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November 19, 2009:
Easterling Presents Montague-Betts Professorship LectureW. Samuel Easterling, professor and department head of the Charles Edward Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, recently presented the Montague-Betts Professor of Structural Steel Design lecture.
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November 19, 2009—Chicago Tribune:
Va Tech to study effects of explosions, other serious accidents on mine ventilation systemsThe mining and minerals engineering department received a $1.24 million, five-year contract from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to conduct the study. Assistant professor Kray Luxbacher will be the principal investigator.
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November 19, 2009:
Virginia Tech’s Dennis Hong to speak at TEDxNASA event in Newport NewsDennis Hong, an associate professor with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering and director of the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa), will be a featured speaker at the Nov. 20 TEDxNASA event in Newport News, Va.
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November 17, 2009—THE MIAMI HERALD:
Schools to bus drivers: No texting while drivingA recent study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that truck drivers sending text messages were 23 times more likely to crash than drivers who were not distracted.
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November 17, 2009—MSNBC NEWS:
A third of teens say they’ve texted while drivingOne of the first definitive studies about texting and driving was released in August by the Transportation Institute at Virginia Tech.
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November 16, 2009:
Virginia Tech mining engineering department to lead $1.24M underground mine ventilation studyThe Virginia Tech mining and minerals engineering department has received a $1.24 million, five-year contract by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to study the effects of roof falls, bumps or explosions on underground mine ventilation systems.
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November 13, 2009—WCPVA.com:
Uranium study on holdVirginia Tech will fund a statewide scientific study on uranium mining that is expected to take about 18 months and cost an estimated $1.2 million.
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November 13, 2009—HPCwire:
The Green500 Expands Coverage of Energy-Efficient SupercomputersGreen500 is expanding the definition of a supercomputer to include a wider spectrum of the high-end computing world with the "Little Green500" list and opening its doors to innovation with two new exploratory lists: the"'Open Green500" and "HPCC Green500."
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November 13, 2009—PHYSORG:
Underground mine ventilation subject of studyThe Virginia Tech mining and minerals engineering department has received a $1.24 million, five-year contract to study the effects of roof falls, bumps, or explosions on underground mine ventilation systems.
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November 13, 2009—University of Delaware:
Chemical engineering student awarded Air Products Graduate FellowshipMaeva Tureau, an alumnus of Virginia Tech, has been selected to receive the Air Products Graduate Fellowship for the 2009-10 academic year.
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November 13, 2009—Richmond Times-Dispatch:
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November 13, 2009—LYNCHBURG (VA.) NEWS & ADVANCE:
A step toward high-tech jobs for the region (Opinion) -
November 13, 2009—NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO: ALL THINGS CONSIDERED :
Does long-term research stimulate the economy? -
November 13, 2009—MEDICAL NEWS TODAY:
Dust control research leads to a NIOSH grant to facilitate adoption of hazard controls -
November 12, 2009:
Mining and mineral engineering professor honored with industry education award -
November 12, 2009—VT News:
Donald Baird named Alexander F. Giacco Professor of Chemical Engineering -
November 12, 2009—VT News:
Student engagement center named in memory of Liviu Librescu -
November 12, 2009:
'Smart Grid' to become smarter, more efficient with technology being developed at Dominion Virginia Power -
November 11, 2009—WDBJ-TV, CHANNEL 7 (CBS):
Virginia Tech names student center in memory of Dr. Liviu Librescu -
November 11, 2009—WSLS-TV CHANNEL 10 (NBC):
Board still wrestling with uranium-mining study -
November 11, 2009—ASSOCIATED PRESS:
Virginia Tech names student center for slain professor -
November 11, 2009—ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER/UTILITY AUTOMATION & ENGINEERING T&D MAGAZINE :
Dominion working with Virginia Tech on smart grid tech -
November 10, 2009:
Ekkad to give keynote presentation at international conference on flow visualization -
November 10, 2009—Machine Design:
Virginia Tech Students Build a Car Blind People Can Drive -
November 9, 2009:
Dust control research leads to a NIOSH grant to facilitate adoption by construction industry -
November 5, 2009:
Virginia Tech’s Naren Ramakrishnan named Distinguished Scientist -
November 5, 2009:
New engineering courseware cited for engineering education innovation -
November 3, 2009—RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH:
Virginia is innovating for success -
