http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/all-spotlights.html en Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:20:25 -0400 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-06-17-senegal/curriculum.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-06-17-senegal/S_curriculum-main-standard.jpg" alt="A farmer transports preserved hay that will feed his animals." height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Virginia Tech Professor Ozzie Abaye, an expert in crop production and grassland management, has worked in Senegal to set up a project in conservation agriculture.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-06-17-senegal/curriculum.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-06-17-senegal/curriculum.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-06-10-arts/center.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-06-10-arts/S_center-main-standard.jpg" alt="Spotlight on achievement" height="123px" width="185px" /> </div><p>The new Center for the Arts opening in fall 2013 is the cornerstone of the university’s master plan for the arts.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-06-10-arts/center.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 09 Jun 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-06-10-arts/center.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-05-27-bedbugs/miller.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-05-27-bedbugs/S_miller-main-standard.jpg" alt="Spotlight on impact" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Bed bugs are back, and Virginia Tech scientists are helping to battle this old foe.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-05-27-bedbugs/miller.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 26 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-05-27-bedbugs/miller.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-05-13-discoveries/zhang.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-05-13-discoveries/S_zhang-main-standard.jpg" alt="Y.H. Percival Zhang" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Using carbohydrates, Y.H. Percival Zhang, an associate professor of Biological Systems Engineering, has found ways to inexpensively produce hydrogen to power cars and a mechanism to turn any plant into a food source.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-05-13-discoveries/zhang.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 19 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-05-13-discoveries/zhang.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-05-13-biomass/forest.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-05-13-biomass/S_forest-main-standard.jpg" alt="Spotlight on innovation" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Faculty and students in the <a href="http://frec.vt.edu/">Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation</a> are improving the use of forest biomass — the woody “waste” or residues from timber harvesting — as an increasingly important source of renewable energy.</p><ul><li>Read the story</li></ul> Sun, 12 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-05-13-biomass/forest.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-05-06-perkins/zambia.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-05-06-perkins/S_zambia-main-standard.jpg" alt="Stephen Perkins, a senior from Altavista, Va., majoring in wildlife science in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, interview a former poacher in Zambia." height="136px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Wildlife science student Stephen Perkins traveled to remote villages in Zambia to document the stories of converted poachers.</p><ul><li>Read the story</li></ul> Mon, 06 May 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-05-06-perkins/zambia.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-04-22-consumers/color.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-04-22-consumers/S_color-main-standard.jpg" alt="Spotlight on innovation" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Money may be green, but using blue or red in a store or on a website can affect a person's willingness to pay for a product, a Pamplin College of Business researcher finds.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-04-22-consumers/color.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-04-22-consumers/color.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-04-08-bullying/peguero.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-04-08-bullying/S_peguero-main-standard.jpg" alt="Anthony Peguero" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Anthony Peguero, an assistant professor of sociology at Virginia Tech, is helping guide a multi-platform campaign to combat bullying for the Cartoon Network called “Stop Bullying: Speak Up.”</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-04-08-bullying/peguero.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-04-08-bullying/peguero.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-04-01-21century/minor.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-04-01-21century/S_minor-main-standard.jpg" alt="Virginia Tech students Lani Fu, at left, and Jessica Smyth pose with volunteers from a Muslim organization in Sri Lanka." height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>The Center for 21st Century Studies and its nomadic study abroad component has been an eye-opener for students in the inaugural cohort.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-04-01-21century/minor.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-04-01-21century/minor.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-03-25-heat/health.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-03-25-heat/S_health-main-standard.jpg" alt="Virginia Tech junior Annie Loyd teaches a health education course to middle school students in Montgomery County, Va." height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Members of Virginia Tech’s Health Education and Awareness Team develop health education programs.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-03-25-heat/health.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-03-25-heat/health.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-03-18-deepdive/brainstorm.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-03-18-deepdive/S_brainstorm-main-standard.jpg" alt="Spotlight on achievement" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Saturday Deep Dives bring students together in a problem-solving and team-building effort.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-03-18-deepdive/brainstorm.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-03-18-deepdive/brainstorm.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-03-11-recruit/socialmedia.html <p>The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets reaches out to future cadets through social media and other online tools, and the effort is making a difference in enrollment numbers and in the quality of information being shared with families.</p> Sun, 10 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0400 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-03-11-recruit/socialmedia.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-03-04-ambassadors/tours.html <div><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-03-04-ambassadors/S_tours-main-standard.jpg" alt="Hokie Ambassador Reggie Pinder gives a tour." height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Hokie Ambassadors often serve as the first impression of Virginia Tech for prospective students and their families. About 130 students are part of the organization, volunteering their time to give campus tours and leave guests with a sense of what the Hokie Nation really is all about.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-03-04-ambassadors/tours.html">Read the story</a></li></ul></div> Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-03-04-ambassadors/tours.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-02-25-summer/academy.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-02-25-summer/S_academy-main-standard.jpg" alt="Summer Academy participant Ashley Pierce in a science lab." height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p><a href="http://www.vtsa.registrar.vt.edu/index.html">Virginia Tech Summer Academy</a> is designed to ease the transition from high school to college to increase students’ likelihood for success. </p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-02-25-summer/academy.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-02-25-summer/academy.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-02-18-turf/fields.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-02-18-turf/S_fields-main-standard.jpg" alt="Spotlight on innovation" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>On the men’s and women’s lacrosse fields in the South Recreation Area, a turfgrass research project has created a more level playing surface that recovers from damage more quickly. That means fewer injuries for players.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-02-18-turf/fields.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-02-18-turf/fields.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-02-11-equine/field-service.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-02-11-equine/S_field-service-main-standard.jpg" alt="Spotlight on impact" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Fourth-year veterinary students assist with the full range of services offered through the Equine Field Service, part of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, which provides primary and emergency care to patients.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-02-11-equine/field-service.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 10 Feb 2013 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-02-11-equine/field-service.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-02-04-duma/helmets.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-02-04-duma/S_helmets-main-standard.jpg" alt="Spotlight on achievement" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Stefan Duma’s multifaceted research work is dedicated to realizing better-designed football helmets that can reduce injuries that otherwise might debilitate or kill a player.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-02-04-duma/helmets.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 03 Feb 2013 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-02-04-duma/helmets.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-01-28-engage/vista.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-01-28-engage/S_vistas-main-standard.jpg" alt="Spotlight on innovation" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>VT Engage: The Community Learning Collaborative created its VISTA network to meet the needs of its community partners and address poverty in Blacksburg and surrounding communities.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-01-28-engage/vista.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/innovation/2013-01-28-engage/vista.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-01-21-ekirch/insomnia.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-01-21-ekirch/S_insomnia-main-standard.jpg" alt="A. Roger Ekirch" height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>A Virginia Tech historian’s discovery about sleep in modern times has captured the attention of the medical community. </p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-01-21-ekirch/insomnia.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 20 Jan 2013 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/impact/2013-01-21-ekirch/insomnia.html http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-01-14-art/science.html <div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-01-14-art/S_science-main-standard.jpg" alt="Trichomes of an arabidopsis plant look like tiny hairs as scientist examine the beta-glucuronidase enzyme by staining the cells blue." height="122px" width="185px" /> </div><p>Scientific images illustrate how, even at the most microscopic scale, nature is a thing of beauty.</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-01-14-art/science.html">Read the story</a></li></ul> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:00:00 -0500 http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2013-01-14-art/science.html