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- - Joseph R. and Mary W. Wilson Endowed Urban Entomology Professorship to help fight urban pests
- - 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.
- - Bert Dodson Sr. Urban Entomology Enrichment Fund improves lives by battling urban pests
- - 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.
- - Virginia Tech biomedical facility will allow translational and interdisciplinary study of Alzheimer's, diabetes, and other diseases
    A first-of-its kind biomedical facility in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will allow researchers from across the university to study cures and treatments for diseases.
- - Virginia Tech, international trade reps to discuss NAFTA, other export issues at 10th Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade
    The event will continue the tradition of focusing on the most salient topics in international agricultural trade with representatives from key trade nations.
- - Virginia Tech entomologist discovers invertebrate that comes in more color combinations than any other millipede. But only one flavor – cyanide.
    This is the 10th species that Paul Marek, an assistant professor in the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Entomology, has discovered and named in recent years.
- - Virginia Tech helps independent grape growers in the commonwealth assess and manage vineyards
    Landowners can use Geovine, a vineyard site assessment and management tool developed by Virginia Tech’s Center for Geospatial Information Technology, to help them find appropriate properties for vineyards.
- - Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station have profound economic impact on the commonwealth, new report finds
    Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station are enlarging and diversifying the state’s economy and are making a profound economic impact in communities across the commonwealth, according to a new analysis of the agencies.
- - Gobble, gobble! National Thanksgiving Turkey returns to Virginia Tech
    This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Presentation of the National Thanksgiving Turkey at the White House and the two pardoned birds are once again coming to Virginia Tech to live out their days in the folds of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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