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Article ItemPanamanian course introduces students to global issues , article
Over winter break, Associate Professor John McGee led 13 students on a first-ever 12-day study abroad trip through Panama, where they learned about indigenous cultures, conservation issues, the impact of climate change, and more.
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Article ItemCounting African predators to help save them , article
Fish and wildlife conservation graduate student Lindsey Rich is working with the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust to determine the status of 13 different carnivores for her doctoral research.
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Article ItemGlobal Change Center confronts environmental problems , article
The college is a vital partner in the university’s new Global Change Center, based in the Fralin Life Science Institute.
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Article ItemCameroon forests, wildlife being preserved by farmers using agroforestry , article
Agroforestry has been introduced in the African nation of Cameroon as a way to enhance agricultural productivity and financial gain, with a side effect of being good for the environment.
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Article ItemNo geographical boundaries for online natural resources program , article
Working toward a master’s degree in natural resources has been part of Lowaeli Damalu’s life for the past six years and her dream for even longer. On May 15, she attended the Virginia Tech National Capital Region Commencement to receive her degree, having traveled more than 7,600 miles from Tanzania to attend.
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Article ItemLimited water resources may post threats to wildlife and humans in dryland Africa , article
In sensitive dryland regions where surface water resources are scarce, limiting the access of elephants and other wildlife to water through human development can impact water quality and, potentially, human health, researchers report in the journal PLOS ONE.
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Article ItemTech-savvy sophomore only student on interdisciplinary water study team in Africa , article
Environmental informatics major Paige Williams of Radford, Virginia, served on an interdisciplinary team conducting field research on multiple-use water services in Burkina Faso.
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Article ItemNepalese Fulbright Scholar visits college , article
Bibhuti Ranjan Jha of Kathmandu University in Nepal spent six months in Blacksburg as a Fulbright Scholar studying fish sampling and data management.
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Article ItemResearchers address riverbank erosion in Bangladesh , article
Researchers want to better understand how riverbank erosion affects residents and develop early-warning measures to help mitigate the effects of the changing shoreline.
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Article ItemIcebergs ahead! Students study ice, sea birds, and ecotourism in Antarctica , article
Students ventured to Antarctica over winter break to learn about the region’s physical and ecological systems, sustainable tourism, and the use of south polar resources.
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