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A trans-Atlantic journey: how microbes and dust travel from Africa to the Americas , articleA team led by Virginia Tech researchers in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of La Laguna in the Canary Islands received a $1.1 million grant from NASA to study microbial diversity in dust plumes and the physics behind the transport of dust and microbes along superhighways in the sky.
Date: Sep 01, 2020 -
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The sound of plants dancing , articleSmartfarms, like traditional farms, come in all shapes and sizes. Indoor urban gardening is a blossoming arena, and Virginia Tech researchers are studying how these plants can be remotely monitored through video and aural applications for plant health.
Date: Aug 31, 2020 -
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From Hokie researchers to your home: science activities for kids to do this summer , articleScience doesn’t take place just in a lab or field station — discoveries can happen anywhere. For the curious kids out there, affiliated faculty members of the Fralin Life Sciences Institute give their suggestions for fun science experiments and activities to do this summer.
Date: Jul 17, 2020 -
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Uncovering hidden flow patterns in coastal waters likely leads to faster disaster response , articleWith more accurate modeling data, response teams can better predict the search area grid from the air and reduce emergency response time when lives are on the line.
Date: Jun 16, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Virginia Tech Cadet Mitchell Braun named among top Army ROTC cadets in the nation , articleBruan, who will earn a degree in environmental science, is No. 10 on the Army’s National Order of Merit list of 6,000 graduating ROTC students.
Date: May 14, 2020 -
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Microbial Systems mini-symposium highlights small organisms with big impacts , articleOn March 6, faculty and students discussed "wicked" societal challenges through participation in the second annual Microbial Systems mini-symposium at Virginia Tech.
Date: Apr 02, 2020 -
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Symposium addresses how protecting plant health protects life , articleFaculty, graduate students, and visiting researchers gathered for the 2020 Translational Plant Sciences Symposium at Virginia Tech on Feb. 28 to discuss how their research is protecting plant health in the four areas of sustainability, environment, development, and monitoring and early warning systems.
Date: Mar 09, 2020 -
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Researchers apply new technology to identify plant pathogen strains in Virginia , articleWhen emerging plant pathogens go undetected, they have the potential to negatively affect food industries, conservation efforts, and even human health. And, just like emerging human pathogens, such as the 2019 novel Coronavirus, emerging plant pathogens need to be diagnosed as soon as possible to prevent them from spreading.
Date: Feb 14, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech testing bee-friendly forage for cattle , articleA research team will test 20 different wildflowers native to Virginia and Tennessee and will measure which ones attract the most bees and, when planted alongside native grasses, produce the healthiest cattle.
Date: Feb 05, 2020 -
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Carl Zipper honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1986, Zipper has improved the scientific understanding of water, aquatic biota, soil, and vegetation response to and recovery from Appalachian coal mining.
Date: Jan 27, 2020 -
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Keith Yoder honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech faculty since 1976, Yoder made significant contributions to the tree fruit industry in Virginia and across the nation through his scholarship on integrated disease and orchard management strategies.
Date: Jan 24, 2020 -
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Researchers combine technologies to resolve plant pathogen genomes , articleIn a recent paper published in Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, David Haak and John McDowell, from the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, proved that genomic sequencing and assembly tools can be improved by combining two generations of technology.
Date: Jan 24, 2020 -
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Susan Clark honored with emerita status , articleClark, associate professor of plant and environmental science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of associate professor emerita by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
Date: Jan 23, 2020 -
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Ruth Grene honored with emerita status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1988, Grene made significant contributions to plant biology, providing an increased understanding of the effects of drought and air pollution on crops, trees, and model plants.
Date: Jan 21, 2020 -
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Institute for Advanced Learning and Research and Virginia Tech launch the Controlled Environment Agriculture Innovation Center in Danville , articleThe Innovation Center will leverage technology and research to accelerate advancements, economic development, and regional participation in the developing industry of indoor farming.
Date: Jan 21, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researchers follow in Darwin’s footsteps: understanding the plant evolution of florist’s gloxinia , articleIn a new study, a team led by Virginia Tech researchers discovered that in its 200 years of being cultivated and domesticated, florist’s gloxinia, Sinningia speciosa, has reached tremendous levels of physical variation and originates from a single founder population.
Date: Oct 28, 2019 -
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Researchers receive USDA grant to study transport of pollen from genetically engineered switchgrass and hemp , articleResearchers are using drones to uncover how spread of pollen may affect issues like allergies.
Date: Oct 01, 2019 -
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Students take home top prizes in agricultural competition , articleA team of Virginia Tech graduate students captured first place in the 2019 North American Weed Science Contest held at Champaign, Illinois, this summer.
Date: Sep 23, 2019 -
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When invasive plants take root, native animals pay the price , articleA Virginia Tech research team has discovered that native animals are diminishing as invasive plants gain a foothold in their habitats. Their study, which took place over a two-year period, is published in the journal Global Change Biology.
Date: Aug 07, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech discovery could help boost $40 billion soybean industry , articleA new article published by Virginia Tech researchers and graduate students has revealed that soybean root nodules harbor high abundances of atypical non-nitrogen fixing bacteria, a discovery that has the potential to improve the crop resilience and yield of the crop.
Date: Jul 30, 2019
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