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Students’ real-world experiences in sustainability at heart of Virginia Tech’s Gold STARS rating , articleThe Gold rating for 2020 reflects the university's well-rounded sustainability achievements. Virginia Tech attained especially high marks for the intentional integration of sustainability into academics and the range of environmental stewardship engagement opportunities available to students.
Date: Apr 12, 2021 -
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Under her wing: Wildlife student applies experience to rehabilitating birds , articleWildlife conservation major Haley Olsen-Hodges, the staff naturalist at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center, brings extensive experience working with birds and other animals to the classroom.
Date: Apr 09, 2021 -
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Callery pear trees’ spring blossoms represent biodiversity loss in Virginia ecosystems , articlePopular in landscape plantings, Bradford pear trees have given rise to a proliferation of wild-growing Callery pears, which easily overtake suburban landscapes
Date: Apr 02, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech gives details on in-person commencement ceremonies and how to sign up , articleThe university will host 15 commencement ceremonies in Lane Stadium to recognize individual graduates with up to four guests per Hokie grad. Ceremonies will be held for each college and registration is required. The last day to register is April 16.
Date: Mar 31, 2021 -
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Graduate Education Week honors outstanding master's and doctoral degree students , articleThe students are chosen by their colleges each year for their excellent leadership, scholarship, research, and service in their fields.
Date: Mar 31, 2021 -
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Policy Destination Area develops new mentorship model for 2021 cohort of +Policy Fellows , articleSince 2018, the Virginia Tech +Policy Fellows have been incorporating policy into collaborative research teams. This year's cohort are still integrating policy into research, but can now expand their knowledge into new content areas under the guidance of a mentor.
Date: Mar 31, 2021 -
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Global agricultural trade leaders to convene virtually for 13th annual Virginia Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade , articleThe conference, co-hosted by the Virginia Tech Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics on March 30, will include distinguished speakers in both agricultural trade policy and trade economics.
Date: Mar 23, 2021 -
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College’s Leadership Institute takes its winter trip on the (digital) road , articleInstead of their traditional trip to Richmond and Washington, D.C., over winter break, the College of Natural Resources and Environment’s Leadership Institute students connected virtually with conservation leaders from around the country.
Date: Mar 23, 2021 -
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Campus trees help train the next generation of arboriculturists , articleArboriculture students got to see firsthand how to care for old trees like Virginia Tech’s Alwood Oak and participate in protection strategies used by urban foresters and arborists.
Date: Mar 22, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech launches Translational Plant Sciences Center , articleThere is a pressing need for research to promote safe, sustainable production of food, feed, and fiber. To meet this need, Virginia Tech has created the Translational Plant Sciences Center, which will focus on the development and translation of basic plant research discoveries into technologies and practices that improve agriculture.
Date: Mar 18, 2021 -
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Biodiversity, fishing, and the environment: thinking globally to protect our oceans , articleResearchers estimate that 90 percent of the ocean’s biodiversity could be preserved by strategically protecting just 21 percent of the ocean, and that protecting high-priority areas would have significant ramifications for critically endangered ocean species.
Date: Mar 17, 2021 -
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Historic Smithfield Plantation Merry Oak claimed by storm , articleLed by the university arborist, long-term efforts were underway to preserve the historical site where the Merry Oak is located and to celebrate the tree, which had suffered substantial structural problems due to old age.
Date: Mar 05, 2021 -
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What can stream quality tell us about quality of life? , articleResearchers are using stream quality data to find new insights into the interactions between the health of our natural spaces and human well-being.
Date: Mar 04, 2021 -
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Coffee for the birds: connecting bird-watchers with shade-grown coffee , articleResearchers from Virginia Tech, Cornell University, and Columbia University examined ways to improve awareness of coffee grown in a way that protects bird habitat.
Date: Mar 02, 2021 -
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Deployed alumni use Zoom to offer advice and inspiration to Virginia Tech’s cadets , articleThis semester’s Corps of Cadets Gunfighter Panel was the first to use Zoom and feature alumni who are currently deployed with military units around the world.
Date: Feb 18, 2021 -
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Black Cadet Organization provides community for all cadets , articleThe organization started in spring 2019 as a way to bring Black cadets together. Today, it has grown into a group that offers support for any cadet who feels in the minority.
Date: Feb 12, 2021 -
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Pathways minors tackle the challenges of the future , articleNew minors in the College of Natural Resources and Environment target students interested in global natural resources challenges.
Date: Feb 12, 2021 -
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University Exemplary Department or Program Awards honor effective teaching with a global perspective , articleUEDPA 2020 recognizes excellence in teaching and learning, and effectiveness in developing and sustaining effective approaches to teaching with a global perspective at the graduate or undergraduate levels.
Date: Feb 09, 2021 -
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Zooming loggers, high-fiving naturalists, and forest landowner workshops: Extension agents reach out in new ways , articleExtension staff affiliated with the College of Natural Resources and Environment have taken steps to adapt their normally in-person programs to a largely virtual world.
Date: Jan 28, 2021 -
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Three faculty members join the College of Natural Resources and Environment , articleWillandia Chaves, Brett Jesmer, and Patrick Corey Green join the college’s faculty in the 2020-21 academic year.
Date: Jan 11, 2021
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