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- - Virginia Tech announces expansive cancer research initiative
    Virginia Tech has developed a university-wide cancer research strategy to create and expand synergies among more than 30 existing research teams at work finding new ways to diagnose and treat cancer.
- - Students grow through international agricultural research
    Agriculture students gain lessons of global citizenship through human-centered research and study abroad.
- - New report says accelerating global agricultural productivity growth is critical
    The 2019 Global Agricultural Productivity Report, released today by Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, examines the pivotal role of agricultural productivity in achieving global goals for environmental sustainability, economic development, and improved nutrition.
- - Virginia Tech launches its most ambitious fundraising campaign ever
    Boundless Impact: The Campaign for Virginia Tech has a goal to raise $1.5 billion to fuel excellence across all university programs and drive forward major strategic priorities. A second goal is to engage 100,000 alumni in meaningful ways over the course of the campaign.
- - Virginia Tech entomology expert available to discuss stink bug infestations throughout the Mid-Atlantic
    Every year throughout Virginia and much of the Mid-Atlantic region, brown marmorated stink bugs are a nuisance to homeowners and a potential economic threat to farmers.
- - Stamps scholarships expanding to offer more opportunities at Honors College
    Since partnering with the university, five Stamps Scholarships have been available each year, resulting in Virginia Tech having a total of 19 Stamps Scholars, eight of whom have graduated. Beginning in the fall 2020, 10 Stamps Scholarships will be available each year.
- - Researchers receive USDA grant to study transport of pollen from genetically engineered switchgrass and hemp
    Researchers are using drones to uncover how spread of pollen may affect issues like allergies.
- - Researchers study the mechanisms behind learning and long-term memory in the brain
    Hehuang “David” Xie, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and his collaborators just published a new study in the journal Nature Communications.
- - Virginia Tech Foundation secures grant funding to build new Virginia Seafood AREC
    The $3 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration will be used to construct a new state-of-the-art Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Hampton, Virginia.
- - Preserving the seed of National FFA Organization sown at Virginia Tech
    What began around an oak table on Virginia Tech's campus became a national organization celebrating agriculture and leadership. University Libraries' Inga Haugen and her team are preserving those roots for history and research.
- - Workforce development key for Virginia’s rural communities, governor says during Virginia Tech visit
    Alan Grant, dean of the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was part of a panel that discussed how technological changes are helping agriculture — the state’s largest private economic sector — remain a driver of rural economies.
- - Students take home top prizes in agricultural competition
    A team of Virginia Tech graduate students captured first place in the 2019 North American Weed Science Contest held at Champaign, Illinois, this summer.
- - Extension and cooperatives hold 43rd annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours
    The field tour series, the longest running program of its kind in Virginia, will start on Oct. 11.
- - Beef cattle industry giant to be honored at Virginia Tech
    Gary Minish was one of the first to champion leaner, more heavily muscled, and faster growing cattle over the less profitable, smaller, and fatter cattle of the 1950s and early ‘60s. His influence helped shape the modern beef cattle phenotype, long before the introduction of genomic technology.
- - Kevin Boyle named Agricultural and Applied Economics Association fellow
    Having spent his 30-plus-year career working in applied economics, Boyle was recognized for his continuous contributions to the advancement of research in this area and his contributions in teaching and advising.
- - Best-selling author Roger Thurow to speak about the global food crisis
    On Sept. 16, the Virginia Tech College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Global Programs Office will host Thurow for a series of public events as part of its Global Agricultural Productivity Initiative.
- - Veterinary college’s summer research program opens alternative career paths to DVM students
    The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s Summer Veterinary Student Research Program, now in its 13th year, addresses the high demand for veterinarians with biomedical research backgrounds and inspires career reconsiderations in the process.
- - Tom Brown honored with emeritus status
    As dean of students, Brown led new student orientation programs, family programming, sexual assault education, and multicultural and international programs. He also provided great care and compassion to many Hokies and their families following April 16, 2007.
- - Researchers working to develop vaccines to fight opioid addiction
    Researcher Mike Zhang and his team are developing what could be the next-generation treatment – a vaccine to counteract opioid addiction.
- - President Tim Sands spotlights Virginia Tech's goals and growth
    In his fourth State of the University address, President Tim Sands explained to the campus and community crowd that Virginia Tech’s growth is happening in many ways and in many places.

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