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2020
- San Antonio Zoo Successfully Breeds One of World's Most Endangered Species 3/20
- Virginia Tech’s Luis Escobar contributes to international report on health and climate change 1/20
- Virginia project raises concerns about seabirds 01/20
- Researchers develop predictive tools to tackle childhood diarrheal disease outbreaks in Botswana 1/20
2019
- Emmanuel Frimpong talks about his research in maintaining biodiversity and conservation of rare species 12/19
- Florida's Shorebirds Saw a Big Breeding Bump After Hurricane Michael 11/19
- Virginia Tech student releases recuperated hawk back into wild 11/19
- Global Change Center partners with Hollins University to promote undergraduate research opportunities
- You spot a land-crawling “Frankenfish,” now what? 11/19
- Hokies help Cooper's hawk spread its wings and fly 12/19
- Field course gives students up-close look at tracking, studying wildlife 10/19
- Virginia researcher wants to turn nest-building fish into rock stars 10/19
- HokieTalks : Sea levels are rising - Solutions for watermen and waterbirds 10/19
- Donald J. Orth receives American Fisheries Society award for public outreach 10/19
- The Human Dimensions of Birdwatchers: Insights for Wildlife Managers 9/19
- Amazon fish species at risk if fires destroy river habitat 9/19
- Professors take part in journal’s test for peer review bias in major international study 9/19
- Abundance of abandoned mines may explain threatened bats' prevalence in WV 9/19
- College of Natural Resources and Environment welcomes eight new faculty members 9/19
- Making connections: Farmers, meet hellbenders 9/19
- VT Shorebird Program to coordinate efforts to survey potential breeding locations for the spoon billed sandpiper 9/19
- Isotopes in poop show where secretive jaguars hunt 8/19
- For some populations, hurricanes actually help 8/19
- Tunnel project runs into trouble: Terns. Lots of them. 7/19
- VT learning in Botswana-Student experiences 7/19
- The hunger games: Do fledged chicks beg honestly? 7/19
- Who Liked Hurricane Sandy? These Tiny, Endangered Birds 7/19
- Leaving no stone unturned' at the Ninth Eastern Hellbender Symposium 7/19
- Piping plovers benefited from Hurricane Sandy 7/19
- Ed Jones named chair of national Cooperative Extension leadership committee within APLU 6/19
- In Virginia and Wisconsin, a new look at saving freshwater mussels: Could disease be a culprit in massive die-offs? 6/19
- Deirdre Conroy named 2019 Outstanding Senior for the College of Natural Resources and Environment 5/19
- Check out this video on the new pathways to sustainability minor associated with the CNRE 5/19
- Erin Heller and Sydney Hope receive Sigma Xi Awards for 2019 5/19
- VHCC students dissect non-native fish to study habitat changes 5/19
- Virginia Tech students examine Mill Mountain's animal species 5/19
- Coastal@VT researchers lead Kids’ Tech University session about sea level rise 5/19
- Brian Murphy honored with emeritus status 4/19
- Virginia Tech’s 36th Annual Mudbass Classic Tournament takes place on April 27 4/19
- Researchers study people who feed birds in their backyards with implications for bird conservation 3/19
- Botswana president and first lady visit Centre for Conservation of African Resources 3/19
- Grad students host first communication science conference 3/18
- Road Salt and its impacts on groundwater and well water 1/19
2018
- Alumnus helps kids explore freshwater streams and rivers by getting their feet wet 12/18
- Students reflect on lessons learned during study abroad in Ecuador 11/18
- Surface water and flood dynamics increase vulnerability to waterborne disease and climate change 11/18
- Coastal@VT hosted Rotating Resilience Roundtables to address issues of coastal resilience in Virginia 11/18
- Meet the maverick mayor of Glen Lyn in new Save Our Towns season 10/18
- Researchers study water’s role in antibiotic resistance emergence and dissemination in Africa 10/18
