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With Good Reason

The Food That Makes Us: Changing Foodways

For indigenous communities in the Canadian Arctic and Sri Lanka, hunting and gathering is still a main source of food. Eranga Galappaththi is working with these communities to address how climate change is affecting their food sources.

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Map the future. Shape the world.

Starting fall 2026, the Bachelor of Science in Geography gives students the power to understand, and shape the connections between people, places, and our planet. Building on Virginia Tech’s long tradition of geographic study, the new degree offers students three options designed to match their interests and career goals: Applied Climate Science, Environmental Geography, and GIScience & Technology.

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