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Virginia Tech earns high marks in Times Higher Education 2026 Sustainability Impact rankings , articleOverall, the university ranked in the 201-300 range out of more than 2,000 universities from more than 100 countries in the 2026 Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact rankings, which assess participating universities against the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. The rankings compare universities across research, stewardship, outreach, and teaching.
Date: Jun 23, 2026 - -
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Gluing streambanks could help restore healthy rivers , articleSenior Keegan O'Hara is supported by research funding from the Global Change Center as he develops a “recipe” to encourage soil microorganisms to create substances that act like glue, quickly strengthening reconstructed streambanks until vegetation can grow.
Date: Apr 27, 2026 - -
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Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture receives extension, expands enrollment , articleThe initiative is funded through 2027 and is expanding enrollment in Arkansas and Virginia. The alliance now includes more than 1,800 farms and 475,000 acres and provides financial incentives and technical support to help producers improve soil health, strengthen water retention, and reduce environmental impacts.
Date: Apr 23, 2026 - -
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Alumni take their skills around the globe with the Peace Corps , articleTyler Krupnik ’24 works in the coastal communities of the Philippines and Mitch Dolby ’23 is in the rural heart of Zambia.
Date: Apr 06, 2026 - -
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$9.5 million grant launches global effort to reanalyze freshwater systems under pressure , articleThe project, known as Re-Analysis of Water for Society, is building a detailed, daily record of the world’s freshwater systems spanning 60 years.
Date: Mar 20, 2026 - -
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Drones, clean water, and nine new businesses on a Virginia Tech team's path from Blacksburg to the United Nations , articleA team of Virginia Tech students built a drone to safely collect water samples in Malawi, earning a spot in a United Nations business incubator and drawing interest from UNICEF. Along the way, their training program helped nine Malawian women start their own businesses.
Date: Mar 04, 2026 - -
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‘Curious Conversations’ podcast: Landon Marston talks about data centers and water , articleMarston explained the amount of water used by data centers, what they’re doing with it, and the reality of the national and local impacts. He also shared aspects localities might consider before welcoming a new center.
Date: Feb 09, 2026 - -
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New database reveals how Americans use water , articleLandon Marston has created the first nationwide, publicly available database of U.S. water withdrawals, revealing who uses water, how much they take, and where and when it’s used.
Date: Feb 02, 2026 - -
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The hidden dangers of nanoplastics , articleIn a study published in Water Research, Jingqiu Liao and a group of international researchers found that nanoplastics’ interactions with environmental microbes may pose indirect dangers to people, specifically by way of water systems.
Date: Jan 22, 2026 - -
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Study to examine if water filters can improve health for households in rural Appalachia , articleBacked by a National Institutes of Health grant, a four-university research team led by Alasdair Cohen of Virginia Tech will test water filters in approximately 480 households across 10 counties in Southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee.
Date: Nov 14, 2025 - -
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Engineering students bring clean water access to rural Kenyan community , articleEngineering students helped bring clean water to a rural Kenyan community, marking a milestone for the Engineers Without Borders chapter’s first post-pandemic project.
Date: Sep 30, 2025 - -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Cayelan Carey talks about ecosystem forecasting , articleCarey's ecosystem forecasting provides near real-time predictions about water quality in lakes and reservoirs. Believed to be the first of its kind, the system is collecting data from 15 lakes and reservoirs spanning three continents and providing each with a daily, 30-day forecast.
Date: Sep 22, 2025 - -
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Alum brings clean water and sanitation to remote Alaskan communities , articleCharlie Hampton ’20 followed his passion for water and wastewater engineering to Alaska, where his work improves the health and well-being of people in isolated places. He's changed his own life in the process.
Date: Sep 11, 2025 - -
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Stanley B. Grant appointed Nick Prillaman Professor , articleGrant is recognized as an expert in environmental engineering, water quality, and sustainable drinking water systems.
Date: Sep 04, 2025 - -
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Hot water, hidden risks: Experts explain why Legionella persists in U.S. water systems , articleLegionnaires’ disease peaks in summer and fall, when hot weather turns water into the perfect environment for Legionella to thrive. College of Engineering experts Amy Pruden and Kirin Furst explain what the disease is, why outbreaks are happening now, and how to protect yourself.
Date: Aug 27, 2025 - -
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Researchers support pilot project to help protect the Chesapeake Bay , articlePartnering with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia State Dairymen's Association, researchers are helping develop a $20 million program designed to create incentives for landowners to measurably reduce nutrient runoff.
Date: Aug 11, 2025 - -
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Toxic well water will affect household pets first, new study finds , articleIn dog drinking water sampled from wells across the country, 64 percent contained excessive levels of at least one potentially toxic heavy metal, such as lead, iron, sulfur, or arsenic. Because heavy metal contaminants are often tasteless, odorless, and invisible, homeowners may not know there’s something in the water — until their dog gets sick.
Date: Aug 06, 2025 - -
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Disappointment leads to discovery for doctoral student Diver Marin , articleMarin followed an indirect path to become a graduate research assistant for a National Science Foundation-funded project at the Occoquan Watershed Monitoring Laboratory.
Date: Jul 22, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech fog harp gets an upgrade , articleEngineering and industrial design faculty came together in 2018 to create the fog harp, a new approach for harvesting water from fog. Seven years later, the team has dramatically improved its design by developing a hybrid harvester that combines the best aspects of existing nets and harps.
Date: Jun 12, 2025 - -
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Virginia Tech leads innovative initiative to tackle PFAS pollution in Northern Virginia's drinking water supply , articleWith funding from The Water Research Foundation, Virginia Tech is leading a research initiative to use a One Water approach and advanced modeling to identify PFAS sources in the Occoquan Reservoir. The goal is to create a national model for managing forever chemicals in water systems.
Date: Jun 06, 2025 -
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