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- - 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.
- - Corps of Cadets alumnus 1st Lt. Joshua Preiss named Georgia Tech game Hokie Hero
    Preiss serves as the assistant director of maintenance in the 366th Fighter Wing. His team maintains the F-15E Strike Eagle that provides precision strike capabilities and close air support to coalition forces in the Middle East.
- - Using data to predict the future of ecosystems
    Quinn Thomas is a quantitative ecosystem ecologist who focuses on understanding how forests and other ecosystems will respond to global environmental change.
- - Virginia Tech hosts more than 80 students and faculty members at fourth HBCU-MSI Research Summit
    The summit has grown to include most of the university’s colleges and several university-level research institutes, as well as interdisciplinary graduate education programs. The Graduate School Office of Recruitment, Diversity, and Inclusion organized and coordinated the event.
- - Fifteen years of ocelot tracking is revealing new information about this elusive cat
    Professor Marcella Kelly has led efforts to standardize the use of camera trapping as a method of collecting data on wild cat populations.
- - Virginia Tech ranks No. 12 among The Princeton Review’s top 'Green Colleges' for 2019
    This is the 10th consecutive year Virginia Tech has received Green College recognition, earning a green rating of 97 out of a possible 99 points.
- - Using data to ensure your package arrives safely, every time
    The Center for Packaging and Unit Load Design tests packaging to ensure that it meets the demands of the shipping and delivery process.
- - You spot a land-crawling “Frankenfish,” now what?
    While orders to “kill it immediately” have been making headlines recently in Georgia and South Carolina, the Northern Snakehead fish has been in the United States for more than a decade. Virginia Tech fish and wildlife experts who have been monitoring its activity in the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay caution against knee-jerk reactions to the species from reading these headlines.
- - Data provided by Virginia Tech helps to make roads in Virginia safer
    Law enforcement agencies use this data to determine patterns and answer questions about vehicle crashes, such as why a large number may happen at a particular intersection.
- - Tree preservation gets a boost with new university arborist
    In the new role housed within the Facilities Department, Jamie King will be responsible for overall planting, health care, safety, and general maintenance of trees on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus.

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