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Research explores the impacts of mobile phones for Maasai women , articleThe study examines how mobile phones could potentially support women’s empowerment within the specific contexts of the Maasai’s nomadic life.
Date: Aug 05, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech wins Excellence in Faculty Community Engagement Award , articleVirginia Tech was selected based on efforts to build community capacity for integrating engineering in rural middle school science classrooms, following a nationwide selection process. The project is facilitated by Virginia Tech Partnering with Educators and Engineers in Rural Schools, or VT PEERS.
Date: Aug 05, 2020 -
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COVID-19 decontamination facility leader offers tips for college, career success , articleSpeaking to participants in a TRIO Programs class to help historically underserved students pursue degrees in STEM fields, Christian Williams says he felt a duty to help tackle the shortage of personal protective equipment.
Date: Aug 03, 2020 -
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Integrated pest management practices bring more than $12 billion to the developing world , articleResearchers from Virginia Tech and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology demonstrate the high-return investment of applying ecological agricultural practices in developing countries.
Date: Jul 26, 2020 -
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Online program focuses on protecting vulnerable older adults during COVID-19 and beyond , articleWhen Pamela Teaster envisioned a leadership program in gerontology, the world had not yet been transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic. But now the certificate program’s launch this fall coincides with a time when policies for the aging population are more critical than ever. That’s why an influential advocate from Washington, D.C., is teaching the inaugural class.
Date: Jul 23, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech partners with Nepal to provide virtual pesticide safety training , articleOrganized by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management, the webinars will help increase farmer knowledge on the sound use of pesticides.
Date: Jul 22, 2020 -
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Reynolds Homestead raises a virtual toast to 50 years , articleThe Reynolds family donated the former Rock Spring Plantation in Patrick County to Virginia Tech in 1970. In the years since, it has become a dynamic community hub, a thriving arts and education destination, and a vital forest research center.
Date: Jul 14, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech statement in response to Commonwealth of Virginia lawsuit , articleThe director of Virginia Tech’s Cranwell International Center has submitted a declaration of support for the lawsuit.
Date: Jul 13, 2020 -
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Doctoral student awarded Fulbright to study diseases in migratory birds , articleKrisangel Lopez, a first-year Ph.D. student in Jonathan Auguste’s lab at Virginia Tech, received the fellowship to research how migratory birds can transmit diseases and which pathogens they may carry.
Date: Jul 13, 2020 -
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Grant studies community response to early warnings on safe drinking water in Bangladesh , articleA new grant will allow researchers to study how people in Bangladesh respond to an app that provides information about potential cholera outbreak risks.
Date: Jul 13, 2020 -
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Cranwell International Center town hall discusses recent changes to immigration policy , articleInternational students and parents submitted dozens of questions in advance, many of which requested clarification as to which courses count as in-person instruction and what steps are necessary to maintain immigration status.
Date: Jul 13, 2020 -
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University assists international students after federal government issues guidelines , articleVirginia Tech, through the Cranwell International Center, is actively engaging with the international student community to ensure they have the information and support necessary to navigate these changes.
Date: Jul 07, 2020
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