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Upcoming deadlines:
December 1 -
December 17 -
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Upcoming IGC fellows'
PhD Defense Seminars:
November 30th, 12 pm -
December 9th, 9 am -
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Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs
Through its program of fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students.
Predoctoral, Dissertation, and Postdoctoral fellowships will be awarded in a national competition administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on behalf of the Ford Foundation.
December 10 - 2021 Dissertation and Postdoctoral application deadlines
December 17 - 2021 Predoctoral application deadline
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Cluster Hire - Restoring and Protecting Global Biodiversity
The University of British Columbia seeks applicants for five tenure-track positions at the level of Assistant Professor in the thematic area of restoring and protecting global biodiversity.
These new hires will join an interdisciplinary research and scholarship team focused on solutions-oriented approaches to biodiversity loss, and its connection to sustainability and adaptive capacity for humanity.
Positions include a Conservation and Restoration Scientist and a Biodiversity Data Scientist.
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Course of Interest: Spring 2021 |
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Next Restoration Ecology Working Group meeting:
Wednesday, November 18th at 11:00 am
All are welcome! We will discuss inequality in the costs and benefits of ecological restoration. There is no reading for this week. To get involved, contact Leighton Reid or Karen Kovaka.
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FACULTY & FELLOW SPOTLIGHT |
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Todd Schenk - School of Public & International Affairs
Dr. Schenk has extensive research and consulting experience working on environmental policy and planning, and collaborative governance issues in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. His current work falls into three overlapping...
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www.globalchange.vt.edu
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Korin Jones - Biological Sciences
Korin's research interests lie in microbial ecology, particularly looking at the way that microbes can impact the emerging amphibian threat, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Due to the myriad of conditions that affect the pathogenicity of this...
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www.globalchange.vt.edu
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EEB Virtual Seminar: Rafa Marcé, Catalan Institute for Water Research: "Vanishing lakes and the remobilization of a millennial carbon sink"
Hosted by IGC Alumni Dr. Ryan McClure
Thursday, 11/19 at 9:30 am
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Hosted by GCC faculty affiliate Dr. David Haak
Friday, 11/20 at 3:00 pm
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Science on Tap NRV: Haha! Science Comedy Night with Kasha Patel |
Need some good funny?! This Thursday, Nov. 19th, Science on Tap NRV will host Kasha Patel, science comedian, journalist, and communicator with the NASA Earth Observatory. Kasha has backgrounds in chemistry and science journalism, and performs stand-up regularly, including at the DC Comedy Club in Washington, D.C. Kasha will join for a special performance followed by a conversation about the role of comedy in communicating science.
Thursday, 11/19 at 5:30 pm
This is an online event and registration is required.
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"Economics, Justice, and Systems Thinking from the Soil Up"
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Join us for a conversation on soil health, economic justice, transition planning, and systems thinking with Ira Wallace of Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Robert Spiers of Spiers Farm, LLC., and Mike Phillips of Valley View Farms.
Tuesday, 12/1 at 11:00 am
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New podcast highlights university-certified small, woman-owned and minority-owned businesses
Virginia Tech Procurement has launched a new podcast series of interviews with leaders from small, woman-owned and minority-owned (SWaM) businesses that are certified with the university. The SupplierReady! podcast’s goal is to create greater awareness of the types of SWaM businesses certified at Virginia Tech and the goods or services they provide to the university.
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Climate Action Commitment report highlights actionable...
To ensure Virginia Tech implements the most stringent climate and sustainability standards, a working group presented recommendations for the next iteration of the Climate Action Commitment to the Board of Visitors on Nov. 15-16. Ambitious,...
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vtnews.vt.edu
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CeZAP announces team-building pilot grant awards
Pilot grants were recently awarded to 10 interdisciplinary research teams, includin GCC affiliate team members Drs. Linsey Marr, Luis Escobar, and Gillian Eastwood, to tackle complex zoonotic and vector-borne emerging infectious disease problems.
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vtnews.vt.edu
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Study: Urban Greenery Plays a Surprising Role in...
Burning fossil fuels in densely populated regions greatly increases the level of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. The largest carbon dioxide sources are cars, trucks, ports, power generation, and industry, including manufacturing. Urban...
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climate.nasa.gov
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Teaching tools show climate change is just one aspect of ...
Not every Arizona high schooler gets a chance to visit Alaska to study climate change. In the summer of 2017, 23 lucky students flew with their teacher, Clarissa Toupin, to the city of Homer to test new teaching tools developed at the University...
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news.berkeley.edu
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