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	2012 Day of Remembrance

	Through a variety of 2012 Day of Remembrance activities on Monday, the campus community honored the 32 people who lost their lives on April 16, 2007. MORE ...

	Virginia Tech Magazine

	Hokies weigh in on the future of space flight, a thriving robotics company exemplifies the power of the academia-business connection, and five members of the campus community reflect on the fifth anniversary of April 16. MORE ...

	'Hokies without Borders'

View a photo gallery from the 53rd annual Virginia Tech International Street Fair, a colorful, festive kickoff for International Week. MORE ...

STUDENTS INVEST IN TECH—AND IN THEIR FUTURES Finance students are managing more than $10 million of the university's endowment—and gaining remarkable training for their future careers. Students run the SEED program, a $5 million-plus equity portfolio, and the BASIS program, handling more than $5 million in bonds and other fixed-income securities, on their own as extracurricular activities, with guidance from faculty advisors. MORE ... NON-NATIVE SNAKES THREATEN EVERGLADES MAMMALS Pythons are rapidly depleting mammal populations in the swamps of southern Florida. Post-doctoral researcher John "J.D." Willson has identified steep declines—including 99.3 percent among raccoons, 94.1 percent for white-tailed deer, and 87.5 percent for bobcats—among mammals once common in the Everglades. MORE ...

N E W S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Virginia Tech named a Tree Campus USA for fourth consecutive year First lady Michelle Obama and Sen. Mark Warner to deliver commencement addresses

H O K I E HIGHLIGHTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belilta Asfaw's design goes platinum Chad Meade finds a niche in finance Courtesy of Marshall Moya Design Belita Asfaw (architecture '08) Courtesy of Chris Kokias Photo LLC Chad Meade (finance '99)