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Results for: College of Natural Resources and Environment
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Genome study informs restoration of American chestnut tree , articleResearchers in the College of Natural and Environmental Sciences in collaboration with the American Chestnut Foundation use genomes to help restore the American chestnut population and adjust species breeding to the changing climate.
Date: Jul 18, 2024 -
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Students explore evolutionary marvels during a journey to the Galápagos Islands , articleFifteen undergraduate students spent their spring break being inspired by the living laboratory of Charles Darwin.
Date: Jul 18, 2024 -
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Hurricane experts available to discuss storms, emergency preparation, disaster response, and recovery , articleVirginia Tech has experts available to speak on topics surrounding the 2024 hurricane season including the increase in severe storms, coastal flooding risks, flooding prediction models, disaster resilience, storm preparation, and response. To schedule an interview, please contact [email protected].
Date: Jul 15, 2024 -
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Researcher supports Indigenous communities in finding accessible solutions to global problems , articleEranga Galappaththi has dedicated more than 10 years to studying the social dimensions of human-nature systems, particularly within 11 Indigenous communities in Sri Lanka and the Canadian Arctic, examining their responses to various natural and human-made problems.
Date: Jul 15, 2024 -
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Experts available: Hurricane Beryl, Biden standing firm, French elections, California fires, and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss Hurricane Beryl making landfall, President Biden standing firm in wake of calls for him to drop out, the surprising French elections, spreading wildfires in California, and more.
Date: Jul 10, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech researchers work to create biodegradable bioplastics from food waste , articleResearchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are making affordable bioplastics.
Date: Jul 05, 2024 -
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Rooted in service , articleSenior Extension Agent Adam Downing talks about his journey connecting forestry knowledge and education with communities and individuals in Virginia.
Date: Jul 01, 2024 -
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New lectureship will spotlight natural resources and the environment , articleThe Dr. John F. Hosner Distinguished Lecture Endowment will bring leading voices to the College of Natural Resources and Environment while honoring the legacy of the college's honorary founding dean.
Date: Jun 27, 2024 -
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New leadership to guide the Virginia Water Resources Research Center , articleDirector Kevin McGuire and Associate Director Daniel McLaughlin will continue the center’s mission to support research, collaboration, and outreach on water issues impacting the commonwealth.
Date: Jun 26, 2024 -
Video ItemTurning food waste into bioplastics , video
This multi-disciplinary project brings together five faculty from three different institutions, along with numerous graduate and undergraduate researchers. The first-of-its kind pilot project will develop and demonstrate an affordable modular bioprocessing system to produce biodegradable bioplastics from food waste.
Date: Jun 18, 2024 -
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Experts available: Social media warning labels, extreme heat, wildfire season, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week on the potential of social media warning labels, extreme heat, wildfire season and more. To schedule an interview, please contact [email protected].
Date: Jun 17, 2024 -
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Academy of Data Science Discovery Fund makes awards to six interdisciplinary research projects , articleThe projects supported in this year’s awards focus on the use of data science methods in the fields of chemistry, computer science, forest health, mathematics, psychology, public health, social sciences, and statistics.
Date: Jun 13, 2024 -
Video ItemBat biodiversity in the southwest , video
Researchers in the Conservation Management Institute at Virginia Tech are learning about bat species in the southwestern USA. They partnered with the US Department of the Interior and Navajo Nation to place bat monitoring devices in an ongoing study to catalog biodiversity and the spread of white nose syndrome.
Date: Jun 11, 2024 -
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Researchers study herbicide spray applications using drones , articleTwo grants totaling $1 million could help standardize unmanned aerial systems for herbicide spray applications.
Date: Jun 11, 2024 -
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New research details economic, nutritional impact of global recreational inland fishing , articleA new paper explores the critical role inland recreational fisheries play in providing affordable nutrition and how climate change threatens access for millions of people globally.
Date: Jun 11, 2024 -
Video ItemTracking kestrels in Northern Virginia , video
Caylen Wolfer, a Masters of Science student at Virginia Tech, is analyzing GPS data from transmitters attached to kestrels primarily located in Fauquier and Rappahannock counties. Her work is part of the Northern Virginia Piedmont Kestrel Project that began through a collaborative effort from The Clifton Institute and Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. The broad goal of the project is meant to inform and guide land management decisions to best help this species which has been in decline. Brett Jesmer is Wolfer’s primary advisor in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, and her work is co-supervised by The Smithsonian’s Joe Kolowski. Her master's thesis focuses on how sex, breeding stages, and habitat influence the movement of kestrels and what impact that has on breeding success.
Date: Jun 06, 2024 -
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Alumna finds her fit with a career in environmental planning , articleEnvironmental resources management major Abagail Megna ’21 coordinates with government agencies to obtain environmental permits for infrastructure projects as an environmental scientist in New York.
Date: Jun 04, 2024 -
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Experts available: Record tornadoes, more solar storms, Mexico's historic election, and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss the rise in tornado activity, how the solar cycle could bring more auroras and technological disruptions, Mexico's historic election of its first female President, and tips for summer.
Date: Jun 03, 2024
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