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Results for: Climate Action
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Geosciences faculty receive $1.3 million to quantify the impact of freshwater demand and flooding in the Chesapeake Bay , articleThe NASA Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science program awarded $1.3 million to Susanna Werth from the College of Science and collaborators to gather information around water extraction practices in the Chesapeake Bay area to inform decision-makers about ways to reduce flooding and improve water quality.
Date: Jan 29, 2024 -
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New software simulates the impact of alternative fuels for freight trains , articleResearchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute recently created a nationwide multi-train simulation software, called NeTrainSim, to show the impacts of a countrywide shift away from diesel.
Date: Jan 18, 2024 -
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Researchers awarded $2.7 million grant to develop the faba bean as a sustainable mid-Atlantic crop , articleVirginia Tech researchers have teamed up with four other universities to introduce the climate-hardy, high-nutrition faba bean as a viable cash and cover crop.
Date: Jan 15, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech joins climate resilience partnership to serve the commonwealth , articleVirginia Tech joins the University of Virginia and Old Dominion University to help communities bolster their climate resiliency by anticipating threats, reducing community vulnerabilities, and respond to and recover from hazardous events and chronic stresses.
Date: Jan 11, 2024 -
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Transatlantic project works to fortify coastal resilience against rising seas , articleSherif Abdelaziz is part of a PIONEER project that will do laboratory tests in collaboration with researchers in Scotland to keep coastal areas safe from flooding.
Date: Jan 04, 2024 -
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Enabling systems to work together to create a better tomorrow , articleHuman actions are irreversible transforming the geophysical and ecological systems of the planet causing complex societal challenges. A civil and environmental engineering professor is seeking a way to address those challenges.
Date: Jan 04, 2024 -
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A new approach to creating an ancient tree of life , articleCarolina Martinez-Gutierrez and Frank Aylward have created a genetic tree that establishes a timeline for when 13 clades – the lineages of bacteria and archaea – colonized in the ocean.
Date: Dec 14, 2023 -
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2023 class of Astronaut Scholars includes two Hokie engineers , articleUndergraduates Brandon Tapia and Lucy Waite have earned spots as Astronaut Scholars. The annual honor recognizes exceptional students in science, technology, engineering, and math for initiative, creativity, and excellence in their chosen fields.
Date: Nov 29, 2023 -
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Climate Action Living Laboratory addresses sustainability challenges , articleThe laboratory is helping faculty, staff, and students continue efforts to integrate Virginia Tech's Climate Action Commitment into the university’s educational mission and engage more students in sustainability-focused learning opportunities.
Date: Nov 14, 2023 -
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Vampire bats make northward flight seeking stable climates , articleDoctoral student Paige Van de Vuurst is the lead author of research recently published in the Ecography journal that predicts that vampire bats — currently only found in Mexico and Central and South America — are on the move, with the United States being a viable home in 27 years.
Date: Nov 13, 2023 -
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Global change interdisciplinary Ph.D. program trains the next generation of leaders , articleGraduates of the Interfaces of Global Change Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program, which is celebrating its 10th year, return to the Blacksburg campus to share their experiences and offer advice to current students in the program.
Date: Nov 13, 2023 -
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Urban Forestry Program advances Virginia Tech’s Climate Action Commitment , articleResponsible for the care of Virginia Tech's urban forest is the Division of Campus Planning, Infrastructure, and Facilities’ urban forestry team – four individuals with expertise in arboriculture and urban forestry who strive to cultivate a low-risk, sustainable, resilient, and attractive urban forest that current and future generations of Hokies can enjoy.
Date: Nov 06, 2023 -
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Mechanical engineering professor uses coal to create 'wonder material' , articleLightweight, strong, electrically conductive, and antimicrobial — graphene is a prime candidate for a host of applications. Now, a Virginia Tech team is making the material from a surprising source.
Date: Oct 17, 2023 -
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Autonomous driving tested with real-world scenarios , articleVirginia Tech Transportation Institute researchers and their partners put an autonomous Ford F-150 through a series of driving scenarios related to public safety on the Interstate 395 express lanes in Arlington.
Date: Oct 13, 2023 -
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Optimizing electric vehicles , article Date: Aug 09, 2023 -
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Electrical and computer engineering students experience industry during trip to Germany , articleStudents visited Germany as part of Virginia Tech's green engineering curriculum. The two-week study abroad experience, in collaboration with Aalen University, focused on the importance of green engineering and how sustainability practices are incorporated at scale.
Date: Jun 26, 2023