Spring 2021
Dean's Perspective
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Dean's Perspective , articleI am very proud of how our college has adapted to continuing our work during the COVID-19 pandemic. You may never realize the strength or quality of your organization until it has been tested.
Spotlights
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College of Natural Resources and Environment welcomes new director of inclusion and diversity , articleThe hiring of Maryam Kamran reflects the college’s commitment to fostering greater representation in the fields of natural and environmental sciences.
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Leaping lemurs and hidden hellbenders: Class of 2020 graduates get up close to wildlife , articleGiovanni Walters and Margot Breiner each got valuable hands-on experience outside the classroom while to completing their degrees in wildlife conservation.
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William Hopkins receives Virginia’s highest faculty honor , articleHopkins, professor of wildlife in the College of Natural Resources, has been selected to receive a 2021 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education and Dominion Power.
College News
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Academic advising during a pandemic , articleThe college's Advising Center quickly adapted to continue serving current and prospective students in the wake of the pandemic.
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Three faculty members join the College of Natural Resources and Environment , articleWillandia Chaves, Brett Jesmer, and Patrick Corey Green join the college’s faculty in the 2020-21 academic year.
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Rachel SpectorA glimpse at Rachel Spector’s ExperienceVT Map gives one insight into her drive to make the world a better place through climate justice.
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$10 million grant to foster new sustainable biomass research , articleProfessor Chad Bolding will focus on the utilization of forest residues — secondary materials such as branches and treetops left behind after traditional forest products are transported to mills.
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Grant awarded to study how plants affect microbiomes , articleA four-year $500,000 grant was awarded to a School of Plant and Environmental Sciences research team by the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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What does the fox say to a puma? Predators form an unusual coexistence in the central Chilean Andes , articleWhile pumas and foxes overlapped significantly where they lived and what time they were active, researchers found the predators had little overlap in what they were eating.
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Threading a (pine) needle: Virginia’s Big Tree Program finds balance between tree science and community engagement , articleThe success of the Virginia Big Tree Program helped move the commonwealth to the top spot on the National Register of Champion Trees.
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Center for Emerging, Zoonotic, and Arthropod-borne Pathogens to tackle infectious diseases , articleThe center will be administratively established as an institute-level center in the Fralin Life Science Institute and will include faculty participants from at least seven colleges and more than 25 departments on campus.