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Virginia Tech researchers awarded $1 million grant to study the survival of SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces in the food supply chain , articleVirginia Tech researchers are studying how long SARS-CoV-2 survives on surfaces, focusing on its survival on food, food contact surfaces, and other points along the food supply chain.
Date: Oct 19, 2020 -
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Innovative air filtration system could lead to recycling of captured pollutants , articleA proof-of-concept created by a collaboration between Virginia Tech and MOVA Technologies has resulted in a ground-breaking filter that can capture gasses while allowing them to be recycled and reused.
Date: Oct 14, 2020 -
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Grant awarded to study how plants affect microbiomes , articleA four-year $500,000 grant was awarded to a School of Plant and Environmental Sciences research team by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Date: Oct 06, 2020 -
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Provost Cyril Clarke featured in film on agricultural productivity and pandemics , articleIn a new film tied to the annual release of the Global Agricultural Productivity Report, “Agricultural Productivity in a Time of Pandemics,” Virginia Tech Executive Vice President and Provost Cyril Clarke discusses the linkages between human, animal, and environmental health — a concept known as One Health.
Date: Oct 02, 2020 -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension continues education and outreach for Ag Expo producers despite COVID , articleThis year, Ag Expo was canceled due to COVID-19, but that didn’t stop Virginia Cooperative Extension from continuing to deliver the research-based scientific knowledge that producers know and trust.
Date: Sep 21, 2020 -
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Workforce readiness grant prepares next generation of agricultural leaders , articleWith a $500,000, five-year grant from the United States Department of Agriculture, the multi-institutional team will participate in the AFRI Agricultural Workforce Training program that will help design educational resources to prepare the agriculture workforce for effective leadership in an increasingly diverse environment.
Date: Sep 18, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech hosting food and agricultural cyberbiosecurity workshop Oct. 6-7 , articleThe free, virtual event is aimed at leaders in industry, policy, academics, education, commodities, cybersecurity, and biotechnology.
Date: Sep 16, 2020 -
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Predicting cattle infertility through machine-learning , articleResearchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are working on a method to easily identify which heifer will be able to successfully reproduce, saving farmers resources, time, and money.
Date: Sep 15, 2020 -
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Virginia Cooperative Extension helps get food from the field to the table during COVID-19 , articleExtension agents continue the history of helping by creating innovative solutions and digital tools designed to help farmers adapt to the unique agricultural challenges created by COVID-19.
Date: Aug 12, 2020 -
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Discovery could lead to more potent garlic, boosting flavor and bad breath , articleA team of Virginia Tech researchers recently discovered a new step in the metabolic process that produces the enzyme allicin, which leads to garlic’s delectable flavor and aroma, a finding that upends decades of previous scientific belief.
Date: Aug 04, 2020 -
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Resiliency, entrepreneurial spirit will see agriculture industry through changing economy , articleThe agriculture industry is changing because of COVID-19, and David Kohl, professor emeritus, provides insight on what to expect in the industry over the next few years.
Date: Jul 24, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researchers discover that mouth bacterium may cause colon cancer to spread , articleA diverse array of bacteria live in the human mouth as part of a vital ecosystem known as the oral microbiome. Virginia Tech researchers have discovered that one of these common bacteria can leave the mouth and potentially cause existing cancer cells in other parts of the body to spread.
Date: Jul 21, 2020 -
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Northern Neck Master Gardeners protect local shorelines , articleNorthern Neck Master Gardeners have worked closely with partners at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and county governments to build the Shoreline Evaluation Program, an educational outreach effort that has provided hundreds of property owners with recommendations for improving upland stormwater management, pollutant and sediment runoff, and shoreline erosion.
Date: Jun 29, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researcher uses billions of data points to examine how increased flooding due to climate change impacts waterways across U.S , articleDurelle Scott, an associate professor of biological systems engineering affiliate of the Global Change Center at Virginia Tech, is the lead author of a paper that examines flooding in the continental United States in nearly unprecedented detail.
Date: Jun 26, 2020 -
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Extension agents work with livestock managers to protect water systems in the Shenandoah Valley – and in turn the Chesapeake Bay , articleThe agents help managers adopt stream-exclusion practices in addition to cost-share programs administered by local Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the National Resources Conservation Service.
Date: Jun 24, 2020 -
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Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center provides home gardening practices to help preserve the Chesapeake Bay , articleVirginia residents can improve water quality and protect the Chesapeake Bay, one new behavior at a time.
Date: Jun 24, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researcher building computer models to adapt to a changing water world , articleUsing big data to create models to manage water in a changing global climate, Venkat Sridhar studies water resources all around the world, from India to Vietnam to right here in Virginia.
Date: Jun 23, 2020 -
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Eastern Shore farmers, Virginia Tech researchers, and Virginia Cooperative Extension agents partner to protect Chesapeake Bay , articleIn this installment of a stream of stories on how the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is protecting water around the world, we go to the Eastern Shore to see how agents with Virginia Cooperative Extension assist farmers to practice good conservation efforts.
Date: Jun 22, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researcher working to provide clean water to Appalachia , articleThis week, the Virginia Tech Daily will publish a stream of stories on how the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is protecting our most valuable resource — water — around the world. In today's installment, read about the work of Leigh-Anne Krometis, whose research focuses on providing clean water to Appalachia.
Date: Jun 19, 2020 -
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Researcher recognized with Distinguished Early Career Award from U.S. Aquaculture Society , articleJonathan van Senten was recently honored by the U.S. Aquaculture Society for his influential work that has benefited producers, researchers, and others in the industry.
Date: May 04, 2020
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