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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech will use a $200,000 AgriProspects grant to develop AI-based training tools that help loggers improve decision-making and value recovery in hardwood forests. ]]></description>
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        <link>https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/12/science-pollyea-the-why.html</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Pollyea and a team of undergraduate and graduate geology students at Virginia Tech are breaking ground every day, trying to unearth new ways to take large amounts of carbon dioxide generated mostly by industries, pumping it underground – usually at least two miles beneath the earth’s surface – and storing it to reduce its harmful effects on the atmosphere. ]]></description>
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        <title>The right way to ship holiday gifts, according to a packaging expert</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ If your gift can’t survive a 12-inch drop, it’s not ready to ship. That’s a test Virginia Tech packaging expert Laszlo Horvath, director of the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design, wishes everyone would use before sealing a box. Horvath says a few smart decisions, starting with that one-foot-drop rule, can mean the difference between a smooth arrival and a broken surprise.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news and holiday topics including tariffs and the impact on the holidays, food safety, cooking with invasive species, Christmas trees, and more. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Van de Gevel officially starts on July 1, succeeding Paul Winistorfer, who is retiring after 16 years as dean. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ CNRE gave out awards to its top undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students, along with distinguished alumni and faculty. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Driven by curiosity and purpose, Taylor found a globally minded mission — blending science, sustainability, and innovation at Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The 2025 Packaging Job Fair was held in February, linking packaging students with firms looking to fill full-time positions and internships. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A snapshot of the college presented in a series of infographics. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ We launch the year-long celebration of 100 years of forestry education, research, and outreach at Virginia Tech on February 25 with the inaugural John F. Hosner Distinguished Lecture, made possible with an endowment created by the generosity of his wife Tenna Hosner, and enabling an annual distinguished lecture in perpetuity. Hosner, honorary founding dean of the college, would have been 100 years old on this date and our celebration comes at a serendipitous timing of events, including honoring J. Wilbur O’Byrne, the first forester hired at Virginia Tech 100 years ago.    Click the photo to read more. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Fangzheng Lyu and Matthew Baker recently joined the College of Natural Resources and Environment faculty. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jerry McCarthy, a student in the Sustainable Biomaterials, shares what Pack Expo International was like from his perspective ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jessie Imorde, a student in the Sustainable Biomaterials, shares what Pack Expo International was like from her perspective. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sophia Fitzgerald and Marta Ghigo are the recipients of the Pallet Alliance Tyson Steffens Memorial Scholarship. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jennifer Russell, assistant professor in sustainable biomaterials, works in the area of circular economy and sustainability. Russelll takes her students to organizations across Virginia for what she calls &#34;junior consulting projects.&#34; These trips have students examine operations and give insight to how organizations can reduce their environmental impact. ]]></description>
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        <title>Reducing carbon footprint</title>
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        <title>College of Natural Resources and Environment Dean Paul Winistorfer to retire</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Winistorfer, himself a first-generation student, fostered a culture of forward-looking innovation in the college, creating successful degree programs and student initiatives while emphasizing the college’s research portfolio.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Dr. John F. Hosner Distinguished Lecture Endowment will bring leading voices to the College of Natural Resources and Environment while honoring the legacy of the college&#39;s honorary founding dean. ]]></description>
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        <title>Holiday story ideas: Smart toy safety, managing holiday stress, economics of Christmas music, and more</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews on holiday related topics. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech expert shares ways to have a more sustainable and eco-friendly holiday season</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Michael Berry , Carrie Fearer, and Kiara Winans joined the college&#39;s faculty. ]]></description>
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        <title>Virginia Tech’s global reach: Hokies take maroon and orange around the world</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Bill Knocke, Kevin Edgar, and Donna Wertalik will join the ranks of the Academy of Faculty Service and the Academy of Faculty Leadership for their outstanding contributions to Virginia Tech. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students learn about the manufacturing industry in Virginia firsthand during the Manufacturing Institute’s inaugural trip. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Through seed funding provided by the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment, Jennifer Russell and her students are working with a retirement company to study how it could increase its sustainability efforts. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Honoring the college&#39;s tradition, Mariel Gomez, who will graduate with a degree in sustainable biomaterials, and Professor Chad Bolding, who teaches courses and conducts research in the area of forest operations (harvesting), will address graduates at the college&#39;s commencement on May 12. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Professor Audrey Zink-Sharp has been recognized for her commitment to the field of wood science and has been named one of 16 international Women Ambassadors Creating the Future of Wood Science. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Faculty Instructional Grants in the College of Natural Resources and Environment incorporate donor support to provide tools and technologies that enhance hands-on learning experiences across all departments. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A collaborative grant will help researchers investigate the challenges of recycling polyurethane foams as part of a circular economy.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Extension specialists in the College of Natural Resources and Environment are working with industry professionals and utilizing new technologies to enhance the hardwood market in Appalachia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ One undergraduate student in the College of Natural Resources and Environment is conducting research utilizing hemp byproducts in the production of wood-based materials such as plywood. ]]></description>
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        <title>A tale of trusses and two-by-fours: Virginia Tech and Forest Service connect housing data with forest products industry</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The hiring of Maryam Kamran reflects the college’s commitment to fostering community in the fields of natural and environmental sciences. ]]></description>
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        <title>Experiential learning becomes experimental learning in sustainable biomaterials</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ When Audrey Zink-Sharp provided her students with handheld microscopes for remote lab sessions, she found they started making stronger connections to the course material. ]]></description>
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        <title>Universities join forces to develop materials for the fight against COVID-19</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Researchers at Virginia Tech and the University of Georgia are collaborating to explore whether the tendency of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to bind to carbohydrate-based polymers, such as heparin, can be used to develop virus-trapping gels and surfaces. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A new research hub will support computer-aided design and modeling of glycomaterials through a virtual user facility that will provide critical tools and services to the scientific community. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As a sustainable biomaterials major, Daniel Grizzard has been able to merge his passion for helping others with a field of study that strives to develop solutions that will lessen environmental impacts. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Huang, who brings an extensive background in natural resources economics and forest management to the position, most recently served as interim executive director of the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University. ]]></description>
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        <title>Moving the world through packaging</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design hosted an open house to help Blacksburg area businesses and friends of the college discover the dynamic opportunities afforded by the program&#39;s state of the art lab. ]]></description>
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        <title>VDGIF executive director is College of Natural Resources and Environment’s inaugural visiting executive</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The college welcomed Ryan Brown as its inaugural visiting executive under an initiative that seeks to bring professionals to campus to share their knowledge and experience with students and staff. ]]></description>
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        <title>Using data to ensure your package arrives safely, every time</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design tests packaging to ensure that it meets the demands of the shipping and delivery process. ]]></description>
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        <title>HokieTalks: Making new and improved medicines available to patients-- from the trees</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kevin Edgar, Professor of Sustainable Biomaterials in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, presented during the 2019 HokieTalks. Watch his talk, &#34;Making new and improved medicines available to patients - from the trees.&#34; ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New faculty members have joined each of the college’s four departments: fish and wildlife conservation, forest resources and environmental conservation, geography, and sustainable biomaterials. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As the college’s new director of employer relations, Virginia Tech alumnus John Freeborn will help connect students with education and employment opportunities. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Researchers are using a steam-and-vacuum process to treat Hawaii’s prized ʻōhiʻa trees for a fungal pathogen. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Lash’s coursework and educational experiences enabled her to develop a range of skills that are useful in the broader field of environmental science and can be applied to a variety of career avenues. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The student-led event welcomed 95 students from six universities and 50 industry professionals from 20 companies. ]]></description>
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