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04:04 Virginia Tech group investing in Tanzania’s… Virginia Tech group investing in Tanzania’s future	Virginia Tech group investing in Tanzania’s future In 2016, a safari adventure among family and friends led to a group of Virginia Tech faculty, students, and alumni starting a nonprofit organization to build a school in Tanzania. Today, the Maasai… pamplin college of business outreach and international affairs college of engineering college of natural resources and environment service students grade maria place photos child children kids building classroom dream martha friends opportunities bond person edge goodness seeds country From John Jackson 0 likes 212 plays College Business
04:56 Transfer Experience: A Living-Learning Community… Transfer Experience: A Living-Learning Community at Virginia Tech	Transfer Experience: A Living-Learning Community at Virginia Tech Learn more about Transfer Experience as a Living-Learning Community and the Hokie Transfer Community at Virginia Tech. transfer experience students campus llc tech student events members housing application tas leadership environment peers network communities virginia media decisions living-learning community transfer-experience-llc transfer-experience hokie-transfer-community From William McKenzie 0 likes 174 plays
02:09 Environmental and Climate Justice Minor Environmental and Climate Justice Minor	Environmental and Climate Justice Minor Collaborators Shannon Bell (center) with Christine Labuski (right) and Cara Daggett discussed the new Environmental and Climate Justice Minor during the 2021 State of the College of Liberal Arts and… academics college of liberal arts and human sciences climate tech virginia environment minor justice action college change problems understanding colleges students equity strength teaching crises miner opportunities commitment From Leslie S King 0 likes 9 plays Start Date/Time October 21st, 2021 8:24 PM End Date/Time October 21st, 2021 8:24 PM
02:27 Bioplastic development means new way of… Bioplastic development means new way of sustainability on farms	Bioplastic development means new way of sustainability on farms CALS assistant professor Dr. Rebecca Cockrum, and graduate student Hailey Galyon are working to develop a bioplastic from bacteria in order to replace single-use plastics on farms. agriculture research environment sustainability sustainable biomaterials graduate research agriculture-and-life-sciences From Lee Friesland 0 likes 600 plays
02:37 Meet Scientists Working at the Fralin Biomedical… Meet Scientists Working at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute	Meet Scientists Working at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute From cancer cells to human behavior - learn about some of the fascinating, high-impact research that female faculty members at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute are working on. fralin biomedical research institute at vtc fralin biomedical research institute covid-19 women research cancer carla finkielstein sarah parker shannon farris pearl chiu stephanie deluca stefanie robel alexandra difeliceantonio brittany howell sora shin brain decisions lab therapy function cell injury astrocytes storage memory studies babies choices children things performance environment clocks cells behavior fbri-vtc finkielstein-lab parker-lab farris-lab chiu-lab deluca-lab robel-lab roanoke-va difeliceantonio-lab howell-lab shin-lab researcher cancer research cancer-research health-sciences-and-technology-campus From Clayton Metz 2 likes 177 plays
57:44 Greenhouse horticulture Greenhouse horticulture	Greenhouse horticulture The eighth in a series of 20 webinars in the Virginia Sustainable Farms and Agribusiness Education Initiative. Presented by Dr. Rosa Raudales, Associate Professor of Horticulture and Greenhouse… bovay greenhouse greenhouses production things lot thing tomatoes bit environment crops crop water soil structure market field places sunlight yields growers From John Bovay 0 likes 80 plays College Agriculture & Life Sciences Department AAEC
33:10 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a… Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a business strategy	Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a business strategy Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) dates back to the early 1900s and has become common in modern business models. As incomes have risen worldwide, consumers have begun to demand more products that… bovay csr firms profits shareholders companies responsibility stakeholders employees paper goals profit virginia webinar things industry preferences definitions strategy goods activities managers customers firm environment From John Bovay 0 likes 25 plays College Agriculture & Life Sciences Department AAEC
01:12:13 Tech on Tap: Signed, sealed, delivered: Package… Tech on Tap: Signed, sealed, delivered: Package delivery during the age of COVID	Tech on Tap: Signed, sealed, delivered: Package delivery during the age of COVID From Amazon packaging rules and the growth of e-commerce, Virginia Tech is working with industry partners to optimize the future of package distribution. Tech on Tap featured expert Laszlo Horvath,… college of natural resources and environment campus and community innovation campus greater washington d.c. metro area From Kerone Wetter 0 likes 27 plays
