February 12, 2019

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IGC welcomes 6 new fellows in Spring 2019! The Interfaces of Global Change IGEP welcomes 6 new Ph.D. fellows in Spring 2019. This brings the program's enrollment to 54 fellows strong in 2019! Meet our newest fellows... Read more www.globalchange.vt.edu

RSVP: Graduate School Spring IGEP Reception: Thursday, Feb 21, 5:30-7:30 pm IGEP Colleagues - faculty, students, staff and family - are invited to attend! Virginia Tech President, Dr. Tim Sands, will be attending. Let's hold tradition for a strong representation of the IGC - one of VT's largest Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program! RSVP requested at soonest convenience

2019 New River Symposium: Registration Now Open Held April 11 & 12th at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. More information

Request for Statements of Interest: Coastal Research Program - US Army Corps of Engineers RSOI for Topic 3: Understanding the cross-roads of human and ecosystem health. Review starts 2/16/19. More information

AROUND CAMPUS

Seminars and Events of Interest:

ENT : V . Bruce Steward , CORTEVA Agriscience - Uncertainty is certain in industry: a perspective from an entomologist in corporate agri-sciences Thursday, 2/14 at 3:00 pm 220 Price Hall

EEB: Amy D. Rosemond , University of Georgia - Global change effects on stream food webs require conservation from the bottom up Thursday, 2/14 at 3:30 pm 4069 Derring Hall

FREC : Philip Young , Institutional Repository Manager, University Libraries at VT - Open access publishing Friday, 2/15 at 10:00 am , refreshments at 9:30 am Fralin Auditorium

VTLSS : Kathryn Barton , Stanford University - Stress and stem cells in plants - a path to new breeding strategies for plant resilience? Friday, 2/15 at 12:20 pm Assembly Hall, Holtzman Alumni Center

CEE EWR : Andy Grieshop, NC State - Research focus: interactions between energy use and the environment; improving technical understanding of the emission and atmospheric transformations of air pollutants Friday, 2/15 at 2:30 pm 261 Durham

GEOS: Cayelan Carey , VT Biology & GCC Faculty Friday, 2/15 at 3:30 pm 4069 Derring Hall

FACULTY & FELLOW SPOTLIGHT

Leah Johnson - Statistics Dr. Johnson is a quantitative ecologist working at the intersection of statistics, mathematics, and biology. At a broad level, her research focuses on understanding how differences between individuals in a population result from external heterogen... Read more www.globalchange.vt.edu

Vasiliy Lakoba - School of Plant and Environmental Sciences Vasiliy is a 2017 graduate of Penn State University with a dual-title M.S. in Landscape Architecture and Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and the Environment. His thesis used mixed quantitative methods to study ecological and social facets... Read more www.globalchange.vt.edu

NEWSWORTHY

Measles outbreak: Many states are inadequately vaccinated VT NEWS | According to infectious disease ecologist, Kate Langwig, "for populations to be fully protected against measles, 91 to 95 percent or more of the population needs to be vaccinated. A recent CDC report showed that Washington state had one... Read more vtnews.vt.edu

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