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Fieldwork in action

Kurt Stephenson and students collect water samples from a local spring near Harrisonburg, VA, as part of their ongoing research into nitrate pollution. The team is evaluating a treatment system designed to reduce nitrates in spring water.

A map of the large-scale solar capture sites the team looked at and their level of visibility from nearby properties. Graphic courtesy of Zhenshan Chen.

two students getting water samples from a creek


 

 

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Ranked worldwide

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30

Faculty

Over 250

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Nearly 60

Graduate students

 

Featured News

Mario Ortez holding an award
Mario Ortez, collegiate assistant professor of agribusiness and entrepreneurship, receives the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association Rising Star Award.

 

Featured Video

Blue Ridge PBS - Life in Virginia's Appalachia: Farming & Agriculture video featuring alumnus Scott Sink and Dixie Watts Dalton, associate professor of practice.

 

Featured Stories

Agricultural and applied economics applies economic principles to food and fiber production, natural resource management, community and regional economic development, environmental policy, and international trade.

students jumping at graduation

5 College Majors With Great Job Prospects

We are thrilled to have Applied Economics and Management as one of the top 5! Read the full U.S. News & World Report article

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