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- - Virginia Tech faculty forge partnerships with peers at the University of São Paulo to tackle global food issues
    During winter break, Virginia Tech and the University of São Paulo held a symposium that brought faculty together to discuss collaborative approaches to address global food issues.
- - Conference sparks further conversations about current U.S. trade climate
    From trade disputes to global demand drivers to biotechnology, attendees at the 11th annual Governor's Conference on Agricultural Trade had much to discuss during and after the event.
- - Agricultural entomology student seeks slug management strategies in the Shenandoah Valley
    One year into a long-term research project, Kirsten Brichler thinks she might be moving toward a familiar conclusion. “I need more data,” Brichler said. “But what I found last year seems to back up what farmers have probably been hearing for the last several years — broadcast, pre-planting insecticides not only don’t inhibit slug populations, they actually encourage their growth.”
- - Virginia Tech researchers receive NSF grant to study the honey bee gut microbiome
    Researchers Lisa Belden, David Haak, T.M. Murali, and Richard Fell from Virginia Tech and Jenifer Walke from Eastern Washington University are collaborating to study the critical role of the honey bee gut microbiome in health and defense against parasites using a systems biology framework.
- - Virginia 4-H agent Hermon Maclin gives youth a voice for the digital age
    Since 2014, Maclin has served as director of Virginia Youth Voices, a program that enables 4-H youth to tell their stories using video projects, including music videos, skits, and spoken-word poetry.
- - Conference explores ‘Agritourism in Virginia’s New Economy’
    The fifth annual Virginia Agritourism Conference will be held April 3-4 at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, Virginia.
- - More than 300 Virginia Tech authors will be celebrated during VT Authors Recognition Event
    The University Libraries will host the VT Authors Recognition Event from 5 - 7 p.m. March 21 in the fourth floor, Newman Library. This 14th annual event will honor Virginia Tech authors from colleges, programs, and offices across the university.
- - Innovation in Greenhouse and Vertical Farming Conference to be held on March 12
    The conference will feature expert perspectives on innovation in the field of controlled environment agriculture (CEA), a tech-driven production approach on the rise in today’s greenhouses, warehouses, and vertical farms.
- - Eleventh annual Virginia Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade to focus on shifting trade environment
    The 2019 Virginia Governor's Conference on Agricultural Trade will take place March 5 at the Richmond Mariott. This year will focus on the shifting trade environment and what it means for Virginia products.
- - Researchers discover microscopic tornadoes of spores released during rainfall
    Recent research in the Schmale Lab at Virginia Tech and the Jung Lab at Cornell University has shown how splashing of rain droplets can transport spores of pathogens from infected plants.
- - Clay Wright named assistant professor of biological systems engineering
    Wright’s research focuses on understanding how plants sense their environment and, in response, coordinate their development, growth, and behavior.
- - Afghans team up with Virginia Tech faculty to cultivate agricultural innovation
    At a workshop in India, Afghans begin building mentoring relationships meant to help strengthen their country’s agricultural education system.
- - Reza Ovissipour named assistant professor and Extension specialist in food science and technology
    Ovissipour’s research focuses on food and seafood safety, quality, and value-added products by applying engineering and novel technologies.
- - Virginia Tech undergraduate biochemistry and biological sciences student wins Sigma Xi research grant
    The grant awarded to Esther Wisdom, a junior in the Honors College, is one of 17 of the approved proposals submitted by undergraduate students. Overall, 12 percent of the grant applications were approved for funding.
- - Women in STEM networking panels coming to Richmond and Arlington
    The Virginia Tech College of Science and Alumni Relations are hosting two public panel discussions in February focusing on women working in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- - Virginia Tech researchers tackle the biological invasions crisis
    Examples of invasive species threatening Virginia include a sap-sucking invasive insect called the hemlock woolly adelgid, which has decimated the hemlock tree population, and the spotted lanternfly, which attacks grapes, peaches, hops, and many tree species.
- - Graduate student provides inmates with technical training for agricultural work
    Artificial insemination expert Nicholas Wege Dias wanted to give back to many of the inmates and prison farm employees who have assisted him with his research on beef cattle. He did so by delivering a two-day course to prisoners to help prepare them for the workforce.
- - Gota Morota named professor of animal and poultry science
    Morota’s research interests center on statistical quantitative genetics and its application to animal and plant breeding.
- - The Fralin Life Science Institute supports sustainability and green lab efforts
    Ph.D. student Ellen Garcia has created a grassroots green lab effort at Virginia Tech and is working to build a Green Lab Program.
- - 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.

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