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Video ItemRachel Morse - College of Natural Resources and Environment's 2024 Outstanding Senior , video
Morse, who is majoring in wildlife conservation with a minor in geographic information systems, is the 2024 Outstanding Senior in the College of Natural Resources and Environment.
Date: Apr 18, 2024 -
Article ItemCollaboration drives sustainability efforts at Virginia Tech , article
Virginia Tech's comprehensive and collaborative approach to sustainability initiatives helps further its Climate Action Commitment. These efforts are just a few examples of the ways Virginia Tech demonstrates impact as a global land-grant university — promoting sustainability in its surrounding communities, through Virginia, and around the world.
Date: Apr 16, 2024 -
Article Item'Curious Conversations' podcast: Jennifer Russell talks about circular economies , article
Jennifer Russell explained that a circular economy is a shift away from the linear economy, which follows a take-make-dispose model, and instead focuses on reducing waste and reusing materials and shared examples of tangible products and industries that can be, or already are, part of a circular economy.
Date: Apr 15, 2024 -
Video ItemBehind the scenes: Planting on the Blacksburg campus , video
The Grounds and Campus Beautification teams work each day to care for the plants that make Virginia Tech's natural scenery picturesque. Robert Perfater, beautification and pesticide supervisor and Matt Gart, grounds manager talk about the strategy behind choosing and maintaining plants that will thrive on the Blacksburg campus. Through years of experience researching flowers and plants, the grounds team has curated a selection of plants that will thrive in each season, ensuring that Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus is always vibrant and colorful. Support the planting and care of flowers, shrubs, and trees on the Blacksburg campus with a gift to the Campus Beautification Fund.
Date: Apr 11, 2024 -
General ItemReminder: ‘Glitter is litter’ when it comes to commencement photos Date: Apr 10, 2024
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Article ItemFellowships support student research on compostable cutlery, sustainable solutions, and shorebird conservation , article
Undergraduate Research Fellowships are helping students in the College of Natural Resources and Environment take their education into their own hands.
Date: Apr 10, 2024 -
General ItemActivities set for Earth Month 2024 Date: Apr 05, 2024
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General ItemGraduating this semester? Pledge to be a Green Graduate Date: Apr 03, 2024
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Article ItemExperts expanding the reach of engineering research , article
One of the advantages of the research enterprise at Virginia Tech lies in its blend of experts with budding inventors. By employing specialists who both innovate and teach, a full body of knowledge is being passed on to the next generation of engineers.
Date: Apr 03, 2024 -
General ItemArbor Day celebration to take place April 24 Date: Apr 02, 2024
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Article ItemFood production using controlled environment agriculture and agrivoltaics systems could become the new normal , article
A recent publication by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Virginia Tech researchers highlights that these innovative techniques could increase yields, enhance nutrition, improve access to local foods, and provide better year-round access to fresh food than traditional large-scale outdoor production.
Date: Mar 22, 2024 -
Article ItemMaple syrup producers provide sweet news for threatened birds , article
Virginia Tech researchers are participating in a new grant that will encourage maple syrup producers to improve forest biodiversity in an effort to help bird populations in the U.S.
Date: Mar 22, 2024 -
Video ItemNew course provides deeper dive into hydroponics , video
Production of Food Crops in Controlled Environment Agriculture (HORT 4344) is a new class led by instructor Josh Kardos. Students enrolled will learn various hydroponic systems and grow their own crops throughout the semester.
Date: Mar 21, 2024 -
Article ItemResearch aims to bring a circular revolution to industry , article
College of Natural Resources and Environment researchers are gaining insights from value-retention processes and natural systems to explore how to transition industry toward a sustainable future.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
Video ItemCNRE undergrad's research looks toward a more sustainable future , video
Brian Tea is an undergraduate research fellowship recipient in the College of Natural Resources and Environment. Tea's work investigates how some single-use cutlery could be composted at home.
Date: Feb 27, 2024 -
Article ItemSolstice Farm Brewery: A dream 30 years in the making , article
Two Virginia Tech alums who graduated in the 1980s return to open up a microbrewery.
Date: Feb 26, 2024 -
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Article ItemAlumni Spotlight: Aiming for the stars with Megan Bennett '20 , article
Thanks to her electrical engineering degree from Virginia Tech, Megan Bennett EE’20 is headed to the moon. Not literally, of course. As an electrical design engineer at Blue Origin, Bennett works on the lunar development team and transportation unit, where she is building a lunar habitat and lander that will host NASA-selected astronauts to live and work in space.
Date: Feb 23, 2024 -
Article ItemThe Antarctica journals , article
Virginia Tech students shares experiences and insights traveling to Antarctica over the winter break.
Date: Feb 19, 2024
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