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- - Biological Sciences’ Frank Aylward awarded Simons Foundation grant to study evolution of oceans
    The three-year, $540,000 grant will help Aylward to understand evolutionary trends in prokaryotes and the roles they play in carbon and nitrogen cycling, and other biogeochemical processes that are vital to the Earth’s climate.
- - Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and it’s slowing their evolution
    According to a new study by Assistant Professor Martha Muñoz at Virginia Tech and Jhan Salazar at Universidad Icesi, physiological evolution in Anolis lizards is actually much slower on islands than on the mainland.
- - Deirdre Conroy named 2019 Outstanding Senior for the College of Natural Resources and Environment
    The wildlife conservation major has been involved in research projects that have taken her from the forests of Virginia to the jungles of Belize.
- - Virginia Tech paleontologist finds, names new 3-foot-tall relative of Tyrannosaurus rex
    A new relative of the Tyrannosaurus rex – much smaller than the huge, ferocious dinonsaur made famous in countless books and films, including, yes, "Jurassic Park" – has been discovered and named by a Virginia Tech paleontologist and an international team of scientists.
- - Coastal@VT researchers lead Kids’ Tech University session about sea level rise
    The 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.
- - Virginia Tech researchers develop system-of-systems framework to unify knowledge across disciplines
    Little and colleagues recently published a study in the journal Environmental Modelling and Software. They proposed that a tiered, system-of-systems framework would be most useful in developing sustainable and resilient solutions for complex socio-environmental problems.
- - Researchers use high-powered computer simulations to study reintroduction of bull trout
    A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Meryl Mims, has assessed how environmental, demographic, and genetic factors play a role in the reintroduction of bull trout in Washington State. Their project is one of the first to use an advanced computer model to project 200 years into the future.
- - Researchers study people who feed birds in their backyards with implications for bird conservation
    Researchers analyzed how people who feed birds notice and respond to natural events at their feeders by collaborating with Project FeederWatch, a program managed by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology that engages more than 25,000 people to observe and collect data on their backyard birds.
- - Researchers analyze biodiversity patterns in Antarctic Dry Valleys
    Antarctica is a nearly uninhabited, ice-covered continent ravaged by cold, windy, and dry conditions. Virginia Tech researcher Jeb Barrett was part of an international collaborative team that analyzed biodiversity patterns in the McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica.
- - Grad students host first communication science conference
    About 50 Virginia Tech graduate students recently honed their abilities to connect complex topics to people as part of the campus’ first ComSciCon-Virginia Tech.
- - Virginia Tech researchers receive NSF grant to study the honey bee gut microbiome
    Researchers Lisa Belden, David Haak, T.M. Murali, and Richard Fell from Virginia Tech and Jenifer Walke from Eastern Washington University are collaborating to study the critical role of the honey bee gut microbiome in health and defense against parasites using a systems biology framework.
- - Virginia Tech professor researches vaccine efficacy
    Kate Langwig, an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, is researching ways in which vaccine effectiveness can be improved.
- - Researcher embarks on kayaking trip to assess invasive crayfish species
    Bryan Brown studies large-scale community ecology. His work focuses on how multiple species interact in aquatic habitats and how those interactions are altered by changing environmental conditions.
- - Business sustainability expert to visit Virginia Tech and Lyric Theatre March 22
    Andrew Hoffman, the Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise for University of Michigan and author, will visit Virginia Tech on March 22. Hoffman will give a 3:30 p.m. distinguished lecture titled “How Culture Shapes the Climate Change Debate” at the Lyric Theatre in downtown Blacksburg.
- - Paleontologists identify small fossils as that of oldest frog relative found in North America
    Paleontologists from Virginia Tech have identified fossil fragments of what are thought to be the oldest known frogs in North America.
- - Virginia Tech researchers tackle the biological invasions crisis
    Examples of invasive species threatening Virginia include a sap-sucking invasive insect called the hemlock woolly adelgid, which has decimated the hemlock tree population, and the spotted lanternfly, which attacks grapes, peaches, hops, and many tree species.
- - Students reflect on lessons learned during study abroad in Ecuador
    Tropical Conservation and Biology, a six-credit course offered at Virginia Tech, is taught in the classroom, followed by a three-week study abroad trip to Ecuador.
- - Researchers discover how 'cryptic' connections in disease transmission influence epidemics
    A new study by Virginia Tech researchers of disease transmission in bats has broad implications for understanding hidden or "cryptic" connections that can spread diseases between species and lead to large-scale outbreaks.
- - Coastal@VT hosted Rotating Resilience Roundtables to address issues of coastal resilience in Virginia
    The event offered faculty the opportunity to interact with coastal scientists and stakeholders in person and in small group settings.
- - Virginia Tech researchers receive NSF grant to study parental care in eastern hellbender salamanders
    These giant salamanders were once common in streams across the eastern United States, but have experienced drastic population declines in the past 30 years due to habitat loss caused by erosion and pollution and are increasingly threatened by climate change.

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