November 3, 2009—BRISTOL HERALD COURIER:
Carbon capture project in Southwest Virginia awaits funding -
November 3, 2009—RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH:
U.Va., Va. Tech plan research center with Rolls-Royce -
November 2, 2009:
The Green500 expands its coverage of energy-efficient supercomputers -
November 2, 2009—DISCOVERY CHANNEL:
Pollution Trips Up Female Marathon Runners -
November 1, 2009:
Boeing's Marc Sheffler receives College of Engineering Service Award -
October 28, 2009—STAUNTON NEWS LEADER:
Va. Tech receives $1.25 million grant to create Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse Web site -
October 28, 2009—News Leader:
Virginia Tech, Howard University partner, receive award to create engineering-oriented center for intelligence community -
October 28, 2009—Danville News:
NRC committee to meet to discuss uranium study -
October 26, 2009:
Virginia Tech College of Engineering extends its partnership with Fujitsu -
October 26, 2009—Richmond Times Dispatch:
Rolls-Royce could employ up to 500 in Prince George -
October 23, 2009—SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN:
New Software Could Smooth Supercomputing Speed Bumps -
October 23, 2009—Globest:
Rolls Royce begins construction on VA plant -
October 23, 2009—Roanoke Times:
Northrop Grumman opens at Corporate Research -
October 22, 2009:
Virginia Tech, Howard University partner, receive an award to create an engineering oriented center for an intelligence community -
October 22, 2009—Environmental Protectional Magazine (Dallas, TX):
Virginia Tech to develop DOE Smart Grid Portal -
October 20, 2009—Reuters:
Media Advisory: Groundbreaking Celebration for New Rolls-Royce Manufacturing Campus in -
October 20, 2009—WVTF:
Local NPR profiles "Brilliant"10 winner Dennis Hong -
October 15, 2009:
Virginia Tech’s Dennis Hong honored among Popular Science’s Brilliant 10 of 2009 -
October 15, 2009:
Aerojet donates $50,000 to support Virginia Tech student team’s Scramjet design project -
October 15, 2009:
Virginia Tech receives $1.25 million grant from DOE to take lead in developing, managing, and maintaining Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse web portal -
October 13, 2009—The Chronicle of HIgher Education:
Pentagon Makes Nice With Academe, Redux -
October 12, 2009:
Former engineering dean and Virginia Tech president Paul Torgersen to deliver distinguished lecture -
October 12, 2009:
Virginia Tech Engineering Faculty Hope to Enhance Returning GIs Educational Experiences -
October 12, 2009—Business Facilities:
60 Seconds with Rob McClintock, Director of Research of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership -
October 12, 2009—Washington Post:
Teams build a town - and solar-tech's future -
October 10, 2009—Business Week:
Best Young Tech Entrepreneurs 2009 -
October 8, 2009:
Lockheed Martin Presents $100,000 to Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering -
October 8, 2009:
Northrop Grumman Opens Office at Virginia Tech’s Corporate Research Center -
October 8, 2009:
Virginia Tech Mining Engineer Named a Distinguished Lecturer -
October 8, 2009:
Virginia Tech engineering students start new EcoCAR challenge with arrival of donated car -
October 6, 2009—Washington Post:
What does it take to get texting off roads? -
October 4, 2009:
Engineering graduate students to host professional development seminar -
October 4, 2009—WSLS-TV CHANNEL 10 (NBC):
First art exhibit on display on second floor inside Norris Hall -
October 4, 2009—DAILY DEMOCRAT:
Bad drinking water at schools goes untreated -
October 4, 2009—BUSINESS WIRE:
Powerwave Forms Technical Advisory Board, Leveraging Renowned Thought Leaders in Industry, Government and Academia -
October 4, 2009—ASSOCIATED PRESS:
Environmentalists appealing ruling upholding southwest Va. plant's carbon dioxide permit -
October 4, 2009—SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING:
Robotic Hand Captures Top Mechanical Engineering Award -
October 4, 2009—Bluefield Daily Telegraph:
Hundreds of visitors come to Coalwood’s October Sky Festival -
September 30, 2009:
Virginia Tech electrical engineering team wins national TI competition -
September 30, 2009—The Virginian Pilot (Hampton Roads, VA):
Uranium study faces premature doubts -
September 30, 2009—Washington Post:
Govt: Nearly 6,000 deaths from driver distraction -
September 30, 2009—New York Times:
Letter to the Editor: Making Trucking Safer -
September 30, 2009—Popular Mechanics:
Students build the solar homes of the future -
September 30, 2009—Topeka Capital JOurnal (KS):
KSU inaugurates 13th president -
September 30, 2009:
Virginia Tech researcher wins NSF CAREER award to study global engineering work -
September 30, 2009:
Virginia Tech’s Ted Oyama Receives Catalysis Club of Philadelphia Award -
September 26, 2009—Washington Post:
AP IMPACT: School drinking water contains toxins -
September 24, 2009:
Virginia Tech College of Engineering’s improved robotic hand captures top award -
September 23, 2009—Madison Messenger:
National Research Council agrees to uranium study -
September 23, 2009—INTECH:
Synchrophasor data will assess health of grid -
September 23, 2009—Discovery News:
NASA Makes Cloud to Study Particles -
September 22, 2009—WDBJ-TV, CHANNEL 7 (CBS):
Tech names new research laboratory in memory of Kevin P. Granata -
September 22, 2009—Associated Press:
Va Tech names lab for victim of ’07 mass slayings -
September 22, 2009—NEWSCIENTIST:
