BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Ozzie Abaye joined Virginia Tech's "Curious Conversations" to talk about her work using the mung bean to diversify the cropping system, empower farmers, and reduce hunger in Senegal. She explained why the mung bean is a good fit for that region, the process by which she began to share it with farmers, and the collaborations she's utilized to expand it across the country. She also shared some of the challenges of developin  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Early-career library professionals serving residencies at participating institutions gathered at the University of Virginia for the inaugural Resident Librarian Summit. The summit, themed Connect, Amplify, Spotlight, was designed to foster meaningful connections and new opportunities for collaboration and professional growth for resident librarians from Virginia Tech, North Carolina State University, Washington and Lee U  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Alexander Leonessa, a retired professor of mechanical engineering in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The emeritus title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands in recognition of exemplary service to the university. Nominated individuals wh  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Brian Kleiner, director of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named the Preston and Catharine White Professor and Director by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The directorship is funded from the Preston and Catharine White Endowment for the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. The endowment was established in 2008 with a $1 million commitment from the Whit  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Between classes and their duties, cadets have a lot to think about. Many members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets team are working to ensure that basic necessities aren't on that list. "A lot of students suffer from food insecurity," said Keely Arbenz-Smith, the corps' case manager for Residential Well-being. "It's nothing to be ashamed of it's an issue that we should all be partnering together to help to ameliorate.  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Eric Glenn, director of belonging, engagement, and organizational development for the University Libraries, was appointed the Association of Southeastern Research Libraries' visiting program officer for leadership development during its August meeting. During Glenn's one-year appointment, he will serve in project management and relationship-building roles. He also will facilitate programming to foster ongoing connections  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. Virginia Tech experts available to discuss headlines in the news Trump, Harris square off for first and perhaps only debate Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will share a stage in what m  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The neuroscience side of Michael Friedlander, executive director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will be in the spotlight when he delivers the opening lecture of the Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series at the institute on Thursday. His talk, "Conducting the Neuro-Symphony in the Brain Space, Time, and Calcium," will give people a glimpse of his latest research, which revealed for the fir  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Department of Defense has awarded $46.8 million in grants to 19 university-based faculty teams under its Minerva Research Initiative, including a $2 million grant a team led by Anamaria Bukvic, assistant professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Natural Resources and Environment. Bukvic is the principal investigator for a project titled Anticipating Coastal Population Mobility: Path to Maladaptation   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Spc. Ericka Gillespie, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs FORT WALKER, Va. - Ten teams of Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Winchester-based 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team competed in the battalion's 3rd annual Carl "Chubby" Proffitt Jr. Squad Competition Sept. 7, 2024, at Fort Walker, Virginia. The competition consisted of a series of event  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will share a stage in what likely will be the only presidential debate prior to the November election. Political scientist Karen Hult and media and public relations expert Cayce Myers provide their thoughts on what both candidates will set out to accomplish and what weaknesses they must overcome. Karen Hult on the challenges both candidates face   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A recent trailer for the upcoming Francis Ford Coppola film "Megalopolis" made headlines, but not for the reasons it was supposed to. Meant to bolster the director's image as an iconoclast, the trailer quoted negative critic reviews of some of Coppola's masterpieces, such as "Apocalypse Now" and "The Godfather," from the time the films were released. There was just one problem the quotes weren't real. The marketing consu  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Heather Davis believes seeds planted at the beginning of the year can grow into mental health interventions for caregivers experiencing food insecurity. "People experiencing food insecurity are two to four times more likely to experience mental health concerns," said Davis, assistant professor of psychology. "Unfortunately, they also face more barriers to obtaining mental health care." In January, Davis and her colleag  more