January 2016: A new paper written by Beth Boehme featuring her M.S. thesis research of benthic macroinvertebrate community responses to coal mining in headwater streams of southwestern Virginia has been published online in Ecological Indicators. The title of the paper is “Temporal dynamics of benthic macro invertebrate communities and their responses to…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech and the West Virginia Water Research Institute at West Virginia University will be hosting the 2015 Water Resources Conference of the Virginias. The theme for this event is “Water – Energy – Agriculture” and will take place October 5-6, 2015 at…
Stephen Schoenholtz, director of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, was chosen this week to serve as president-elect of the National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR). NIWR is the organization of state water resources research institutes or centers authorized by section 104 of the Water Resources Research Act of 1964. NIWR…
“A Hydrologist’s Foray into the World of “Coupled Human and Natural Systems Research” Bradford Wilcox, Professor, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, Texas A&M University Tuesday, March 17th, 3:00-4:00 pm, Latham Hall 311 Rangelands in the Southern Great Plains and much of the western United States have converted to woodlands…
From VT News Michael Mann, a climate scientist and central figure in the political debate over climate change, will visit Virginia Tech next week. He will give a 4 p.m. lecture on March 20 at the Lyric Theatre, followed by a brief question and answer session and signing of his book,…
From VT News: BLACKSBURG, Va., Feb. 16, 2015 – The Global Change Center at Virginia Tech was officially chartered by the university as a center under the Fralin Life Science Institute. Serving as director is Bill Hopkins, a professor of fish and wildlife conservation in the College of Natural Resources…
Earlier this month, Virginia Tech installed a new president, Dr. Timothy Sands. This very special occasion was marked by a series of events held across campus, including a faculty parade, an ice cream social, live performances, and an academic showcase of VT research and innovation. President Sands is now in the…
