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Article Item'Curious Conversations' podcast: Anna Zeide talks about the history of food waste , article
Zeide joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to talk about the history of food waste in America and its impact on society and the environment. She shared insights related to several historical turning points and stressed that addressing food waste requires rethinking and integrating food security and waste management systems.
Date: Apr 01, 2024 -
Article ItemPublic help needed for research in Chicago covenants , article
LaDale Winling is calling on volunteers throughout Chicago to help study thousands of paper land records and racial covenants.
Date: Mar 14, 2024 -
Article ItemOptical character recognition helps unlock history , article
University Libraries data experts are using the technology to extract text from scanned images of early 20th century real estate documents to make them more readable and electronically searchable.
Date: Mar 13, 2024 -
Article ItemExperts available: U.S. soldiers killed in drone strike, Super Bowl LVIII, tax season, and more , article
The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Jan 29, 2024 -
Article ItemResearch project to map early modern travel , article
By dissecting at least 86 travel itineraries, Rachel Midura and a research team will trace the ways and challenges of travelers before the year 1700 across oceans and land, mostly throughout Europe.
Date: Jan 29, 2024 -
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Article ItemHoliday story ideas: Smart toy safety, managing holiday stress, economics of Christmas music, and more , article
The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews on holiday related topics. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Dec 04, 2023 -
Article Item'Curious Conversations' podcast: Anna Zeide talks about the history of winter holiday foods , article
Zeide is an associate professor of history at Virginia Tech. She is also the founding director of the Food Studies Program in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
Date: Dec 04, 2023 -
Article ItemYour Thanksgiving menu doesn't look like Colonial America's first celebration , article
The holiday’s modern spread is evolving to include global dishes that represent the diversity of today’s America, said Anna Zeide, associate professor and director of the Food Studies Program at Virginia Tech.
Date: Nov 17, 2023 -
Article ItemFaculty monographs cost $0 with funding from Virginia Tech open-access initiative , article
Information wants to be free — and with grants from Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem, faculty can offer their scholarship at no charge to anyone who can download a book.
Date: Nov 10, 2023 -
Article ItemUnlocking the power of the humanities: Virginia Tech Humanities Week returns Oct. 22-27 , article
From artificial intelligence to prison reform, Humanities Week sessions will explore critical issues and topics facing society.
Date: Oct 17, 2023 -
Article ItemAccomplishments, scholarship, and impact honored at research celebration , article
More than 70 Virginia Tech faculty members were recognized during the annual event on Oct. 10.
Date: Oct 16, 2023 -
Article ItemHope springs amid water safety concerns , article
With the support of a $360,000 National Science Foundation grant, an interdisciplinary team of Virginia Tech researchers is using water science to respond to the concerns of rural and Indigenous communities in Guatemala and empowering individuals to conduct their own water monitoring.
Date: Sep 18, 2023 -
Article ItemCadet chosen to highlight the colors at the Rutgers game , article
Cadet Jack Carlin will travel with the Hokies to receive the flags at Saturday’s football game.
Date: Sep 13, 2023 -
Article Item60th anniversary of March on Washington: Political expert provides perspective , article
As the nation prepares to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, Virginia Tech political science and Africana Studies professor Brandy Faulkner provided insights into the importance of the march, then and now.
Date: Aug 25, 2023