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- - Tracking white-tailed deer movements during Hurricane Irma
    The team was able to track the movements of individual white-tailed deer in real time throughout the storm, receiving satellite information on deer location and movement at four-hour intervals.
- - Ching-Hsun Huang named head of Department of Sustainable Biomaterials
    Huang, who brings an extensive background in natural resources economics and forest management to the position, most recently served as interim executive director of the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University.
- - New research finds ranchers consider diverse factors in managing their land
    In a new study published in Rangeland Ecology and Management, Ashley Dayer, an assistant professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, explores the diverse factors that influence how ranchers manage their land.
- - Mapping With Drones workshops offered across Virginia
    The goal of this series of two introductory-level workshops is to provide participants with the knowledge to operate a drone legally, safely, and effectively.
- - Researchers develop predictive tools to tackle childhood diarrheal disease outbreaks in Botswana
    Kathy Alexander, a professor of fish and wildlife conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, and her collaborators have discovered a critical link between environmental dynamics and human health.
- - College of Natural Resources and Environment newsmagazine available online
    Read about how the college is Advancing the Science of Sustainability in the fall 2019 issue of its quarterly newsmagazine.
- - A new grant aims to improve environmental education
    The grant will help Professor Marc Stern research a range of STEM-based environmental education programs to determine how to best promote positive learning outcomes for students.
- - Wet weather contributes to decline in Virginia’s oak tree population
    For years, Adam Downing, a forestry and natural resources agent with Virginia Cooperative Extension, has passed a big, healthy white oak tree on his drive to work. This summer, he noticed as two-thirds of the tree’s foliage turned brown in just a few days, and the tree looked like it was dying. Within a month, the tree had been removed.
- - Corps of Cadets’ color guard to participate in the Belk Bowl
    Six members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ color guard will participate in the pregame ceremonies at the Belk Bowl Dec. 31 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
- - More than 2,500 Hokies to graduate at 2019 fall commencement ceremonies on Dec. 20
    The University Commencement Ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m., and the Graduate School Commencement starts at 2:30 p.m. Both ceremonies will be held in Cassell Coliseum.
- - Videos: Solutions to help the environment
    Virginia Tech strives to address the world’s most difficult problems. Hear from six researchers on their work to solve environment and climate change issues.
- - Class of 2019: Jonathan Reynolds is ready for a career in water management
    Combined with dual degrees in environmental resources management and water: resources, policy, and management, Reynolds’ multiple internship experiences have laid an important foundation for starting his career.
- - Tackling the challenges of wildlife field work and breaking trail for an expanded Virginia Tech footprint in Africa
    Professor Kathleen Alexander’s new immersive overseas study course in Botswana focuses on training undergraduate students on the many facets of wildlife work.
- - VDGIF executive director is College of Natural Resources and Environment’s inaugural visiting executive
    The 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.
- - Helping coastal communities face the challenges posed by flooding and sea level rise
    Assistant 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.
- - New expert findings seek to protect national parks from invasive animal species
    Assistant Professor Ashley Dayer serves on a panel tasked with charting a course to face the challenges invasive animals pose to the survival of national parks.
- - Global Change Center partners with Hollins University to promote undergraduate research opportunities
    The partnership, continuing into its third year, pairs distinguished undergraduate students with Virginia Tech professors for a summer of unique research opportunities.
- - Virginia Tech faculty chosen to deliver commencement keynote speeches
    John Seiler and Patricia Raun will be the featured speakers at Virginia Tech's 2019 fall University and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies on Dec. 20.
- - Global Education Scholarships awarded to 27 students
    Students from every Virginia Tech college were awarded scholarships to support their plans to study in countries around the world.
- - Scientists using collaborative NSF grant to understand hydrologic controls on carbon processes in wetlands
    Scientists will research the links between hydrological and carbon dynamics taking place in forested wetlands to better understand the role that these ecosystems play in the export, storage, and emission of carbon.

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