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Professor helping Clemson uncover its legacy of slavery collaborates with similar efforts at Virginia TechRhondda R. Thomas, a literature professor and the driving force behind Clemson University's Call My Name research project, recently visited historic Virginia Tech sites that are working to…
From Diane Deffenbaugh
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Fostering soil health in SenegalLydia Fitzgerald, a partnership conservation agronomist with the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, recently traveled to Senegal to assist Ozzie Abaye in research efforts on mung beans.…
From Timothy Brinton Skiles
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Virginia Tech group investing in Tanzania’s futureIn 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…
From John Jackson
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Reimagining Saint Paul's CollegeAbout 200 miles from their offices and classrooms in Blacksburg, Virginia Tech faculty, researchers, and students are working with a group of St. Paul’s College alumni and Brunswick County…
From Diane Deffenbaugh
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Roanoke Center leadership institute is building a pipeline of women for municipal management rolesThe Virginia Tech Roanoke Center is partnering with nonprofit Virginia Women Leading Government to cultivate a pipeline of women ready to step into municipal management roles. The Virginia Women…
From Diane Deffenbaugh
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Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and EconomicsMichael Moehler, director of the Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, explains what this first-of-its-kind, interdisciplinary center does at Virginia Tech. This was part of the…
From Leslie S King
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New Catawba Sustainability Center trail provides access to Appalachian Trail, McAfee KnobVideo courtesy of Roanoke County Economic DevelopmentRepresentatives from Virginia Tech, Roanoke County, and the community gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the 2.9-mile loop.…
From Diane Deffenbaugh
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School Leaders InstituteSchools from across Virginia send their rising administrators to the series of multiday sessions where they gain hard-earned wisdom from veteran educators.
From Diane Deffenbaugh
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Hutton Program brings budding marine biologists to campusThe Hutton Program, a pilot program partnering with the College of Natural Resources and Environment and the American Fisheries Society, is enlightening high-school students about career…
From Raymond Meese
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Slavery at Rock Spring PlantationResearch historian John Whitfield discusses the lives of the enslaved community at the former Rock Spring Plantation in Patrick County, now known as the Reynolds Homestead.
From Diane Deffenbaugh
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VT PEERS is rerouting engineering pathways to reach kids in rural AppalachiaVT PEERS project focuses on developing pathways for careers in engineering through applied research projects. Their project will build in-class activities with science teachers and industry partners…
From Spencer Roberts
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Miss America Camille Schrier '18 offers advice to gradsReigning Miss America Camille Schrier '18 offers fellow Hokies advice during a visit to the Virginia Tech Southwest Center in Abingdon, Virginia.
From Diane Deffenbaugh
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Walk the "Link to Education About Forests" Trail at Reynolds HomesteadReynolds Homestead's LEAF Trail is a heritage-based outdoor classroom.
From Emily Maher
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Catawba Sustainability Center studies role that Appalachian custom may have in future of local farmsOnce a staple of every Southern kitchen, sorghum is now harder to find, losing space on store shelves to much cheaper refined sugar or molasses. But hands-on testing at the Virginia Tech…
From Emily Maher
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OIA Conversations on Race: Experiences of Faculty Members From AfricaFaculty members Emmanuel Frimpong, Khaled Hassouna, and Joseph Mukuni explore their perspectives on race and how their experiences with ethnicity and race in Africa shape their experiences and…
From Rich Mathieson
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Veterinary college alumna Lauren Dodd ’19 serves the worldA dual-degree graduate of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, veterinarian Lauren Dodd ’19 continued a family legacy of service when she commissioned in the U.S. Army…
From Megan E Quesenberry
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