- Virginia Tech researchers receive NSF grant to study parental care in eastern hellbender salamanders 10/18
- Professor appointed chair for National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee 10/18
- Fifteen students awarded Fralin Undergraduate Research Fellowships 10/18
- HHMI Inclusive Excellence Program welcomes new cohort 10/18
- Philadelphia Zoo CREW’s high school students get ‘hands-on’ with wildlife 9 /18
- Land use and pollution shift female-to-male ratios in snapping turtles, raising conservation concerns 9/18
- Virginia Tech researchers host international meeting on mange in wildlife 8/18
- Teresa Martinez receives Gerald H. Cross Alumni Leadership Award 8/18
- Any changes to the Endangered Species Act will likely be undone, says Virginia Tech expert 7/18
- Researcher: 2018 Farm Bill policies could undermine farm conservation efforts 7/18
- Fish and wildlife graduate students receive research fellowships 6/18
- Associate Professor Sarah Karpanty receives Graduate School's outstanding mentor award 6/18
- Wildlife conservation student receives 2018 Udall Scholarship 5/18
- William Hopkins receives Mitchell A. Byrd Award for outstanding achievement in ornithology 5/18
- Experience hands-on learning in the Great Smoky Mountains 4/18
- 2018 Graduate School Diversity Scholars share their work on Reading Day 4/18
- Outreach enhances landowners' views of conservation programs 4/18
- The James River blues: Are blue catfish a cause or symptom of bay health? 4/18
- Virginia Tech's 35th Annual Mudbass Classic Tournament takes place on April 28 4/18
- How cheetahs outsmart lions and hyenas 4/18
- Video: Graduating student Chanz Hopkins helps others while pursuing his dream 4/18
- Graduate School celebrates students and mentors at annual awards dinner 4/18
- Personal outreach to landowners is vital to conservation program success 4/18
- Bay Invaders: The Blue Catfish Fishery 3/18
- Engineered Sandbars Don't Measure Up for Nesting Plovers 1/18
- JWM: Hungry ghost crabs may haunt plover nests 2/18
- A case for conserving common species 2/18
- Fish sticks: declining Amazon fish 2/18
- For a banded mongoose in northern Botswana, communicating with family can be deadly 1/18
- How do you track a secretive hawk? Follow the isotopes 1/18
- Rock salt is getting into groundwater and wells, study finds 1/18
2017
- New research explores links between deforestation and fisheries yields in the Amazon 12/17
- Tech wildlife students up their "game" at annual dinner 12/17
- PBS: Amazonian fish need tropical forests to survive 12/17
- The 'Camera Trap Queen' Who Shares Remote Wildlife With the World 12/17
- How do you track a secretive hawk? Follow the isotopes 12/17
- Rock salt is getting into groundwater and wells, study finds 11/17
- Land cover change in Botswana savannas: Don't blame the elephants 11/17
- Virginia Tech researchers explore causes of land cover change in African savannas 11/17
- Dean Stauffer honored with Wildlife Society award for teaching excellence10/17
- Even small amounts of oil made birds near Deepwater Horizon sick, Virginia Tech researchers say 10/17
- Study highlights conservation needs of fish species recently discovered in Southwest Virginia 10/17
- Mixing of farmed fish and their wild relatives could have adverse impacts on environment, Virginia Tech researcher says10/17
- Let's Get Science Out of the Lab Into The Communities with Dr. Kathy Alexander 10/17
- Study highlights conservation needs of fish species recently discovered in Southwest Virginia 10/17
- Student raises money to improve isolated Ecuadorean community's access to education 9/17
- Study highlights conservation needs of fish species recently discovered in Southwest Virginia10/11
- Student raises money to improve isolated Ecuadorean community's access to education 9/11
- Nat Geo: See Rescued Lions and Tigers Re-Learn How to Hunt 9/11