02:08 Jaclyn Fiola's Soil Research Jaclyn Fiola's Soil Research	Jaclyn Fiola's Soil Research Jaclyn Fiola discusses her soil research and how it will help the viticulture industry. She is the winner of the ASEV Presidents’ Award for Scholarship in Viticulture. Her scholarship has… college of agriculture and life sciences wine vineyards soil school of plant and environment science spes cals graduate student research grapes extension crops soils potassium things holes crop specialty sorts specialists appointment sort academia phd plan fruit From Timothy Skiles 0 likes 123 plays College Agriculture & Life Sciences Department CSES
01:55 "Theatre Through Windows" combines… "Theatre Through Windows" combines service with improv performance	"Theatre Through Windows" combines service with improv performance Undergraduates in Dr. Ozzie Abaye's Agriculture, Global Food Security and Health course through the School of Plant Environmental Sciences recently performed for residents of Commonwealth… ut prosim theatre school of plant and environment science college of agriculture and life sciences From Lee Friesland 2 likes 309 plays
00:20 Recreational Sports' Esports Trailer: Recreational Sports' Esports Trailer:	Recreational Sports' Esports Trailer: Who's ready to game!? 🎮🖥🧡🦃 Rec Sports is excited to announce the launch of their inaugural esports leagues, with registration now open! Leagues: 🏀 2K (1v1) for PlayStation and Xbox ⚽️… esports recreational sports students student life online environment virtual From William Trent 0 likes 32 plays College Not Specified Department Not Specified Start Date/Time September 7th, 2020 12:00 AM
16:42 Ecology & Spread of the Asian Longhorned Tick Ecology & Spread of the Asian Longhorned Tick	Ecology & Spread of the Asian Longhorned Tick Ecology & Spread of the Asian Longhorned Tickby Dr. Gillian Eastwoodfor PSEW 2020 tech virginia pathogens areas longhorn livestock host virus species disease range distribution environment tick concern northeast haemaphysalis longicornis vector From Jackie Brown 0 likes 146 plays College Agriculture & Life Sciences Department ENT
01:57 Neuroscientists show how common parasitic… Neuroscientists show how common parasitic infection causes seizures and psychiatric illness for some	Neuroscientists show how common parasitic infection causes seizures and psychiatric illness for some Forty million Americans are infected with a parasite called Toxoplasma gondii. For most patients, the infection is mild, while others develop seizures or psychiatric disorders. A new study led by… attorney communication connections brain neurons long term mental processes fralin biomedical research institute medical terminology roanoke gabriela carrillo factors question toxoplasma gondii environment university relations inflammation nervous system multiple fox lab intimate communicate infection understanding terminals michael fox intersection neuronal connections fralin biomedical research institute at vtc transmission cells affidavit parasite project preclear fbri-vtc roanoke-va health-sciences-and-technology-campus fox-lab center-for-neurobiology-research From Clayton Metz 0 likes 316 plays
00:46 Rethinking consumption habits to reduce food waste Rethinking consumption habits to reduce food waste	Rethinking consumption habits to reduce food waste Susan Chen, a second year Ph.D. student in the department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, studies food waste in hopes of finding ways to eliminate the negative environmental and economic… wasted foods environment waste nutrition food and drink leftovers environmental food waste health sciences college of agriculture and life sciences food supply susan chen complex problems From Ryan Young 0 likes 99 plays
09:42 Igniting a housing revolution Igniting a housing revolution	Igniting a housing revolution After years of research and development contributed by over 100 Virginia Tech students and faculty, the FutureHAUS Dubai team built what's now known as the world’s best solar home. But to… engineering electrical engineering systems engineering mechanical engineering college of engineering electronic engineering building engineering center for power electronics smart smart devices smart home solar solar decathlon solar energy architecture architectural design landscape architecture architect architectural landscape architects sustainable architecture college of architecture and urban studies joe wheeler energy housing housing for the elderly house project research learning hands on hands-on industrial and systems engineering student urban studies and planning students global international competition destination areas intelligent infrastructure for human-centered communities technology technologies environment sustainable environmental design sustainability sustainable urban planning sustainable development futurehaus dubai experiential learning academics From Erica Corder 3 likes 1,219 plays
02:28 Welcome to the Pathways to Sustainability minor Welcome to the Pathways to Sustainability minor	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… invasive plant species geography arts environment water sustainability architectural design academics students liberal-arts-and-human-sciences natural-resources agriculture-and-life-sciences college-of-science pamplin college of business From Krista Timney 2 likes 438 plays College Natural Resources and Environment