Virginia Tech News

Dr. Gary Vroegindewey, former director of the U.S. Department of Defense Veterinary Service Activity and assistant chief in the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps, has joined the faculty of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.

The newest issue of the College of Science Magazine explores student opportunities for education and service abroad, including the college's semester on ecology and sustainability in the Dominican Republic.

Scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have discovered some of the key molecular events in the immune system that contribute to inflammatory bowel disease.

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets continues to partner with the Virginia Tech Football Team to highlight the colors during the pre-game ceremony at every football game. Three cadets who are members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Color Guard were selected for this honor at the Orange Bowl.

Virginia Tech has planned its annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration for Jan. 3-31. The events scheduled for the celebration are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Marion Ehrich, professor of pharmacology and toxicology at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded the prestigious Pfizer Award for Research Excellence.

On Saturday, Feb. 19, Virginia Tech Recreational Sports will host its 10th Annual Bench Press Competition. The competition is open to students, faculty, staff, and the general public.

Sparks was awarded for his work as co-chair of the ad hoc committee for leadership restructuring for the association's board of directors.

William Morrison of Kensington, Md., a fifth-year architecture student, joins other Virginia Tech students in coming up with ingenious ideas to guide the evolution of the 377-acre Catawba Sustainability Center.

Due to inclement weather conditions, Virginia Tech campus offices in Blacksburg will be closed effective 3:30 p.m. this afternoon. University staff designated "emergency personnel" must report as instructed by their supervisor.

The computer science department of Virginia Tech, part of the College of Engineering, has honored Greg Lavender as its 2010 Distinguished Alumnus, and presented Nora and Dean Kirstein with its Distinguished Service Award.

The Virginia Tech Alumni Association and Martin Travel have announced the winner of the Hokie Nation Network Orange Bowl game prize package.

A scientific paper written by an international team of researchers led by scientists at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech and published in the journal "Science" in 2006 has surpassed 200 citations in the ISI Web of Knowledge.

A well-known paper-based medical chart used by pediatric emergency personnel across America is undergoing a 21st century boost in an collaborative effort between Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic Children's Hospital and the physician who created the original method some 25 years ago.

Brian M. Kleiner, of Blacksburg, Va., has been named director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech.

Author, educator, and humanitarian Johnnetta Cole will deliver the 6th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. keynote address in Burruss Hall auditorium Jan. 17, 2011. Tickets for the event are free and will be available through Jan. 14.

A group of skilled graduate students from Virginia Tech proposed new green business opportunities for Floyd, a community seeking a vibrant economy.

A team works to improve soil health as Virginia Tech researchers create grains of hope in the Central Plateau.

The revitalization of historic African-American neighborhoods is a central research focus for Derek Hyra, associate professor, Urban Affairs and Planning Program, Virginia Tech National Capital Region.