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Virginia Tech’s 2023 East Africa Summer Institute for EducatorsEric Bendfelt participated in Virginia Tech’s 2023 East Africa Summer Institute for Educators to widen his view and window of what extension education programming entails in an international setting. The VT East Africa Summer Institute for Educators was organized through VT’s Global Education Office, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and College of Natural Resources and the Environment with support provided by the U.S. Department of Education Bureau of Cultural Affairs' Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) grant program.
Date: Oct 10, 2023 -
General ItemGOI Re-union and Data Party
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences through CALS Global recently hosted a Global Opportunity Initiative (GOI) alumni reunion and evaluation data party. GOI is a CALS Global signature initiative that targets faculty for international research capacity building and collaborations.
Date: Oct 10, 2023 -
General ItemThe Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is excited to announce the launch of a new pilot program: The Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture, and with it two new members of the CALS Global team: Jamie Lucero, who will act as the Project Director, and Samantha Jameson, Communications Manager.
Date: Oct 12, 2023 -
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GAP Initiative - Out & AboutThis year has fittingly been a productive one for the Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Initiative! Following the first launch of the annual GAP Report in Washington, DC, last October, the GAP Initiative has been receiving more attention and presence in global dialogues.
Date: Oct 12, 2023 -
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Release of the 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity Report , redirectVirginia Tech’s Global Agricultural Productivity Initiative (GAP Initiative) co-hosted a collaborative event with the USDA and the Sustainable Productivity Growth (SPG) Coalition. The event included the launch of the 2023 Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report®, Every Farmer, Every Tool.
Date: Oct 11, 2023 -
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Helping secure the nation’s food supply , redirectKate Fiedler, Ph.D. ’14, is a plant pathologist who has worked around the globe to help negotiate and regulate plant trade between the U.S. and its international partners. Earlier this year, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences awarded Fiedler (at right) with a 2023 Celebration of Ut Prosim Award for her work as an outstanding alumna in the global community.
Date: Jul 10, 2023
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