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Mike Gutter

Mike Gutter

Virginia Tech

Mike Gutter is associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and director of Virginia Cooperative Extension at Virginia Tech.

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Concept of outreach to action

‘Effective outreach closes the gap between understanding and action’

University outreach is often measured in terms of reach and participation. But information alone rarely changes behaviour. The real test is whether people do something differently as a result

Mike Gutter

Virginia Tech

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Treat outreach as an integral part of the research process

Universities often frame outreach as something that happens after research is complete. But when knowledge transfer is left to the end, impact becomes an afterthought. Mike Gutter explains

Mike Gutter

Virginia Tech