The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is committed to developing and implementing research that addresses society’s needs and expectations. The college focuses on several key research areas:
- Improving human and animal health and nutrition
- Enhancing the quality of the environment
- Reducing the effects of major infectious diseases
- Developing value-added products
- Building viable communities
- Preventing chronic diseases such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes
Department Research
- Agricultural and Applied Economics
- Agricultural, Leadership and Community Education
- Animal and Poultry Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Biological Systems Engineering
- Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
- Dairy Science
- Entomology
- Food Science and Technology
- Horticulture
- Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
- Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
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104 Hutcheson Hall
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Research
104 Hutcheson Hall (0402)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540) 231-6336
Fax: (540) 231-4163
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