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Article ItemGrowing more food with less land , article
The 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 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech, Virginia State University lead effort to ‘Come to the Table’ , article
To 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 -
Article ItemAfghan refugees forge ‘a path forward’ in Virginia sheep farming , article
Relocated 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 -
Article ItemImpact of Virginia Tech agriculture research highlighted before U.S. House subcommittee , article
Alan 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 -
Article ItemSix tips to commercialize deep-tech research , article
The innovation scholars program encourages students to consider tech transfer.
Date: Jun 05, 2023 -
Article ItemCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors students and faculty at the college’s 2023 commencement ceremony , article
Numerous students and faculty will be honored for their outstanding service, leadership, engagement, personal growth and development, and academics.
Date: May 08, 2023 -
Article ItemClass of 2023: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences celebrates departmental outstanding seniors , article
Students are honored for their service, leadership, engagement, personal growth and development, and academics.
Date: May 05, 2023 -
Article ItemFuture cybersecurity leaders showcase research , article
Undergraduate 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 -
Article ItemAcclaimed author to top off discussion series with look at food, gender, and identity , article
Transcending 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 -
Article ItemExperiential learning helps agricultural, leadership, and community education students find career passions , article
Alumni share how internships and study abroad programs prepared them for life after graduation.
Date: Dec 08, 2022 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech student Andrew Seibel named president of the National FFA Organization , article
Seibel, 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 -
Article ItemNew faculty principal joins the Leadership and Social Change Residential College , article
Rick 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 -
Article ItemFaculty, staff honored with annual College of Agriculture and Life Sciences awards , article
The college announced its 2022 award winners at the 27th annual Celebration of Faculty and Staff picnic.
Date: Oct 27, 2022 -
Article ItemThomas Archibald tapped to lead Center for International Research, Education, and Development , article
A 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 -
Article ItemVirginia agriculture gains new leaders , article
VALOR welcomes Class VI, the newest agricultural leaders, as Class V graduates.
Date: Sep 09, 2022 -
Article ItemGrant aims to help secondary teachers in predominantly minority schools , article
With 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 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech assistant professor earns prestigious Fulbright Specialist Award , article
Tiffany 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 -
Article ItemCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors students and faculty during the college’s 2022 commencement ceremony , article
During 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 -
Article ItemCybersecurity showcase conveys impact and reach of student research , article
Commonwealth 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 -
Article ItemCollege of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech Publishing announce new open textbook , article
The 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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