Fall 2022
Dean's Perspective
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Dean's Perspective , articleWhat we do at the university is very purposeful. First and foremost, we are here to educate our students. We provide them with opportunities to learn to work together, grow in awareness of the world around them, gain important skills, be responsible, meet deadlines, and, most importantly, journey toward a career path. Higher education is no different from education at any level in that we are helping prepare our students for what’s next. And we do it very well.
Spotlights
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In memoriam: Harold Burkhart, University Distinguished Professor , articleBurkhart, a Virginia Tech faculty member for more than 50 years whose research contributions have shaped forest modeling from the late 20th century to the current day, passed away on Oct. 20 in Blacksburg.
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Branching out of the classroom: Grace Steger explores career with university urban forestry crew , articleThe rising senior majoring in environmental conservation and society has leveraged her multiyear urban forestry internship with Virginia Tech's Division of Campus Planning, Infrastructure, and Facilities to explore future careers in the arbor industry and make the world a better place.
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When a space becomes a 'place' , articleA high-tech, multidisciplinary study inside Virginia Tech’s Creativity and Innovation District is using lidar sensors to help researchers better understand how people interact with spaces to make them "places."
College News
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A CNRE alumna remembers: Patty Mims ’94 , articlePatty Mims shares insights about what she has been doing since earning a master’s degree in geography, her fondest CNRE memory, the most amazing thing she learned in the college, the professor who inspired her, and what advice she would give to her undergraduate self.
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Event photos , articleCNRE alumni had plenty of moments to shine, reminisce, and reconnect this fall! Check out the photos from the Meteorology 10-Year Anniversary Celebration, Career Fair, Sesquicentennial Celebration, Alumni Homecoming Tailgate, and Hokie Hero spotlight.
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Alumni spotlight: Joe Ferguson ’77 spends a career training wildland firefighters , articleJoe Ferguson retired from the U.S. Forest Service in 2008, after serving 32 years in roles including incident commander of the Atlanta-based National Incident Management Team, assistant director of fire and aviation for the U.S. Forest Service’s southern region, fire staff officer for the National Forests in Florida, and founding director of NIPFTC.
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Four new faculty members join the College of Natural Resources and Environment , articleThe new faculty are Haldre Rogers and Elizabeth "Beth" Nyboer in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Junghwan Kim in the Department of Geography, and Eduardo Molina in the Department of Sustainable Biomaterials.
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Brian Bond named College of Natural Resources and Environment’s associate dean for extension, outreach, and engagement , articleBond will work with Extension agents and specialists within the college and throughout Virginia Cooperative Extension to increase their visibility, collaboration, and representation.
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Studying vampire bats to predict the next pandemic , articleSupported by the National Science Foundation, the team will examine how geography, population traits, and climate change affect the spread of infectious disease from vampire bats to other species, and propose new models for predicting when and where wildlife virus transmission might occur in the future.
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Virginia Tech sustainability research impacts retirement community residents , articleThrough seed funding provided by the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment, Jennifer Russell and her students are working with a retirement company to study how it could increase its sustainability efforts.
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Alumni lead the way in Colorado’s conservation efforts , articleCarmen Farmer and John Peters have dedicated their careers to protecting land, water, and wildlife from commercial and residential development. They currently work for a nonprofit organization in Colorado that has placed more than 650,000 acres into easements, ensuring that the land will be protected in perpetuity.
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Summer research projects empower wildlife conservation students to make an impact in their field , articleStudents in the College of Natural Resources and Environment are making new and helpful discoveries about pinesnakes, green salamanders, and minnows.