- George C. Palmer named 2017 SEAFWA Fisheries Biologist of the Year 9/17
- Steve McMullin of Virginia Tech becomes President of the American Fisheries Society 9/17
- Conservation Management Institute realigns to maximize funding and research opportunities 8/17
- Virginia Tech professor raises awareness about animal biotechnology and fisheries genetics 8/17
- Virginia Tech study searches for candy darter as endangered species status reviewed 8/17
- Future of coastal marshes lies in the hands of private property owners 8/17
- GMO salmon caught in U.S. regulatory net, but Canadians have eaten 5 tons 8/17
- Research calls for enhancing long-term benefits of Farm Bill program 7/17
- Camera-trap research paves the way for global monitoring networks 6/17
- Virginia Tech awarded grant to commit to diversity, inclusion for success in science education 6/17
- Virginia Tech's College of Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service target students for future conservation careers 6/17
- Washington Post: Blue catfish are destroying the Chesapeake Bay. Congress isn't helping 6/17
- Bad mothers and why they make a difference to cheetah survival 6/17
- Sydney Hope receives NSF GROW travel award 6/17
- Stormwater retention ponds may not protect surface waters from road salt contamination 6/17
- Coffee Break with a Scientist: Dr. Ashley Dayer 5/17
- Studying the human dimensions of CRP participation5/17
- Professor William Hopkins receives Graduate School's outstanding mentor award5/17
- Nonnative catfish not primary driver of American shad declines in James River5/17
- Ally Moser named College of Natural Resources and Environment 2017 Outstanding Senior4/17
- Marcella Kelly receives Alumni Award for Excellence in International Research 4/17
- Dean Stauffer receives William E. Wine Award for Teaching Excellence4/17
- Virginia Tech's 34th Annual Mudbass Classic Tournament takes place on April 294/17
- Man-Eating Lions Prey on People-New Evidence4/17
- Brian and Martha Murphy earn citizen conservation award for transforming farmland4/17
- Stroubles Creek Restoration Initiative prepping for tree planting 3/17
- Dean Stauffer: CIDER teacher of the week 3/17
- Doctoral Fellow studies impact of climate change, deforestation in Namibia 3/17
- Virginia Tech expert on WHO child mortality report: impacts 'are not restricted to the developing world' 3/17
- Moser studies rare cottontail for ACC Fellowship 2/17
- Defining an invasive species- not as straightforward as you would think 2/17
- Leandro Castello awarded Pew marine conservation fellowship 2/17
- Virginia Breeding Bird Atlas seeks volunteers to collect data 2/17
- Ashley Gramza begins role as new national bird conservation social science coordinator 2/17
2016
- Scientists are in a heated Twitter debate about the 'most beautiful spotted animal' 12/16
- Class of 2016: Cassidy Williams puts her passion for wildlife into practice 12/16
- Virginia Tech students host Annual Wild Game Dinner 12/16
- Jaguar spotting: A new wild cat may be roaming the United States 12/16
- Steve McMullin honored with emeritus status 11/16
- Sydney Hope participates in Franklin County High's "Moment of Science" 11/16
- Who eats faster, male or female cheetahs? 11/16
- Nemo found at Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center 10/16
- Mussels a sign of a healthy Powell River 10/16
- With Good Reason Radio:Wildlife in Bostwana 10/16
- Paul Angermeier co-edits textbook on reintroducing fish and wildlife populations 9/16
- Cutler: Town and gown work together here: Part 2 9/16
- Seashore plans science workshops to evaluate bird, turtle management 9/16
- Brett Jones, Donald Orth receive 2016 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award 8/16
- Science News: When it comes to antimicrobial resistance, watch out for wildlife 8/16
- Students team with Ecuadorean tribes to learn most-effective plants for treating infection 8/16
