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Date
Professors learn about higher education needs in Iraq during visitOctober 26, 2009
University building to be named for T. Marshall Hahn Jr.October 16, 2009
Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus Timothy Dillera named Hokie HeroOctober 12, 2009
Novel polymer delivers genetic medicine, allows trackingOctober 9, 2009
Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumni Tim Fong, Mike Martinez named Hokie HeroesOctober 5, 2009
Nobel Prize-winning economist to speak on Oct. 3October 2, 2009
Six graduate students named 2009 Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science Doctoral ScholarsOctober 1, 2009
Life Science Forum showcases regional research, new companiesSeptember 29, 2009
College of Science graduate student awarded National Institutes of Health fellowship to study disease ecologySeptember 28, 2009
Economics student, Collegiate Times reporter gains national recognitionSeptember 24, 2009
Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus Christopher Horsfall named Hokie HeroSeptember 14, 2009
Researchers evaluate resistance training for diabetes preventionSeptember 9, 2009
More than Just a Bug Bite: One Student’s Itch to Help Fight Malaria
Undergraduate Research at Virginia Tech, Fall 2007, Office of the Vice President for Research
September 7, 2009
Researchers secure National Science Foundation Emerging Frontiers program to develop enhanced smart materials based on biological studies of fishSeptember 1, 2009
Board of Visitors examine plans for several future building projectsAugust 31, 2009
Geobiologists propose that the earliest complex organisms fed by absorbing ocean buffetAugust 31, 2009
Virginia Tech research funded by Recovery Act exceeds $20 million, and growingAugust 27, 2009
Scientists develop math model that accurately mimics cell division in carbon-cycling bacteriumAugust 26, 2009
August 25, 2009
VT-STEM helps inspire the next generation of scientists, engineersAugust 25, 2009
Fralin Life Science Institute summer fellows research topics like infectious diseaseAugust 24, 2009
Algebra adds value to mathematical biology educationAugust 11, 2009
Five faculty members named American Chemical Society FellowsAugust 10, 2009
University awarded scholarship program to support non-traditional graduate programsAugust 3, 2009
Remote-control closed system invented for inserting radio-active atoms inside fullerenesJuly 7, 2009
Behavioral scientist receives international honorJuly 7, 2009
Chemistry student awards prestigious Fulbright scholarship to study environmental impact of aerosolsJuly 1, 2009
Six new Virginia Tech Carilion research projects address infectious disease, develop medical technologyJune 29, 2009
Anne McNabb honored with College of Science Diversity AwardJune 9, 2009
Robin M. Andrews honored with emeritus statusJune 5, 2009
Robin Panneton named university's SACS coordinator effective July 1May 28, 2009
Excellent student research rewarded with travel supportMay 26, 2009
Alumnus Joseph DeSimone receives alumni achievement awardMay 14, 2009
Alumni Distinguished Service Awards announced for 2009May 13, 2009
National Science Foundation awards fellowship to graduate student in College of ScienceMay 5, 2009
University names Chemistry-Physics Building for former university president T. Marshall Hahn Jr.April 27, 2009
Child Study Center offers help for parents whose children are hard to manageApril 27, 2009
Graduate student awarded National Science Foundation fellowshipApril 23, 2009
Engineering, education, psychology, and public affairs rank high on U.S. News and World Report surveyApril 23, 2009
College of Science, School of Education students named 2009 graduate man and woman of the yearApril 22, 2009
College of Science announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipientApril 21, 2009
T.S. (Roger) Chang receives 2009 Sporn Award for Excellence in Teaching Introductory Engineering SubjectsApril 20, 2009
Chris Thomas receives 2009 President's Award for ExcellenceApril 20, 2009
John H. Simonetti receives 2009 William E. Wine AwardApril 20, 2009
Ann Stevens receives 2009 Alumni Award for Excellence in TeachingApril 20, 2009
Office of Research funds five students selected by Sigma XiApril 17, 2009
National Institutes of Health funds development of resistance-breaking insecticides to reduce malaria transmissionApril 13, 2009
Board of Visitors names 2009-10 student representativesApril 10, 2009
Undergraduate student awarded prestigious Goldwater ScholarshipApril 9, 2009
College of Science recognizes two faculty members for Excellence in TeachingApril 8, 2009
In Memoriam: I. J. Good, University Distinguished Professor and pioneer of modern statisticsApril 6, 2009
