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Greg Liu is in his element using chemistry to tackle the plastics problem , articleLiu, a professor in the Department of Chemistry, details how he converted plastic wrappers such as these into soaps and detergents in an article published by Nature Sustainability. The next step is to scale up his process and make it a continuous one, while, more importantly, making it cost effective.
Date: Nov 27, 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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Virginia Tech awarded NASA grant to advance resilience in vulnerable communities facing geohazards , articleA research team that includes Manoochehr Shirzaei from Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences, has been awarded a prestigious grant from NASA’s Equity and Environmental Justice Program to develop innovative tools for addressing geohazards in vulnerable communities.
Date: Nov 13, 2024 -
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Uniting science and social equity, speaker explores building bridges for climate action , articleAs a student in Nepal, Kalpana Giri discovered a disconnect between academic understanding and people’s lived experiences around forests. In a public discussion on Nov. 14, Giri, a senior manager at the World Resources Institute, will examine the nuances of integrating the human dimension into natural resource management.
Date: Nov 11, 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 selected to lead $11.6 million research study for industrial decarbonization in the Roanoke Valley , articleThe project, dubbed Project CARDINAL, would prevent an estimated 50 million metric tons of carbon from going into the atmosphere in the next three decades.
Date: Nov 06, 2024 -
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PREP Program cultivates grant writing skills for early career researchers , articleFive faculty members from three departments, one school, and three colleges have been selected for the 2024-25 cohort, receiving up to $10,000 each to develop research proposals.
Date: Oct 11, 2024 -
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Tech entrepreneurship takes root , articleThe Department of Computer Science's cs/root program kicked off in 2023 through a GO Virginia Region Two grant to support and encourage computer science-focused entrepreneurship. Local entrepreneurs and Virginia Tech students and faculty are invited to apply to join the program’s twice-yearly cohorts that provide business development resources, mentorship, and networking.
Date: Oct 11, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech, NASA mapping tool shows 'irreversible sea level rise' for Pacific Islands , articlePacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 6 inches of sea level rise by 2050, according to recent analysis by NASA’s sea level change science team, which includes Virginia Tech researchers.
Date: Oct 08, 2024 -
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Pioneering transportation research , articleVirginia Tech's Hanowski has worked with researchers and universities in Malaysia and Indonesia to better quantify the dangerous landscape of motorcycle travel there and explore potential interventions.
Date: Oct 01, 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 -
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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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Virginia Tech earns gold STARS rating for universitywide sustainability efforts , articleThis year, the Virginia Tech earned its highest score ever through universitywide collaboration focused on key sustainability initiatives.
Date: Sep 03, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech wraps up competition in $10 million XPRIZE Rainforest , articlePart of a multinational team, a Virginia Tech-led genetic sampling group traveled deep into the Amazon Rainforest to compete in the final round of XPRIZE Rainforest. Each of the six final teams had 24 hours to autonomously survey the biodiversity of a patch of rainforest. Winners will be announced at the 2024 G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro.
Date: Sep 02, 2024 -
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'Curious Conversations' podcast: Jacob Barney talks about curbing invasive species , articleBarney 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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Weather 'whiplash' in Antarctica may help predict effects of future climate change , articleJ.E. “Jeb” Barrett, professor of biological sciences, and his colleagues have reported findings indicating that a March 2022 “weather whiplash” led to record-high death rates for invertebrate organisms that count on surviving winter in an “inactive freeze-dried state.”
Date: Aug 07, 2024 -
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NOAA, Biden-Harris Administration announce $1.97 million for joint Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware project as part of Investing in America Agenda , articleSecretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department of Commerce and NOAA have recommended $1.97 million for a project in Virginia to make the state’s coast more resilient to climate change and other coastal hazards.
Date: Aug 06, 2024 -
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Underground carbon storage project takes root , articleVirginia Tech is serving as the technical lead of the U.S. Department of Energy-funded project that aims to store more than 1.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year and reduce the risk and costs of future projects.
Date: Jul 31, 2024 -
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Researcher tackles hidden climate impacts in the soil and air , articleHosein Foroutan, associate professor in civil and environmental engineering, seeks to illuminate overlooked climate impacts through two projects examining mineral dust and soil nitrous oxide.
Date: Jul 16, 2024
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