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Video ItemCategory: research Visualizing highway safety , video
The Center for Geospatial Information Technology in the College of Natural Resources and Environment has created a tool to visualize traffic crash data across the state of Virginia. This tool is being used by Virginia State Police to plan safety routes and identify highway safety issues.
Date: Jun 18, 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: academics Teaching students to navigate a world with AI , articleAs generative artificial intelligence models, including ChatGPT, change what students are expected to know as they enter the workforce, faculty members share how they're rethinking traditional approaches to teaching and learning.
Date: May 02, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Students' map recreates historical geography with modern GIS tools , articleThe students used modern map creation software and historical geography to create a map of 1775 Botetourt Cournty for the county's historical society.
Date: Apr 21, 2025 - -
Video ItemVirginia Tech Advantage Culture in a cup , video
Geography of Tea invites students to explore different world cultures through the sensory experience of tea. The course applies the physical and human geography of tea, including economics, production, and current events, coupled with tea tasting exercises. The class brings students together from a diversity of majors, to broaden their horizons while sharing a beverage.
Date: Apr 01, 2025 - -
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Category: research Geography graduate student explores Indigenous health in Peru , articleChrishma Perera’s work focuses on how Indigenous communities respond to health risks through their connection to the rainforest.
Date: Mar 28, 2025 - -
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Category: academics Graduate School Community Scholars to share their projects at March 27 showcase , articleChrishma Dharshani Perera, Summer Stevens, and Yuhang Zheng developed projects to advocate for awareness, knowledge, and skills associated with Virginia Tech’s Principles of Community across the university and in the surrounding communities.
Date: Mar 20, 2025 - -
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Category: research Researcher publishes chapter on Lyme disease spread in Appalachia , articleThe chapter, published in "Appalachian Epidemics: From Smallpox to COVID-19" ties together Korine Kolivras’ research on contributing factors of the spread of Lyme disease in Appalachia.
Date: Mar 11, 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 - -
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Category: academics Generative AI Applications in Social Science hosts AI Experts Guest Lecture SeriesThis series provides an opportunity to explore cutting-edge AI applications and their impact on society, policy, and industry.
Date: Mar 05, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech Advantage Virginia Tech Meteorology Club steals thunder at national conference , articleThe student-led club, known regionally as the Blue Ridge chapter of the American Meteorological Society, received the national Local Chapter of the Year award at the annual conference.
Date: Mar 04, 2025 - -
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Category: research Whole Health Consortium at Virginia Tech funds teams to tackle community health challenges , articleFive multidisciplinary teams received seed grants to develop community-informed solutions for better health.
Date: Mar 03, 2025 - -
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Category: impact Professor traces untold stories of women’s influence in Mumbai , articleThe School of Public and International Affairs' Paroma Wagle is the first speaker for the 2025 Women and Girls in International Development speaker series. Wagle will share her research on six decades of women's activism that has shaped the Indian city.
Date: Feb 14, 2025 - -
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Category: research Virginia Tech researchers study generative AI usage in higher education , articleWhile adoption of generative artificial intelligence is increasing in higher education and at Virginia Tech, gaps and roadblocks still exist on the way to improved integration.
Date: Jan 30, 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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