Artificial cloud created at the edge of space -
September 22, 2009—FOSTER’S DAILY DEMOCRAT (N.H.):
NASA rocket’s strange lights raised a few eyebrows -
September 21, 2009:
Computer Science Graduate Student Thomas Scogland Awarded 2009 NDSEG Fellowship -
September 21, 2009—PHYSORG:
Gravitational space corridors could slash space travel costs -
September 21, 2009—Physics of Fluids:
Capillary origami in nature -
September 17, 2009:
Virginia Tech assistant professor continues outreach to New Jersey hometown schools -
September 17, 2009:
Virginia Tech College of Engineering team to design and study liver mimics -
September 15, 2009—Engineer:
Image-guided surgery -
September 15, 2009—Roanoke Times:
Names and changes -
September 15, 2009—Ethiopian (Afria) Review:
Highway in the sky: The gravitational corridors that could help make space travel faster -
September 15, 2009—ISTOCKANALYST:
Resolution of power plant issue is a balance -
September 15, 2009—Staunton (VA) News Leader:
Va. Tech expects more than 200 companies at engineering expo -
September 15, 2009—Ethiopian Review (Washington, D.C.):
Taste and smell disorders caused by cancer or treatments add to patients’ problems -
September 15, 2009—New York Times:
Editorial: Texting to death -
September 15, 2009—MSNBC:
NASA rocket to create clouds Tuesday -
September 14, 2009:
Grand Opening of VTTI’s Center for Injury Biomechanics Crash Sled Lab -
September 14, 2009:
VTCA awards scholarships to Virginia Tech College of Engineering students -
September 11, 2009—The Washington Post:
Howard, Va. Tech Join U.S. Intelligence Program -
September 11, 2009—The Times (London, UK):
Celestial 'surfing' offers hope of cheap and efficient space travel -
September 10, 2009:
Some 200 Engineering Companies, Agencies Participate in Virginia Tech Expo Despite Economy -
September 9, 2009:
Virginia Tech biomedical engineering team to study knee ligament sprains -
September 8, 2009—PHYSORG:
Virginia Tech engineers lead nation's efforts to protect power grid -
September 8, 2009—Roanoke Times:
Torah honors slain Tech professor -
September 8, 2009—Medical News Today:
Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Tech -
September 8, 2009—Madison (VA) Messenger:
National Academy of Sciences responds to uranium criticism -
September 8, 2009—Physorg (UK):
The secrets of the lowly ground beetle could lead to better tissue engineering -
September 8, 2009—New-Medical (Sydney, Australia):
Insects may guide in building under artificial tissues and organs -
September 8, 2009—New York Times:
Safety officials told not to text -
September 7, 2009—College of Engineering:
Virginia Tech engineers Thorp and Phadke lead nation’s efforts to protect power grid -
September 5, 2009—College of Engineering:
Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets to host four alumni for Gunfighter Panel -
September 3, 2009:
The secrets of the lowly ground beetle could lead to better tissue engineering -
September 3, 2009:
Virginia Tech’s proposed next generation nano-CT system will enhance nano-scale research -
September 3, 2009—Associated Press:
Graphic British safety video is an Internet hit -
September 3, 2009—Chicago Sun-Times:
National ban on texting while driving gains momentum -
September 3, 2009—Reuters:
DriveCam supports national ban on texting while driving -
September 2, 2009—CNN:
CNN Student News Transcript: September 2, 2009 -
September 1, 2009—COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING:
Virginia Tech's Leigh McCue-Weil Receives Prestigious ONR Presidential Award -
September 1, 2009:
NSF awards Space@VT $2.0 million to improve space weather understanding -
September 1, 2009—COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING:
Team led by Virginia Tech associate professor solves mystery of bat with an extraordinary nose -
August 31, 2009—COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission awards Virginia Tech some $850,000 -
August 27, 2009—BUSINESS WIRE:
Rolls-Royce to Begin Construction in Virginia -
August 27, 2009:
Virginia Tech’s Wu Feng Receives International Industry Award -
August 27, 2009:
Turing Award winner Frances Allen, one of computer science’s “First Women”, to speak at Virginia Tech -
August 27, 2009—WASHINGTON POST:
Time for a DWT Citation (Editorial) -
August 27, 2009—ASSOCIATED PRESS:
$290M sought to capture carbon at Va. power plant -
August 27, 2009—NEW YORK TIMES:
Could auto battery advances lead to better robots? -
August 27, 2009—WVTF PUBLIC RADIO:
Virginia Tech's car for the blind -
August 26, 2009—DAILY PRESS:
Former Virginia Tech president Paul Torgersen has the heart of Hokie -
August 26, 2009—ROANOKE TIMES:
Product would put Granny in the yard -
August 26, 2009—RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH:
Tech, Dominion propose carbon-capture demonstration project -
August 26, 2009—WSET-TV, CHANNEL 13 ABC:
New Med-cottage provides elderly care -
August 26, 2009—ASSOCIATED PRESS:
$290M sought to capture carbon at Va. power plant -
August 26, 2009—FIRST SCIENCE:
NSF awards Space@VT $2 million to improve space weather understanding -
August 26, 2009—WDBJ7 CBS:
Local group comes up with alternative to nursing homes -
August 26, 2009—WSLS TV NBC:
Salem man creates MEDCottage for elderly -
August 25, 2009:
VCHEC Carbon-Capture And Storage Demonstration Proposed At Dominion’s Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center -
August 25, 2009—CBS News:
Students Developing A Car For The Blind
