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Elisabeth Kitchin and her Virginia Tech colleagues have been walking fairways after dark to research sprayer precision. What did they find out? Hint: the results are encouraging. golfcourseindustry.com/article/glowin…

Ph.D. student Brandan Shur is helping revolutionize indoor farming at the #VirginiaTech Controlled Environment Agriculture Innovation Center, producing high-yield, better-tasting crops like micro-dwarf tomatoes 🍅 See Shur's research in action! ➡ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

On the second stop of this year's Career Exploration Initiative, TPSC graduate students and postdocs visited KWS United States. KWS specializes in genetic research, and focuses on genome editing, stable plant transformation, and trait development to advance crop resilience.

TPSC faculty member Dr. Sherif gave a VT School of Plant and Environmental Sciences seminar in early April titled "Molecular and Physiological Insights into Bud Dormance for Enhancing Climate Resilience in Fruit Crops". He was also quoted in this article from the Winchester Star: winchesterstar.com/winchester_sta…

Network with experts at the 2025 Small Berry Field Day! Explore our latest research, production tips, and pest management strategies for small fruits 🍇 Reserve your spot and join us for a berry fruitful day! ➡️tinyurl.com/2025berryfield…

TPSC faculty member Dr. Leisner gave a VT School of Plant and Environmental Sciences seminar titled "Genomics-enabled plant physiology for crop improvement". Dr. Leisner's research program uses genomics-enabled plant physiology to understand how climate variability impacts plant production and nutritional quality.

So happy to have successfully defended my master’s thesis yesterday! These past two years at Virginia Tech have been an absolute blast. In fact, I’ve enjoyed myself so much I’ll be sticking around for even more! Next stop: Ph.D. 🤓🥳🤠

Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Taylor on successfully defending his dissertation 🥳 Taylor begins the next chapter of his career as an intern on the Delivery Technology team at Pairwise, where he will work to improve the nutrition and sustainability of food systems!

It's #HokieGrad week! 🥹🎓 Parking information, prohibited items list, bag policies, & more ➡️ commencement.vt.edu

Elizabeth Eroshenko, environmental sciences major, is one of the recipients of the 2025 Virginia Tech CALS Outstanding Senior Award 🎓 Take a deeper dive into her journey at #VirginiaTech and learn why her long-term goal is to become a professor of soil science! ➡ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

From field trials to supporting small farmers, crop and soil sciences major Mike Wilson has been named one of the Seven Star Majors of 2025 at VT School of Plant and Environmental Sciences 🎓 He'll continue his journey at #VirginiaTech, having accepted a postgraduate assistantship with agronomist Carrie Ortel!

Hats off to our newest alumni #VT25 🎓🥳

Thankful for our thankful Hokies. 🧡 #HokieGrad #VT25

PROUD of Brendan Fitzwater 👨‍🎓earning @VTSPES’s Outstanding Senior in Landscape Design + Turfgrass Science. Since 2022, Brendan’s been involved in all aspects of our program as a student worker at the Research Center, 2x Virginia Tech Turfgrass Science Club officer, & 3x GCSAA Turf Bowl participant.

That's a wrap on #HokieGrad. 🎓 Congratulations, Class of 2025! Welcome to the @vt_alumni family. 🥳

When Navdeep Godara arrived at #VirginiaTech to pursue his Ph.D., he set out to protect pollinators while supporting healthy turfgrass 🐝 See how his impactful research at Virginia Tech CALS led to his new role as an assistant professor at NC State ⤵️ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…

These past few weeks, alongside our #strawberry harvesting, we have been preparing to plant new set of #blackberry and #blueberry plants for our recently funded projects. We are almost there meeting our planting goals for these two perennial crops this season. #vtberrybites

Thrilled to share that I have officially completed my Master’s degree at Virginia Tech. This achievement would not have been possible without the guidance of my advisor, Dr. Shawn Askew Shawn Askew, Ph.D., and the support from the faculty, staff, and friends at the School of Plant and

Ph.D. student Akash Brar is helping pave the way for large-scale U.S. edamame production through innovative weed management research 🧑‍🌾 His findings aim to give farmers sustainable tools to meet rising consumer demand ⬇️ news.vt.edu/content/news_v…

As global temperatures rise, assistant professor Courtney Leisner is working to uncover how heat and pathogens impact plant health—starting with pepper plants 🌶 Her goal? Help crops better withstand climate change and disease threats at the same time ⤵️ news.vt.edu/articles/2025/…