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Doctoral student researching infectious diseases named to two honor societies , articleAbdullahi Jamiu, a research assistant in the Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences program within the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has been inducted into Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, and Omicron Delta Kappa.
Date: Jul 23, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech alumna earns prestigious agricultural fellowship , articleMegan Pollok will travel to Ghana to improve school-based agriculture education in the country as part of the International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program.
Date: Jul 15, 2024 -
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A Virginia Tech-Ghanaian classroom collaboration bridges borders , articleImpactful collaborations led to an agreement with the University of Media, Arts, and Communication and the University of Cape Coast in Ghana.
Date: Jul 09, 2024 -
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International exchange in Chile provides veterinary students with research, clinical experience , articleThe collaboration between the Austral University of Chile and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine began in 1996 and has since expanded to other colleges across Virginia Tech.
Date: Jul 08, 2024 -
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Venkat Sridhar to support global food and water security as a National Academies Jefferson Science Fellow , articleSridhar will share his expertise in global water resource management to impact federal policy through a fellowship awarded by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Date: Jun 24, 2024 -
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New research details economic, nutritional impact of global recreational inland fishing , articleA new paper explores the critical role inland recreational fisheries play in providing affordable nutrition and how climate change threatens access for millions of people globally.
Date: Jun 11, 2024 -
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Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center hosts international researchers for Drone School program , articleResearchers from the African countries of Ghana, Malawi, Senegal, and Uganda traveled to Virginia to better understand aerial imaging and how to use precision agriculture technologies to improve their peanut crops.
Date: Jun 11, 2024 -
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Class of 2024: Megan Pollok works internationally to increase food security , articleAt home and abroad, Pollok is helping communities create sustainable food systems.
Date: May 02, 2024 -
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Fernanda Rosa’s research seeks to protect and preserve data for marginalized communities , articleRosa, assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, is seeking solutions to combat data discrimination among Indigenous communities in Latin America.
Date: Apr 30, 2024 -
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Dominique Polanco uses fellowship to highlight Indigenous voices , articlePolanco will work on a book that focuses on ways that Indigenous people who lived in 16th century Mexico recorded their lives.
Date: Apr 30, 2024 -
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Students use study abroad trip to focus on food security in South Africa , articleA dozen of the 14 students who traveled to South Africa were part of the global food security and health minor housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Date: Apr 22, 2024 -
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Memories of fishers reach beyond the data , articleA research team led by Associate Professor Leandro Castelli demonstrates that local knowledge of past harvests can provide an accurate – and affordable – depiction of historical fish stocks.
Date: Apr 16, 2024 -
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New center showcases Virginia Tech's strengths in global sustainability , articleCayelan Carey and Quinn Thomas, co-directors of the Virginia Tech Center for Ecosystem Forecasting, are striving to stay ahead of ecological hazards and broadly extending their efforts to encompass partners both home and abroad.
Date: Apr 09, 2024 -
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The goal: Safe food for every home , articleTwo Virginia Tech students traveled to Kpone Katamanso, Ghana, over spring break to build a community garden.
Date: Apr 05, 2024 -
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First-in-humans discovery reveals brain chemicals working to influence social behavior , articleFor the first time, researchers show decisions made in a social context may spring from the dynamic interactions of dopamine and serotonin.
Date: Feb 26, 2024 -
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Championing collaboration in the invasive alien species space , articleIn recognition of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Feb. 26-March 3, invasive species experts, including those at Virginia Tech's Invasive Species Working Group, will come together with government officials and agency leaders to discuss prevention and management priorities.
Date: Feb 23, 2024 -
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International work puts robot avatars on the move , articleGraduate student Connor Herron went from Blacksburg to Genoa, Italy, to lend a hand in making a better system for long-range, remotely controlled robots that walk on two legs.
Date: Feb 21, 2024 -
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Veterinary college alumna founds global organization for animal welfare, environmental education , articleAnna Katogiritis transformed a chance email from Jane Goodall into a career championing animal welfare and environmental education globally.
Date: Feb 14, 2024 -
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Forensic science combats wildlife trafficking , articleA $2.6 million grant will fund a new wildlife forensic center in Botswana as part of Virginia Tech’s ongoing collaborations with the government of the Republic of Botswana to foster conservation and global research initiatives in Africa.
Date: Feb 06, 2024 -
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Forging the global land-grant mission , articleVirginia Tech President Tim Sands traveled to Botswana to meet with President Eric Mokgweetsi Keabetswe Masisi and celebrate the expansion of collaborative projects as part of Virginia Tech’s efforts to expand the land-grant mission globally.
Date: Feb 05, 2024
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