September 8, 2020
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Last Call: Sign-Up Requested for Prospective IGC Applicants

Students who are interested in applying to the Interfaces of Global Change IGEP must express interest by emailing GCC Coordinator Jess Zielske (jcoker@vt.edu) by September 9th.

Details about the upcoming IGC Information Sessions will be sent out to the listserv so make sure your name is on it! More information about application requirements can be found on our website.
Join us in celebrating InclusiveVT Week! Sept 7-11th
InclusiveVT Week is dedicated to adhering to and promoting the institutional and individual commitment to Ut Prosim (that I may serve) in the spirit of community, diversity, and excellence. It's a touchpoint for welcoming newcomers to our community and making Virginia Tech a place "where everyone belongs."

Fellowship Opportunities
AAAS Science & Tech Policy:
Deadline November 1st

The AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) program is seeking applicants for the next of fellows. Gain hands-on policy experience, help develop and execute solutions to address societal challenges. The STPF program seeks candidates with strong STEM credentials, an interest in career enhancement, and a desire to learn about federal policymaking. These transformative fellowships take you to Washington DC for one year and places you in an office throughout the three branches of federal government. The application deadline is November 1. Apply today at www.stpf-aaas.org.  

Julia Gohlke, GCC faculty and an alumni of the STPF program who completed her fellowship at the Department of State, Office of Global Change in 2009-2010, is happy to answer questions and help with application materials. Feel free to reach out to her if you are considering applying.
Jefferson Science Fellowships on Policy and Global Affairs:
Deadline October 16th

The Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF) program serves as an innovative model for engaging the American academic science, technology, engineering, and medical communities in U.S. foreign policy and international development. The JSF program is open to tenured, or similarly ranked, faculty from U.S. institutions of higher learning who are U.S. citizens. After successfully obtaining a security clearance, selected Jefferson Science Fellows spend one year on assignment at the U.S. Department of State or USAID serving as advisers on issues of foreign policy or international development.

Click here to learn more about JSF opportunities at the U.S. Department of State.
Click here to learn more about JSF opportunities at USAID.
Click here to view the JSF brochure.
FACULTY & FELLOW SPOTLIGHT
Scott Salom - Entomology/ FREC

Dr. Salom is a Professor in the Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech; he has a courtesy appointment in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation. His research program covers the broad areas of forest entomology and...

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Abby Lewis - Biological Sciences

At Virginia Tech, Abby is now studying how changing levels of oxygen in a reservoir may affect carbon cycling within the system. This research is particularly relevant right now because climate change, land use, and water management are altering...

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AROUND CAMPUS
EEB Virtual Seminar: Enric Sala, Nat Geo Explorer in Residence - Can we protect ocean biodiversity while enhancing food production and carbon storage?
Hosted by GCC affiliate Francesco Ferretti
Thursday, 9/10 at 3:30 pm
Zoom link, Zoom ID: 972 2435 7506
EEB Virtual Seminar: Sarah Bekessy, RMIT University, Melbourne - The critical role of everyday nature for the future of cities
Hosted by GCC affiliate Ashley Dayer
Thursday, 9/17 at 3:30 pm
Zoom link, Zoom ID: 972 2435 7506
COMMUNITY
Join in Blacksburg Sustainability Week, September 20-26!
This will be the first in a series of programs and projects offered throughout the year, a new approach, being called “Sustainability through the Seasons.” This new approach will enable the partners to engage campus and the community with events and programming better suited for the seasons, such as tree plantings (fall) and the City Nature Challenge (spring). Because of the COVID19 pandemic, most of the Sustainability Week events will be virtual – and the handful of in-person events will be outdoors with physical distancing. Visit the Sustainable Blacksburg website to learn more!
NEWSWORTHY
A trans-Atlantic journey: how microbes and dust travel...

GCC affiliate Hosein Foroutan is the principal investigator on a new grant to study the microbial biodiversity in dust plumes. “One of the less understood aspects of dust is that these particles could be a vehicle for microbes — viruses, bacteria...

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VT researchers begin testing campus wastewater for COVID-19

The team — led by GCC affiliates Peter Vikesland and Amy Pruden, civil and environmental engineering, and Ph.D. candidate Ayella Maile-Moskowitz — has been conducting sampling at five campus sites to test the process, but is just beginning to test...

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