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Bringing the case for ecological restoration home , articleAssistant Professor Leighton Reid's medical odyssey had surprising correlations to his work in ecological restoration.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
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Enhancing the efficiency of plant regeneration , articleA team of researchers at Virginia Tech has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to study and improve the process of growing plants from single cells.
Date: Sep 22, 2023 -
Video ItemCross-disciplinary research to create more sustainable practices for local farmers , video
Sociologists from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences have joined with researchers from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to investigate how precision agriculture practices can be implemented by local farmers.
Date: Sep 20, 2023 -
Video ItemTurfgrass Field Day celebrates 50 years of research , video
This year's Turfgrass Field Day celebrates the research center's 50th anniversary. Researchers, alumni and industry partners came from all across the Mid-Atlantic to learn about recent innovations in turfgrass.
Date: Sep 12, 2023 -
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Opponents on the field, collaborators off , articleVirginia Tech and Purdue University researchers work together to find real solutions for industry and homeowners to common turfgrass management issues.
Date: Aug 25, 2023 -
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Seeds of inspiration sprout from international Extension experience , articleMary Michael Lipford Zahed ’21, now a graduate student in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, took her “life-changing” experience in Ghana and brought it back to Virginia Tech.
Date: Aug 17, 2023 -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension fact sheet addresses new plant disease , articleSome of Virginia’s most beloved and beautiful trees are being disrupted by vascular streak dieback, an emerging problem that is impacting nurseries across the state and beyond.
Date: Aug 01, 2023 -
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Fruit consumers might notice larger strawberries this year, expert explains why , articleJayesh Samtani, a small fruit expert at Virginia Tech, researches how to optimize berry production and determine the kinds that grow best in certain regions. He explains that weather, breeding and farming techniques all play a role in the size of the berry.
Date: Jul 13, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech awarded $3.4 million grant to study the environmental effects of utility-scale solar installations , articleThe study, funded by the Department of Environmental Quality, is “collecting the data we need to do solar right.”
Date: Jul 05, 2023 -
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Alumnus finds the grass is greener in sports turf management , articleC.J. Buck ’16 said Virginia Tech helped propel him toward a “dream” career in sports turf management with Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union.
Date: Jul 05, 2023 -
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Helping secure the nation’s food supply , articleKate Fiedler, Ph.D. ’14, is a plant pathologist who has worked around the globe to help negotiate and regulate plant trade between the U.S. and its international partners.
Date: Jun 23, 2023 -
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Embracing his newest mission , articleAfter spending four years in the Marine Corps, Tucker Bruguiere enrolled at Virginia Tech and is using the skills developed in the military to help with research projects in controlled environment agriculture. Bruguiere, who is pursuing a degree in environmental horticulture, hopes to work in the agriculture industry and eventually run his own greenhouse.
Date: Jun 22, 2023 -
Video ItemFormer Marine cultivates new passion in agriculture research , video
Tucker Bruguiere, a veteran, came to Virginia Tech after serving as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is now an undergraduate in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and doing controlled research on growing better indoor cultivars of peppers, tomatoes, and lettuce in the greenhouses on campus.
Date: Jun 16, 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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Proof-of-Concept Program funds 12 research projects , articleIn its fourth year, LINK + LICENSE + LAUNCH’s program has funded 12 teams led by Virginia Tech researchers with a total of $600,000 in funding.
Date: Jun 02, 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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Innovating around complex problems , articleVirginia Tech inventors who contributed to the innovation ecosystem last year by disclosing 169 new innovations, executed 30 new license agreements with commercial partners, and created 10 new start-up companies, were honored at the second annual Celebrating Innovation event, last Monday.
Date: Apr 28, 2023 -
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Experience an acoustic invasion at ICAT Day , article“Acoustic Invasion” will be one of about two dozen innovative research projects on display during the Institute for Creativity, Art, and Technology's annual ICAT Day on May 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to experience these ongoing works and ask questions of the people making them possible.
Date: Apr 25, 2023 -
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Calling all canines: Help sniff out the dangerous spotted lanternfly , articleResearchers in Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are deploying teams of dogs and their owners to help detect spotted lanternfly eggs before they become a major threat to growers.
Date: Apr 11, 2023
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