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  • Adrian Raine to discuss "Crime, Brain Mechanisms, and Development"
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2004-09-30)
    Adrian Raine, of the University of Southern California (USC), will speak on "Crime, Brain Mechanisms, and Development" in a Department of Psychology lecture at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8, in Pamplin Hall 30 at Virginia Tech.
  • Agud receives 2005 University Sporn Award for Teaching Introductory Subjects
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-09-30)
    Diane Agud, of Newport, instructor of mathematics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has received the 2005 University Sporn Award for Teaching Introductory Subjects.
  • American Indian Heritage Month is a celebration of survival
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-10-17)
    Celebration of survival and a look at issues facing American Indians today are two of the themes to be addressed during American Indian Heritage Month 2005 at Virginia Tech. The public is invited to join the American Indian community in its "Celebration of Survival."
  • Anthony Colaianne receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2004-09-16)
    Anthony Colaianne, of Newport, Va., associate professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, received the university's 2004 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching.
  • Architecture student wins home-design competition
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-01-27)
    The assignment that led to Sean Wheeler's winning entry in the C2C Home design competition was unusual, not only in its guidelines, but in the fact that the winning houses could actually be built.
  • Assessing racial prejudice technique topic of talk by alum, professor
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2004-10-27)
    The departments of Psychology, Marketing, and Sociology and the Office of Multicultural Affairs will sponsor a colloquium, "You May Not Be Racist After All: A Psychometric Reanalysis of the Implicit Association Test of Racial Preferences," by Hart Blanton at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, in Pamplin Hall 30.
  • Barbara Bunn and Gary Long receive Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2004-09-16)
    Virginia Tech's Barbara B. Bunn, of Bristol, Tenn., assistant professor of chemistry, and Gary L. Long, of Blacksburg, associate professor of chemistry, received the university's 2004 team Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence.
  • Baumann receives Virginia Tech's 2005 W.E. Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-09-30)
    William T. Baumann of Blacksburg, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, received Virginia Tech's 2005 W.E. Wine Award for Excellence in Teaching.
  • Brians Receives Students' Choice Award
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-04-30)
    Craig Brians is the favorite teacher at Virginia Tech this year.
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    Campos, Jones appointed to Multicultural Programs and Services positions
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-09-21)
    Mary Grace T. Campos of Blacksburg and Rosa N. Jones of Christiansburg, Va., have been named assistant directors of Multicultural Programs and Services at Virginia Tech.
  • Career Services holds open house for new building
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2004-09-08)
    The new Virginia Tech Career Services Building will hold a grand opening celebration and open house. The building will be open to the university and the community for tours 10 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22.
  • Charles Reinholtz receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2004-09-16)
    Charles Reinholtz, of Blacksburg, assistant department head and Alumni Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, received the university's 2004 Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching.
  • The Class of 2009: Higher grade point averages, SAT scores than ever before
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-07-05)
    The quality of Virginia Tech students continues to rise, making admission to the university increasingly competitive.
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    Clough named director of marketing and strategic communications
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-09-21)
    J. Christopher Clough, of Leesburg, Va., has been named director of marketing and strategic communications at Virginia Tech.
  • Conference To Look At Consequences Of Technology On Women
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-03-14)
    American women once were not allowed to hold patents. In fact, the property of married women once legally belonged to their husbands. However, Martha McCaughey, professor of women's studies at Virginia Tech, pointed out that the woman who invented the perm for women's hair was Marjorie Joyner, a woman from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia who in 1926 became the first African American woman ever to hold a patent for an invention. While it didn't make her rich, it "did pave the way for many women inventors and African Americans in education and business."
  • Cover your nose: Come see Virginia Tech's corpse plant
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2004-12-27)
    Virginia Tech has a second Amorphophallus titanum, or "corpse plant," ready to bloom and emit its intensely powerful stench. People are invited to tie bandanas over their noses and come see the rare and unusual plant.
  • Cox receives Virginia Tech's Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-09-30)
    Ruby Cox, of Blacksburg, professor of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise and Extension specialist for Virginia Tech, received a 2005 Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension.
  • Decourcy and Dolan receive the Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence team achievement
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-09-30)
    Kristi DeCourcy, of Catawba, Va., laboratory manager at the Fralin Biotechnology Center, and Erin Dolan, of Blacksburg, Va., assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and director of the center's outreach efforts, have received the 2005 Virginia Tech Alumni Award for Outreach Excellence for team achievement.
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    Director of Office for Equal Opportunity named
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2005-07-20)
    Kevin G. McDonald, of Baltimore, former associate director for Compliance and Conflict Resolution at The Johns Hopkins University, has been named director of Virginia Tech's Office for Equal Opportunity. He will begin work at Virginia Tech in July.
  • DVD Teaches General Chemistry With Style
    Harris, Sally L. (Virginia Tech. University Relations, 2003-10-07)
    It lightens the backpack and leaves more money in the wallet. It offers different voices and interactive exercises instead of inanimate words and pictures on a page or a single professor's voice in lecture. The new DVD textbook for general chemistry one developed by Ketan Trivedi, an instructor in the department of chemistry at Virginia Tech, gives students a brand-new alternative for learning that is cheaper, lighter, and more diverse than an ordinary textbook.