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Plants over plastics , articleResearchers make sustainable packaging more durable, offering a less-expensive, energy-efficient alternative to plastic.
Date: Apr 17, 2025 - -
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Annual packaging fair connects students, employers , articleThe 2025 Packaging Job Fair was held in February, linking packaging students with firms looking to fill full-time positions and internships.
Date: Mar 14, 2025 - -
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Tariffs could have significant impact on packaging, says expert , articleWalk into any store, and nearly everything — except produce — comes in some sort of package. Bottled water, cheese, electronics, even large appliances are wrapped in protective material to ensure that items are not damaged in transit. Changes, such as tariffs in the global marketplace, have a ripple effect on packaging, says Laszlo Horvath, an associate professor in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech and director of the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials.
Date: Mar 05, 2025 - -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Laszlo Horvath talks about the complexities of packaging , articleHorvath explained all the factors that need to be considered during packaging design. insights related to affordability and sustainability, as well as the effects of international tariffs and other supply chain disruptions.
Date: Mar 03, 2025 - -
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LIVE from Pack Expo: Jerry McCarthy , articleJerry McCarthy, a student in the Sustainable Biomaterials, shares what Pack Expo International was like from his perspective
Date: Dec 04, 2024 - -
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LIVE from Pack Expo: Jessie Imorde , articleJessie Imorde, a student in the Sustainable Biomaterials, shares what Pack Expo International was like from her perspective.
Date: Dec 04, 2024 - -
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Packaging scholarship eases students' loads , articleSophia Fitzgerald and Marta Ghigo are the recipients of the Pallet Alliance Tyson Steffens Memorial Scholarship.
Date: Dec 02, 2024 - -
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Alumna packages a career in innovation , articleThird-generation alumnus and packaging graduate Morgan Bright ’23 is making her mark as a packaging engineer for Newell Brands.
Date: Jul 31, 2024 - -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Christina DiMarino chats about semiconductors, packaging, and more , articleDiMarino joined the Virginia Tech Office of Research and Innovation’s ‘Curious Conversations’ podcast to talk about semiconductors, the importance of packaging in onshoring their production, and what Virginia Tech is doing to excel workforce development in this field.
Date: Sep 18, 2023 - -
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A Hokie packaging major faces reality … television , articlePackaging systems and design major Zachary Weston talks about his experience on the YouTube reality show “Pack It!”
Date: Aug 22, 2023 - -
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College of Natural Resources and Environment focused on infrastructure upgrades to power experiential learning and research , articleDean Paul Winistorfer recently illuminated how human, financial, and physical capital converge to create a culture of excellence in the college and championed the infrastructure improvements that are the keys to future success.
Date: Mar 24, 2023 - -
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Virginia Tech students drive the sustainable future of packaging at PackEXPO , articleStudents gain critical networking and career development experiences while presenting on the future of sustainable packaging at the industry’s largest convention.
Date: Jan 23, 2023 - -
Video ItemStudents and faculty are ensuring your Amazon delivery arrives safely , video
Students and faculty at the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design are certifying packages for use in the Amazon distribution network. The certification ensures that products will survive the harshness of physical distribution. "Due to COVID we saw a huge increase in people that want that certification," said graduate student Mary Paz Alvarez Valverde, noting that manufacturers that once relied on brick and mortar had to switch over to e-commerce since the pandemic.
Date: Nov 17, 2022 - -
Video ItemInvestigating the hazards of grocery delivery , video
Collegiate Assistant Professor Eduardo Molina and a group of his undergraduate students are investigating the hazards that grocery packages experience during last-mile delivery to customers, by designing and assembling instrumented packages and sending them through the supply chain.
Date: Oct 21, 2022 - -
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Trying out potential careers from packaging to conservation , articleStudents in the College of Natural Resources and Environment are getting a head start on career success through summer internships.
Date: Aug 18, 2022 - -
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Four new faculty members join the College of Natural Resources and Environment , articleThe new faculty are Haldre Rogers and Elizabeth "Beth" Nyboer in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Junghwan Kim in the Department of Geography, and Eduardo Molina in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials.
Date: Aug 15, 2022 - -
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Expert: Supply chain crisis complicates fixing baby formula shortage , articleThe critical shortage of baby formula across the United States is being exacerbated by many of the same issues implicated in the global supply chain crisis borne by the Coronavirus pandemic, says a Virginia Tech industrial packaging and shipping expert.
Date: May 18, 2022 - -
Video ItemCreating a sustainable foundation for products worldwide , video
Students and faculty at the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design are studying how pallets behave while carrying different types of packages. The research will help manufacturers design new pallets that require less lumber while retaining their strength.
Date: Sep 22, 2021 - -
Video ItemLab measures package handling during increased shipping amidst Covid-19 , video
Researchers in Virginia Tech's packaging center investigate how an increase in e-commerce during Covid-19 is impacting how packages are handled. They measure the impact packages endure to determine whether testing standards need to be revised.
Date: Nov 16, 2020 - -
Video ItemMoving the world through packaging , video
The Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design hosted an open house to help Blacksburg area businesses and friends of the college discover the dynamic opportunities afforded by the program's state of the art lab.
Date: Dec 13, 2019 -