The GCC WEEKLY | March 14, 2023 | |
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IGC Fellows Gain New Perspective Over Breakfast with Water Lawyer John Bezdek
Learn more from Luke Goodman about the collective experience of the IGC Fellows' recent meeting with visiting water rights lawyer, John Bezdek. Bezdek shared insights from his 23+ years of experience in developing innovative solutions for resolution of conflicts in the protection and enhancement of tribal water and fishing rights, development and management of water resources, and protection and propagation of endangered species.
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IGC Graduate Student Organization Hosts Coffee and Conversations with GCC Faculty
Amir Mortazavigazar shares takeaways from the recent Coffee and Convo meetup with Dr. Cully Hession. Hession, a professor in the department of Biological Sciences Engineering, and has established a multi-department, multi-college research, outreach, and education program focused on understanding the fundamental physical processes of streams - the VT StREAM Lab. Coffee Convos are a way for IGC Fellows and GCC Faculty to get to know each other in a small group and informal setting.
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GCC Affiliate Shuhai Xiao is "Researching the Past to Understand the Future of Our Planet"
Shuhai Xiao, professor of geosciences, and his students are studying the interactions between the biosphere and its environments at critical transitions in earth's history, particularly during the Ediacaran-Cambrian transition. His field work has led him to Mongolia, Canada, Africa, China, India and more, to look at rocks that record the earth's history.
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Collaborative Art Exhibit Highlights Local Natural Resources
Explore "The Underwater Wonders of Toms Creek" in this community created immersive art exhibition highlighting a local waterbody and the Bluehead Chub. Created in collaboration with Perspective Gallery, the VT Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation and the VT Institute of Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT), the two-year project explores the nexus between science, art, and technology to encourage awareness and appreciation of local watersheds. An opening reception for the exhibit will be held on Friday, March 17 from 5 to 7 PM ET at the Perspective Gallery in Squires Student Center.
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Volunteer for the Annual ReNew the New Clean-up Event on March 25
ReNew the New began in 2001 as a volunteer organization committed to stewardship of New River flowing through Southwest Virginia. One of two annual clean up activities, the spring "Ramps N' Roads' event brings together volunteers to remove litter from our highways, byways, boat ramps, river, and stream access points. Volunteers will meet at Eastern Elementary School in Pembroke at 8:30 am before heading out in small groups to planned clean up areas. Anyone interested in protecting and renewing the beautiful New River is welcome to join in. A free "to-go" lunch will be provided!
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GCC Director Bill Hopkins' Recognized for a Career Dedicated to "Science as Service"
Using the best available science to inform public policy and sound decision-making has been a guiding theme for William Hopkins’ career of service at Virginia Tech. Over his 18-year tenure at Virginia Tech, Hopkins has embodied the university’s motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), representing Virginia Tech in advisory capacities at the local, state, national, and international levels on issues pertaining to waste management and pollution, water resources, and the global decline of biodiversity.
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GCC Affiliate Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz Earns Fulbright Scholarship to Study Pollution in Amazon
Air pollution is responsible for 10 percent of global mortality, according to the World Health Organization. It also significantly decreases global crop production, damages forests and ecosystems, and contributes to uncertainty in climate predictions. Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz, an associate professor in civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, is headed to the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador on a Fulbright scholarship to address these emissions from vegetation.
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