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Expert offers safety tips for grilling beef-alternative burgers on Memorial Day , articleHamburgers are an American classic. There are few foods that embody what a Memorial Day weekend should taste like sinking your teeth into a juicy burger hot off the grill. But with more and more Americans opting for beef-alternatives like plant-based and turkey burgers in recent years, it’s important to keep in mind that the requirements for safely cooking and enjoying a beef hamburger won’t necessarily apply to a black bean burger.
Date: May 23, 2023 -
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Small town in Patrick County looks to historic theater — and Virginia Tech — to spark growth , articleCould a 1940s theater bring more people to Stuart, Virginia? A team of graduate assistants at the Center for Economic and Community Engagement put their knowledge to work to help town leaders figure it out.
Date: May 15, 2023 -
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Hokie Tracks now available in grocery stores and specialty shops , articleVirginia Tech alumni, friends, and fans can now purchase pints of Hokie Tracks — the official ice cream of the Hokie Nation — in grocery stores and specialty shops around Virginia.
Date: Mar 30, 2023 -
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Cyber researchers protect Virginia’s dairy farms, address labor shortages , articleCommonwealth Cyber Initiative researchers from Virginia Tech and Virginia Military Institute researchers are collaborating to reinforce cybersecurity on dairy farms while also developing a workforce development platform to address dairy farm labor shortages.
Date: Mar 30, 2023 -
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COVID expansion of SNAP benefits expires, hunger and food insecurity likely to rise, says family nutrition expert , articleWith the expiration of the pandemic-era enhancement of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), millions of Americans dependent on those benefits will find buying food harder and the poverty rate will rise. Elena Serrano, director of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Family Nutrition Program, explains what the end of the emergency allotments will mean and what can be done to address food insecurity.
Date: Mar 03, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech experts available to discuss headlines in the news , articleThe 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: Feb 27, 2023 -
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This Super Bowl, understand the science of hot sauce , articleThe first bite of the chicken wing dripping with hot sauce doesn’t feel so bad. Flavorful, but has a bit of a kick. You take another. And then another. That sweet heat has now turned into a roar, complete with a tingling face and sweat streaked forehead. What makes hot sauces do this? Sean O’Keefe, a professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Food Science and Technology, says it’s the levels of capsaicin, a colorless and odorless compound, found in peppers.
Date: Feb 07, 2023 -
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Nutshell Games offer a fun speaking competition for graduate research students , articleAre cows afraid of the dark? Are bees OK with weedkiller? Do mothers really know best? These are only a few of the research topics that will be explained as 30 Virginia Tech graduate students compete for $500 in professional development funding in this year’s event.
Date: Feb 02, 2023 -
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Struggling to meet New Year’s exercise resolutions one month later? You’re not alone. Expert offers advice for setting realistic goals instead of resolutions , article"Resolutions, as we think of them today, are designed to fail,” said Samantha Harden, an associate professor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. “They promote extreme change all at once versus lasting, meaningful adjustments. Burnout usually hits a month later in February. They also further endorse that where you are, who you are, and what you’re doing is insufficient. We need a mindset shift.”
Date: Jan 31, 2023 -
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Food safety expert provides tips for safely preserving holiday classics , articlePlanning your holiday meal? Virginia Tech food safety expert offers some tips to ensure favorite holiday classics are safely enjoyed in the days and weeks that follow.
Date: Dec 21, 2022 -
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All food science and technology majors to do career-focused bridge experiences , articleUndergraduate research, a summer internship, and a 15-month work co-op at Hershey in Pennsylvania are some of the experiential learning opportunities that gave these students a taste of success.
Date: Dec 07, 2022 -
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Wildlife Viewing Club spotlights future career opportunities for local elementary school students , articleGraduate students from the College of Natural Resources and Environment are preparing the next generation of conservationists by teaching local elementary students about wildlife and engaging them in hands-on learning experiences.
Date: Dec 02, 2022 -
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International students share gratitude, community, and local harvest , articleThe Gratitude Feast brought together students from around the world who were on campus during the Thanksgiving break for community and local food from the fall harvest.
Date: Nov 30, 2022 -
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Food safety expert provides tips for preserving Thanksgiving foods , articleThanksgiving should be a meal that is safely enjoyed with family and friends and Virginia Tech experts have some tips to ensure holiday classics are safely enjoyed in the days and weeks that follow.
Date: Nov 16, 2022 -
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Flexing cyber superpowers in Southwest Virginia , articleDiverse and sometimes unlikely collaborations equip Commonwealth Cyber Initiative research teams to address today’s widely varied cybersecurity challenges.
Date: Nov 09, 2022 -
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Beer prices could be on the rise due to CO2 shortage and supply chain shortfalls, says expert , articleWhile the beer industry reports that they have enough supply for current operations, a CO2 shortage could impact smaller and independent breweries with higher prices, says expert.
Date: Sep 22, 2022 -
Video ItemVirtual reality training aims to reduce foodborne illness , video
Virginia Tech researchers are developing virtual reality experiences to help extension agents teach farmers and farmers market managers about food safety. Users will step into a virtual farm and farmers market where they move through spaces while learning how to reduce the risk of foodborne illness.
Date: Sep 02, 2022 -
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Media Advisory: Virginia Tech and Homestead Creamery debut Hokie-inspired ice cream tasting at Gobblerfest , articleVirginia Tech and Homestead Creamery are setting up shop at the 14th annual Gobblerfest for attendees to sample the new Hokie-inspired ice cream flavor that will roll out to ice cream shops and restaurants around Virginia in early fall.
Date: Sep 01, 2022 -
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Sweet partnership brings Hokie-inspired ice cream to market , articleThe collaboration between the nationally ranked Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Food Science and Technology and the award-winning Homestead Creamery brings innovative food science research to market in the form of delicious Hokie-inspired ice cream with proceeds benefiting student engagement and scholarship as well as Virginia’s economy.
Date: Aug 24, 2022 -
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Virginia Tech beer awarded silver medal at prestigious international beer competition , articleFightin' Hokies Lager, the first beer to come from Virginia Tech's sustainable partnership with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, earned a silver medal at the 2022 Australian International Beer Awards in the Munich-style helles category. This award and the recent announcement that Fightin' Hokies Lager was the bestselling craft beer in Virginia during its first year on the market, are the results of Hardywood's and the Department of Food Science and Technology brewing faculty's decades of experience and commitment to quality.
Date: Aug 12, 2022
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