Reminder:
Virtual VT Science Festival & Nutshell Games this Saturday, November 7th!
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Upcoming deadlines:
December 1 -
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IGC fellows present past collaborative projects via virtual fall forum! |
Global Change Center affiliates and IGC IGEP fellows tuned-in for the fall forum this last week to learn about the exciting collaborative projects some of our graduate students have been executing. We had tremendous turnout and it was GREAT to see so many friendly faces.
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Next Restoration Ecology Working Group meeting:
Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 11:00 am
All are welcome! Jeff Walters is leading and we will be discussing how to measure restoration success more dynamically in a rapidly changing biosphere. The reading is available here. The
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Courses of Interest in Spring 2021: |
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Science of Team Science
The course analyzes literature from many disciplines – including business management, organizational psychology, philosophy, and ecology – to provide an overview of the emerging discipline of the Science of Team Science (SciTS), with a particular focus on SciTS applications for the environmental sciences.
Instructor: Dr. Cayelan Carey, GCC faculty affiliate, Biological Sciences
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Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry
The course will explore how stable isotopes can be used to address a variety of research questions in geology, paleobiology, ecology, and other environmental sciences. Lectures will focus on the systematics and applications of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur isotopes in modern and past marine and terrestrial systems.
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FACULTY & FELLOW SPOTLIGHT |
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Dr. Emmanuel Frimpong - Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Dr. Frimpong’s research focuses on the ecology and conservation of freshwater fishes, with emphasis on how anthropogenic alterations to habitats and landscapes differentially affect species as a result of differences in their life history traits and the nature of biotic interactions.
www.globalchange.vt.edu
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Abby is a PhD student in Dr. Cayelan Carey's Lab, studying how changing levels of oxygen in a reservoir may affect carbon cycling within the system.
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FWC Seminar: Paul Angermeier, GCC affiliate - "Wanderings by an aquatic scientist: signposts for conservation efficacy"
Wednesday, 11/4 at 4:30 pm
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Webinar: Sophia Liu, U.S. Geological Survey - "The Importance of GIS and Spatial Information in Open Innovation Efforts"
Dr. Sophia B Liu is an Innovation Specialist - Social Scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) working at the Science and Decisions Center. She is also the Co-Chair of the Federal Community of Practice for Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science (CCS) as well as the USGS Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Coordinator.
Thursday, 11/5 at 2:00 pm
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EEB Virtual Seminar: Eliana Cazetta, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - "Habitat loss, not fragmentation, drives plant-frugivore interaction loss in tropical forests"
Hosted by IGC fellow Melissa Burt
Thursday, 11/5 at 3:30 pm
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CEE EWR Virtual Seminar: Rohit Mathur, US EPA - "Air Pollution Modeling: History, Current Challenges, and Outlook"
Hosted by GCC affiliate Hosein Foroutan [flyer]
Friday, 11/6 at 2:30 pm
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GEOS Virtual Seminar: Hannah Scherer, VT Department of Agricultural, Leadership, and Community Education - "The Food-Energy-Water Nexus as a Context for Developing Systems Thinkers in the Geosciences"
Friday, 11/6 at 3:30 pm
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Additional support, virtual experiences for students who ...
Forgot the toothpaste? Have a question or need a friendly ear? A new care and support team, isolation assistants, and expanded virtual options help students who need to isolate or quarantine on campus stay connected and get what they need.
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vtnews.vt.edu
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Restoring Tallgrass Prairies across Iowa
Tallgrass prairies once covered most of the central United States, but much of this historic ecosystem was lost to agriculture during the 19th and early 20th Centuries. Iowa sits at the heart of the tallgrass prairie range and lost more of its...
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mbgecologicalrestoration.wo...
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After the outbreaks
A research team, including GCC affiliate Dr. Amy Pruden (CEE), blends specialties in microbiology, water chemistry, and environmental engineering to chase strains of Legionella, the elusive waterborne bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease.
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eng.vt.edu
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