http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/ The Department of Wood Science and Forest Products is one of the leading programs in wood science and forest products in the world. We offer a comprehensive undergraduate major with six career-specific options that is unmatched anywhere in the U.S. en-us Copyright 2006 Department of Wood Science and Forest Products. All Rights Reserved. 20 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=80 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=80 The department of Wood Science and Forest Products has announced dates for its annual Wood Week celebration. Wood Week 2008 will be held the week of September 15, 2008. The career fair will be held on Thursday September 18 and registration is open now. The career fair is the largest university-sponsored wood industry career fair in North America. Read more about Wood Week and the 2008 Career Fair! May 30, 2008 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=79 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=79 The department of Wood Science has developed a new Wood Industry Student Placement program website to help bring awareness to Virginia Tech students and our industry the career opportunities available. Virginia Tech students will post resumes to the site. The industry will register to use the site and then be able to post position announcements directly to the site, as well as manage the posting. Registered industry users will have access to view student resumes. Read more about the Wood Industry Student Placement Program! May 30, 2008 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=78 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=78 Check up on all the latest news in the College of Natural Resources. April 7, 2008 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=77 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=77 Over 140 people attended the Southern Virginia Forest Products Initiative Conference in Danville, Virginia on March 13. April 7, 2008 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=76 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=76 The Department of Wood Science and Forest Products in the College of Natural Resources at Virginia Tech has initiated a partnership with kindergarten through twelfth grade schools, the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, and Danville Community College to create seamless educational pathways in the areas of wood science, advanced wood manufacturing, and wood design. March 10, 2008 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=74 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=74 Registration for the Southern Virginia Forest Products Initiative Conference is now open. The SVFPI Conference will be held at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research Danville, Virginia on March 13, 2008. January 25, 2008 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=73 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=73 Forest Product Business Management Tenure-Track Faculty Search Open — Screening of Candidates February 1, 2008 December 17, 2007 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=72 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=72 Dr. Urs Buehlmann joins the department as associate professor of manufacturing systems. November 6, 2007 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=71 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=71 NASCAR driver Ward Burton will be visiting Virginia Tech on Thursday, Sept. 6, as a participant in the Wood Week 2007 Career Fair. September 4, 2007 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=70 http://www.woodscience.vt.edu/news/newsdetail.asp?newsID=70 Asa Christiana, editor, Fine Woodworking magazine (Taunton Press) will kick-off Wood Week 2007 activities at Virginia Tech with an open public lecture titled The Science and Artistry of Fine Furniture. August 14, 2007