David G.I. Kingston is featured speaker at Blacksburg Cafe Scientifique eventApril 3, 2009
Polymer materials conference features medical, energy, nanoscale applicationsMarch 25, 2009
National Medal for Technology and Innovation recipient to speak on campusMarch 23, 2009
Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets plan for annual march to complete freshmen training yearMarch 23, 2009
Structural Biology Symposium to focus on cures and drug developmentMarch 18, 2009
Virginia Tech Carilion launches five new research projectsMarch 5, 2009
Chemistry professor wins National Science Foundation CAREER Award for analysis of advanced fuel cell polymersMarch 2, 2009
Chemistry professor awarded prestigious Sloan grantFebruary 19, 2009
AstraZeneca licenses novel antidepressant compounds discovered by Mayo Clinic, Virginia Tech collaborationFebruary 9, 2009
Jeannine Eddleton receives W.E. Wine for Excellence in TeachingDecember 29, 2008
Jill C. Sible receives Alumni Award for Excellence in TeachingDecember 29, 2008
Connie Lowe receives Provost Award for Excellence in AdvisingDecember 29, 2008
Research team reports how, when life on earth became so bigDecember 23, 2008
Daniel A. Wubah named vice president and dean for undergraduate educationDecember 16, 2008
Claudia Brodkin receives College of Science Diversity AwardDecember 3, 2008
Glacial erosion changes internal mountain structure, responses to plate tectonicsDecember 1, 2008
Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus Eric Keith named Hokie HeroNovember 24, 2008
Guy J. Indebetouw honored with emeritus statusNovember 14, 2008
Asim Esen honored with emeritus statusNovember 14, 2008
Jack A. Cranford honored with emeritus statusNovember 14, 2008
Joe R. Cowles honored with emeritus statusNovember 14, 2008
Chemist to donate potential pharmaceutical royalties to developing countryNovember 14, 2008
Materials medicine advances human health, offers business opportunitiesNovember 13, 2008
2008 Outstanding Performance in a Lab Award winners announcedNovember 11, 2008
Bare bones of crystal growth: Biomolecules enhance metal contents in calciteNovember 10, 2008
Geoscientist solves living mystery, works to help environmentNovember 5, 2008
Recent Nobel Prize in Physics has Virginia Tech connectionsNovember 4, 2008
Renowned biomedical research scientist joins university as professor and fellowOctober 1, 2008
Key protein molecule linked to diverse human chronic inflammatory diseasesSeptember 25, 2008
Virginia Tech part of $14 million National Science Foundation nanotechnology grantSeptember 18, 2008
Carbon molecule with a charge could be tomorrow's semiconductorSeptember 12, 2008
Psychology professor named to national sub-committee on community health in disastersSeptember 1, 2008
Robin Panneton awarded FulbrightAugust 19, 2008
College of Science names new associate deanAugust 14, 2008
New insight to demineralization: Scientists demonstrate amorphous silica dissolves by pathway similar to crystalsJuly 8, 2008
A. Krishna Sinha honored with emeritus statusJuly 3, 2008
John Dillard honored with emeritus statusJuly 3, 2008
Board of Visitors approves first-ever promotion of instructorsJune 27, 2008
Researchers witness assembly of molecules critical to protein functionJune 17, 2008
Researchers suggest road to better health just a mouse click awayMay 28, 2008
Ten graduate students named 2008 ICTAS Doctoral ScholarsMay 22, 2008
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute graduate assistant awarded prestigious scholarship from College of ScienceMay 8, 2008
College of Science announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipientApril 30, 2008
Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships awarded to three Virginia Tech studentsApril 30, 2008
Geoscientist named international fellowApril 28, 2008
University Honors program students honored as 2008 undergraduate man and woman of the year
(both majoring in the College of Science)
April 21, 2008
Faculty members honored with annual students' choice awardsApril 9, 2008
Clarence Wayne Patty honored with emeritus statusApril 4, 2008
Duncan M. Porter honored with emeritus statusApril 4, 2008
Chemists awarded international innovation grantApril 2, 2008
Mercury's shifting, rolling pastMarch 28, 2008
Nanoscience will change the way we think about the worldMarch 21, 2008
Students, faculty, and staff devote a day of giving back to the communityMarch 20, 2008
Physicist to discuss science, media, and the paranormal universeMarch 18, 2008
Physicists and engineers search for new dimensionMarch 17, 2008
Undergraduate researchers to present at third annual Meeting of the Minds conferenceMarch 17, 2008
Virginia Tech Stream Team contributes to national studyMarch 13, 2008
