Spring 2020
Dean's Perspective
-
Article Item
Dean's Perspective , articleThe college’s curricula and disciplines form our foundation, and faculty use their expertise to develop and assemble courses into a curriculum and degree programs. But it all starts with recruiting students into our programs, and that landscape has changed significantly over time.
Spotlights
-
Article Item
Ching-Hsun Huang named head of Department of Sustainable Biomaterials , articleHuang, who brings an extensive background in natural resources economics and forest management to the position, most recently served as interim executive director of the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University.
-
Article Item
VDGIF executive director is College of Natural Resources and Environment’s inaugural visiting executive , articleThe college welcomed Ryan Brown as its inaugural visiting executive under an initiative that seeks to bring professionals to campus to share their knowledge and experience with students and staff.
-
Article Item
New expert findings seek to protect national parks from invasive animal species , articleAssistant Professor Ashley Dayer serves on a panel tasked with charting a course to face the challenges invasive animals pose to the survival of national parks.
College News
-
Article Item
Field course gives students up-close look at tracking, studying wildlife , articleThe 10-day experience at Mountain Lake Biological Station was an opportunity for students to work as biologists in the field.
-
Article Item
Student channels life-threatening diagnosis into a passion for wildland fire management , articleForestry major John Kese dreamed of playing college baseball until a shocking diagnosis set him on a completely different course.
-
Article Item
Class of 2019: Jonathan Reynolds is ready for a career in water management , articleCombined with dual degrees in environmental resources management and water: resources, policy, and management, Reynolds’ multiple internship experiences have laid an important foundation for starting his career.
-
Article Item
Donald J. Orth receives American Fisheries Society award for public outreach , articleOrth, who joined the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation in 1980, is the creator of Virginia Tech Ichthyology, a blog he uses to share stories and news about fisheries research, education, and other issues.
-
Article Item
Tree preservation gets a boost with new university arborist , articleIn the new role housed within the Facilities Department, Jamie King will be responsible for overall planting, health care, safety, and general maintenance of trees on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus.
-
Article Item
Data provided by Virginia Tech helps to make roads in Virginia safer , articleLaw enforcement agencies use this data to determine patterns and answer questions about vehicle crashes, such as why a large number may happen at a particular intersection.
-
Article Item
Scientists using collaborative NSF grant to understand hydrologic controls on carbon processes in wetlands , articleScientists will research the links between hydrological and carbon dynamics taking place in forested wetlands to better understand the role that these ecosystems play in the export, storage, and emission of carbon.
-
Article Item
Fifteen years of ocelot tracking is revealing new information about this elusive cat , articleProfessor Marcella Kelly has led efforts to standardize the use of camera trapping as a method of collecting data on wild cat populations.
-
Article Item
Helping coastal communities face the challenges posed by flooding and sea level rise , articleAssistant Professor Anamaria Bukvic is using a fellowship from the National Center for Atmospheric Research to examine the issue of population mobility in the face of coastal vulnerability.