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Virginia Tech freshwater scientist Cayelan Carey selected for 2021 cohort in Earth Leadership Program , articleCarey, an associate professor of biological sciences in the Virginia Tech College of Science and an affiliated faculty member at the Fralin Life Sciences Institute and the Global Change Center, is one of 21 academics who have been handpicked for the 2021-22 North American cohort.
Date: Mar 05, 2021 -
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What can stream quality tell us about quality of life? , articleResearchers are using stream quality data to find new insights into the interactions between the health of our natural spaces and human well-being.
Date: Mar 04, 2021 -
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Low oxygen levels in lakes and reservoirs may accelerate global change , articleIn a first of its kind study, researchers at Virginia Tech have experimentally tested, at the whole ecosystem-scale, how different oxygen levels in lakes and reservoirs affect the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and contribute to global change.
Date: Dec 09, 2020 -
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The human dimensions of water , articleLuke Juran’s research ranges from flooding and drought in India to residential water quality in Virginia.
Date: Nov 18, 2020 -
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Researchers refine antibiotic resistance surveillance tools in Puerto Rican watersheds after Hurricane Maria , articleIn the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, Virginia Tech researchers and collaborators developed a new way to apply metagenomics to track antibiotic resistance in watersheds, identify targets for stopping its spread, and help keep antibiotics working for future generations.
Date: Nov 18, 2020 -
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Study: Land development and climate change threaten clear water lakes, but there is hope for protecting them , articleA recent study from the Virginia Tech Department of Biological Sciences shows that the negative effects from climate change on clear water lakes can be mitigated by limiting nutrient pollution from land development in clear-water lakes.
Date: Oct 14, 2020 -
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Chemistry’s Feng Lin Lab is splitting water molecules for a renewable energy future , articleWater may seem basic as a molecule made up of just three atoms, but the process of splitting it is quite difficult. But Lin’s lab has done so. Even moving one electron from a stable atom can be energy-intensive, but this reaction requires the transfer of four to oxidize oxygen to produce oxygen gas.
Date: Sep 03, 2020 -
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Proof-of-concept program from LAUNCH and VTIP fuels development of new technologies , articleEligible projects involve technologies captured in the VTIP invention disclosure process and identified as candidates for licensing to established companies or to new technology startups.
Date: Aug 21, 2020 -
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Northern Neck Master Gardeners protect local shorelines , articleNorthern Neck Master Gardeners have worked closely with partners at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and county governments to build the Shoreline Evaluation Program, an educational outreach effort that has provided hundreds of property owners with recommendations for improving upland stormwater management, pollutant and sediment runoff, and shoreline erosion.
Date: Jun 29, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researcher uses billions of data points to examine how increased flooding due to climate change impacts waterways across U.S , articleDurelle Scott, an associate professor of biological systems engineering affiliate of the Global Change Center at Virginia Tech, is the lead author of a paper that examines flooding in the continental United States in nearly unprecedented detail.
Date: Jun 26, 2020 -
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Extension agents work with livestock managers to protect water systems in the Shenandoah Valley – and in turn the Chesapeake Bay , articleThe agents help managers adopt stream-exclusion practices in addition to cost-share programs administered by local Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the National Resources Conservation Service.
Date: Jun 24, 2020 -
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Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center provides home gardening practices to help preserve the Chesapeake Bay , articleVirginia residents can improve water quality and protect the Chesapeake Bay, one new behavior at a time.
Date: Jun 24, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researcher building computer models to adapt to a changing water world , articleUsing big data to create models to manage water in a changing global climate, Venkat Sridhar studies water resources all around the world, from India to Vietnam to right here in Virginia.
Date: Jun 23, 2020 -
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Eastern Shore farmers, Virginia Tech researchers, and Virginia Cooperative Extension agents partner to protect Chesapeake Bay , articleIn this installment of a stream of stories on how the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is protecting water around the world, we go to the Eastern Shore to see how agents with Virginia Cooperative Extension assist farmers to practice good conservation efforts.
Date: Jun 22, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech researcher working to provide clean water to Appalachia , articleThis week, the Virginia Tech Daily will publish a stream of stories on how the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is protecting our most valuable resource — water — around the world. In today's installment, read about the work of Leigh-Anne Krometis, whose research focuses on providing clean water to Appalachia.
Date: Jun 19, 2020 -
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New water monitoring station in Blacksburg will provide research experiences for Virginia Tech undergraduates , articleThe monitoring station, located on the south-facing slope of Brush Mountain, will provide students with field research experiences close to campus that cannot be replicated in the classroom.
Date: May 26, 2020 -
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Virginia Water Center interns forge ahead to research environmental justice in the face of COVID-19 , articleThe two students attended a national meeting of water institute leaders in Washington, D.C., in February before transitioning to completing their work remotely.
Date: Apr 28, 2020 -
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Planning from the peak: A message from President Tim Sands , articleIn the U.S., we are evidently near the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. We may have seen the worst that this disease can bring, but we are not yet confident that every day from here on will be better than the last.
Date: Apr 26, 2020 -
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Virginia Tech’s fog harp harvests water even in the lightest fog , articleThe superior efficiency of Virginia Tech's fog harp could dramatically increase the number of regions worldwide where fog harvesting is viable.
Date: Apr 16, 2020 -
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Virginia Water Center recognized as a national leader in water education and outreach , articleThe Virginia Water Resources Research Center housed at Virginia Tech received a status of “outstanding” from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Date: Feb 21, 2020
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