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Virginia Tech Board Of Visitors Approves Programs

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a new Master of Natural Resources degree, a program that is unduplicated in the Commonwealth. The College of Natural Resources' programs in Forestry, Wood...

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Virginia Tech Professor Advises U.S. Delegation To World Health Assembly

Dr. Maureen Storey, research associate professor and acting director of the Virginia Tech Center for Food and Nutrition Policy, was tapped to serve as a private sector adviser to U.S. Secretary of...

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Excellence In Education Awards Honor Virginia's Most Innovative Teaching...

The College of Human Sciences and Education's Excellence in Education Committee has once again identified exemplary public schools and community college programs across the Commonwealth. Because of...

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Media Advisory: Virginia Tech Hosts Watershed Education Days Program To...

The "Watershed Education Days" program will be held June 6 at Fairfax County's Holmes Run Park from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The address is Parklawn Recreation Association, 6011 Crater Place, Alexandria....

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Media Advisory: Press Conference

Friday, June 6, 2003, Bowman Room, Jamerson Athletic Center 2 P.M.

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Big East Schools Act To Protect The Conference From Irreparable Harm

Big East Schools Act To Protect The Conference From Irreparable Harm Because Miami, Boston College And The ACC Have Placed Individual Economic Self-Interest Before The Public Interest -- Universities...

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Award-Winning Human Eye Model Gages Risks Of Military Helicopter Airbag Use

Airbags, which have been saving the lives of automobile passengers for several years, are now planned for use in military helicopters. One concern about this use of airbags is the risk of eye injuries...

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Media Advisory: Ebola, Development Of Materials By NASA, And The Potential Of...

The global threat of Ebola Virus, biologically-inspired materials development at NASA, and work toward enhancing the nutrient value of foods through transgenics are among topics to be discussed at the...

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Virginia Tech Featured On The Science Coalition's Web Site

Research at Virginia Tech will be featured the week of June 23 on the "On-Campus" section of The Science Coalition web site, a comprehensive resource for information on federally-funded science research.

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Virginia Tech Among Top 10 Universities In Ag And Natural Resources Research

Virginia Tech brought in nearly $5 million more in research and development funding for the agricultural sciences in 2001 than in the previous year, according to figures released recently by the...

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Research Exhibit Wins Editor's Choice Award At International Contemporary...

A team of Virginia Tech students won the "Editor's Choice" award at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City May 17-20, 2003. The yearly furniture fest is this country's premier...

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West Creates Biography Of "Fritz Muller, A Naturalist In Brazil"

Some caterpillars can adjust the color of their chrysalids, or pupae, from brown to green to camouflage them in their environment, so it's no wonder butterflies have evolved to mimic toxic butterflies...

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Summer Virtual Reality And 3-D Workshops For Middle School Students To Be...

Two summer workshops, one on digital video and virtual reality, the other on 3-D design, will offer aspiring middle school web designers, writers, and computer gurus a high-tech learning adventure that...

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Virginia Tech's Vice Provost For Outreach And International Affairs Retires

After 32 years of service to Virginia Tech, C. Clark Jones, Vice Provost for Outreach and International Affairs and former director of Virginia Cooperative Extension, retired on June 1.

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Brian E. Warren Named Assistant Vice President For Student Affairs

Brian E. Warren, formerly the director of Cook Counseling Center and the Schiffert Health Center, has been named assistant vice president for student affairs. This promotion recognizes his new...

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New Communications Manager For Forest Products At Virginia Tech

The Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management has hired a new communications and marketing manager. Before coming to this position, Clare Foster designed two museum exhibits, managed an...

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Virginia Tech Undergraduate Student's Physics Research Earns Trip To...

Beth Reid, a recent graduate of Virginia Tech with majors in physics and mathematics, will represent the United States at an international conference of student researchers in Denmark after receiving...

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Center For Forest Products Offers Short Course On Customer Service Training

The Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management will present a new short course, "Customer Service Training." The course will be held on Thursday, October 23 at the Donaldson Brown Hotel and...

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Virginia Tech's Center For Forest Products Offers Short Course On Selling...

The Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management will present a new short course on "Selling Forest Products." The course will be held on Thursday, September 11, and Friday, September 12, at the...

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Virginia Tech Helps More Than 13,000 Students Across The State Learn About...

More than 13,000 middle, high school, and college students in Virginia will have learned about biotechnology by the end of the current school year, thanks to equipment and assistance provided by...

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