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        <description><![CDATA[ The partnership between Alice Ludvig of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Austria and Pipet Larasatie of Virginia Tech reflects the College of Natural Resources and Environment’s commitment to advancing environmental stewardship through global research and collaboration. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Tom Hammett took students to six continents, boosting economic development through forest products. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Carey&#39;s ecosystem forecasting provides near real-time predictions about water quality in lakes and reservoirs. Believed to be the first of its kind, the system is collecting data from 15 lakes and reservoirs spanning three continents and providing each with a daily, 30-day forecast.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Scholarships inspired by alumni experiences abroad are giving students the chance to explore new cultures, spark passions, and shape their futures. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The college&#39;s “unearthed/Second Nature/PolliNATION” exhibition has been named a finalist for the University Project Award by the European Cultural Centre-Italy. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Collaborative discovery amongst the Honors College students and faculty led to Virginia Tech&#39;s inclusion in this year’s Biennale Architettura, the theme of which is “Intelligens. Natural. Artificial. Collective.” ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech and the Malawi University of Science and Technology are expanding a longtime partnership that connects students and researchers across engineering, medicine, public health, and design. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In a whirlwind study abroad, students in the Online Master of Natural Resources program learned firsthand how New Zealand is leveraging modern techniques and Māori traditions to preserve a shared world. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Faculty are using college-funded research grants to develop innovative, community-focused projects that aim to improve everyday life through creative technology and collaboration. ]]></description>
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        <title>Exchange program opens doors for Chilean student veterinary researchers</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Two veterinary students from Chile’s Universidad Austral participated in a three-month exchange at Virginia Tech, strengthening international collaboration and advancing studies in canine infections and cancer. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Chrishma Perera’s work focuses on how Indigenous communities respond to health risks through their connection to the rainforest. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The 40th anniversary of the archive, which preserves and amplifies the contributions of women architects, will be marked by a series of events that include immersive digital exhibits in Blacksburg and Venice. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ President Donald Trump began his new term with European policy goals that include a swift end to the Russia-Ukraine war, a proposal for the United States to control Greenland, and using tariffs to country a trade deficit with the European Union — all objectives much more easily voiced than accomplished. Virginia Tech international security expert Yannis Stivachtis shares insights into the Trump administration’s motives and challenges.    ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Louhan Dembele has found her passion improving resources to help fight a deadly parasitic disease. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Through a National Science Foundation-funded program, undergraduate students will study ice nucleation research with College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Professor David Schmale.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A delegation of Swiss higher education faculty and administrators visited the Virginia Tech Research Center — Arlington to learn about the university&#39;s public/private partnerships, innovative research, and potential for collaboration. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Megan Pollok will travel to Ghana to improve school-based agriculture education in the country as part of the International Agricultural Education Fellowship Program. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sridhar will share his expertise in global water resource management to impact federal policy through a fellowship awarded by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Researchers from the African countries of Ghana, Malawi, Senegal, and Uganda traveled to Virginia to better understand aerial imaging and how to use precision agriculture technologies to improve their peanut crops. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A new paper explores the critical role inland recreational fisheries play in providing affordable nutrition and how climate change threatens access for millions of people globally. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ At home and abroad, Pollok is helping communities create sustainable food systems. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Rosa, assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, is seeking solutions to combat data discrimination among Indigenous communities in Latin America.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Polanco will work on a book that focuses on ways that Indigenous people who lived in 16th century Mexico recorded their lives.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A research team led by Associate Professor Leandro Castelli demonstrates that local knowledge of past harvests can provide an accurate – and affordable – depiction of historical fish stocks.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Two Virginia Tech students traveled to Kpone Katamanso, Ghana, over spring break to build a community garden. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ For the first time, researchers show decisions made in a social context may spring from the dynamic interactions of dopamine and serotonin. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Graduate student Connor Herron went from Blacksburg to Genoa, Italy, to lend a hand in making a better system for long-range, remotely controlled robots that walk on two legs.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A $2.6 million grant will fund a new wildlife forensic center in Botswana as part of Virginia Tech’s ongoing collaborations with the government of the Republic of Botswana to foster conservation and global research initiatives in Africa.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sharing stories of personal growth, love, and professional development, alumni who have studied at Virginia Tech’s European hub reflect on the enduring impact of their study abroad experiences. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Raeymaekers has a deep portfolio of research in tribology and additive manufacturing, and his work is being recognized by colleagues across the globe. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A group of three Virginia Tech professors – Don Hatfield, Gregory Kogan, and Ron Poff – traveled to Xi&#39;an to teach a cohort of students at the School of Economics and Management at Xidian University as part of the XDU-VT 3+1 program. