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Undergraduate students SURF into research this summer , articleNine undergraduate students were paired with Fralin Life Sciences Institute-affiliated faculty mentors for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program, a 10-week training program designed to give motivated undergraduates full-time research experience that mirrors real-world graduate work.
Date: Sep 13, 2023 -
Video ItemRestoring filter feeders in Potomac River tributaries , video
A team of biologists from different universities are collaborating with state and federal agencies to introduce freshwater mussels into two urban streams in Reston, VA. Both streams flow into the Potomac River and subsequently the Chesapeake Bay. "A lot of times we have too much sediment in urban streams," said Associate Professor Sally Entrekin. "So the freshwater mussels are a lot like oysters, where they filter that sediment."
Date: Aug 22, 2023 -
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Scientists spurred by a thirst to transform the field of phytoplankton forecasting , articleCayelan Carey, professor of biological sciences, will serve as the lead principal investigator on a $2.2 million National Science Foundation grant to develop the first automated, real-time system to forecast the toxic blooms that endanger drinking water.
Date: Aug 08, 2023 -
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A river of water research flows throughout the commonwealth , articleThe Virginia Water Resources Center plays an important role in supporting collaborative research on water science at Virginia Tech while fostering public engagement and outreach across the commonwealth.
Date: Aug 03, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech study reveals reason hellbenders are disappearing , articleThe gigantic, slimy salamanders known as hellbenders, once the apex predators of many freshwater streams, have been in decline for decades. A study led by Virginia Tech professor William Hopkins, published in The American Naturalist, determined that in deforested areas, hellbender fathers are far more likely to eat their entire brood than in areas that still have lush foliage.
Date: Jun 28, 2023 -
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The soul of a department , articleA conversation with Don Orth, the Thomas H. Jones Professor in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, who is concluding a 43-year career teaching fisheries science at Virginia Tech.
Date: Jun 20, 2023 -
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Virginia Tech team awarded NSF grant to assess how salt in freshwater streams impacts aquatic ecosystems , articleThe Appalachian region is home to extremely high biodiversity, making it urgent need to understand how increased freshwater salinization affects these environments.
Date: Oct 17, 2022 -
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Biological Science’s Cayelan Carey to expand modeling capabilities for daily water quantity and quality forecasts , articleThe Fulbright Future Scholar aims to give water managers the tools to forecast the effects of droughts, storms, and algal blooms on driving water conditions in lakes and reservoirs as regularly as we predict the weather.
Date: Sep 20, 2022 -
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New study: A vicious cycle of oxygen loss threatens water quality in lakes , article
In a seven-year field experiment that manipulated oxygen levels in the bottom waters of a nearby reservoir, Cayelan Carey and her research team found that with anoxic conditions came effects they had expected: The sediments release a lot of nutrients and carbon.
Date: May 25, 2022 -
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Whitney Woelmer named Outstanding Doctoral Student for College of Science , articleWoelmer’s research is broadly focused on understanding water quality – things like the amount of algae or nutrients – in lakes and reservoirs and predicting how it can change both over time and spatially.
Date: May 17, 2022 -
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Class of 2022: Carla López Lloreda honored as College of Science's Outstanding Master’s Student , articleHurricane María was a turning point in the life of Carla López Lloreda, the 2022 Outstanding Master’s Student in the College of Science. Experiencing firsthand the devastation wrought by the hurricane – including weeks without water and months without power – she became even more motivated to make a difference through her research.
Date: May 10, 2022 -
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Class of 2021: College of Science’s Outstanding Doctoral Student continues passion as postdoctoral researcher, educator , articleMary Lofton’s goal as a student was to help find ways to sustainably provide high-quality freshwater resources to all communities. “One of the things that draws me is the ability of water quality to bring people together,” she said. “It’s a unifying topic."
Date: Dec 10, 2021 -
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Discovering the hidden world of freshwater mussels with immersive technology , article“With this project, we are trying to explain and make people aware of a complicated environmental problem that affects some of the most imperiled creatures in our very backyard, at the Clinch River in Appalachia,” explained Matthew Hull.
Date: Dec 03, 2021 -
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From camera traps to tank tracks: Hokies manage conservation work on military landscapes , articleThe Conservation Management Institute works with the military to protect threatened and endangered animals and plants while preserving critical conservation landscapes.
Date: Oct 20, 2021 -
Video ItemPropagating mussel power to purify Virginia's freshwater , video
The Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Center at Virginia Tech is a cooperative research and propagation facility to restore and recover endangered freshwater mollusks in Virginia and adjacent states.
Date: Aug 26, 2021 -
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From mollusks to mountaintops: Working with federal agencies to make strides in conservation science , articleThe College of Natural Resources and Environment partners with several federal agencies to serve Virginia and the nation while providing students with unique learning opportunities.
Date: Jul 15, 2021 -
Video ItemAn amazing ecosystem engineer in Southwest Virginia , video
<div><div>Faculty and students from the College of Natural Resources and Environment are gaining a better understanding of the bluehead chub and uncovering their secrets just may be the key to conservation efforts.</div></div>
Date: Jun 03, 2021 -
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The amazing ecosystem engineer of Southwest Virginia: the bluehead chub , articleFish conservation and engineering researchers will use a $1 million National Science Foundation grant to decipher the nest-building secrets of the bluehead chub.
Date: Jun 03, 2021 -
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Virginia Tech freshwater scientist Cayelan Carey selected for 2021 cohort in Earth Leadership Program , articleCarey, an associate professor of biological sciences in the Virginia Tech College of Science and an affiliated faculty member at the Fralin Life Sciences Institute and the Global Change Center, is one of 21 academics who have been handpicked for the 2021-22 North American cohort.
Date: Mar 05, 2021 -
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What can stream quality tell us about quality of life? , articleResearchers are using stream quality data to find new insights into the interactions between the health of our natural spaces and human well-being.
Date: Mar 04, 2021
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