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Category: impact College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean Mario Ferruzzi prioritizes listening, collaboration in first six months , articleThe new dean met with students and stakeholders to identify essential priorities for the college: community and ecological health, land and water use, and workforce development.
Date: May 20, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Class of 2025: Neena O’Mara finds purpose through service and a future in medicine , articleO’Mara is heading to medical school as an Outstanding Senior in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise and a recipient of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Madelynn Todd Trailblazer Award.
Date: May 08, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Global Distinction New online tool tests how taxes shape sugar-sweetened drink purchases , articleResearchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC created the Experimental Beverage Marketplace to study how taxes affect consumers’ purchase of soft drinks, energy drinks, and other sugary beverages.
Date: Apr 29, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Experts available: Tariff confusion, political violence, Easter symbols, true crime popularity, World Quantum Day, and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss the economic impact of President Trump's tariff changes, the rise in political violence, the history of Easter symbols, why true crime is so popular, what World Quantum Day is, and more.
Date: Apr 14, 2025 - -
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Category: research 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Alex DiFeliceantonio talks about ultra-processed foods , articleDiFeliceantonio discussed the prevalence of ultra-processed foods in the American diet, their association with various health issues, and the challenges of navigating food choices in a highly processed environment, among other topics.
Date: Apr 14, 2025 - -
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Category: research What overrides the brain’s satiety signals and promotes overeating? , articleA team of Virginia Tech neuroscientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will capture real-time brain signals that govern people’s decisions about food with help from a $2.75 million grant.
Date: Apr 08, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Professional roles in Student Affairs offer students immersive learning opportunities , articleJobs and internships in Student Affairs provide students on-campus opportunities to gain experience in their respective fields.
Date: Mar 28, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Dishing on football: Meet the executive chef alumnus who feeds the Washington Commanders , articleConnor McGuire has worked in the food industry for 15 years and today oversees a 15-per staff that meets the nutrition needs for one of the NFL's most noticeable franchises.
Date: Mar 27, 2025 - -
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Category: research CALS Global Opportunity Initiative cohort cultivates collaboration in Ethiopia , articleAs part of the CALS Global Opportunity Initiative, faculty traveled to Ethiopia to partner with local researchers to tackle shared agricultural and health issues and form new global partnerships.
Date: Mar 20, 2025 - -
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Category: research Experience art across space and time , article"Carving out Creativity" invites people into a multisensory experience simultaneously with others across Virginia. The installation as Virginia Tech celebrates its interwoven connectivity across distance with the opening of its new academic building in Alexandria on Feb. 28.
Date: Feb 24, 2025 - -
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Biologists transform gut bacteria into tiny protein pharmacies , articleBiologists converted gut bacteria into miniature protein factories that manufacture and release a sustained flow of targeted proteins inside the lower intestines. This technique solves one of the longstanding problems surrounding gastrointestinal drug delivery.
Date: Feb 18, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Valentine’s Day and chocolate are a perfect match, but is it a healthy relationship? , articleEmily Myers, a registered dietitian and faculty member in the Virginia Tech Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, suggests that it may be better to approach chocolate with more neutrality, instead of as a functional food.
Date: Feb 13, 2025 - -
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Category: research Are we eating ourselves to death? Biomedical researchers tackle this question and more , articleFralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists demystify the human body in the "Pocket Science" podcast.
Date: Feb 12, 2025 - -
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Video ItemCategory: culture Moss Arts Center partners with Candoco Dance Company , video
The Moss Arts Center hosted Candoco Dance Company — a groundbreaking, inclusive dance company based in the United Kingdom renowned for integrating disabled and non-disabled dancers in its work — for a series of residency activities at Virginia Tech. Follow along as Candoco dancers engage with Virginia Tech students, faculty, and community members, visiting an Introduction to Dance Class and leading an accessible dance workshop open to all. Watch as students with different abilities and dance experience from different academic areas of focus move, explore, and learn together. And visit Virginia Tech’s Embodied Brain Lab, where a Candoco dancer was outfitted with a helmet that measured her brain activity during movement.
Date: Feb 05, 2025 - -
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Category: culture Faculty club pop-up events spark connection and collaboration , articleTeaching and research faculty are creating a sense of community at a series of Faculty Affairs-planned events that facilitate "intellectual socializing."
Date: Feb 05, 2025 -
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