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Article ItemWarmer mountaintops, wetter coasts , article
Lynn Resler and Anamaria Bukvic investigate how climate change affects two vastly different ecosystems.
Date: Nov 20, 2020 -
Article ItemWhat does the fox say to a puma? Predators form an unusual coexistence in the central Chilean Andes , article
While pumas and foxes overlapped significantly where they lived and what time they were active, researchers found the predators had little overlap in what they were eating.
Date: Nov 12, 2020 -
Article ItemTick maps: Merging epidemiological data with technology , article
Professor Korine Kolivras applies geographical expertise and geospatial tools to study the spread of Lyme disease in the southeastern U.S.
Date: Nov 11, 2020 -
Article Item$10 million grant to foster new sustainable biomass research , article
Professor 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 -
Article Item44th Annual Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours begin Oct. 2 , article
The 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 -
Article ItemGeosciences’ Steve Holbrook to lead multi-university effort to study the Earth’s hidden critical zone , article
As 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 -
Article ItemCollaboration with U.S. Air Force helps restore, protect endangered salamander , article
Reticulated 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 -
Article ItemOne fish, two fish: merging marine animal tracking with fishing fleet movements , article
During 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 -
Article ItemProfessor’s visit highlights forestry collaboration between Virginia Tech and Brazilian universities , article
The 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 -
Article ItemDelegation represents Virginia Tech at annual U.N. climate change conference , article
Two undergraduate students accompanied four faculty members to the conference in Madrid in December.
Date: Jun 25, 2020 -
Article ItemNew grants to expand forest farming in Appalachian woodlands and beyond , article
The 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 -
Article ItemResearchers seek to impact New Zealand water quality by understanding forest-water interactions , article
The 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 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech awarded Nuclear Regulatory Commission Integrated University Program grants , article
The 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 -
Article ItemCommunity Design Assistance Center helps build communities and connections , article
Small 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 -
Article ItemLeading climate policy expert to disclose strategies at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute public lecture , article
Vicki 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 -
Article ItemExtension and cooperatives hold 43rd annual Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours , article
The field tour series, the longest running program of its kind in Virginia, will start on Oct. 11.
Date: Sep 16, 2019 -
Article ItemJason Holliday receives $2.5 million NSF grant to research poplar genome , article
Holliday’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 -
Article ItemScientists seek to understand genomic variation in American chestnut to help restore it to North American forests , article
Associate 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 -
Article ItemVirginia Tech researchers: Wastewater injected deep underground sinks, inducing stronger earthquakes , article
Virginia 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 -
Article ItemGrant helps Virginia Tech scientists find new ways to use secondary logging materials , article
The 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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