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Research Faculty Spotlight: Erica Feuerbacher , articleFrom a childhood spent raising animals to leading research that improves their well-being, Erica Feuerbacher has built a career around understanding how animals learn, communicate, and interact with people. She shares how curiosity, unexpected career turns, and a commitment to improving human-animal relationships continue to shape her work at Virginia Tech.
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Feeding dairy cows for disease resilience , redirectNew research out of the School of Animal Sciences explores how nutrition can strengthen dairy cows’ immune systems as disease rates rise.
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Can obesity make the brain age faster? , articleNew research examines whether obesity accelerates memory loss — and whether the two conditions share the same molecular cause.
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Virginia Tech Advisor of the Month for June: Katie Heiderscheit , redirect"To encourage a growth mindset, I need to meet my students where they are, envision where they are going, and honor where they have been."
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Could your dog help fight the spotted lanternfly? A new study makes the case , articleOrdinary pet dogs outperformed trained human searchers in the first real-world test of community dog-handler teams, finding more than twice as many egg masses.
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Fear memories form differently in male and female brains, study finds , articleThe discovery could help explain why women are more likely to develop PTSD and may shape future treatments.
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The Virginia Tech School of Animal Sciences is the largest animal program east of the Mississippi, offers accelerated options, and provides transformational, hands-on animal experience.