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ This priority reflects a commitment to institutional excellence across research, teaching, and engagement that makes the university a destination for the best faculty, students, and partners from the commonwealth, the nation, and the world. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Doctoral student Paige Van de Vuurst is the lead author of research recently published in the Ecography journal that predicts that vampire bats — currently only found in Mexico and Central and South America — are on the move, with the United States being a viable home in 27 years.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Otto Lanz, professor of small animal surgery at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, recently spent six months in Japan to collaborate with veterinarians on mini total hip replacements.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Lightweight, strong, electrically conductive, and antimicrobial — graphene is a prime candidate for a host of applications. Now, a Virginia Tech team is making the material from a surprising source. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Former members of the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon who now live in Blacksburg will share their experiences and advocate for permanent legal status in the U.S. on Sept. 13 at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jeff Van Doren, a lawyer with more than 30 years’ experience in immigration, employment, and labor law, has been named the director of Global Strategic Services, underscoring Virginia Tech’s commitment to strengthening its systems, staffing, and processes for attracting top talent from around the world and developing multifaceted agreements with leading global institutions. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sudipta Sarangi attended a luncheon with Vice President Kamala Harris and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Award-winning artist and College of Architecture, Arts, and Design alumnus Rodney Kimbangu used his thesis to expand on his original idea of using evolving technology and coding to &#34;softly&#34; repatriate displaced Indigenous artifacts. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Khan, professor and director of the Master of Science in Business Administration/Hospitality and Tourism Management program, was invited  to attend the 2023 College and University Educators Workshop. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Senior Emma de Bara gained a new perspective on the world while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago during a faculty-led program in Spain. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The German Fulbright Summer Institute program Communicating across Disciplines was back in person for its “most exciting and robust year,” according to Patty Raun, director for the Center for Communicating Science. Over the summer, 26 German students immersed themselves in American culture and the Virginia Tech campus experience in Blacksburg. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech sophomore Theeratart “DJ” Sukthavorn ventured to his parent&#39;s home country of Thailand to take part in the deep cultural and religious experience of becoming a monk to come of age. In the solitude, Sukthavorn did more than fulfill the experience. He found himself.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Emerging leaders from Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria visited Virginia Tech to develop the skills to successfully develop and implement projects that will help their communities. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ October sweater weather and the sight of ghosts and skeletons decorating Blacksburg residents’ houses and yards were a little bit jarring for four veterinary faculty members from Kenya and Uganda, but the teaching methods they learned and the insights they imparted to their hosts were eye-opening for all involved. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As Virginia Tech becomes a global destination for talent, more international faculty are joining the ranks. Meet three professors who are the only faculty members from their country on campus. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Alumna Leann Poirier will be the featured speaker at the inaugural Global Symposium, part of International Education Week, an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s land-grant mission has guided the university’s efforts to expand educational opportunities while addressing the world&#39;s most complex problems. That mission encourages us to look outward— to serve and engage with the communities around us. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hokies from all walks of life and research disciplines are working to help solve some of Africa&#39;s most complex problems-- providing food sources, education, technology access, agricultural expertise, and hope. These stories highlight a few of the many ways that Virginia Tech’s influence travels far and wide to transform communities for the good. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Hokies from all walks of life and research disciplines are working to help solve some of Africa&#39;s most complex problems-- providing food sources, education, technology access, agricultural expertise, and hope. These stories highlight a few of the many ways that Virginia Tech’s influence travels far and wide to transform communities for the good. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech’s collaboration with NMIMS, one of the top-ranked universities in India,  creates an interdisciplinary program that allows students to earn degrees in the rapidly growing fields of business analytics and cybersecurity. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Alumni, current students, faculty members, and administrators join local residents and friends of the Steger Center to mark the 150th anniversary of the university&#39;s founding and to showcase the newly renovated European living-learning center. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Seerjana Maharjan is one of dozens of graduate students in Nepal whose research is supported by Virginia Tech’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Collaborations with the Center for International Research, Education, and Development and the Pamplin College of Business have provided expertise to help grow Ladies Own Transport, a driving school and ride-sharing service for women.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Just before she left on a Fulbright program to Ireland, Chantal Skubic assisted Afghan refugees at an arrival site. The alumna began working with refugees in her junior year at Virginia Tech, and the experience has led her down a path of service to global communities.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The drone academy, the first of its kind in Africa, aims to eventually establish additional programs in other countries.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Friends of Fulbright Argentina students audit classes in their fields of study, attend intensive English classes at the Language and Culture Institute, and share the experience of living and studying with American students.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management aims to improve crop production while minimizing environmental hazards caused by the overuse of chemical pesticides in the South Asian nation. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Language and Culture Institute is training faculty members and administrators at the University of Mosul as they work to rebuild after the four-year occupation. ]]></description>
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