- Fralin Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow investigates false pregnancy in black bears 7/16
- 2016 ACC Creativity and Innovation fellows hard at work this summer 7/16
- Black Bears Becoming Unusually Comfortable with People 7/16
- Virginia Tech expert says GMO bill approved by Congress is a good start but a better framework still needed 7/16
- Listen: Eric Hallerman discusses new GMO labeling with NewsRadio WINA 7/16
- Ear-stones provide clues to researchers studying migratory habits of Amazonian fish species 6/16
- Flying high for conservation: an Interfaces of Global Change fellow will use drones to help save lemurs 5/16
- On birds, behavior, and the power of observation 5/16
- Douglas Austen receives Gerald H. Cross Alumni Leadership Award 5/16
- Six Virginia Tech undergraduate students awarded 2016 ACC Creativity and Innovation Fellowships 5/16
- Researcher tracks clues on mountain lion sightings in Great Smoky Mountains National Park 5/16
- Virginia Tech students to travel the Amazon 5/16
- Tuberculosis infection in mongoose driven by social communication behavior 5/16
- Virginia Tech researchers looking at value of native pollinators 5/16
- Congressman Morgan Griffith visits Virginia Tech's aviary 5/16
- Nature: Camera traps may aid conservation 5/16
- Bear Cubs Emerge from Virginia Dens 5/16
- Kathleen Alexander presents NSF funded human-wildlife interface projects on Capitol Hill 4/16
- NSF grant to send two undergraduates to study disease ecology in Africa 4/16
- Our culture does not take life, but promotes it 4/16
- Eric Hallerman advises FDA on approving world's first genetically modified animal 4/16
- Brandon Semel will use drones to help save lemurs in Madagascar 3/16
- Climate change, dams, deforestation a vicious cycle for Amazon rivers, lakes 3/16
- Listen to Associate Professor Kathy Alexander's talk about "One Health" on VoiceAmerica. 2/16
- Fish species, rural livelihoods threatened by new dams on world's largest rivers1/16
2015
- That Yellow-finned Minnow in Your Local Creek May Be One-of-a-kind 12/15
- Wild Cam: How Airplanes Ruffle Plover Feathers12/15
- Lyme-Carrying Ticks Could Be Hitching Rides on Birds 12/15
- In a First, the FDA Clears Genetically Modified Salmon for Eating--It Just Took 20 Years12/15
- The Atlantic: The woman who tweets cheetahs 11/15
- Don't Fear Bats; Fear Losing Them 10/15
- China's wetlands hurt by economic growth 10/15
- Putting the squeeze on trout: Study says that acid and warming waters could make life harder for trout 10/15
- Wildlife graduate student Sydney Hope investigates impact of environmental conditions on wood duck behavior10/15
- Limiting wildlife access to water resources in dryland African regions may reduce water quality 10/15
- Virginia Tech-led research to create model to predict waterborne disease risk9/15
- Can group-living wildlife species survive the spread of disease? 9/15
- Faculty members named American Fisheries Society inaugural Fellows9/15
- WSLS10:Virginia Tech opens new Aviary 9/15
- CollegiateTimes: To study a mockingbird 9/15
- Roanoke Time: New Virginia Tech research aviary is not just for the birds 9/15
- Virginia Tech showcases new research facility to enhance the study of birds 9/15
- Collegiate Times: New organization helps grieving students move forward 9/15
- Scientists show off their most adorable subjects with #CuteOff 9/15
- SmartNews: African wildlife may be acquiring antibiotic resistant bacteria from nearby humans 8/15
- Virginia Tech's natural resources and conservation program ranked No. 1 by USA Today College edition 8/15
- New Initiative Helps Saltwater Aquarium Industry 'Go Green' 8/15
- Virginia Tech scientists work to save the Amazon Rainforest and its biodiversity 8/15
- Doctoral student Anne Hilborn shares Serengeti field work and photos on Twitter 8/15
- Graduate student’s research reveals new, troubling threats to Madagascar’s wildlife 8/15
- Wildlife students win Steger Poetry Prizes 8/15
- Congressman Griffith visits mussel center 8/15