Geoscientist in College of Science awarded international medalMarch 10, 2008
Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and Mayo Clinic investigate link between fungal proteins, innate immunity, and asthmaMarch 3, 2008
Two oxygenation events in ancient oceans sparked spread of complex lifeFebruary 28, 2008
Unique Martian formation reproduced, reveals brief bursts of waterFebruary 21, 2008
USA Today honors Virginia Tech's Christine George as an All-USA College Academic First Team member  February 14, 2008
Biologists use computers to study bacterial cell divisionJanuary 28, 2008
Ground-breaking research connects cognition and emotion developmentJanuary 7, 2008
Virginia Tech researchers headline ICTAS Spring Seminar SeriesJanuary 7, 2008
Paleontologists say two explosive evolutionary events shaped early history of multicellular lifeJanuary 4, 2008
ICTAS offers seminar seriesJanuary 2, 2008
Research yields promising results in computational quantum chemical methods for drug developmentJanuary 2, 2008
National Science Foundation Fellow aims to decipher how animals form complex skeletal structuresDecember 11, 2007
Between water and rock: A new science calls into question water analysis results, bioremediation impactsDecember 5, 2007
E. Scott Geller, Michael F. Hochella to deliver keynote addresses at 2007 Fall Commencement ceremoniesDecember 4, 2007
Tree named in honor of Virginia Tech chemist David G.I. KingstonNovember 30, 2007
Virginia Tech launches corporate partners program in biological sciencesNovember 27, 2007
University researcher says wildfires, posttraumatic stress disorder relatedNovember 26, 2007
Hochella receives top honor in American Association for the Advancement of ScienceNovember 19, 2007
Geophysics researchers increase computing resourcesOctober 24, 2007
College of Science researchers suggest road to better health just a mouse click awayOctober 8, 2007
First female private space explorer to speak at Virginia TechSeptember 28, 2007
Virginia Tech study reveals predation-evolution linkSeptember 11, 2007
College of Science names new associate deanSeptember 07, 2007
George William Claus honored with emeritus statusSeptember 07, 2007
Thomas A. Jenssen honored with emeritus statusSeptember 07, 2007
Stephen E. Scheckler honored with emeritus statusSeptember 07, 2007
Robert S. Schulman honored with emeritus statusSeptember 07, 2007
J. Arthur Snoke honored with emeritus statusSeptember 07, 2007
James K. Washenberger honored with emeritus statusSeptember 07, 2007
College of Science's Kingston, McGrath take home top chemical society awardsSeptember 5, 2007
Researchers detect low-energy neutrinos and probe energy production in the center of the sunSeptember 3, 2007
Radio diary follows geochemist as he tracks the movement of heavy metalsAugust 24, 2007
Researchers explain how food packaging that provides visibility can reduce shelf lifeAugust 22, 2007
Reliable, fast simulations of complex events is goal of Virginia Tech mathematician's NSF Career awardAugust 7, 2007
Future scientists present their research at Steppin' Out August 3July 26, 2007
Virginia Tech among eight schools working to increase underrepresented students pursuing science and engineeringJune 28, 2007
Michael Hochella appointed University Distinguished ProfessorJune 27, 2007
Larry Taylor honored with emeritus statusJune 22, 2007
Biological sciences professor recognized for diversity contributionsJune 18, 2007
ICTAS announces thrust on nano-biomaterialsJune 14, 2007
Three College of Science faculty members win teaching awardsJune 13, 2007
Sinnott awarded Goldwater ScholarshipMay 17, 2007
Lecture to explore the space-time continuumMay 16, 2007
Senior awarded National Science Foundation fellowshipMay 11, 2007
Four universities collaborate to synthesize new materials, nanoscale devicesMay 1 , 2007
Mefford, Artis named 2007 Graduate Man and Woman of the YearApril 25, 2007
Two honored as 2007 Undergraduate Man and Woman of the YearApril 24, 2007
MiniBooNE Experiment Named one of Top Ten Stories in Physics for 2007April 18, 2007
Virginia Tech scientists help clarify the mystery of sterile neutrinosApril 13, 2007
Virginia Tech announces the College of Science Outstanding Senior AwardApril 13, 2007
Favorite Faculty nominees to be honored at receptionApril 9, 2007
Soy-based product explored as non-toxic substitute for important but toxic reactive compoundMarch 28, 2007
Bacterial response to oxidation studied as toxin barometerMarch 27, 2007
Thomas Ward honored with emeritus statusMarch 27, 2007
Symposium focuses on helping children embrace scienceMarch 13, 2007
Two student leaders coordinate statewide residence life conferenceMarch 9, 2007
Partnership with Montgomery Schools trains teachers in water quality management exercisesMarch 8, 2007
