All College of Natural Resources and Environment News and Stories
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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.
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Category: academics W. Michael Aust honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 35 years, Aust made significant contributions to sustainable management of soil, water, and forest resources through his research.
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Category: culture Meet the Corps of Cadets leaders for the spring semester , articleThese leaders make up the cadet chain of command and are responsible for the planning and operations of the corps every day.
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Category: culture Aspire! Awards recipients embrace leadership to empower communities , articleVirginia Tech students, faculty, and staff are recognized for their commitment to Student Affairs’ Aspirations for Student Learning.
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Category: research Plants over plastics , articleResearchers make sustainable packaging more durable, offering a less-expensive, energy-efficient alternative to plastic.
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Category: research Students help National Park Service improve interpretive programs for visitors , articleAs part of a National Science Foundation study, Virginia Tech graduate students visited dozens of national parks to help the National Park Service understand what makes interpretive ranger programs effective.
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Category: research Deadly rodent-borne hantavirus is an emerging disease with pandemic potential , articleVirginia Tech researchers recently gained a better understanding of hantavirus by studying its rodent hosts in North America using National Science Foundation data.
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Category: culture Aspire! Awards honors recipients' commitment to uplifting the student experience at Virginia Tech , articleStudent Affairs recognized students, faculty, and staff who embrace the Aspirations for Student Learning during their time at Virginia Tech.
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Category: academics Graduate School honors students, faculty, and staff at annual awards reception , articleAward winners included the graduate students of the year and students who received the service excellence award, graduate teaching assistance excellence awards, and outstanding dissertation and thesis awards.
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Category: academics Open forums announced for finalists for College of Natural Resources and Environment dean , articleThe new dean will replace Paul Winistorfer, who announced his retirement effective this fall, after 16 years of leadership and service to the college and Virginia Tech.
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Category: research Technology on the trail: Appalachian Trail managers say pervasive use of digital devices harms trail experience , articleIn Virginia Tech research, trail managers reported that technology, specifically social media, has led to the trail’s degradation, overcrowding, and the spread of misinformation among hikers.
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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.
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Category: campus experience Board approves New Business Building, sets tuition at quarterly meeting , articleIn other action the board addressed resolutions on campus housing and federal executive orders.
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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.
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Category: research Professor receives pilot funding to conduct study to increase forest farming in Appalachia , articleThe $500,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission wants to improve economic development in the region through sustainable non-timber forest farming practices.
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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.
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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.
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Category: impact Tariffs could have significant impact on packaging, says expert , articleWalk into any store, and nearly everything — except produce — comes in some sort of package. Bottled water, cheese, electronics, even large appliances are wrapped in protective material to ensure that items are not damaged in transit. Changes, such as tariffs in the global marketplace, have a ripple effect on packaging, says Laszlo Horvath, an associate professor in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech and director of the Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials.
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Category: news directly from around campus National Champion Trees program revitalized , articleThe Virginia Big Trees program continued after the national program went dark. Now that the national register was restarted, the work by Virginia Big Trees helped land 96 Virginia champions on the list of national champions.
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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.
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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.
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Category: research 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Laszlo Horvath talks about the complexities of packaging , articleHorvath explained all the factors that need to be considered during packaging design. insights related to affordability and sustainability, as well as the effects of international tariffs and other supply chain disruptions.
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Category: impact Virginia Tech invasive species experts available to speak on environment, human health, biosecurity, and policy, and economics , articleAs part of National Invasive Species Awareness Week, celebrated Feb.24-28, the Invasive Species Collaborative has several experts to speak on invasive species, the threat that they pose, and what can be done to prevent their spread.
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Category: research Genomics Sequencing Center offers personalized research resources , articleOne of several research infrastructure facilities supported by the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, the Genomics Sequencing Center hosts a team of molecular biologists and uses next-generation sequencing technologies that will save researchers time, money, and risk.
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