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Class of 2026: Ruth Haile carries family tradition into veterinary medicine , articleFourth-generation Hokie Ruth Haile combined leadership, agriculture, and hands-on experience at Virginia Tech while preparing for a career in veterinary medicine.
Date: May 11, 2026 - -
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Class of 2026: Dori Mitchell turns biochemistry into a future in veterinary care , articleDori Mitchell, a biochemistry graduate in Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will attend veterinary school after building a strong foundation in science, service, and community.
Date: May 08, 2026 - -
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Students train shelter cats for adoption success , articleThrough a new course partnering with Lynchburg Humane Society, students are helping cats gain new skills and find their "furever" homes.
Date: May 04, 2026 - -
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Class of 2026: Sarah Diehl's path to vet school started on the family farm , articleAn outstanding senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Diehl graduated in three years and paid her own way, thanks to the generosity of scholarships and hard work on the family’s dairy farm.
Date: May 04, 2026 - -
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Shelter cats transform through student-led behavior training , videoStudents in Lisa Gunter's shelter car behavior and welfare class develop skills by working directly with shelter cats to build confidence, reduce stress, and prepare them for adoption.
Date: Apr 27, 2026 - -
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Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture receives extension, expands enrollment , articleThe initiative is funded through 2027 and is expanding enrollment in Arkansas and Virginia. The alliance now includes more than 1,800 farms and 475,000 acres and provides financial incentives and technical support to help producers improve soil health, strengthen water retention, and reduce environmental impacts.
Date: Apr 23, 2026 - -
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Lamb husbandry pathway to professional doctorate program , videoStudents in the School of Animal Sciences provide round-the-clock care for lambs born at the Copenhaver Sheep Center. These crucial husbandry skills lead some students to enroll in a professional doctorate program at the Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.
Date: Apr 17, 2026 - -
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National Academy of Inventors names 12 faculty members as senior members , articleThe National Academy of Inventors currently counts 945 senior members who collectively hold more than 11,000 U.S. patents — intellectual property that strengthens competitiveness, attracts private-sector partnership, and converts research into tangible economic and societal value.
Date: Mar 05, 2026 - -
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Some infant formula fats may contribute to early liver disease, study finds , articleNew research helps explain how steatotic liver disease can appear in babies — and the role early nutrition may play.
Date: Feb 24, 2026 - -
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Alumnus takes the helm of National Cattlemen's Beef Association , articleGene Copenhaver ’83 brings decades of industry experience to his new role as president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
Date: Feb 06, 2026 - -
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One week in a foster home dramatically improves shelter dogs’ lives , articleA new study shows that a week away from the kennel may be one of the best stress-relievers a shelter dog can get — and pairing them with a familiar canine buddy when they return helps even more.
Date: Jan 27, 2026 - -
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A livestock merchandising class with a $328,000 bottom line , articleThe student-run Hokie Harvest livestock sale has raised $4.5 million over three decades and continues to fund future learning.
Date: Nov 30, 2025 - -
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Scholarship enables veterinary student to give back to her farm community , articleA gift in memory of veterinary college alum and rural veterinarian Doc Fuller ’88, DVM ’97 is helping Shelly Underwood prepare for a career in caring for farm animals.
Date: Nov 24, 2025 - -
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A century of FFA leadership, born at Virginia Tech , articleThe youth organization founded in 1925 by four agricultural educators is now the nation’s largest student-led organization, with more than 1 million members.
Date: Nov 19, 2025 - -
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New fellows to further research integrity , articleThe first cohort of Innovative Research and Ethical Impact Fellows launched this fall, its members charged with honing their abilities to identify and address ethical research-related issues and then share that skill set with colleagues across the university.
Date: Nov 10, 2025 - -
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Five industry leaders inducted into Virginia Livestock Hall of Fame , articleTheir lasting contributions to Virginia’s beef, dairy, pork, sheep, and horse industries are now memorialized in the Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena.
Date: Nov 04, 2025 - -
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Scientists find ways to boost memory in aging brains , articleIn two separate studies, Virginia Tech researchers identified age-related molecular changes in the brain and adjusted them to improve memory.
Date: Oct 22, 2025 - -
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Endowed scholarship supports veterinarians who practice in rural areas , articleKelli Gillespie is the first recipient of the Sydney and Fran Memorial Veterinary Scholarship and now in her second year of receiving the award.
Date: Oct 16, 2025 - -
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Virginia ram test continues to evolve alongside industry needs and technology , articleWith one of the nation’s longest-running performance programs, Virginia Tech has helped sheep producers make better breeding decisions for five decades.
Date: Sep 25, 2025 - -
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James Knight honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 49 years, Knight made significant research contributions to reproductive biology in pigs and in fertilization and embryo growth and development
Date: Sep 12, 2025 -
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