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Awards for Research Excellence
From left, Dean Alan Grant, Jeffrey Derr, Igor Sharakhov, and Saied Mostaghimi. Two scientists in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received the college’s annual Award for Research...
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Kids swarm to Hokie Bugfest
Children of all ages enjoy the displays of live spiders, cockroaches, and other critters at the Hokie Bugfest. More than 3,600 kids and adults who participated in the second annual Hokie Bugfest got to...
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Entomologists battle bed bugs
Professor Dini Miller, left, and master’s student Molly Stedfast are studying bed bugs and teaching people how to manage infestations in homes and businesses. By Allison Hedrick Insecticides of the...
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Budding entomologists swarm to Hokie Bugfest
Kids of all ages are fascinated by the displays at Hokie Bugfest. The 2013 Hokie Bugfest brought more than 4,200 people swarming to The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center this fall to...
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Tiny bugs may help save hemlocks from extinction
Twenty years ago, massive old-growth hemlock trees that sprouted from the banks of Little Stony Creek shaded hikers making their way up the Cascade Falls trail not too far from the Virginia Tech...
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Researchers make strides in malaria research
A species of mosquito known as Anopheles stephensi is especially good at evolving rapidly in urban environments to spread malaria. Certain species of mosquitoes are genetically better at transmitting...
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G.W. Carver Program promotes diversity and inclusion
The George Washington Carver Program helps Shavvon Whiten achieve her goal of earning a Ph.D. When Shavonn Whiten started her Ph.D. in entomology at Virginia Tech, she found more than just an academic...
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Dean’s Update
Alan Grant, dean The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is home to many of the best and brightest scientists and educators in the world. In this issue of Innovations, you can read about how CALS...
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New directory taps into network of college experts
Click image below to visit the Experts Directory Looking for an expert on agricultural productivity or animal welfare? Diabetes or drought? Climate change or community viability? Look no further than...
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Discovering new species of millipedes right here in Appalachia
By Amy Loeffler The refrigerator in Paul Marek’s boyhood home contained the usual comestibles of the average family — a gallon of milk, assorted vegetables, and meats. And bugs Marek stored in the...
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Around the college
Virginia Cooperative Extension once again held its popular Extension Day at the State Fair, which included educational exhibits on food safety, 4-H youth development programs, gardening, emergency...
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Taking a bite out of the Zika virus
Virginia Tech researchers are working on ways to stamp out the Zika virus and other diseases mosquitoes carry. By Zeke Barlow For years, researchers in the college have worked to develop ways to fight...
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