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- - Banded mongoose study reveals how behavior and landscape interactions influence the spread of infectious disease
    Researchers observed banded mongoose in several different environments in Botswana, gaining insight into the spread of a novel tuberculosis pathogen that is transmitted through olfactory communication behaviors.
- - Canceled: Innovative conservationist and business entrepreneur to present public lecture in Blacksburg on March 20
    Leigh-Kathryn Bonner, a fourth-generation beekeeper and founder and CEO of Bee Downtown, is featured as part of the public Distinguished Lecture Series, which brings some of the world’s leading scholars to Blacksburg to discuss critical environmental and societal issues in an open forum.
- - ComSciCon returns to Virginia Tech
    On Feb. 27 and 28, graduate students and communicators came together to strengthen their science communication abilities at the second annual ComSciCon–Virginia Tech.
- - Leaders in global agricultural trade to gather at Virginia Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade
    The 12th annual event will feature agricultural leaders in industry and government, and take place March 10 at the Downtown Richmond Marriott Hotel. Registration is still open.
- - Impact of giving
    You might think it takes big money to make a big impact at Virginia Tech, but the reality is that gifts of all sizes empower the Hokie community to make tangible improvements in the lives of others.
- - Snow in July? That could happen without a leap year
    One Virginia Tech professor will be 19 years old on Saturday - in leap years. And why exactly does Feb. 29 happen every four years? Joe Wolf, an instructor of medieval history at Virginia Tech, has some answers.
- - Virginia Water Center recognized as a national leader in water education and outreach
    The Virginia Water Resources Research Center housed at Virginia Tech received a status of “outstanding” from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
- - New immersive experience program gives students a look at forest products industries
    The day-in-the-life experiences offer unique insight for College of Natural Resources and Environment students as they prepare to enter the job market.
- - Researcher: Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act provides chance for U.S. to impact shark conservation efforts
    In a new paper published in Conservation Letters, Francesco Ferretti and co-authors comment on the possible benefits and drawbacks of the U.S. Shark Fin Sale Elimination Act.
- - Steve Hankey receives NSF CAREER award to measure air pollution with bicycle sensors, smartphone app
    Hankey is the first faculty member from the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs to receive a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award from the National Science Foundation.
- - Researchers seek to impact New Zealand water quality by understanding forest-water interactions
    The ambitious collaborative project will utilize remote sensing technology, isotopic tracing, and manipulative field studies to develop a comprehensive model of water and nutrient flow through forested watersheds and streams.
- - Researcher receives $1 million grant to develop DNA extraction technology for timber
    Eli Vlaisavljevich, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanics, will work to develop new technology that could help stem illegal timbering and the resulting effect on the environment.
- - Woodland owners retreat to the woods
    The retreat, designed for beginning woodland owners, will take place March 20-21 near Appomattox, Virginia.
- - Virginia Tech’s Luis Escobar contributes to international report on health and climate change
    The 2019 Lancet Countdown presents the findings and provides a collaborative perspective from 35 universities, institutions, and agencies on how climate change will influence human health.
- - Virginia Tech launches the Center for Coastal Studies to address complex issues in the coastal zone
    The 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.
- - 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.

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