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Growing more food with less land , articleThe Catawba Sustainability Center is implementing alley cropping — a farming practice that uses rows of trees and shrubs to protect crops, diversify farms, and build soil quality.
Date: Sep 18, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech, Virginia State University lead effort to ‘Come to the Table’ , articleTo address food system resilience and security, the commonwealth’s land-grant institutions partnered to study the food value chain in the state to affect positive change through Virginia Cooperative Extension’s vast network.
Date: Aug 23, 2023 -
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Afghan refugees forge ‘a path forward’ in Virginia sheep farming , articleRelocated to Northern Virginia after the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, a group of Afghan nationals is starting a sheep farm with the help of Virginia Cooperative Extension.
Date: Jul 28, 2023 -
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Impact of Virginia Tech agriculture research highlighted before U.S. House subcommittee , articleAlan Grant, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, highlighted USDA’s impact on the college, including the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and Virginia Cooperative Extension, to the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Date: Jun 14, 2023 -
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Six tips to commercialize deep-tech research , articleThe innovation scholars program encourages students to consider tech transfer.
Date: Jun 05, 2023 -
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors students and faculty at the college’s 2023 commencement ceremony , articleNumerous students and faculty will be honored for their outstanding service, leadership, engagement, personal growth and development, and academics.
Date: May 08, 2023 -
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Class of 2023: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrates departmental outstanding seniors , articleStudents are honored for their service, leadership, engagement, personal growth and development, and academics.
Date: May 05, 2023 -
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Future cybersecurity leaders showcase research , articleUndergraduate and graduate students from across Southwest Virginia presented their cybersecurity research projects at the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Student Researcher Showcase on April 3.
Date: Apr 27, 2023 -
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Acclaimed author to top off discussion series with look at food, gender, and identity , articleTranscending cultural, gender, political, and geographical divides, food is part of everyone's story. In a series of events in Blacksburg, Nina Mukerjee Furstenau will showcase how research can be guided through conversations in the kitchen.
Date: Mar 29, 2023 -
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Experiential learning helps agricultural, leadership, and community education students find career passions , articleAlumni share how internships and study abroad programs prepared them for life after graduation.
Date: Dec 08, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech student Andrew Seibel named president of the National FFA Organization , articleSeibel, a sophomore in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will spend the next year traveling the globe as a national representative of FFA, an organization with deep ties to Virginia Tech.
Date: Dec 06, 2022 -
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New faculty principal joins the Leadership and Social Change Residential College , articleRick Rudd and Donna Westfall-Rudd step into leadership positions for the residential college at Virginia Tech. “This exceptional opportunity affords us the chance to connect with students on academic, personal, and professional levels," said Rudd.
Date: Nov 09, 2022 -
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Faculty, staff honored with annual College of Agriculture and Life Sciences awards , articleThe college announced its 2022 award winners at the 27th annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff picnic.
Date: Oct 27, 2022 -
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Thomas Archibald tapped to lead Center for International Research, Education, and Development , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2013, Archibald will be the new executive director of the center, which oversees a significant portion of the university's international research.
Date: Oct 18, 2022 -
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Virginia agriculture gains new leaders , articleVALOR welcomes Class VI, the newest agricultural leaders, as Class V graduates.
Date: Sep 09, 2022 -
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Grant aims to help secondary teachers in predominantly minority schools , articleWith a four-year, $500,000 grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is creating a model that will support 80 teachers from schools serving predominantly minority identifying students.
Date: Jun 30, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech assistant professor earns prestigious Fulbright Specialist Award , articleTiffany Drape of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will use the award to complete a project at the Namangan Institute of Engineering and Technology in Uzbekistan.
Date: May 20, 2022 -
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors students and faculty during the college’s 2022 commencement ceremony , articleDuring the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 2022 commencement ceremony, faculty, staff, and students will be honored for their achievements and successes both inside and outside of the classroom.
Date: May 02, 2022 -
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Cybersecurity showcase conveys impact and reach of student research , articleCommonwealth Cyber Initiative student researchers from Virginia Tech and other Southwest Virginia institutions participated in an electronic poster session that showcased the cross-disciplinary impact of student research in cybersecurity.
Date: Mar 28, 2022 -
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech Publishing announce new open textbook , articleThe College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Virginia Tech Publishing, housed in the University Libraries, are releasing a new open textbook titled “Teaching in the University: Learning from Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty.”
Date: Mar 02, 2022
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