Virginia Tech professor and Discovery Channel team up on a great white shark research expedition in the Mediterranean

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The team is using cutting-edge technology to compile data about populations of Mediterranean great white sharks currently considered by many researchers to be endangered. Adobe stock photo.

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Raising and releasing freshwater mussels into southern Appalachian streams to help restore natural populations is one of several projects the College of Natural Resources and Environment carries out in partnership with federal agencies. Photo by Jim Stroup, Virginia Tech.

From mollusks to mountaintops: Working with federal agencies to make strides in conservation science

image:Banded mongooses live in social groups called troops. Researchers are using genetic tools to track movements of mongooses living in urban centers and natural areas in Botswana to gain insight into how to better model disease transmission among wild animals living across complex landscapes. Photo by Kathleen Alexander, Virginia Tech.

NSF: How landscape can affect disease transmission

Gwyneth Martin, a senior in marine fish conservation, participated in this year’s Fralin Undergraduate Research Fellowship (FURF) even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy of Gwyneth Martin.

Fralin Undergraduate Research Fellow investigates microplastics in local fish

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Photo of SCE Scholar Tiffany Drape paddleboarding at Claytor Lake, Virginia. Photo courtesy of Megan Wawro and Tiffany Drape.

Six interdisciplinary research teams announced as 2022 ISCE Scholars

Picture of faculty and Students in the field: Faculty and students from the College of Natural Resources and Environment are gaining a better understanding of the bluehead chub and uncovering their secrets just may be the key to conservation efforts.

An amazing ecosystem engineer in Southwest Virginia

image:Banded mongooses live in social groups called troops. Researchers are using genetic tools to track movements of mongooses living in urban centers and natural areas in Botswana to gain insight into how to better model disease transmission among wild animals living across complex landscapes. Photo by Kathleen Alexander, Virginia Tech.

Mongoose in the city: How landscape can impact disease transmission in Botswana

Sharon Dorsey, one of the organizers of #BlackinEnviron Week focuses on activism, spotlighting Black professionals in the environmental fields and ways in which local action can produce results. Dorsey is a Baltimore native and Virginia Tech graduate student. (Courtesy Sharon Dorsey)

Small acts really can make a difference, says organizer behind Black In Environment Week