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Stephen Schoenholtz honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2006, Schoenholtz made significant contributions to the sustainable management of water and soil resources through his research in the U.S. and New Zealand focusing on effects of land use on water and soil quality.
Date: Apr 19, 2024 -
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Eric Hallerman honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 1989, Hallerman has made significant contributions to fisheries science and conservation through his work in genetics.
Date: Apr 19, 2024 -
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Six Virginia Tech faculty elected AAAS Fellows , articleThe newly elected lifetime fellows represent the fields of biological sciences, chemistry, medical sciences, and engineering followed by neuroscience and physics.
Date: Apr 18, 2024 -
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Invasive Species Collaborative hosts proposal derby April 25 Date: Apr 17, 2024 -
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Invasive species sound off about impending ecosystem changes , articleA team of researchers led by Grace O’Malley, Ph.D. candidate in biological sciences, and Gabrielle Ripa, Ph.D. student in plant and environmental sciences, have discovered that the silent growth of non-native invasive plants can affect the soundscape of an ecosystem.
Date: Apr 17, 2024 -
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Memories of fishers reach beyond the data , articleA research team led by Associate Professor Leandro Castelli demonstrates that local knowledge of past harvests can provide an accurate – and affordable – depiction of historical fish stocks.
Date: Apr 16, 2024 -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Jennifer Russell talks about circular economies , articleJennifer Russell explained that a circular economy is a shift away from the linear economy, which follows a take-make-dispose model, and instead focuses on reducing waste and reusing materials and shared examples of tangible products and industries that can be, or already are, part of a circular economy.
Date: Apr 15, 2024 -
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Genomics Sequencing Center ensemble supports top-performing research , articleThe center's team is made up of four molecular biologists who work with the latest in next generation sequencing technology to support Virginia Tech faculty’s research goals.
Date: Apr 10, 2024 -
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Five faculty members honored with academy membership for leadership, service , articleHailing from biological sciences, industrial and systems engineering, University Libraries, psychology, and architecture, the faculty members will join Virginia Tech's prestigious Academies of Faculty Service and Leadership in honor of their substantial contributions to the university.
Date: Apr 09, 2024 -
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New center showcases Virginia Tech's strengths in global sustainability , articleCayelan Carey and Quinn Thomas, co-directors of the Virginia Tech Center for Ecosystem Forecasting, are striving to stay ahead of ecological hazards and broadly extending their efforts to encompass partners both home and abroad.
Date: Apr 09, 2024 -
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Free film screening at the LyricJoin us for a free screening of "Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species" at the Lyric Theater on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 2-4pm.
Date: Apr 02, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech study considers ways to increase accessibility for all wildlife enthusiasts , article“I like to think of our research as blending together two previously unconnected fields: disability studies and wildlife recreation,” said Emily Sinkular, Ph.D. student and lead author of the study published in the journal Human Dimensions of Wildlife.
Date: Mar 26, 2024 -
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Callery pear trees are blooming again, and that’s bad news , articleThe Callery pear, also known as a Bradford pear tree, is an invasive species that forms dense thickets that leaf out early and outcompete native plant species growing around them, said Eric Wiseman, associate professor of urban forestry and arboriculture and Virginia Cooperative Extension specialist.
Date: Mar 25, 2024 -
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Maple syrup producers provide sweet news for threatened birds , articleVirginia Tech researchers are participating in a new grant that will encourage maple syrup producers to improve forest biodiversity in an effort to help bird populations in the U.S.
Date: Mar 22, 2024 -
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Investigators collaborate to enrich undergraduate research experiences at Virginia Tech , articleDavid Schmale and Shane Ross teamed up with faculty at three minority-serving institutions to offer more students impactful, hands-on undergraduate research experiences.
Date: Mar 19, 2024 -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz talks about air pollution , article
Isaacman-VanWertz joined Virginia Tech’s “Curious Conversations” to talk about air pollution and its misconceptions. He shared his insights related to how plant and human emissions interact and what that means for our shared environment, as well as how he got into this field of study and his hope for the future.
Date: Mar 18, 2024 -
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Research aims to bring a circular revolution to industry , articleCollege of Natural Resources and Environment researchers are gaining insights from value-retention processes and natural systems to explore how to transition industry toward a sustainable future.
Date: Mar 15, 2024 -
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Graduate students commit to research despite early challenges , articleStudents in the first cohort of the Molecular and Cellular Biology graduate program are preparing to graduate.
Date: Mar 12, 2024 -
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Novel discovery may benefit severe immune conditions , articleDiscovery of a DNA shift in the innate immune memory of cells may aid in the fight against one of humans’ most deadly foes – sepsis.
Date: Mar 11, 2024 -
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Registration now open for STEM summer camps Date: Mar 05, 2024
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