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A student team surveyed invertebrates as indicators of stream quality as part of several efforts with the Stroubles Creek Coalition.

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2 baby Piping Plovers being banded and protected as per their endangered status

For some populations, hurricanes actually help

The Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia in its natural habitat.

10 lessons learned from writing a book about fish

Researcher Don Orth and a huge catfish catch. Credit: Orth

Blue catfish on the move

Pangolins are believed to be the world’s most trafficked mammal, targeted most often for their scales. Untold numbers are killed each year throughout their range in Asia and Africa. PHOTOGRAPH BY BRENT STIRTON, GETTY/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Cowboy boots sold in the U.S. fueled the decline of pangolins-NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Photo: rad students Erin Heller (left) and Sydney Hope, who each received Sigma Xi scholarship awards. Erin's research focuses on tiny shorebirds called red knots, while Sydney studies early development in wood ducks.

Erin Heller and Sydney Hope receive Sigma Xi Awards for 2019

Study Abroad Experience-Botswana

VT learning in Botswana-Student experiences

Photo: A female piping plover emits a high-pitched call to distract predators from her nest.Credit: Katie Walker

Who Liked Hurricane Sandy? These Tiny, Endangered Birds

Juvenile roseate tern begging at an adult. Photo credit: David Hollie.

The hunger games: Do fledged chicks beg honestly?

A cloud of royal terns over South Island and the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel in 2018.

Tunnel project runs into trouble: Terns. Lots of them.

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 Recognition Spotlights

2019 AFS Scholarship Winners accepting their awards

Congratulations to Sheila Harris, Alissa Ganser, and Katie McBaine on their wins at the 2019 Joint Meeting of the Virginia, Virginia Tech & West Virginia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society.  

photo of TWS award winners

Congratulations to all our presenters at the 2019 TWS State Conference! Hokies took home 7 of the 8 awards. Way to go, VTTWS! 

 

 

 

photo of Brian Case and Corbin Hilling

Congratulations to graduate students Brian Case and Corbin Hilling, who earned graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Virginia Sea Grant, respectively!