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Results for: Translational Plant Sciences Center
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Leaves of three, let it be? Maybe not anymore , articleVirginia Tech researchers have found wide variability amongst poison ivy plants, rendering identification and avoidance more challenging.
Date: Mar 29, 2024 -
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Investigators collaborate to enrich undergraduate research experiences at Virginia Tech , articleDavid Schmale and Shane Ross teamed up with faculty at three minority-serving institutions to offer more students impactful, hands-on undergraduate research experiences.
Date: Mar 19, 2024 -
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Clay Wright receives MIRA funding to create new molecular tools , articleThe 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 -
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Virginia Tech secures $5.7 million USDA grant to combat fire blight , articleResearchers at Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are leading a national effort to revolutionize management of the highly destructive disease in apples, pears, and pome fruit.
Date: Feb 28, 2024 -
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Championing collaboration in the invasive alien species space , articleIn recognition of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, Feb. 26-March 3, invasive species experts, including those at Virginia Tech's Invasive Species Working Group, will come together with government officials and agency leaders to discuss prevention and management priorities.
Date: Feb 23, 2024 -
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Meet two Virginia Tech research couples who share a special bond , articleTwo Fralin Life Sciences Institute research couples — Brenda Winkel and Jim Westwood, along with Nisha Duggal and James Weger— share insight on how their worlds of being partners in life intertwine with their roles in academia.
Date: Feb 13, 2024 -
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Researchers awarded $2.7 million grant to develop the faba bean as a sustainable mid-Atlantic crop , articleVirginia 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 -
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Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension receive USDA funding to advance specialty crops , articleSix Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension projects have been awarded funding through the Specialty Crop Block Grants program.
Date: Jan 04, 2024 -
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Origami-inspired robotic plants grow with their environment , articleResearchers at Virginia Tech and Clemson collaborate to produce robotic sensors that mimic the characteristics of plants for optimal environmental monitoring.
Date: Jan 04, 2024 -
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New center director eyes burgeoning growth over the next three years , articleDavid Schmale of the Translational Plant Sciences Center has plans to focus on growth in three main areas: broadening collaboration within and outside of the university, enhancing workforce development opportunities, and harnessing pathways for real-world impact.
Date: Dec 14, 2023 -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Maaz Gardezi on developing agriculture tech alongside farmers , articleGardezi is an assistant professor of sociology in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. He shared the importance of developing agriculture technology alongside and with the input of farmers, and a current interdisciplinary project to study how to best facilitate that work.
Date: Oct 23, 2023 -
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Graduate students vie for top prizes in science fair with a twist , articleElementary students judged Virginia Tech graduate students' research presentations at the Flip the Fair event held at the Melrose Branch Library in Roanoke.
Date: Oct 17, 2023 -
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Translational Plant Sciences Center sows seeds for new research , articleThe center recently awarded four projects seed grants of up to $10,000 a year for up to two years to support the development of innovative research leading to extramural support.
Date: Sep 26, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers awarded grant to increase understanding of industrial hemp , articleThe $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture also could increase profit and reduce risk for growers and advance further use of cannabinoids in medical treatments.
Date: Sep 25, 2023 -
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Undergraduate students SURF into research this summer , articleNine undergraduate students were paired with Fralin Life Sciences Institute-affiliated faculty mentors for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, a 10-week training program designed to give motivated undergraduates full-time research experience that mirrors real-world graduate work.
Date: Sep 13, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech graduate students, postdoctoral fellows join Edward Bouchet National Honor Society , articleKaren DePauw, vice president emerita for graduate education and dean emerita of the Graduate School, also was honored at the induction ceremony with the Bouchet Society’s inaugural service award for her service to and impact on graduate education.
Date: Apr 07, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech researchers to investigate transcriptional regulation of cannabinoid synthesis in industrial hemp , articleIndustrial cultivation of hemp is seeing a massive expansion in the United States due to new federal laws and consumer demand. Researchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have received a $600,000 grant to study the regulation of the genes that are responsible for cannabinoid biosynthesis.
Date: Mar 31, 2023 -
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Expanded perspectives give greater voice to invasive species working group , articleThe Invasive Species Working Group is crowdsourcing resources and expertise to tackle global invasion species that are reshaping ecosystems, disrupting economies, and causing disease, costing an estimated $1.3 trillion globally each year.
Date: Mar 23, 2023 -
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Intersecting science and art collaboration highlights invasive species research , articleAssociate Professor Jacob Barney and multimedia designer David Franusich partner to creatively bridge the gap between science and everyday citizen concerning one of the biggest threats to local ecosystems: invasive species.
Date: Mar 01, 2022