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        <description><![CDATA[ Sophie Wenzel, who is an associate director of the Center for Public Health Practice and Research at Virginia Tech, sees the role as beneficial for public health practice and education.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Veterinary and doctoral student Kirsten Masters earns a prestigious USDA Adel A. Malak Scholarship, bringing together agricultural roots, a mathematics degree, military service, and infectious disease research into a career protecting public health.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Julia Gohlke, who has studied environmental disasters throughout her career, is turning her attention to the storm’s aftermath in regions near and dear to her personal history. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New associate dean Ela Austin said Virginia Tech received a ‘very, very strong’ preliminary report in seeking a seven-year renewal of accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A team of Virginia Tech students built a drone to safely collect water samples in Malawi, earning a spot in a United Nations business incubator and drawing interest from UNICEF. Along the way, their training program helped nine Malawian women start their own businesses. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The seed grant, designed to support place-based collaborations between faculty and communities, helped build trusted partnerships that expanded into a coordinated effort to reduce harm and support recovery in the New River and Roanoke valleys. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Former Minnesota and South Dakota state veterinarian joins faculty to teach regulatory medicine  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Lewis brings more than 20 years higher education experience to Virginia Tech&#39;s established but still-evolving public health program. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Eberth comes to the university from Drexel University in Philadelphia, where she spent the past three years as professor and chair of health management and policy. Prior to that, her education and career were divided between Texas and her native South Carolina.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Backed by a National Institutes of Health grant, a four-university research team led by Alasdair Cohen of Virginia Tech will test water filters in approximately 480 households across 10 counties in Southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The university capped its 2025 National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week with a research showcase, luncheon,and presentation of awards recognizing outstanding postdoctoral associates and faculty mentors.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech study, which seeks to understand the link between dog behavior and health, compiles four years of owner-reported data from over 47,000 dogs.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Faculty leave the summer workshop at the Steger Center for International Scholarship in Switzerland with fresh plans for study abroad, virtual exchanges, and global partnerships. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As students completed their Integrative Learning Experience summer project, 566 animals received care, 343 cats and 223 dogs over two days. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In dog drinking water sampled from wells across the country, 64 percent contained excessive levels of at least one potentially toxic heavy metal, such as lead, iron, sulfur, or arsenic. Because heavy metal contaminants are often tasteless, odorless, and invisible, homeowners may not know there’s something in the water — until their dog gets sick. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ During his visit to Switzerland, Dan Sui, senior vice president for research and innovation, highlighted how the center is advancing the university’s Global Distinction goals by fostering connections between faculty and international partners. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The U.S. is facing its largest measles outbreak in more than 30 years, with at least 1,277 confirmed cases across 36 states and Washington, D.C. Two Virginia Tech experts say the reason why is clear and explain why it’s spreading so quickly and how to stop it. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The day after showcasing groundbreaking research, Virginia Tech&#39;s veterinary graduate students swapped microscopes for mentors at their first-ever Professional Development Day. Alumni who started in the same program shared wildly different career journeys — from Google to NIH to specialty practice — while teaching essential skills academic training doesn&#39;t cover: personal branding, networking, and translating scientific precision into career resilience. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The veterinary college showcased 70-plus research projects that go far beyond the lab, helping communities, animals, and the people who care for them. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Talking about big ideas spurs initiative for more manageable projects that can be a microcosm for addressing larger issues.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Louhan Dembele, the top graduating student in public health, has excelled in academics, research, and service. ]]></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[ Sewage surveillance is emerging as a powerful tool in the fight against antimicrobial resistance with the potential to protect vulnerable communities more effectively. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Faculty from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences are teaming up with colleagues in the College of Science and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine to create courses centered around the human dimensions of infectious disease. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In a perspective piece for the journal Science, Virginia Tech’s Audrey Ruple and Courtney Sexton wrote that factors that affect dogs&#39; end-of-life outcomes could be significant for the humans that share their environments. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The veterinary college recently held its annual faculty awards reception to celebrate and recognize the exceptional contributions of its faculty members.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sexton shared the origins of the dog-human relationship, how the animals have adapted and become more attune to human needs, and their role in helping researchers learn more about human health. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In an innovative partnership between the New River Health District and Virginia Tech&#39;s Population Health Sciences, the Academic Public Health Corps (APHC) allows students to harness the spirit of Ut Prosim (That I May Serve) while gaining hands-on experience as public health practitioners.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Public health alumna Caitlin Sharkey brings her homework into the real world </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ What started as a classroom assignment has become part of the Bradley Free Clinic&#39;s standard operating procedure for infection control. Sharkey, a 2023 alumnus, is the health administrator at the Roanoke clinic. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Information collected on more than 47,000 dogs is helping scientists explore many angles of animal, environmental, and human health. ]]></description>
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        <title>Empowering tomorrow&#39;s leaders: Virginia Tech&#39;s Presidential Scholars tackle public health challenges </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With ambitions ranging from health care accessibility consulting to pediatric medicine, and supported by a comprehensive system of financial aid, mentorship, and research opportunities, these scholars are poised to make significant impacts on public health, reflecting Virginia Tech&#39;s dedication to access and service.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Amid the ongoing efforts to combat and monitor the spread of diseases, a new project aims to bridge the gap in wastewater surveillance between urban and rural areas. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine faculty members have written a much-needed textbook designed to provide practical advice and guidance for educators teaching the next generation of veterinarians.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech joins the University of Virginia and Old Dominion University to help communities bolster their climate resiliency by anticipating threats, reducing community vulnerabilities, and respond to and recover from hazardous events and chronic stresses. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The oldest love story isn’t “Romeo and Juliet” or any Greek myth, says TEDx speaker Courtney Sexton. It is the millennia-old love affair between humans and dogs.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The new faculty includes specialists in areas such as virology, student success, veterinary social work, small animal surgery, emergency medicine, anatomic pathology, large animal surgery, and radiology.  ]]></description>
