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Virginia Cooperative Extension expert offers tips for healthy eating at home during COVID-19	As these unprecedented times are navigated, it is important to maintain a nutritious diet at home – something that can be done with simple recipes with common, long-lasting ingredients found in your pantry.	Date: 04/27/2020
Planning from the peak: A message from President Tim Sands	In the U.S., we are evidently near the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. We may have seen the worst that this disease can bring, but we are not yet confident that every day from here on will be better than the last.	Date: 04/26/2020
Tips for safe grocery shopping, virtual socializing, stress management, and more at COVID-19 resource page		Date: 04/26/2020
University allocates CARES Act funding to support students	Virginia Tech will immediately allocate $9.7 million to emergency financial aid grants for eligible students. These funds will support the university’s ongoing efforts to assist students who are experiencing financial hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.	Date: 04/26/2020
Economists: Stay-at-home orders under COVID-19 have slashed United States’ GDP by nearly $1.2 trillion	Virginia Tech economists in a new paper have found that the output loss in the United States’ GDP hit roughly $1.156 trillion from March 19 to April 15, a 26 percent drop of total U.S. output from the same fiscal period last year. Divided by the current U.S. population of 328.2 million, the loss per person is averaged at about $3,521 during this period.	Date: 04/24/2020