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John Seiler honored with Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for 45 years, Seiler has significant and award-winning contributions to the field of tree identification through teaching and technology.
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Disease ecologist on the emergence of the new world screwworm and how to stop it , articleAs a new parasite with flesh-eating larvae threatens the nation's livestock industry, a team of Virginia Tech researchers will be on the frontlines of defense.
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September 2026: The month in photos , articleEach month, Virginia Tech highlights photographs that capture the vibrancy of the university community — from student experiences and groundbreaking research to campus beauty, Hokie traditions, and moments across its campuses.
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Of mice and men: Examining how hantavirus leaps from rodent to human , articleVirginia Tech researchers secured a $400,000 NSF grant to investigate why a dangerous rodent-borne virus rarely causes severe human illness in Virginia.
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How urgently do AI-exposed jobs need retraining? , articleTo better capture the complex and uneven effects of AI on the U.S. labor market, this study introduces the Reskilling Urgency Index, a comprehensive framework that extends existing measures of AI exposure by incorporating critical labor-market factors such as skill non-transferability and job non-specialization.
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Study abroad takes students to the Andes to trace how diseases emerge , articleLed by disease ecologist Luis Escobar, a new spring-embedded course pairs classroom learning with field research across Chile’s coast, rainforests, and mountains. Learn about this and other study abroad opportunities at the Study Abroad Fair on Sept. 22.
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The sky is the limit in water quality prediction , articleTapping into a 13-year partnership, Virginia Tech's Center for Ecosystem Forecasting will work closely with the Western Virginia Water Authority on a new research project to integrate satellite data to help water managers ensure safe drinking water in the Roanoke region.
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Federal fire science hub moves to Virginia Tech with new funding , articleVirginia Tech has secured a federal Joint Fire Science Program grant to host the Consortium of Appalachian Fire Managers and Scientists, advancing regional wildland fire outreach and monitoring.
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Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours mark 50 years of education and outreach , articleTaking place Oct. 20-23, the event will traverse Montgomery, Franklin, Orange, and Hanover counties, showcasing sustainable woodland and wildlife management across private, public, and industrial lands.
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Why feeding birds can make you feel better , articleA research team led by Virginia Tech found that people connected feeding and watching birds with positive emotions, engagement, and a sense of meaning.
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Narcisa Pricope named director of research and development for the Center for Geospatial Information Technology , articlePricope will help expand CGIT’s research portfolio, cultivate partnerships with federal agencies, industry, and academic collaborators, and support the development of innovative geospatial technologies and decision-support tools.
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Giving shorebirds space on the beach makes a big difference , articleCommunity-based efforts led by Virginia Tech across Atlantic Flyway beaches are showing promising results for shorebirds.
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Virginia Tech-developed tools help make Virginia roads safer through smarter crash data , articleFor more than a decade, researchers have transformed more than 1.8 million crash reports into near real-time data tools that help law enforcement and transportation agencies identify safety risks, make faster decisions, and improve road safety across Virginia.
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Caring for the canopy: New urban forester to continue Virginia Tech’s tree stewardship , articleJohn Guziejka is building on a longstanding commitment to the stewardship of the university’s urban forest.
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Scientists uncover environmental cues behind bear hibernation , articleThe study represents one of the first to directly examine the combined influence of temperature and photoperiod in bear hibernation ecology, offering new data to inform conservation strategies.
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Class trees take root in a tradition that spans generations , articleIn a tradition that started in 1972, the College of Natural Resources and Environment plants a tree each year to honor its graduating class.
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Society of American Foresters honors four forestry faculty members , articleFour FREC faculty members won national awards from the Society of American Foresters
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L.K. Mondrey named Virginia Tech's natural resources youth education Extension specialist , articleNew statewide role will expand hands-on natural resources education and leadership opportunities for youth across the commonwealth.
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Junghwan Kim joins $10 million NIH project to improve access to HIV and substance use care , articleThe Virginia Tech geographer will help develop geospatial data-driven tools to identify service gaps and guide mobile care for people affected by HIV and substance use.
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Fangzheng Lyu leads NSF project to bring AI and advanced computing to urban research and education , articleThe three-year CITY-AI project will prepare geographers, planners, students, and researchers to use artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to better understand cities.
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Jane Chadwick named human resources division director for the College of Natural Resources and Environment , articleChadwick will work with the dean while partnering with the Division of Human Resources as the senior human resources leader to align college people initiatives with HR’s universitywide strategy.
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Study connects Indigenous fishing communities in Canada and Uganda to affect policy , articleTwo international agencies partner to provide funding for projects that benefit indigenous communities in Canada and Uganda.
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AI can predict and plan ahead for drought with access to the right data, experts say , articleThe ongoing drought crisis demonstrates the urgent need to proactively predict when and where drought conditions will occur well before they happen. Virginia Tech experts say the artificial intelligence (AI) technology that makes this possible exists, and explain how it could work: the key is maximizing access to worldwide weather and water use data.
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Researchers part of inaugural Genesis Mission projects , articleMore than a dozen faculty members from across the university are working on three of the projects selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s to leverage advance artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to accelerate scientific discovery.
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