Undergraduate bioengineers to participate in international competitionMarch 2, 2007
Indian oil executives to attend energy, business programsFebruary 19, 2007
Artists invited to exhibit art for consideration in new buildingFebruary 7, 2007
System X supercomputer provides super tool for simulation of cell divisionFebruary 5, 2007
Who laid the first egg? An updateJanuary 24, 2007
Teachers share their passion for undergraduate instructionJanuary 11, 2007
U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research awards physics professorJanuary 11, 2007
Geoscientist named Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of ScienceJanuary 5, 2007
Physicist named Fellow in the American Physical SocietyJanuary 5, 2007
To walk with the animals, talk with the animals (Research Magazine)January, 2007
Key facts related to joint medical schoolJanuary 3, 2007
Virginia Tech, Carilion will create joint medical school in RoanokeJanuary 3, 2007
Scientists uncover speedometer for crystal growth controlled by biomolecule propertiesDecember 13, 2006
Tearing down the fungal cell wallDecember 6, 2006
Professor's work offers children, families hope after tragic eventsNovember 6 , 2006
Stephens named chair of psychology departmentNovember 3 , 2006
Ancestor of modern trees preserves record of ancient climate changeNovember 2 , 2006
Virginia Tech to become demonstration site for world-class scientific equipmentOctober 27 , 2006
Was there water on Mars long enough for the origination of life?October 19 , 2006
Schmittmann to lead physics departmentOctober 18 , 2006
Possible evidence of cell division, differentiation found in oldest known embryo fossilsOctober 12 , 2006
College of Science presents discussion about file sharing, constitutional rights, and the lawSeptember 22 , 2006
What's next for gene therapy? Virginia Tech plastics researchers design polymer macromolecules as gene transfer agentsSeptember 13 , 2006
Virginia Tech researchers report that particle size matters to bacteria ability to immobilize heavy metalsSeptember 13 , 2006
Fuel cell membrane materials offer solution for removing salt from waterSeptember 13 , 2006
Virginia Tech chemists create new polymers by adding DNA base pairsSeptember 12 , 2006
Focus on functional materials development shortchanges opportunities for discoverySeptember 11 , 2006
Nobel Laureate keynotes conference on nanomedicine, geriatric care, brain injurySeptember 11 , 2006
Latest fuel cell material advance overcomes low humidity conductivity problemSeptember 10 , 2006
Trauma expert warns Katrina victims' degree of optimism one year later could changeSeptember 5 , 2006
2006 Alumni Award for Excellence in Research
Harry Dorn, Chemistry
August 29 , 2006
2006 Diggs Teaching Scholar Award
Jill Sible, Biological Sciences
August 29 , 2006
2006 President's Award for Excellence
Elizabeth Waterman, Biological Sciences
August 29 , 2006
R. Dean Riess honored with emeritus statusAugust 29 , 2006
Virginia Tech researchers demonstrate that light guides flight of migratory birdsAugust 11 , 2006
Rare stinky plant ready to bloom in biological sciences greenhouseJuly 27, 2006
Virginia Tech student selected to meet Nobel LaureatesJune 23, 2006
Neal Castagnoli honored with emeritus statusJune 13, 2006
Daniel Farkas honored with emeritus statusJune 13, 2006
Jimmy Viers honored with emeritus statusJune 13, 2006
College of Science faculty member bestowed national appointmentJune 12, 2006
Students earn fellowships for environmental researchJune 5, 2006
Jackson to head alumni relations for College of ScienceMay 19, 2006
Virginia Tech, University of Richmond Law School announce joint degree programMay 11 , 2006
Fact Sheet: Virginia Tech / University of Richmond joint B.S./J.D. degree programMay 11 , 2006
Shelby McDonald named 2006 Woman of the YearMay 3 , 2006
Silent auction to benefit local autism servicesApril 18, 2006
Student from College of Science wins Goldwater ScholarshipApril 17, 2006
College of Science announces Outstanding Graduating Senior award recipientApril 14, 2006
Clinical psychology Ph.D. program ranked seventh in nation in research productivityApril 6, 2006
Faculty member from College of Science advises White HouseApril 5, 2006
Two faculty members from the College of Science awarded NSF CAREER grantsMarch 31, 2006
Helen Crawford honored with emeritus status
March 31, 2006
George W. Crofts honored with emeritus status
March 31, 2006
Richard Zallen honored with emeritus status
March 31, 2006
Studies reveal reaction pathways for ozone on organic surfacesMarch 30, 2006
Graduate chemistry student creates material to study tissue growthMarch 26, 2006
Researchers study light activated anticancer drug targeted to DNA using cisplatin like sub-unitsMarch 26, 2006
