Author Archives: VT Campus News -- Agriculture and Life Sciences

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will speak on March 3 at a workshop on international trade of agricultural products in Norfolk, Va. The governor’s remarks at the conference’s opening luncheon will be his first major speech on agricultural issues since assuming office as the commonwealth’s top elected official. Continue reading →

Virginia Cooperative Extension has launched a new initiative to help educate the commonwealth’s citizens about the importance of good nutrition. The Master Food Volunteer program uses trained volunteers to teach nutrition concepts within their communities. Continue reading →

Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has named Pavli Mykerezi of Blacksburg, Va., director of the agricultural technology program. Mykerezi led the agricultural technology program – the university’s only two-year degree program – on an interim basis for the past year. Continue reading →

Mary Leigh Wolfe of Blacksburg, Va., professor of and interim department head for the Department of Biological Systems Engineering in Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was inducted as 2009 ABET Fellow. Continue reading →

A generous donation to Virginia Tech has made possible a lasting tribute to a student lost during the tragic events of April 16, 2007. The university has named a student lounge in Litton-Reaves Hall in honor of Emily Jane Hilscher. Continue reading →

Carl Griffey of Roanoke, Va., professor of crop and soil environmental sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech, was elected Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA). Continue reading →

Virginia Tech and the University of Minnesota have been awarded a two-year, $908,280 grant by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to complete sequencing the genome of the domesticated turkey, Meleagris gallopavo. Continue reading →