Bike Racers, the 4th of July weekend will be a great weekend for you with the ID3Races, part of the Coventry Commonwealth games. It's a 3 race weekend with a total $6500 purse starting in Roanoke on Friday the 4th with a downtown race that starts at 12:00noon. Racers will race downtown Roanoke on a 5 corner, 3/4 mile course that offers fast, long straightaways and classic brick sections. On Saturday the 5th, it's the Mill Mountain Time Trial. This classic uphill time trial covers 1.87 miles & 900 ft. elevation gain. Start times based on when you register. First rider off at 10am with 60 sec. intervals. $1,500 on the line for the 25 fastest times of the day - regardless of category! Sunday the 6th Blacksburg hosts its first race in years with a fast .8 mile loop through the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. Two wide roads, a big ring hill, and a handful of technical corners make for a challenging but fair course. For more information, click here.
Dow Water Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and global leader in water purification, seawater desalination, contamination removal and water reuse solutions, has reached a multi-year joint development partnership with Virginia Tech and the University of Texas at Austin on the research and development of oxidation-resistant reverse osmosis (RO) membranes.
When the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences established the Undergraduate Research Institute, it took less than two years for it to be identified as "one of the most comprehensive undergraduate programs at the University," according to the 2006-2007 President's Annual Report.
The first cohort of Ph.D. students are beginning their journey through Virginia Tech's new interdisciplinary program in the humanities and social sciences.
The first cohort of Ph.D. students are beginning their journey through Virginia Tech's new interdisciplinary program in the humanities and social sciences.
Does the responsibility of an engineer cease after providing professional advice or does it involve additional advocacy? Consider such questions as whether oil fields should be established on the North Slope of Alaska or whether a renewed effort should be undertaken to build nuclear power plants. Should a dam be built that would help prevent flooding but severely impact the environment? Should robots be built that would increase manufacturing efficiency but put large numbers of people out of work?
Gene Seago, of New Castle, Va., the R.B. Pamplin Professor of Accounting at Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business, received the 2008 Outstanding Tax Educator Award, co-sponsored by the American Taxation Association and Ernst and Young.
When the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences established the Undergraduate Research Institute, it took less than two years for it to be identified as "one of the most comprehensive undergraduate programs at the University," according to the 2006-2007 President's Annual Report.
Does the responsibility of an engineer cease after providing professional advice or does it involve additional advocacy? Consider such questions as whether oil fields should be established on the North Slope of Alaska or whether a renewed effort should be undertaken to build nuclear power plants. Should a dam be built that would help prevent flooding but severely impact the environment? Should robots be built that would increase manufacturing efficiency but put large numbers of people out of work?
Based on research expenditures of $366.9 million in 2007, Virginia Tech ranked 42nd out of 662 universities nationwide, according to the National Science Foundation (NSF) Info Brief for the fiscal year 2007 Academic R and D Expenditures Survey, which was posted Aug. 21, 2008. In fiscal year 2006 (ending June 30, 2006), Virginia Tech ranked 54th with total research and development expenditures of $321.7 million.
Russell T. Jones, professor of psychology in Virginia Tech's College of Science, has been named to a new subcommittee in the Department of Health and Human Services.
Robin Panneton, associate professor of psychology and director of developmental and biological psychology in Virginia Tech's College of Science, has received a Canadian-U.S. 2008 Fulbright Visiting Chair Award.
Jill C. Sible, associate professor of biological sciences, has been named associate dean for curriculum, instruction, and advising for the College of Science at Virginia Tech.
Dow Water Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) and global leader in water purification, seawater desalination, contamination removal and water reuse solutions, has reached a multi-year joint development partnership with Virginia Tech and the University of Texas at Austin on the research and development of oxidation-resistant reverse osmosis (RO) membranes.
Kostas Triantis of Arlington, Va., professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, National Capital Region, was named the Ralph H. Bogle Industrial and Systems Engineering Professor Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during the board's quarterly meeting on Aug. 25.
Does the responsibility of an engineer cease after providing professional advice or does it involve additional advocacy? Consider such questions as whether oil fields should be established on the North Slope of Alaska or whether a renewed effort should be undertaken to build nuclear power plants. Should a dam be built that would help prevent flooding but severely impact the environment? Should robots be built that would increase manufacturing efficiency but put large numbers of people out of work?
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NRV Calendar, Info and Events
Open Company Dance Class
September 07, 2008
Modern Dance technique Open Company Class with d a n a h b e l l a DanceWorks Sundays, 315-430 (beginning 9/7/08) Admission Free.
International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
September 08, 2008
Monday, September 8th from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at the Courtyard by Marriott, South Main Street in Blacksburg. Chapter President Sandy Graham, CPS/CAP will give a presentation entitled LEADERSHIP RESPONSES TO MOVING THE FURNITURE. This presentation is...
Radford Fiddle and Banjo Jam on The Coffee Mill Sidewalk
September 08, 2008 The Coffee Mill invites you to come join in this bluegrass jam session. You can join in with your own instrument or just enjoy the sounds. They advise that you come early to get your table as a large crowd typically gathers. Whether you're an...
Montgomery County Board of Supervisors Meeting
September 08, 2008
September 8th. Public meetings are the second and fourth Monday of each month at the Montgomery County Government Center, 755 Roanoke Street in Christiansburg. Closed sessions begin at 6pm. Open sessions begin at 7:15pm. Citizens are invited to attend,...
Business Resource and Entrepreneurialism Workshops
September 09, 2008
Tuesday, September 9th. A series of workshops will be held on the second Tuesday of each month located at the Pulaski Elementary School. These workshops are free and open to the public. This session will begin at 5:30 pm and end at 7:00 pm September 9th.
