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Harvested apple crops tap into sustainability network , articleWhen Associate Professor Susan Whitehead asked for help harvesting apples from her research orchard, she tapped into an established chain of events that provides food security for students and families throughout the New River Valley region.
Date: Dec 05, 2024 -
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Physics-based modeling identifies cross-pollination vulnerabilities for hemp farms , articleThe relatively new industry has been challenged by wind-blown cross-pollination between neighboring hemp fields.
Date: Dec 02, 2024 -
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Climate-driven hazards increase risk for millions of coastal residents, study finds , articleA new study published in Nature Climate Change estimates that a 1-meter sea level rise by 2100 would affect over 14 million people and $1 trillion worth of property along the southeast Atlantic coast.
Date: Nov 21, 2024 -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Carrie Fearer talks about forest health and natural disasters , articleFearer explained how storms and disturbances affect forest ecosystems, the importance of human interaction in promoting healthy forests, and the opportunities for restoration following catastrophic events.
Date: Nov 18, 2024 -
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Researchers detect microplastics in exhaled air of bottlenose dolphins , articleThe study identified various types of microplastic particles, including fibers and fragments from multiple plastic polymers, such as polyester, which is commonly used in clothing.
Date: Nov 12, 2024 -
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Scientists suggest amping up efforts to mitigate effects of climate change , articleIn an article published in Nature Climate Change, three Virginia Tech Center for Ecosystem Forecasting researchers were among 23 global experts to call for scaling up current near-term iterative ecological forecasting.
Date: Nov 11, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech salamander expert joins 'Wild Kratts' for a creature adventure , articleThe Kratt brothers, host of the popular PBS show "Wild Kratts," turned to wildlife expert Bill Hopkins to show off the hellbender salamander for a Nov. 4 episode. Check local listings for times.
Date: Oct 31, 2024 -
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Education modules build student and instructor skills , articleFrustrated with a gap of available data science training opportunities for environmental science undergraduate students and instructors, in 2017 Virginia Tech researchers built a new educational program and extended it to other universities.
Date: Oct 25, 2024 -
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Researchers receive grant to study invasive autumn olive , articleVirginia Tech researchers received a grant to find if a native fungus could be used as a biocontrol method on the autumn olive.
Date: Oct 22, 2024 -
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Researchers receive USDA funding to combat devilishly invasive tree-of-heaven , articleThe award will help Virginia Tech researchers see if the spotted lanternfly can help spread a fungus that kills the tree-of-heaven.
Date: Oct 21, 2024 -
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Grant unites humanities and health sciences for infectious disease coursework , articleFaculty from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences are teaming up with colleagues in the College of Science and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine to create courses centered around the human dimensions of infectious disease.
Date: Oct 15, 2024 -
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Community embedded ecologist helps bridge gap between researchers and locals , articleHaldre Rogers has been researching the impact of the invasive brown tree snake on the limestone forests of Guam for 22 years. Through this, she has learned the value of working with local and Indigenous people.
Date: Oct 11, 2024 -
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Researcher receives grant to study and restore tropical rainforest ecology , articleJ. Leighton Reid received a $600,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award to research the restoration of a tropical rainforest in Ecuador.
Date: Oct 09, 2024 -
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Woodpecker’s comeback is professor’s Golden Goose , articleJeffrey Walters, the Harold H. Bailey Professor of Biological Sciences in the College of Science, has been recognized with the prestigious Golden Goose Award for his research and its impact on conservation of the red-cockaded woodpecker.
Date: Sep 24, 2024 -
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Protecting ecosystems , articleUsing science and teamwork as his powers, Jacob Barney, professor of invasive plant ecology, has spent 14 years at Virginia Tech working to map out invasions and develop strategies to combat invasive plants and restore balance to ecosystems.
Date: Sep 16, 2024 -
Video ItemUnwrapping a part of Earth's history , video
The Virginia Tech Paleobiology Research Group hosted its annual fossil unpacking party at the Museum of Geosciences, inviting the public to unwrap fossils that Sterling Nesbitt and Michelle Stocker gathered from sites in Texas and Arizona. The fossils include mostly fossils of reptiles, amphibians, and fish from the late Triassic.
Date: Sep 13, 2024 -
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Researchers seek to better understand population mobility in the Indo-Pacific , articleA research team led by Anamaria Bukvic in the Department of Geography received a $2 million grant from the Department of Defense to evaluate how efforts to adapt to climate change affects population mobility in coastal areas in the Indo-Pacific.
Date: Sep 09, 2024 -
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Collaborative research to benefit coastal flounder populations and fishers , articleFaculty in the College of Natural Resources and Environment have received $1.79 million from the National Science Foundation for an interdisciplinary research project that will examine the dynamics of socio-environmental factors impacting coastal fisheries.
Date: Sep 03, 2024 -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Jacob Barney talks about curbing invasive species , article
Barney discusses the impact of invasive species on native species, the challenges of managing them, and some practical steps people can take to prevent their spread.
Date: Aug 30, 2024 -
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Researcher’s journey turns to forests’ understory , articleShannon Bell has focused her research from coal to the native herbs of Appalachia, addressing the inequities of the herbal supply chain, increasing the number of forest botanicals, and improving harvester benefits while protecting the natural environment.
Date: Aug 27, 2024
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