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Research explores the impacts of mobile phones for Maasai women , articleThe study examines how mobile phones could potentially support women’s empowerment within the specific contexts of the Maasai’s nomadic life.
Date: Aug 05, 2020 -
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Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens to tackle infectious diseases , articleThe center will be administratively established as an institute-level center in the Fralin Life Science Institute and will include faculty participants from at least seven colleges and more than 25 departments on campus.
Date: Jul 27, 2020 -
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COVID-19 research projects propelled by Rapid Response Seed Fund , articleTo support COVID-related research and provide immediate support for Virginia Tech researchers, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation collaborated with Virginia Tech institutes and colleges to establish a COVID-19 Rapid Response Seed Fund. As a result, nine projects were selected for funding.
Date: Jun 26, 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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ISCE Scholars focus on timely societal issues , articleFour projects that focus on significant issues facing the world today have been selected to receive funding from the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment for 2020-21.
Date: Jun 08, 2020 -
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University Libraries’ student teams respond to White House call to action to analyze COVID-19 data , articleUniversity Libraries at Virginia Tech faculty members Anne M. Brown and Jonathan Briganti challenged their undergraduate data students in the library’s DataBridge program and the Bevan & Brown Lab to jump in and create tools and look for patterns and trends in COVID-19 research data using machine learning and molecular modeling.
Date: May 12, 2020 -
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Class of 2020: Colleen Pramenko launches Air Force career with goal of working with the space program , articleColleen Pramenko will commission into the U.S. Air Force and put her meteorology degree and her experience with the Corps of Cadets to use as an environmental science officer with the 28th Operational Weather Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
Date: May 11, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech launches the Center for Coastal Studies to address complex issues in the coastal zone , articleThe new center, housed under the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, will engage with a diverse set of stakeholders, create a safe space for difficult conversations with the public around coastal-zone issues, and establish a Coastal Zone Observatory.
Date: Jan 29, 2020 -
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VDGIF executive director is College of Natural Resources and Environment’s inaugural visiting executive , articleThe college welcomed Ryan Brown as its inaugural visiting executive under an initiative that seeks to bring professionals to campus to share their knowledge and experience with students and staff.
Date: Dec 04, 2019 -
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Helping coastal communities face the challenges posed by flooding and sea level rise , articleAssistant Professor Anamaria Bukvic is using a fellowship from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to examine the issue of population mobility in the face of coastal vulnerability.
Date: Dec 03, 2019 -
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College of Natural Resources and Environment welcomes eight new faculty members , articleNew faculty members have joined each of the college’s four departments: fish and wildlife conservation, forest resources and environmental conservation, geography, and sustainable biomaterials.
Date: Sep 26, 2019 -
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Students scale new heights during Rocky Mountain field course , articleSeven meteorology students traveled to Colorado to learn about weather systems and meteorology while negotiating the challenges of high altitudes and rapidly changing weather conditions.
Date: Sep 11, 2019 -
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Coastal@VT researchers lead Kids’ Tech University session about sea level rise , articleThe Kids' Tech University program is different from other kids' programs because it puts real researchers in front of children to give exciting interactive sessions based on those famous "why" questions that have always intrigued children.
Date: May 01, 2019 -
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Class of 2019: Geography major Neil Schubel charts a path around the world , articleSchubel’s quest for cultural awareness and desire to experience different physical environments and worldviews firsthand have defined his time at Virginia Tech.
Date: May 01, 2019 -
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Internships help ready the next generation of U.S. Air Force weather officers , articleAlumni from Virginia Tech filled more U.S. Air Force weather officer positions than any other university in the country this year.
Date: Apr 03, 2019 -
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Meteorology faculty and students anchor weather stations on highest peaks in Virginia and West Virginia , articleThere are currently eight weather stations that translate data directly to a central website.
Date: Mar 07, 2019 -
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Class of 2018: Molly McKnight uses GIS to show data in 3D , articleMcKnight is using geographic information systems to help give a clearer sense of the impact that solar farms and other energy projects would have on a landscape.
Date: Dec 07, 2018 -
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Keith Goyne named associate dean of College of Natural Resources and Environment , articleGoyne is currently associate director and professor of soil and environmental sciences at the University of Missouri School of Natural Resources.
Date: Dec 05, 2018 -
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2018 Summit of the Virginia Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Securing Prosperity in the Coastal Zone , articleAt the request of the Virginia Academy of Science Engineering, and Medicine, Virginia Tech researchers Robert Weiss and Jennifer Irish of the Coastal@VT initiative led the organizing committee for the 2018 VASEM Summit.
Date: Nov 26, 2018 -
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New position to equip College of Natural Resources and Environment students for career success , articleKen Morgan of Morgan Lumber Company is funding a new director of employer relations position in the college.
Date: Nov 20, 2018