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Veterinary professor, students care for exotic animals at SeaQuest Lynchburg

Professor Stephen Smith and his students provide hands-on care for exotic animals at SeaQuest in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Virginia Tech and Purdue Turfgrass Research Collaboration

The Virginia Tech Turfgrass center has partnered with the Purdue as a sister site for research on limiting brown patch in tall fescue lawns. This partnership is fostered by two VT alumnae, Cale…

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Researching how detection dogs can combat invasive species and plant disease

The spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect plaguing plants, especially grapes, across the globe. Faculty at the Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center are researching how…

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Researchers identify behavioral adaptations that may help Antarctic fishes to adapt to warming Southern Ocean

In a new study published in PLOS ONE, Michael Friedlander and his team at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute describe how Antarctic fishes with and without hemoglobin react to acute thermal…

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Animal welfare standards and marketing

The fifth in a series of 20 webinars in the Virginia Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Education Initiative. Presented by Dr. Leonie Jacobs, Assistant Professor, Animal and Poultry Sciences,…

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Quiz 3 Help Session (1026) 2/2

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Virginia's Noxious Weeds

Virginia's Noxious Weeds by Dr. Michael Flessnerfor PSEW 2020

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Ecology & Spread of the Asian Longhorned Tick

Ecology & Spread of the Asian Longhorned Tickby Dr. Gillian Eastwoodfor PSEW 2020

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The Asian Longhorned Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis): Identification and Biology

The Asian Longhorned Tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis): Identification and Biologyfor PSEW 2020by Dr. Tree Dellinger, VT Insect Identification Lab

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Brittany Christensen - College of Natural Resources and Environment 2020 Outstanding Senior

Profile of Brittany Christensen, 2020 Outstanding Senior for the College of Natural Resources and Environment.

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Welcome to the Pathways to Sustainability minor

This minor integrates perspectives and tools from natural and social sciences with those from art, design, and humanities. Students will acquire an expansive, multicollege conceptualization of…

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Spotting the highly invasive spotted lanternfly

The spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that has damaged agricultural crops in the northeast U.S. (creating a black sticky mess that stinks of sour vinegar), has been found in Virginia. Officials…

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