College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Engaging Students
Search for Chronic Disease Risk Factors in
Horses Leads to Clues about Prevention
Bringing New Life to an Eroding Stream
Value-added Soybeans to Save Money and Environment
Expanding the Learning Experience
Crossing Traditional Boundaries of Science
To Find Health Solutions
Hobby-size Planes May Be Future of
Early Warning System
Improving Local Economies Through Agritourism
Incentive Payments May Reduce Phosphorus Pollution
Protecting Milk’s Flavor and Nutritional Value
Finding a Healthful and Environmentally Friendly Use For Peanut Skins
Supporting Virginia’s Expanding Wine Industry
Virginia Tech Reaches Top 10 in Agricultural Research
Entrepreneurship Education Puts Business Owners in the Express Lane
E-learning Option for Place-bound Professionals
Financial Planning – From the Farm to the Household
New Graduate Program to Train Faculty in Agricultural Education Fields
Farmers’ Markets from Diverse Communities Benefit from Sharing
Families, Food, and Fun
Developing Disease-free Mosquitoes
Mites Make Right in Honduras – or Not?
Help for the Hippos of Zambia
Virginia Tech Reaches Top 10 in Agricultural Research
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Agricultural scientists at Virginia Tech have a new bragging point. The latest figures from the National Science Foundation (NSF) show that the university is in the upper crust of agricultural research and development expenditures for colleges and universities around the country. A jump in the university’s research dollars in this area of nearly $8.8 million in 2006 bumped the university from the No. 11 to the No. 10 spot.
“This ranking is a shared honor and a tribute to the hard work of our faculty, students, and staff who are dedicated to research excellence,” says Dean Sharron Quisenberry.
The NSF reports that Virginia Tech expended nearly $76.8 million in agricultural research and development in 2006. This is a 12.9 percent increase from the previous year’s figure.
“Our college is committed to providing the very best basic and applied research to the stakeholders and citizens of the
commonwealth,” says Craig Nessler, the college’s associate
dean for research and director of the Virginia Agricultural
Experiment Station.
Nationally, funding for agricultural research increased 5.2
percent to nearly $2.8 billion.
In addition to agricultural disciplines, NSF’s total figure covers research areas that are not in the college, such as natural resources and conservation, forestry, and fish and wildlife studies.