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pMary Miller, founder and president of Interactive Design and Development, of Blacksburg, Va., is the Virginia Tech College of Engineering Distinguished Alumna for 2013. She earned her master's degree in 1985 in computer science, part of the College of Engineering/p

pStudents from the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the College of Engineering collaborated on textile-based challenges for NASA and recently presented their concepts during the Wearable Technology Symposium at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas./p

pNicolin Girmes-Grieco, an instructor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, will receive the Certificate of Teaching Excellence award on May 18, 2013, during the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences commencement ceremony./p

pThree University Honors students -- Wes Williams, Nicholas Montgomery, and Kwamina Orleans-Pobee -- won first and second place in Campus Challenge run by USAID and partnering anti-trafficking agencies. The team developed two technological concepts to help deter human trafficking worldwide./p

pWVTF's entry was one of 1,700 received by the society from newspapers, broadcasters, networks and websites. Hausman's report explored the questionable way in which a member of the University of Virginia's Board of Visitors secured naming rights to the university's art museum./p

The New Dublin Presbyterian Church is named for the lost community of New Dublin, which was two miles from Ingles Ferry and the old Wilderness Road. A log structure was built in 1769 and the present stucco and brick building was constructed in 1875. The adjacent church cemetery holds the...

BT is operating on REDUCED Service. Follow schedules listed for Reduced Service in Blacksburg. All service in Christiansburg, including the Commuter and Tuesday routes will operate as normal. Blacksburg Routes Operating: CRC/Hospital, Hethwood/Harding Avenue, Main Street, Toms Creek,...

pStudents in a third-year architecture studio presented their middle school designs during the Virginia Educational Facility Planners' annual conference in Richmond, Va., as part of a six-week competition./p

pPamplin dean Richard E. Sorensen was presented with the Distinguished Leadership Award of AACSB International and will serve as its special advisor for emerging economies./p

pErin Sanchez not only lives her own life to the fullest, she is driven to improve the lives of others. As she graduates with a Bachelor of Architecture, she says that through her experiences at Virginia Tech she has discovered ways that she can apply her education to make people's lives better. /p

pSarah Gilbert of Goochland, Va., a graduating senior majoring in chemical engineering and minoring in chemistry, had a life-altering injury that caused her to pursue the field of biomedical research. She hopes to narrow her focus on neurological research after graduation./p

pThe Scieneering program, funded by a prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Grant awarded in 2010, is celebrating its first cohort of graduates./p

pThe award recognizes future leaders in microbiology by giving them an opportunity to present their research on an international stage and experience the best of microbiology./p

pIn his new position, William W. Walton will prepare and manage budgets for Graduate School operations. /p

The Stormwater Utility Stakeholders Committee meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month in the large conference room of the Blacksburg Motor Company building at 400 South Main Street. Please contact Kafinbsp;Howard, Town Engineer at 540-961-1124 or by email at khoward@blacksburg.gov if...

The Blacksburg Farmers Market offers local foods, crafts, flowers, music, and more in the heart of downtown Blacksburg! Come support your local farmers and artists and enjoy the benefits of a strengthened community, healthy living, and support for responsible business practices. For more...

pToday, approximately 90 percent of Blacksburg Transit's ridership comes from Virginia Tech students, 5 percent from faculty and staff, and the remaining 5 percent from area citizens./p

pDespite their family's financial difficulties, Reco Charity's mother encouraged him to work hard and do well in school in the hopes that he would one day attend a university. As one of the first recipients of financial aid from the university's Presidential Scholarship Initiative, he received a full ride to Virginia Tech and will be first in his family to graduate from college./p

divpVTGemini, a tool that puts emergency preparedness information into the hands of the Virginia Tech community, is a free app and can be downloaded from iTunes./p/div

pTwelve midcareer professionals from around the world are receiving English language and leadership training at the Virginia Tech Language and Culture Institute and immersing themselves in the culture and community of the New River Valley./p