Spectrum - Volume 18 Issue 19 February 1, 1996 - Newsmakers

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Newsmakers

Spectrum Volume 18 Issue 19 - February 1, 1996

Virginia Tech faculty and staff members, and students are often the subject of significant national and state-wide news coverage. To better inform the university community about these accomplishments, the Office of University Relations has compiled this monthly report. This report excludes coverage in the Roanoke news-media market. For more information about the articles mentioned, call Julie Kane, university public relations coordinator, at 1-9934, or contact your college public relations office.

(Finland newspapers) Helsingin Sanomat and Sydan-Hameen lehti (Aug.) : Jim Johnson , forestry Extension leader and associate professor, was featured for the innovative eco-system education program he just developed for the United States.

The Virginian-Pilot

(Nov. 9) : Finance professor Don Chance was cited in a story on investment advice from Wall Street guru Peter Lynch.

Syracuse

(NY) Post Standard (Nov. 11) : Architecture professor Robert Graeff commented on the need for design changes of the American bathroom.

Washington Post

(Nov. 23) : Humanities professor Marshall Fishwick was quoted in an article on the cultural aspects of aluminum siding.

Electronic Engineering Times

( Nov. 13 ): The national weekly professional publication featured an article about a National Science Foundation grant received by the Virginia Tech Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group (MPRG). Electrical engineering professor Ted Rappaport , founder of the MPRG, and visiting professor Bill Tranter of the University of Missouri at Rolla were interviewed for the article. The MPRG will use the $289,000 grant to create a curriculum that will shape the training of future wireless communications engineers.

The Minnesota Daily

(Nov. 17) : English professor J.D. Stahl was quoted in the article, "Children's Book Symposium Lures World Scholars."

Miami Herald

(Nov. 26) : Joe Scarpaci , an associate professor in urban affairs and planning, was quoted in a front page article on Havana's changing economy, "Dollar Fuels Gains and Inequalities in Cuba's Economy."

Washington Post

(Nov. 27) : Geological sciences professor Richard Bambach was quoted in a feature article about the mass extinction of marine animals 250 million years ago.

Chicago Sun Times

(Nov. 29) : Mahmood Khan , head of the department of hospitality and tourism management, was quoted in a story on the rules of tipping.

Washington Post

(Dec. 1) : R. Lee Pyle was quoted in a story on veterinary specialization.

Blue Ridge Business Journal

(Dec. issue) : Pamplin College of Business faculty member Herb Cork was cited in a profile story on the Business/Technology Center, which Cork directs.

Derivatives Strategy

(Dec./Jan. 1996) : Finance professor Don Chance was cited in a story about a new type of option.

Science and Technology Satellite News

(Dec. 12) : A segment called "Genetically Engineered Tobacco Plant Medicine" focused on professor Carole Cramer's tobacco research.

Science Daily (Dec. 15)

: Plant pathology professor Carole Cramer's research and the opening of the Fralin Center was featured in the inaugural edition of a World Wide Web page devoted to breakthroughs in science and technology. Cramer's work on transgenic tobacco was profiled.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

(Dec. 17) : Finance professor Don Chance was cited in a story about the extent of ownership by big institutions of local companies.

Richmond Times-Dispatch

(Dec. 18) : A story on the longevity of post-war marriages quotes Michael J. Sporakowski , director of graduate programs in the Department of Family and Child Development. His quote is featured as a pull quote on the front page of the "Prime Living" section.

San Francisco Examiner

(Dec. 24) : Building construction professor James Woods was quoted in a story about new cures for sick-building syndrome.

(Va.) NPR (week of Dec. 31): "With Good Reason," a half-hour program aired on all of Virginia's public-radio stations, profiled the Blacksburg Electronic Village .

Richmond Times-Dispatch

(Jan. 1) : Civil engineering professor Clifford W. Randall was featured in an article about current scientific and political issues of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup.

Circle K

Magazine (Jan./Feb. 1996) : Ruth Lytton of housing, interior design, and resource management is quoted extensively in "Earning Credits the `Card' Way" on how students should select and use a credit card.

Esquire

(Feb. issue): The Blacksburg Electronic Village was the subject of a major feature called "Life in Cyburbia. In the seven-page article, Andrew Cohill, BEV director, and several Blacksburg residents were interviewed.