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50 years of helping Virginia's seafood industry thrive , articleFrom food safety and aquaculture to market development and workforce training, the Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center applies research to the challenges facing a $1.27 billion industry.
Date: Sep 24, 2026 -
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Seed grants fuel new approaches to food packaging, cancer research, and 4-H evaluation , articleThree interdisciplinary Virginia Tech teams received $25,000 each through the Susan E. Duncan Innovation in Agriculture and Life Sciences Seed Grant program.
Date: Sep 10, 2026 - -
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New research rethinks plastic from the inside out , articleChanging the molecular architecture – rather than chemical ingredients – can create stronger, more flexible materials with potential for sustainable packaging.
Date: Sep 08, 2026 -
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50 years of helping Virginia's seafood industry thrive , article
From food safety and aquaculture to market development and workforce training, the Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center applies research to the challenges facing a $1.27 billion industry.
Date: Sep 24, 2026 - -
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Seed grants fuel new approaches to food packaging, cancer research, and 4-H evaluation , article
Three interdisciplinary Virginia Tech teams received $25,000 each through the Susan E. Duncan Innovation in Agriculture and Life Sciences Seed Grant program.
Date: Sep 10, 2026 - -
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New research rethinks plastic from the inside out , article
Changing the molecular architecture – rather than chemical ingredients – can create stronger, more flexible materials with potential for sustainable packaging.
Date: Sep 08, 2026 - -
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Matthew Taylor named head of Department of Food Science and Technology , articleTaylor brings to his new role nearly two decades of experience mentoring students and leading collaborative food safety research totaling more than $52 million in funding.
Date: Aug 03, 2026 - -
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Food science student finds a sweeter path to her Ph.D. , articleJulia Adornetto found her calling in the science of sensory evaluation, overcoming setbacks with the help of faculty mentors and scholarships.
Date: Jul 23, 2026 - -
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2026 Student Poster Competition Awardees , article Date: Jul 22, 2026 - -
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Researchers develop scalable method for safer, compostable packaging , articleThe work brings safer, compostable packaging closer to everyday use.
Date: Apr 20, 2026 - -
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Students from Food Science and Technology Earn Top Placements at Inaugural CALS Research Summit Student Poster Competition , articleStudents from the Department of Food Science and Technology earned top honors at the inaugural CALS Research Summit. A trio of graduate students within FST swept the top honors in the graduate poster competition, while an undergraduate student received top honors in their respective section.
Date: Apr 20, 2026 - -
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‘Curious Conversations’ podcast: Melissa Wright talks about food ingredients, nutrition, and labels , articleWright shared insights related to food, food ingredients, and nutrition. She explained how people should interpret labels and the complexities of topics such as raw milk, protein, and color additives.
Date: Apr 13, 2026 - -
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Alum bottles innovation while growing a family legacy , articleEmily Hodson M.S. ’03 balances innovation, family legacy, and sustainability as the head winemaker at Veritas Winery and Vineyards in Charlottesville.
Date: Mar 24, 2026 -
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