SEED GRANTS FUEL NEW APPROACHES TO FOOD PACKAGING, CANCER RESEARCH, AND 4-H EVALUATION

BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 10 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

Three Virginia Tech research teams are exploring new interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable food packaging, cancer research, and 4-H learning with support from theSusan E. Duncan Innovation in Agriculture and Life Sciences Seed Grant program.

Each team received $25,000 to pursue research that draws on expertise across disciplines, with an emphasis on building partnerships and advancing innovation in agriculture and the life sciences.

"Seed grants give researchers the opportunity to take a promising idea and begin building the evidence and partnerships needed to move it forward," said Mary Burrows, associate dean for re...