Finney named associate dean of Virginia Tech's College of ScienceMarch 17, 2006
Lay Nam Chang reappointed dean of the College of ScienceMarch 8 , 2006
Corporate donor renews chemistry department postdoctoral fellowship fundFebruary 20, 2006
Geller to discuss lessons from 35-year career as behavioral scientistFebruary 16, 2006
Biologist from College of Science wins Lifetime Achievement in Science Award
January 26, 2006
Scientists develop process for creating biocompatible fibers
January 24, 2006
Researcher reports more evidence that lightning strike coincides with West Virginia mine explosionJanuary 6, 2006
Virginia Tech Breaks Ground on $36M Life Sciences Research BuildingNovember 28 , 2005
Yuriko and Michael Renardy reappointed to Class of 1950 ProfessorshipsNovember 16, 2005
Focus on distinguished faculty continues this fall
November 9, 2005
College of Science lecture to explore how the sun shinesNovember 8, 2005
Geobiologist in the College of Science wins prestigious Schuchert AwardNovember 7 , 2005
Virginia Tech researchers create nanoparticle as diagnostic, therapeutic agent; VCU researchers target brain tumor cellsOctober 19, 2005
Geoscientists resolve inconsistent data on crystal growth, dissolutionOctober 18, 2005
Virginia Tech geoscientists follow arsenic from chicken feed to streambedsOctober 10, 2005
Virginia Tech biologists use new protocol tracks how land use influences the way streams workOctober 10, 2005
Geologists use biotools to understand geosystems; goal is to control toxin mobilityOctober 9, 2005
Virginia Tech researchers find tiny bubbles a storehouse of knowledgeOctober 9, 2005
Agud receives 2005 University Sporn Award for Teaching Introductory SubjectsSeptember 30, 2005
Foti wins Alumni Award for Excellence in TeachingSeptember 30, 2005
Kohler receives 2005 Alumni Award for Teaching ExcellenceSeptember 30, 2005
Hochella receives Virginia Tech's Alumni Award for Research ExcellenceSeptember 30, 2005
Gary Long receives Virginia Tech's 2005 W.E. Wine Award for Excellence in TeachingSeptember 30, 2005
Virginia Tech radio telescope will search sky for astronomical explosions
September 20, 2005
Chemistry Department Ranks Among Top 30September 8, 2005
Science experiments will go forward at Kimballton mineJuly 28, 2005
Researchers discover half-billion-year-old fossilsJuly 13, 2005
Virginia Tech to work on reducing danger of malaria
July 5, 2005
Virginia Tech partners in discovery of quark interactionJuly 1, 2005
500 million years of errors: Shells of brachiopods record shadow of arms race in ancient oceans
June 16 , 2005
Mark Pierson named DUSEL project managerMay 24 , 2005
Graduating senior is nation's top-ranked Navy ROTC midshipman
May 23 , 2005
Understanding how bacteria communicate may help scientists prevent diseaseMay 20 , 2005
Evidence of 600-million-year old fungi-algae symbiosis discovered in marine fossilsMay 17 , 2005
William Spillman moves from "emotional diary" to published worksMay 16 , 2005
College of Science names new development directorMay 9 , 2005
Scientists meet in Lugano, share Computational Methods in Drug Design researchMay 5 , 2005
Cranford Receives National Advising AwardApril 26, 2005
Two Students from Virginia Tech’s College of Science Among This Year’s Goldwater ScholarsApril 20, 2005
Lecture to focus on acceleration of expanding universeMarch 29, 2005
AdvanceVT selects Leadership Development Program participants, announces recipients for seed grantsMarch 24, 2005
Renowned political scientist to speakMarch 23, 2005
Benign separation process being advanced for pharmaceutical industryMarch 16, 2005
Medical molecules designed to respond to visible light that can penetrate tissueMarch 15, 2005
Ezra Brown named Alumni Distinguished Professor
March 14, 2005
E. Scott Geller named Alumni Distinguished ProfessorMarch 14, 2005
Governor names three from Virginia Tech among the 2005 Virginia Outstanding Faculty MembersFebruary 15, 2005
Catherine Doss joins College of Science as communications managerFebruary 11, 2005
Virginia Tech Professor Michael F. Hochella Jr. Named Virginia 's Outstanding Scientist 2005February 11, 2005
Sequencing of marine bacterium will help study of cell communicationFebruary 10, 2005
Professors are part of new international scientific magazineFebruary 2, 2005
Graduate School names Anne McNabb associate deanJanuary 20, 2005
Molecule harvests water's hydrogen
featured in TRNmag.com
December 15, 2004
Scientists harness ruthenium to generate energy featured in Platinum Today at platinum.matthey.comDecember 15, 2004

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Catherine Doss

    Catherine Doss

Communications Manager
College of Science
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Virginia Tech
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