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Article ItemVirginia Tech Agricultural Research and Extension Centers to host annual field days , article
Annual field days are just one of the ways Virginia Tech's 11 Agricultural Research and Extension Centers place research and innovation into the hands of Virginians.
Date: Mar 19, 2024 -
Article ItemExperts available: March Madness, TikTok ban impact, economics of birth control, and more , article
The Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available to discuss how women’s college basketball has leveled the March Madness playing field, a potential TikTok ban in the U.S., the economics of birth control and more. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
Article ItemClay Wright receives MIRA funding to create new molecular tools , article
The grant supports Wright's innovative work in understanding and engineering common cellular signals, a critical mechanism shared across animals, plants, and fungi.
Date: Mar 06, 2024 -
Article ItemSpicing up safety , article
Virginia Tech researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the College of Engineering are working toward ensuring dried fruits, nuts, and spices are free from disease-causing bacteria.
Date: Mar 01, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech, Virginia State University to lead USDA urban agriculture projects , article
The Virginia Tech Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation and the Virginia State University Small Farm Outreach Program will support two urban agriculture projects from the department’s Farm Service Agency: the National Urban Agriculture Initiative and Advancing Urban Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems in Virginia.
Date: Feb 23, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers find that muscle function could lead to early Alzheimer’s diagnosis , article
The research findings challenge the notion that Alzheimer’s disease is purely a disease of the brain and show that it has a much broader impact on the body.
Date: Feb 20, 2024 -
Article ItemThe Antarctica journals , article
Virginia Tech students shares experiences and insights traveling to Antarctica over the winter break.
Date: Feb 19, 2024 -
Article ItemPaws for a cause: Virginia Tech students, professors lead dog adoption efforts and research , article
In collaboration with the Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection in Roanoke, students and researchers help dogs find forever homes.
Date: Feb 14, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers discover that blocking an essential nutrient inhibits malaria parasite growth , article
The four-year study could lead to a new way to fight malaria, one of the most devastating infectious diseases in the world.
Date: Feb 13, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers discover a new role for a protein that helps form memories , article
Researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have discovered a new function for a common protein in the brain. Their findings, published this month in the Journal of Neuroscience, hold promising implications for the treatment of memory loss and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Date: Jan 23, 2024 -
Article ItemFrom the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to a galaxy far, far away , article
Virginia Tech alumnus Paul Darnell received an Emmy for Outstanding Stunt Performance for his work in "The Mandalorian" “Chapter 24: The Return.”
Date: Jan 23, 2024 -
Article ItemTimothy Jarome receives Virginia’s highest faculty honor , article
Jarome, an associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' School of Animal Sciences, explores the neurobiological mechanisms responsible for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Date: Jan 22, 2024 -
Article ItemExperts available: GOP presidential nomination, abortion rights, digital privacy & wellness, and more , article
The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Jan 22, 2024 -
Article ItemResearchers awarded $2.7 million grant to develop the faba bean as a sustainable mid-Atlantic crop , article
Virginia Tech researchers have teamed up with four other universities to introduce the climate-hardy, high-nutrition faba bean as a viable cash and cover crop.
Date: Jan 15, 2024 -
Article ItemInstitute endows $2 million for student internships , article
Two new funds endowed by the Public Service Education Institute will expand opportunities for student internship experiences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and throughout Virginia Tech.
Date: Jan 09, 2024 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers create air samplers that could help develop pest management practices for agriculture , article
Faculty and students from two departments team up to find innovative ways to track the spongy moth and pave the way to develop pest management practices.
Date: Dec 11, 2023 -
Article ItemSearch committee announced for next dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences , article
The next dean will replace Alan Grant, who announced his retirement effective the end of the 2023-24 academic year after 15 years of leadership and service.
Date: Dec 07, 2023 -
Article ItemA time to be thankful: News about Hokie Nation , article
Hokies in Blacksburg and across the world do work that advances study, impacts communities, and leads the charge for positive change.
Date: Nov 29, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech and Arizona State researchers discover way to boost shelter dog adoptions , article
The researchers found that brief outings and temporary fostering stays increased dogs’ likelihood of adoption by five times and more than 14 times, respectively.
Date: Nov 15, 2023 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech Science Festival to return on Nov. 11 , article
The event on the Blacksburg campus will showcase more than 50 exhibitors with science experiments ranging from biology and physics to mathematics and robotics.
Date: Nov 07, 2023
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