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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Jacob Barney talks about curbing invasive species , articleBarney discusses the impact of invasive species on native species, the challenges of managing them, and some practical steps people can take to prevent their spread.
Date: Aug 30, 2024 -
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Southern land-grant universities conduct research for food security , articleLand-grant institutions play a large role in accomplishing both national and international goals.
Date: Aug 30, 2024 -
Video ItemChicken happiness , video
Leonie Jacobs, Associate Professor in the School of Animal Sciences, led a workshop to help rural middle school students participating in the Summer Enrichment Experience at Virginia Tech (SEE VT) learn about chicken behavior and how to tell if a chicken is happy.
Date: Aug 29, 2024 -
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Register for the Virginia Soybean Field Day and Research Tour , articleJoin Virginia Tech's Eastern Virginia Agricultural Research and Extension Center and the Virginia Soybean Association for a research and field tour of the facility and the latest information on soybean research trials and varieties.
Date: Aug 29, 2024 -
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Dixie Watts Dalton receives national teaching award , articleWatts Dalton, professor of practice in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, received the Distinguished Teaching Award for faculty with 10 or more years of graduate teaching experience from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
Date: Aug 29, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech researchers develop tool to assess healthy hydration recommendations , articleResearchers in human nutrition, foods, and exercise assessed the healthy beverage recommendations for 93 countries with dietary guidelines to encourage water and discourage sugary beverages to reduce obesity and chronic diseases for populations.
Date: Aug 29, 2024 -
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Don’t let foodborne illness spoil your tailgate , articleAnother school year has begun, and for Hokie sports fans that means the start of a new football season and a lot of tailgating. But tailgating brings unique food safety challenges that you don’t necessarily have to worry about when eating at home. Virginia Tech food safety specialist Melissa Wright is here with a few tips you can follow to make sure your tailgate fun isn’t spoiled by foodborne illness.
Date: Aug 28, 2024 -
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Newly renovated War Memorial Hall officially opens , articleThe iconic building offers future generations and alumni an updated, accessible, and enhanced facility centered around wellness.
Date: Aug 28, 2024 -
Video ItemFeeding Senegal’s “hidden hunger” , video
For more than a decade, Virginia Tech agronomist Ozzie Abaye has helped spread mung bean production in a country that faces drought, extreme temperatures, food security challenges, and a rural population with a “hidden hunger” that is deficient in iron, protein, and crucial vitamins and minerals.
Date: Aug 27, 2024 -
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Making time for play , articleIt's not all work, no play. Seven of the busiest Virginia Tech faculty members and administrators talked about the surprising benefits they get from their spare time pursuits, from boxing to improv comedy to motorcycle riding.
Date: Aug 27, 2024 -
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Experts available: Astronauts stuck in space, tailgating tips, healthier fall drinks, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news., including the latest presidential race headlines, plans to bring the Starliner astronauts back to Earth, healthy fall drink alternatives, tailgating tips, and more. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Aug 26, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech’s Undergraduate Science Laboratory Building advances scientific education , articleWhile now open, remaining cosmetic finishes will continue for several weeks into the fall semester. In close partnership with the building’s contractor, minor construction activities will occur inside and outside the facility during periods that accommodate teaching and learning schedules.
Date: Aug 25, 2024 -
Video ItemTechnology-Enhanced Learning Grants 2024 Showcase , video
Technology-Enhanced Learning Grants support the design, implementation, and evaluation of new approaches to teaching with technology in support of for-credit courses. These grants, awarded to faculty who are pushing the boundaries of digital learning in their fields, advance Virginia Tech’s culture of pedagogical and technological innovation.
Date: Aug 23, 2024 -
Video ItemCelebrating a century of research and service in Winchester , video
Stakeholders joined faculty, staff, and students at the Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center to celebrate a significant milestone in the community. For more than 100 years, the fruit lab in Winchester has served Virginia’s commercial tree fruit and grape industries through research, educational programs, development of sustainable production systems and technologies, and increased public knowledge of horticultural opportunities and benefits.
Date: Aug 23, 2024 -
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Restoration Ecology Working Group provides guidance for Town of Blacksburg , articleThe group, based in Virginia Tech's Global Change Center, has been instrumental in helping the town restore Heritage Park to its native ecology.
Date: Aug 23, 2024 -
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2024 Kentland Farm Field Day to highlight agricultural research and management practices for livestock and horticulture producers , articleOn Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will host the 2024 Kentland Farm Field Day.
Date: Aug 21, 2024 -
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Benjamin Tracy appointed interim director of the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences , articleTracy will lead the effort to implement a unified graduate degree in plant and environmental sciences.
Date: Aug 21, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech, Homestead Creamery launch two new flavors of Virginia Tech-inspired ice cream , articleHokieBerry Trail and Hokie Sunset Swirl are the latest ice cream flavors to come out of Virginia Tech and Homestead Creamery's collaborative partnership. Virginia Tech alumni, fans, friends, and students can find them at grocery stores, ice cream shops, and restaurants around Virginia.
Date: Aug 21, 2024 -
Video ItemNew Hokie themed ice cream flavors inspired by summer and scholarship , video
The collaboration between Virginia Tech and Homestead Creamery continues with two new ice cream flavors, Hokie Berry Trail and Hokie Sunset Swirl. Catapulting off the success of Hokie Tracks ice cream, Homestead Creamery once again worked with the Department of Food Science and Technology faculty members Joell Eifert and Brian Wiersema to develop the profiles of the two new flavors.
Date: Aug 20, 2024 -
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The best times to water your vegetable garden, explained by an agriculture expert , articleShawn Jadrnicek, a Virginia Cooperative Extension agent whose work has focused on farming in a variety of climates and landscapes, discusses the best times to water your fall garden, sharing methods that apply year-round.
Date: Aug 20, 2024
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