointed to plan and manage fundraising for the new Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute and the Carilion Clinic Foundation.

$1.25 million grant to take lead on Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse Web portal awarded to Virginia Tech

Tue, 2009-10-27 04:00
Virginia Tech has been awarded a $1.25 million five-year contract by the Department of Energy (DOE) to develop, manage, and maintain a public Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse (SGIC) Web portal that encourages use of electricity in an environmentally responsible way.

Engineering students start new EcoCAR challenge with arrival of donated car

Wed, 2009-10-21 04:00
When a college student receives a new car, their first typical thought isn't how they'll dismantle the vehicle's engine and re-engineer it for maximum fuel efficiency and lowest possible emissions. But that's exactly what members of the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team of Virginia Tech (HEVT) plan to do with a 2009 crossover SUV, donated by General Motors.

Dial CEO and president to discuss managing in a multicultural workplace

Tue, 2009-10-20 04:00
Dial president and chief executive officer Brad Casper, an alumnus of Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business, will present a Wachovia Distinguished Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 29.

University building to be named for T. Marshall Hahn Jr.

Fri, 2009-10-16 04:00
Virginia Tech's Chemistry-Physics Building will be officially named for former university president T. Marshall Hahn Jr., in a dedication ceremony Friday, Oct. 16 at 3:30 p.m.

New lecture series will bring Civil War historians to Blacksburg, Roanoke

Wed, 2009-10-14 04:00
Virginia Tech alumnus William C. Latham, former member and vice rector of the university's board of visitors, has established the William C. Latham Lecture Series in Civil War History, which will bring outstanding Civil War historians to campus and will be organized by the university's Virginia Center for Civil War Studies.

Former engineering dean and Virginia Tech president Paul Torgersen to deliver distinguished lecture

Tue, 2009-10-13 04:00
Paul Torgersen, former president of Virginia Tech and dean of the College of Engineering from 1970 until 1990, will deliver the Vecellio Distinguished Lecture at 4 p.m. Oct. 16 at the campus building named in his honor, Torgersen Hall.

College of Engineering's improved robotic hand captures top award

Wed, 2009-10-07 04:00
College of Engineering's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) has captured another top award for its updated innovative robotic hand that can automatically change its grasping force using compressed air.

Former governor Jim Gilmore to give distinguished lecture

Mon, 2009-10-05 04:00
James S. Gilmore, who served as governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002, will give a talk on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., as the featured speaker in the BB&T Distinguished Lecture Series on Capitalism, hosted by Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business.

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