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Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Listening to the ecology of birds , video
Shawn Kurtzman and Megan Zeger with the Conservation Management Institute at Virginia Tech, are surveying birds around Mountain Lake Biological Station in Pembroke, Va. The research has been contracted through the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and funded by the National Science Foundation. With several sites located in Virginia and Tennessee, the survey is collecting data on the changes of the ecosystem of higher elevation birds and the effects of change in climate.
Date: Jun 13, 2025 - -
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Category: research Experts available: LA protests, LLM hallucinations, hurricane season, wildfires and air quality, and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss stories in the news, including reactions to the protests in Los Angeles, the power of LLMs, the impact of an above-average hurricane season, how wildfires impact air quality, and more.
Date: Jun 10, 2025 - -
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Category: research Groundbreaking study maps the movements of marine megafauna , articleVirginia Tech joined a global research team that tracked more than 100 species and identified ocean hotspots critical for protecting threatened marine megafauna that fall beyond current conservation zones.
Date: Jun 05, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Saskia L. van de Gevel named dean of Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment , articleVan de Gevel officially starts on July 1, succeeding Paul Winistorfer, who is retiring after 16 years as dean.
Date: May 28, 2025 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus College of Natural Resources and Environment presents distinguished alumni, student, faculty, and staff awards , articleCNRE gave out awards to its top undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students, along with distinguished alumni and faculty.
Date: May 13, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Experts available: Tariff confusion, political violence, Easter symbols, true crime popularity, World Quantum Day, and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss the economic impact of President Trump's tariff changes, the rise in political violence, the history of Easter symbols, why true crime is so popular, what World Quantum Day is, and more.
Date: Apr 14, 2025 - -
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Category: research Deadly rodent-borne hantavirus is an emerging disease with pandemic potential , articleVirginia Tech researchers recently gained a better understanding of hantavirus by studying its rodent hosts in North America using National Science Foundation data.
Date: Apr 10, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Open forums announced for finalists for College of Natural Resources and Environment dean , articleThe new dean will replace Paul Winistorfer, who announced his retirement effective this fall, after 16 years of leadership and service to the college and Virginia Tech.
Date: Mar 28, 2025 - -
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Category: academics College of Natural Resources and Environment advisor earns university award for advising , articleMelissa Cumbia ’12, an academic advisor in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, was honored with the University Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising.
Date: Mar 11, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Global Distinction Pursuing a research-driven career , video
Mikayla Call is a Ph.D. student pursuing a research-driven career in coastal ecosystems and wildlife management. Her research with the Virginia Tech Shorebird Program is part of the Long-Term Ecological Research program in the Virginia Coast Reserve, which is dedicated to understanding how short and long-term factors such as storms and sea-level rise impact ecosystem state changes on Virginia's coastal barrier shoreline.
Date: Mar 04, 2025 - -
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Category: research Genomics Sequencing Center offers personalized research resources , articleOne of several research infrastructure facilities supported by the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, the Genomics Sequencing Center hosts a team of molecular biologists and uses next-generation sequencing technologies that will save researchers time, money, and risk.
Date: Feb 21, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Future leaders in the College of Natural Resources and Environment learn firsthand from top experts , articleLeadership Institute students visited state and federal agencies as well as top private organizations to learn leadership techniques.
Date: Jan 24, 2025 - -
Article ItemCategory: news directly from around campus College of Natural Resources and Environment by the numbers , article
A snapshot of the college presented in a series of infographics.
Date: Jan 15, 2025 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus Arlice Banks retires , articleAt Arlice Banks’ retirement celebration, one overarching characteristic was repeatedly mentioned: Arlice is a genuinely nice person. Sure, other adjectives adequately describe Arlice: “smart, competent, organized, caring, sincere,” to offer a few — but she is known as much for being the person who brightens the day of everyone she encounters.
Date: Jan 15, 2025 - -
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Category: academics From the dean's perspective , articleWe launch the year-long celebration of 100 years of forestry education, research, and outreach at Virginia Tech on February 25 with the inaugural John F. Hosner Distinguished Lecture, made possible with an endowment created by the generosity of his wife Tenna Hosner, and enabling an annual distinguished lecture in perpetuity. Hosner, honorary founding dean of the college, would have been 100 years old on this date and our celebration comes at a serendipitous timing of events, including honoring J. Wilbur O’Byrne, the first forester hired at Virginia Tech 100 years ago. Click the photo to read more.
Date: Jan 15, 2025 - -
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Category: news directly from around campus CNRE Hokie highlights in photos , article Date: Jan 15, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Students gain international experience at climate conference in Azerbaijan , articleTwo College of Natural Resources and Environment students attended the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Date: Jan 08, 2025 - -
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Category: research Researchers tag first Mediterranean shortfin mako shark , articleBy tagging the young mako shark, Virginia Tech researchers gained behavioral insights to help prevent the decline of the sharks in the region.
Date: Dec 10, 2024 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Student applies global experience to a career protecting Virginia's marine resources , articleKylie Harris '24 has always had a passion for conserving the natural environment, but her intern experiences and a job fair at Virginia Tech helped her channel that passion into a career with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission.
Date: Nov 27, 2024 - -
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Category: campus experience Student veteran Samuel Kennedy receives national presidential service award for work with Veterans@VT group , articleThe Navy vet and Master of Information Technology student in the Pamplin College of Business was honored at the prestigious Student Veterans of America Leadership Institute in Washington, D.C., last month.
Date: Nov 07, 2024 -
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