Global Change Center ~ at Virginia Tech
@globalchangevt
Our mission is to advance interdisciplinary scholarship and education to address critical global changes impacting the environment and society.
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Representing the Virginia Tech invasive species team, Jacob Barney shares that they want to take “moonshots” to help solve the problem. “We want to be ambitious, not just make incremental improvements.”
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.Global Change Center ~ at Virginia Tech affiliated faculty Leandro Castello is tapping into the memories of Brazilian fishers to understand historical harvest totals and gain a better picture of what a robust ecosystem would look like. 🐟🛶🪝
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On #EarthDay2024 , Global Change Center ~ at Virginia Tech and Invasive Species Collaborative @VT graduate researchers Grace O'Malley and Gabrielle Ripa discovered the silent growth of non-native invasive plants can affect the soundscape of an ecosystem, a novel research approach published in Ecological Society.
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Uyeda lab celebrating Bailey Howell and Eliza Tarimo both receiving AAUW fellowships! Lucky to have such an awesome group of folks to do science with.
How can the combination of geology and chemistry help us better understand Earth history?
Virginia Tech Science's Ben Gill joined 'Curious Conversations' to explain this and more in this week's episode.
The full podcast: news.vt.edu/articles/2024/…
🌊The accumulation of microplastics in waterways and oceans raises great concerns about the effects of these pollutants on ecosystems worldwide. Virginia Tech Science's Tina Dura and Virginia Tech Engineering's Dan Stillwell are tackling this head one.
Read more here ➡️ news.vt.edu/articles/2024/…
Circular economies can sound like the old 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' slogan, but is it the same thing?
Jennifer Russell of Virginia Tech CNRE and Global Change Center ~ at Virginia Tech joined 'Curious Conversations' to explain this and more.
The full episode: news.vt.edu/articles/2024/…
How can our industries work toward a sustainable future? Virginia Tech CNRE researchers are looking to natural systems for answers. ⬇️
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🎬 Free screening of 'Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species' lands at the The Lyric Theatre April 20th. Hosted by Invasive Species Collaborative @VT and the Town of Blacksburg, the film introduces the concept of invasive species and the importance of diverse partnerships. Register bit.ly/3TUOEjb
“I like to think of our research as blending together two previously unconnected fields: disability studies and wildlife recreation,” said Emily Sinkular, lead author of the study published March 26 in the Human Dimensions of Wildlife journal.
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Some sweet news! A $2M grant awarded to the Audubon Society Bird-Friendly Maple program, in partnership with Dr. Ashley Dayer, will look to improve bird habitats by encouraging maple syrup producers to incorporate forest management practices.
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Have you ever heard of secondary air pollution?
Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz of Virginia Tech Engineering broke it down on this week's episode of Curious Conversations.
The full episode: news.vt.edu/articles/2024/…
Last Friday the Invasive Species Collaborative @VT hosted our first Invasive Species Symposium, and it was a huge success. >100 attendees from >30 units - wow! Looking forward to building on this incredible strength with our new hires! 🌿🦟🐈⬛
Fralin Life Sciences Institute Global Change Center ~ at Virginia Tech
ICYMI: Jacob Barney, affiliated faculty of Virginia Tech Translational Plant Sciences Center and Global Change Center ~ at Virginia Tech, recently spoke with Fox 5's #DMVZone about the impact of alien (non-native) invasive species--from plants, animals, and disease--that are all around us. 🌱bit.ly/3T2DeYY
Feeling burned out on mentoring? Spark some new energy with Mentoring March, a month-long series of programs to help #VirginiaTech faculty become stronger mentors (and mentees). Check out the special sessions for women and grad students! faculty.vt.edu/faculty-develo…
An U.S. National Science Foundation will support long-term data research by a team representing Virginia Tech Science, Virginia Tech CNRE, and Fralin Life Sciences Institute that enables the first open-source automated forecasting system in lakes.
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🌱This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week!
📽️🎉 Join the Invasive Species Collaborative @VT for a watch party of the 'Invasive Species Language Workshop' on Feb. 27.
📅 Join for upcoming events to learn more about #invasivespecies around you.
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