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- - Virginia Tech Board of Visitors members to tour university facilities across commonwealth Feb. 25-28
    Some members of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors have accepted an invitation to join some of the university’s operational leaders for a tour of the Agricultural Research and Extension Centers (ARECs) and other teaching and research facilities across the state from Monday, Feb. 25, through Thursday, Feb. 28.
- - Lancet Commission recommends that political leaders take bold decisions to tackle pandemics of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change
    Leaders must take a hard line against powerful commercial interests and rethink global economic incentives within the food system in order to tackle the joint pandemics of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change, according to a new report released by the Lancet Commission on Obesity.
- - Matthew Hulver named assistant dean of health sciences in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
    In his new role, Hulver will provide leadership and coordinate efforts that span research, extension, and teaching to further the college's reach in the health sciences.
- - Global Agricultural Productivity Report enables Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to expand its global reach
    The Global Agricultural Productivity Report examines strategies to produce food, feed, fiber, and biofuel in a sustainable manner to meet the demands and needs of a growing world.
- - National Thanksgiving Turkey landing at Virginia Tech Gobblers Rest again
    For the third consecutive year, the famous birds will make the journey from the White House, where the turkeys are “pardoned” by the president in a formal ceremony, to Blacksburg’s Gobblers Rest, where they will live out their days and get to know the HokieBird.
- - Bert Dodson Sr. Urban Entomology Enrichment Fund improves lives by battling urban pests
    The newly established Bert Dodson Sr. Urban Entomology Enrichment Fund in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will enable researchers, faculty, and Virginia Cooperative Extension professionals to implement solutions to urban pest problems and to share that knowledge with students, pest management professionals, and citizens.
- - Joseph R. and Mary W. Wilson Endowed Urban Entomology Professorship to help fight urban pests
    The Wilson Urban Entomology Professor will lead entomology research efforts with the goal of discovering new and innovative ways to fight the scourge of urban pests.
- - Virginia Tech research team works across disciplines to boost U.S. edamame production
    The challenge with American’s edamame consumption is the fact that at least 70% is imported from China. But an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is out to change that.
- - Michael Denbow honored with emeritus status
    A member of the university community since 1979, Denbow was involved in research emphasizing the neurochemical control of food intake in chickens, emphasizing how selection for body weight alters the neurochemical mechanisms within the central nervous system.
- - Michael J. Weaver honored with emeritus status
    Weaver, professor of entomology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, director of Virginia Tech Pesticide Programs, and Extension coordinator of pesticide programming, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
- - Sally Johnson reappointed Paul Mellon Distinguished Professor of Agriculture
    Johnson, who has held the title of Mellon Distinguished Professor since 2013, is an internationally known scholar who seeks to uncover the biological mechanisms that mediate tendon and muscle progenitor cell activity during periods of growth and damage repair in horses.
- - Virginia Tech names Vernon Meacham chief advancement officer in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
    In his new position, Meacham will lead the Advancement Team, which is comprised of development, alumni relations, and communications and marketing professionals. The team works to increase engagement and philanthropic support for the college and Virginia Cooperative Extension.
- - Richard E. Veilleux honored with emeritus status
    A member of the university community since 1981, Veilleux conducted genetic research on potatoes, strawberries, tomatoes, tobacco, and orchids that contributed significantly to our knowledge of plant genetics and genomics.
- - Roger Harris honored with emeritus status
    A member of the university community since 1993, Harris conducted research on the ecology of woody landscape plants from nursery production through the established landscape, seeking to provide tools and knowledge to create environmentally sustainable landscapes.
- - Elizabeth Grabau honored with emerita status
    Grabau, professor of plant pathology, physiology, and weed science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of professor emerita by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
- - Milk protein shown to alleviate chemotherapy side effects could enhance patients’ recovery
    In a new paper published in the journal Food & Function, Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences researchers Susan Duncan and Aili Wang investigated the feasibility of lactoferrin, a protein found in saliva and milk, as a treatment for taste and smell abnormalities caused by chemotherapy.
- - CALS Global Opportunity Initiative fellows launch partnerships in Kenya
    The Kenya trip was the pinnacle of a year-long program in which five early-career faculty fellows participated in training on how to form global networks, map research challenges, understand the global agricultural innovation system, and successfully compete for funding.
- - Virginia Tech and Hebrew University of Jerusalem to collaborate on research and student exchange
    The two leading research institutions are establishing a partnership to collaborate on research and development. The partnership will not only benefit their home countries, but citizens around the globe.
- - Spot the invasive spotted lanternfly at your farm or home? Report it.
    An invasive insect that has damaged agricultural crops in the Northeast United States and creates a black sticky mess on homeowners’ trees that stinks of sour vinegar has been found in Virginia.
- - Mike Evans uses his life’s experience to lead new School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
    Evans is the director of the newly formed School for Plant and Environmental Sciences, which combines three former departments — horticulture; crop and soil environmental sciences; and plant pathology, physiology, and weed sciences — under one administrative roof.

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