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        <title>2023 pet food drive a success</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Three animal lovers from across the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine came together to organize a pet food drive for three local animal shelters. ]]></description>
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        <title>Game on: Veterinary college boasts ‘Wheel of Fortune’ winner, contestant with second chance’on ‘Jeopardy!’ </title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Garry Morgan, director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the veterinary college, is less than two weeks removed from a “Wheel of Fortune” victory. Karen Morris, a Class of 2024 veterinary student, is back on “Jeopardy!” for the Second Chance Tournament airing on Roanoke’s WDBJ (Channel 7) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Class of 2023: Elizabeth Glazunov discovers a wider view of public health</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Glazunov received the 2023 Phi Kappa Phi Medallion Award. She will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in public health with plans to pursue a career in dentistry. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ruple was nominated and elected to membership in the Sigma Xi honor society and the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine alumna Ella Rak received the 2023 award that recognizes outstanding work done during veterinary school.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Atop a new wave of support from the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, Peter Vikesland is leading a research team in creating wireless sensor networks to survey microbial threats to water quality and to enable operational control and provide real-world feedback for public transparency.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Appalachian drinking water quality and health data lacking, Virginia Tech-led study finds</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Alasdair Cohen, assistant professor of environmental epidemiology in public health, has studied drinking water and health challenges in rural areas internationally and in California. Since arriving at Virginia Tech in 2019, he has been studying similar issues in rural Appalachia. ]]></description>
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        <title>Veterinary college faculty recognized for contributions and impact</title>
        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2023/06/vetmed-faculty-awards.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The college honored faculty members who have shown exceptional abilities in outreach, teaching, innovation, and advancing veterinary medicine. ]]></description>
        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2023 15:46:00 -0400</pubDate>
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        <title>Virginia vaccination project named national &#39;immunization champion&#39;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Cooperative Extension was recently recognized by the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit as an “Immunization Neighborhood” Immunization Champion.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Retiring to Australia, Hodgsons give $1 million estate gift to veterinary college scholarship</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Future first-generation university students with demonstrated financial need, leadership qualities, and high academic standing after the first year of veterinary school will benefit from the Hodgsons’ gift in progressing toward a veterinary degree.  ]]></description>
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        <title>Audrey Ruple named chair of Veterinary Advisory Board for pet insurance provider Fetch</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ruple, who came in 2021 to the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, will lead a panel of seven veterinarians representing academia and public and private practice across the U.S. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ For its signature seed funding program, the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment has awarded up to $30,000 each to seven interdisciplinary teams. ]]></description>
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        <title>Class of 2023: Stephanie Valencic lives &#39;Ut Prosim&#39; through a passion for public health</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Valencic is the Bachelor of Science in Public Health program&#39;s 2023 Outstanding Senior. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine helps veterinarians from across the nation find new routes, applying their education, experience, and skills to move into areas beyond private practice, such as government or industry.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Now that the guidelines are being published, applying them will require journal editors and private and public labs across North America to begin utilizing them in order for them to affect the quality of reporting. ]]></description>
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        <title>Veterinary student Karen Morris competes on &#39;Jeopardy!&#39;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Morris, pursuing both a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Master of Public Health, will appear on the game show on Wednesday, March 22. Check local listings for time and station.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sam Rodgers and Stephanie Hernandez, both Master of Public Health students at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, went to the African nation of Malawi over Virginia Tech&#39;s winter break to help assess the nation’s continuum of health care from home to hospital. ]]></description>
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        <title>A silver lining in the fight for clean water in India</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students and faculty in the Department of Geography trialed the use of silver-infused ceramic tiles as a way to provide clean water to schools in rural India.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Anthropod-Borne Pathogens will host the symposium on Friday, Oct. 7, with keynote speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes for Health, and One Health Institute.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ From central Appalachia to China and everywhere in between, water contamination and unreliable access to safe water are issues of concern in poor rural areas. Two researchers at Virginia Tech explain common water issues and what they are doing to help.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ October represents the start of flu season, and Virginia Tech officials began messaging centered on encouraging the campus population to get their flu vaccines. The university set up a website dedicated to information about the flu and flu shots, and both Hokie Wellness and Schiffert Health Center have scheduled clinics at various times throughout the month to administer the vaccine both to students and to employees.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In the spirit of Ut Prosim, (That I May Serve), a group of dedicated and creative Virginia Tech students and faculty, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, are working to make vaccines more available to the community with mobile vaccine clinics and the COVID vaccine car.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Lee, a public health expert specializing in infectious disease epidemiology and public health ethics, has mentored graduate students and public health professionals and developed and taught numerous courses in public health ethics over her 30-year career.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Humans should never be injected with vaccines created to treat animal coronaviruses, explains Andrea Bertke, associate professor of infectious diseases in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Laura Hungerford, professor of public health, head of the Master of Public Health Program and the Department of Population Health Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, explains what &#34;flatten the curve&#34; means and how it can help our response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Dr. Hungerford also highlights six practices that everyone can adopt to become a &#34;flatten-the-curve hero.&#34; ]]></description>
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