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Students help to clear up pandemic communication

Students help to clear up pandemic communication
Published Friday, Jun. 4, 2021, 9:14 pm
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Through 2020, the face mask proved to be an effective barrier to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
But for many people who rely on facial expressions and lip-reading to communicate, masks also proved to be an effective barrier to understanding.
Such was the situation that students in Virginia Tech’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program found themselves in the early days of the pandemic as they served alongside New River Health District staff to help senior citizens living in long-term care facilities. ....

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Connecting Bird-Watchers with Shade-Grown Coffee

Guillermo Santos, Virginia Tech
Since 1970, bird populations in North America have declined by approximately 2.9 billion birds, a loss of more than one in four birds. Factors in this decline include habitat loss and ecosystem degradation from human actions on the landscape.
At the same time, enthusiasm for bird-watching has grown, with more than 45 million recreational participants in the United States alone. Now, researchers are looking into how to mobilize these bird enthusiasts to help limit bird population declines.
Enter bird-friendly coffee.
Bird-friendly coffee is certified organic, but its impact on the environment goes further than that: it is cultivated specifically to maintain bird habitats instead of clearing vegetation that birds and other animals rely on. ....

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Coffee for the birds: connecting bird-watchers with shade-grown coffee

Coffee for the birds: connecting bird-watchers with shade-grown coffee
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