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These two white-tailed deer, a fawn on the left and a female wearing a GPS collar on the right, were observed during an aerial survey in Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve. Photo by Elina Garrison, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China.

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Kathleen Alexander, professor of fish and wildlife conservation and founder of the Centre for Conservation of African Resources: Animals, Communities, and Land Use, and College of Natural Resources and Environment graduate student Carol Anne Nichols are seen conducting a water quality study on the Chobe River in Botswana. Courtesy of Jim Stroup.

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A Cooper's hawk is flying free above Virginia Tech thanks to Hokies and the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke. The hawk flew into a window and then spiraled to the ground at the Alphin Stuart Livestock Arena. Less than a week later, the hawk has been released back into the wild.

Virginia Tech student releases recuperated hawk back into wild

Hollins University students, Grishma Bhattarai (left) and Udipta Bohara (right), presented their research findings during the 2019 Summer Research Symposium at Virginia Tech. Courtesy of Virginia Tech.

Global Change Center partners with Hollins University to promote undergraduate research opportunities

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PICTURE: The authors of the Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia were recently honored by the Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society with the Distinguished Service Award. Pictured from left to right are co-authors Don Orth, Paul Bugas, Val Kells, Mike Pinder, and Corbin Hilling.

Congratulations to the authors of the Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia honored by the Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society with the Distinguished Service Award! Pictured from left to right are co-authors Don Orth, Paul Bugas, Val Kells, Mike Pinder, Corbin Hilling & Derek A. Wheaton [not pictured].

MS student Carolyn Comber wins the Scott Melvin award for “the most valuable contribution to Applied Piping Plover Conservation at the 2020 Atlantic Coast Piping Plover and Least Tern workshop”. Congrats, Carolyn!

Emmanuel Frimpong recognized for his dedication to education with 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning at Virginia Tech!

PICTURE: Alissa Ganser accepting award for Best Paper at Virginia AFS conference, 2020

Alissa Ganser takes home Best Student Paper & the Robert D. Ross Scholarship Award from the Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (VCAFS) Meeting! Way to go, Alissa!

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Congrats to our Wildlifers who took home awards from the Virginia State Chapter of the Wildlife Society's Annual Meeting! Njambi Kiptoo (Best Graduate Poster Award), Taina McLeod (Best Undergraduate Talk Award), Ava Johnson (2nd place Undergraduate Poster Award), Hila Talylor (2nd place Graduate Poster Award) and Heather Abernathy (2nd place Graduate Talk Award).

Photo of Jeremy Jenrette (2020 Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries society Best Graduate Poster)

Jeremy Jenrette takes home Best Poster Award from the Virginia Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Meeting! Well done, Jeremy!

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