- DGIF winter meeting held at Virginia Tech 8/15
- Warren receives Cross Alumni Leadership Award 8/15
- Schooled in fish: Jason Henderson head chef for Captain D’s 8/15
- Wildlife Society: Effective New Model for Predicting Shorebird Habitats 8/15
- Virginia Tech's natural resources and conservation program ranked No. 1 by USA Today College edition 8/15
- Preserving natural areas on campuses focus of Ecological Society of America sessions 8/15
- Habitat prediction model created to protect piping plovers 7/15
- Wildlife provide clues to the spread of antibiotic resistance in Africa 7/15
- The Hopkins Lab participates in NSF RET program 7/15
- Scientists work to help save the Amazon rainforest and its biodiversity 7/15
- Asia Murphy's research reveals new, troubling threats to Madagascar’s wildlife 7/15
- This fish has its own story 7/15
- University hatches science outreach partnership with Blacksburg High School 6/15
- Enlighten me: Piping plovers and coastal change 6/15
- Researchers explore fact and fiction of New River monster fish 6/15
- Robert Warren receives Gerald H. Cross Alumni Leadership Award 5/15
- Scientists across the nation address uncertainty in Marine & Coastal Resource Management 5/15
- Alexander receives 2015 Alumni Award for Excellence in International Research 4/15
- Hopkins receives 2015 Alumni Award for Excellence in Research 4/15
- Ashley Lohr receives 2015 College of Natural Resources and Environment Outstanding Senior Award 4/15
- Students Bring High Energy to the TWS SE Conclave 3/15
- Volunteers count spring frog songs in the New River Valley 3/15
- Researchers Map Flying Squirrel Habitat 3/15
2014
- Emmanuel A. Frimpong named a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow 10/14
- Joel W. Snodgrass named head of Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation 9/14
- Giant Amazon fish extinct in many fishing communities, saved in others 9/14
- Grad student works to preserve endangered flying squirrels 9/14
- All for the birds: Mitchell Byrd remains a friend of the college 8/14
- Erin Poor receives Fulbright grant to study endangered Sumatran tigers7/14
- Researchers say rate of deforestation in Brazilian Amazon has declined 6/14
- Young scientist counts African predators to help save them 5/14
- Fish species benefit from multi-agency collaborations 5/14
- Scientists study Amazon to predict impact of climate change 5/14
- Research overturns assumption about mercury in the Arctic 5/14
- Nepalese Fulbright Scholar visits college 5/14
- Donald J. Orth receives 2014 William E. Wine Award 4/14
- Donald J. Orth receives 2014 Diggs Teaching Scholars Award 4/14
- Restoration biologist Jess Jones receives Rachel Carson Award 4/14
- Donald W. Linzey receives Virginia Museum of Natural History's Jefferson Medal 3/14
- Kelly recognized as a Global Conservation Leader 2/14
- Aspiring wildlife filmmaker wraps up as co-host of children's tv program 2/14
- Fisheries program opens doors for freshman 2/14
- Alumni Corner: Austen heads American Fisheries Society 2/14
- State launches wildlife conflict helpline 2/14
- Kelly recognized as a Global Conservation Leader 2/14
- Michael Moore receives NANFA Conservation Research Grant 2014 Award 2/14
- Black-footed ferret: Wild heart of the Great Plains 2/14
- China-U.S. laboratory dedicated to enhance mussel conservation, pearl production 1/14
- Hurricane Sandy may prove to be a blessing for the tiny piping plover 1/14
- Research overturns assumption about mercury in the Arctic 1/14
2013
- Marcella Kelly honored with Philadelphia Zoo's Global Conservation Leader Award12/13
- Alumni Awards for Excellence11/13
- Fraser Receives Mitchell A. Byrd Award11/13
- Schwarz Leads World Aquaculture Society11/13
- Alexander Continues Research at the Human-Wildlife Interface 11/13
- Conference Tackles the Challenge of Diversity in Natural Resources Careers 8/13
- Hubert Receives Cross Alumni Leadership Award 8/13
