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$10 million grant to foster new sustainable biomass research , articleProfessor Chad Bolding will focus on the utilization of forest residues — secondary materials such as branches and treetops left behind after traditional forest products are transported to mills.
Date: Sep 15, 2020 -
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44th Annual Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours begin Oct. 2 , articleThe tours offer the opportunity to spend a day in the field learning about a variety of woodland and wildlife management activities. The tours will include COVID-19 mitigation protocols.
Date: Sep 15, 2020 -
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Geosciences’ Steve Holbrook to lead multi-university effort to study the Earth’s hidden critical zone , articleAs part of a new, $5.3 million five-year National Science Foundation grant, Holbrook and collaborators at eight other universities in the U.S. and Canada will study the delicate and complex balance of processes — physical, hydrological, biological, and chemical — of the Earth's critical zone.
Date: Sep 14, 2020 -
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Collaboration with U.S. Air Force helps restore, protect endangered salamander , articleReticulated flatwoods salamander larvae successfully developed after being placed into two ponds in Florida where the species hadn’t been seen in over a decade.
Date: Aug 25, 2020 -
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One fish, two fish: merging marine animal tracking with fishing fleet movements , articleDuring the inaugural “Fish and Ships” workshop researchers brainstormed ways to merge different data sets to address critical questions about human impacts on ocean biodiversity and sustainability.
Date: Aug 19, 2020 -
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Professor’s visit highlights forestry collaboration between Virginia Tech and Brazilian universities , articleThe College of Natural Resources and Environment is collaborating with the Federal University of Lavras and the University of Campinas on several research and education efforts.
Date: Jun 25, 2020 -
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Delegation represents Virginia Tech at annual U.N. climate change conference , articleTwo undergraduate students accompanied four faculty members to the conference in Madrid in December.
Date: Jun 25, 2020 -
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New grants to expand forest farming in Appalachian woodlands and beyond , articleThe Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition will use new funding to increase awareness about forest farming, improve producer capacity, and strengthen market connections for forest farmers in Appalachia and beyond.
Date: Apr 17, 2020 -
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Researchers seek to impact New Zealand water quality by understanding forest-water interactions , articleThe ambitious collaborative project will utilize remote sensing technology, isotopic tracing, and manipulative field studies to develop a comprehensive model of water and nutrient flow through forested watersheds and streams.
Date: Feb 07, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech awarded Nuclear Regulatory Commission Integrated University Program grants , articleThe nuclear engineering program in Virginia Tech’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has been awarded two grants totaling $850,000 for faculty development and graduate student fellowships.
Date: Jan 08, 2020 -
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Community Design Assistance Center helps build communities and connections , articleSmall local communities leverage help from Virginia Tech students and the Community Design Assistance Center to fund revitalization efforts and to draw new residents.
Date: Nov 21, 2019 -
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Leading climate policy expert to disclose strategies at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute public lecture , articleVicki Arroyo, founding executive director of the Georgetown Climate Center, will describe the consequences of climate change and how government and community leaders are shifting to cleaner energy sources and adapting to new environmental conditions. The free lecture will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke.
Date: Oct 30, 2019 -
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Extension and cooperatives hold 43rd annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours , articleThe field tour series, the longest running program of its kind in Virginia, will start on Oct. 11.
Date: Sep 16, 2019 -
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Jason Holliday receives $2.5 million NSF grant to research poplar genome , articleHolliday’s research will seek to understand how variation in genomes and environmental conditions impact desirable traits in poplars, fast-growing trees that are a crucial source of forest products.
Date: Aug 05, 2019 -
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Scientists seek to understand genomic variation in American chestnut to help restore it to North American forests , articleAssociate Professor Jason Holliday will work with the American Chestnut Foundation to research methods for utilizing genetic diversity as part of broader efforts to introduce disease-resistant American chestnuts to U.S. forests.
Date: Jul 29, 2019 -
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Virginia Tech researchers: Wastewater injected deep underground sinks, inducing stronger earthquakes , articleVirginia Tech scientists have found that in regions where oilfield wastewater disposal is widespread — and where injected water has a higher density than deep naturally occurring fluids — earthquakes are getting deeper where heavy wastewater has sunk.
Date: Jul 16, 2019 -
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Grant helps Virginia Tech scientists find new ways to use secondary logging materials , articleThe study, in collaboration with Auburn University, West Virginia University, and the University of Maine, will examine the collection of branches, tops, and other residue materials to determine how to make them an economically viable resource.
Date: Jul 10, 2019 -
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Marc Stern facilitates local solutions to global climate challenges , articleStern will use a National Science Foundation grant to study and develop workshops that will empower local communities to take action against climate challenges.
Date: Jun 26, 2019 -
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Students spearhead new service event to plant thousands of trees , articleStudents and members of the community are making plans to plant more than 6,000 trees on campus and in other parts of Blacksburg this weekend for the Big Plant.
Date: Mar 27, 2019 -
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New environmental sensing and monitoring system tested and evaluated at Virginia Tech , articleThe system, which will make it easier for scientists to monitor and collect data across landscapes, is being field tested at a site along Stroubles Creek.
Date: Jan 08, 2019
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