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- - Nominate a Facilities Department employee who goes above and beyond
    Each month, the Facilities Department recognizes one employee on the Blacksburg campus whose work in direct support services goes above and beyond their normal job expectations.
- - Pamplin alumni and EY receive awards for service, career achievements
    The alumni recipients were Tim Chase, Rishav Khanal, Matthew Ogburn, and Mallory Tuttle. The awards were initiated by the Pamplin Society, a volunteer group that seeks to promote, support, and improve the college and to enhance alumni engagement by recognizing alumni contributions.
- - Romaine lettuce warning again this Thanksgiving; continue to err on the safe side, according to Virginia Tech food safety specialist
    As you prepare your Thanksgiving feast, be certain to double check if salads made with romaine lettuce are on the menu, according to Virginia Tech food safety specialist Renee Boyer.
- - Virginia Tech Procurement receives state recognition for efforts in boosting supplier diversity
    Under the leadership of Mary Helmick, director of procurement, Virginia Tech has transformed its small, woman-owned, and minority-owned (SWaM) efforts through a dedicated SWaM program.
- - Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine recognized by INSIGHT into Diversity magazine
    Over the past eight years, the school has made deliberate strides in increasing its diversity. Nearly half of enrolled students are of an ethnic or racial minority, and 9 percent of the most recently entered class belong to groups that are underrepresented in medicine. In addition, nearly 25 percent are considered low income, and 16 percent are the first in their family to attend college.
- - Donald J. Orth receives American Fisheries Society award for public outreach
    Orth, who joined the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation in 1980, is the creator of Virginia Tech Ichthyology, a blog he uses to share stories and news about fisheries research, education, and other issues.
- - Researchers earn Presidential Early Career Awards
    Two Virginia Tech faculty are among the 314 recipients of the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, which was last awarded in 2016.
- - Toni Calasanti receives National Institute on Aging grant to study how gender and sexual orientation affect caregiving
    The sociology professor will explore how heterosexual and same-sex spousal and partner caregivers draw upon existing gender identities, skills, and resources formed in relation to the gender division of labor over the life course.
- - Virginia Tech health sciences leader appointed to Virginia Early Childhood Foundation advisory council
    The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation was founded in 2006 with the vision that every child in Virginia should begin kindergarten healthy, equipped with the resources they need, and ready to succeed.
- - Employee professional development recognized at recent ceremony
    During the 2018-19 academic year, more than 130 employees completed professional development and research administration certificate programs.
- - Virginia Tech expert available to explain Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling that federal courts don’t have a role in deciding partisan gerrymandering claims
    The high court decided Thursday that federal courts should play no role in deciding whether partisan redistricting goes too far, giving a dominant political party in a state leeway to draw electoral maps that preserve or even increase its power.
- - Richard Crowder and Tommy Thompson recognized with Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Distinguished Alumni Awards
    This year's Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ Distinguished Alumni Awards go to two alumni of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
- - Virginia Tech awards Heywood Fralin the 2019 William H. Ruffner Medal
    Fralin broke family tradition by attending the University of Virginia instead of following his two older brothers to Virginia Tech, but he’s since become a Hokie in all ways except for his college degree.
- - Virginia Tech to honor Steve Mollenkopf with 2019 University Distinguished Achievement Award
    For Mollenkopf, insatiable curiosity has been a catalyst for success. As the CEO of Qualcomm Inc., he is at the helm of a multibillion dollar worldwide corporation that is transforming the digital telecommunications industry. Mollenkopf graduated from Virginia Tech in 1992.
- - Alumni recognized for contributions to Virginia Tech
    Virginia Tech has named five members of its Class of 1969 who have been crucial to the success and transformation of the university during the past five decades as Alumni Distinguished Service Award recipients for 2019.
- - Kiran Bagalkotkar named 2019 Outstanding Senior for the College of Engineering
    The industrial and systems engineering major has spent her collegiate career as a consistent academic achiever, an avid researcher, and dedicated leader.
- - 2019 Bouchet Honor Society scholars inducted at Yale University
    Mayra S. Artiles, Erika L. Bass, Racheida S. Lewis, Ashley R. Taylor, and Ayesha L. Yousafzai are the fifth group of students to join the Virginia Tech chapter of the honor society.
- - Virginia Tech’s Romesh Batra honored as University Distinguished Professor
    Since arriving at Virginia Tech in 1994, Batra has built a teaching and research program that is nationally and internationally recognized at the highest levels. His expertise in computational modeling and solid mechanics, particularly in the area of material failure under extreme loadings, has influenced nearly every subdiscipline in mechanics.
- - Rayne Zheng receives Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award
    Zheng, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering, has received the award to study rational design and additive manufacturing of 3D piezoelectrics with arbitrary anisotropy for maritime self-sensing structures.
- - Three graduate students take top prizes at the 2018 Nutshell Games
    Using a 5-gallon bucket, a water bottle, and a dinosaur bone, Virginia Tech graduate students Susan Chen, Madeline “Maddy” Grupper, and Brenen Wynd took top honors at the third Nutshell Games.

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