- Kendall an Environmental Excellence Award Finalist 8/13
- Three Students Take Home Writing Prizes 8/13
- Battle Presents at ACC Meeting of the Minds 8/13
- Jim Fraser receives Mitchell A. Byrd Award for outstanding achievement in ornithology 7/13
- Wayne Hubert receives Gerald E. Cross Alumni Leadership Award 6/13
- University researchers find widespread but neglected disease as real health threat in Africa 5/13
- Potential to spark a global pandemic’: Wild animals in Botswana found resistant to antibiotics4/13
- Study shows human-wildlife microbe exchange and multidrug resistance in wildlife in protected areas in Africa 4/13
- Kathleen Alexander receives 2013 Alumni Award for Excellence in International Outreach 5/13
- Climate change likely to worsent threat of diarrheal disease in Botswana, arid African countries 3/13
- Virginia Tech hosts first TEDx Event 2/13
- Kathleen Alexander finds climate change likely to worsen public health threat of diarrheal disease in Botswana and other arid African countries 3/13
- First year experience program sets students on the right path 2/13
- Alumni Corner: John Loegering-Not Quite a Millionaire! 2/13
- Commencement Speaker- Katelin Shugart-Schmidt 2/13
- Generational changes will have a big impact on natural resource jobs 2/13
- Graduate students receive American Fisheries Society awards 1/13
2012
- TEDxTalks releases videos of presentations from inaugural TEDxVirginiaTech event 12/12
- Nearly buried, mussels get a helping hand 12/12
- Chinese Visitors Investigate Watershed Ecology 11/12
- Perkins Interviews Converted Poachers 11/12
- Undergraduates Explore Ecuadorian Jungle 11/12
- Students Help Return Animals to the Wild 11/12
- Summer Programs Offer Extraordinary Research Opportunities to Undergraduates 11/12
- Partners collaborate on largest release of endangered mussels in Powell River 10/12
- Undergraduate researchers study poison dart frogs and more in Ecuadorian jungle 9/12
- Can nature parks save biodiversity? 8/12
- Undergraduate students make their mark in fish and wildlife conservation research 8/12
- Student researchers take a walk on the 'wild' side 8/12
- Kathleen Alexander receives NIH grant to study effect of climate change on water-borne diseases 8/12
- Katelin Shugart-Schmidt named Graduate Woman of the Year 4/12
- Kathleen Alexander's work in Botswana attracts attention of U.S. ambassador 3/12
- Virginia Tech wildlife researchers explore DNA research to help save Nepal's Bengal tigers 3/12
- Buffalo bushmeat linked to brucellosis in Botswana 3/12
- Nowhere to hide: New study finds future of Sumatran tigers threatened by human disturbances 3/12
- Virginia Tech wildlife ecologist links severe declines in Everglades mammals with invasive pythons 1/12
- Kathleen Alexander receives NSF grant to research human-animal linkage in water quality 1/12
2010-2011
- Turtles, snakes, and the HokieBird visit Virginia Tech Open House 11/11
- Two Virginia Tech fisheries students earn NOAA scholarships 11/11
- Eric Hallerman educates policymakers on genetically engineered animals for food 8/11
- David L. Trauger receives science teaching award 6/11
- Leadership Institute students from College of Natural Resources and Environment take weeklong run with top officials 1/11
- Poor stream health imperils fish 12/10
- Five selected as 2010-11 ACC Undergraduate Research Scholars 11/10
- Virginia Tech gets $3.4 Million for Gulf oil spill study on plovers 11/10
- New TB pathogen discovered 10/10
- College of Natural Resources and Environment Launches Student Leadership Institute 9/10
- Virginia Tech Partners in Clinch River Endangered Mussel Release 9/10
- Dean F. Stauffer Selected as Associate Dean of Academic Programs 8/10
- University Recognizes Ronald J. Kendall with Alumni Leadership Award 7/10
- Researcher explores role of human behavior in infectious disease emergence 5/10
- Barbara Knuth Named Vice Provost and Dean of Cornell Graduate School 3/10