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Monthly Archives: September 2015
IGC Fellows sponsor social media campaign and booth at the Virginia Science Festival in Blacksburg
The Virginia Science Festival features a full month dedicated to STEM events happening around Virginia. The goal is to “provide families with hands-on experiences, live performances, interactive demonstrations and techno entertainment that will inspire a wonder in science for all ages.” On Saturday, September 26th, the Interfaces of Global Change IGEP at Virginia Tech sponsored a booth at the Blacksburg Science Festival called “Why I Care For Nature.”
According to IGC Fellow, Tamara Fetters, #whyIcare4nature is an outreach campaign started by the Interfaces ...
According to IGC Fellow, Tamara Fetters, #whyIcare4nature is an outreach campaign started by the Interfaces ...
Madeline Schreiber interviewed on Pulse of the Planet radio
Listen to these 2-minute radio installments from Pulse of the Planet:
NSF-funded Madeline Schreiber of Virginia Tech discusses her research on the impact of a coal ash spill on groundwater
Calcium, magnesium and other trace elements are key to good tasting water, as we hear from Virginia Tech geoscientist Madeline Schreiber
NSF-funded Madeline Schreiber of Virginia Tech discusses her research on the impact of a coal ash spill on groundwater
Calcium, magnesium and other trace elements are key to good tasting water, as we hear from Virginia Tech geoscientist Madeline Schreiber
Atomic Force Microscopy: application in nanoscience
Tweet About the author: Rui Filipe Serra Maia is a PhD student in Geosciences at Virginia Tech. Check out his profile on the VTSuN student page. Today I am going to tell you about the importance of Atomic Force Microscopy in nanoscience … Continue reading
VTSuN is now part of the National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure!
Tweet We are proud to announce that VTSuN has partnered with The Virginia Tech Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Facility (NCFL) at ICTAS to form a brand new federally-funded research center: Virginia Tech National Center … Continue reading
Bird feeders may contribute to the spread of disease in wild songbird populations
From VT News
BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 17, 2015 – Wild songbirds that prefer to eat at bird feeders have an increased risk of acquiring a common eye disease. In turn, these birds also spread the disease more quickly to their flock mates, according to an international research team led by Virginia Tech scientists.
The researchers found that this feeding preference, rather than its social position in the flock, as previously thought, was more likely to result in a bird contracting the ...
BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 17, 2015 – Wild songbirds that prefer to eat at bird feeders have an increased risk of acquiring a common eye disease. In turn, these birds also spread the disease more quickly to their flock mates, according to an international research team led by Virginia Tech scientists.
The researchers found that this feeding preference, rather than its social position in the flock, as previously thought, was more likely to result in a bird contracting the ...
New in Nature: how to solve the world’s biggest problems
Is interdisciplinarity the key to solving the world’s biggest problems? http://t.co/DEYUYDiwjv pic.twitter.com/F1ljfYwxsD
— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) September 17, 2015
“Interdisciplinarity has become all the rage as scientists tackle climate change and other intractable issues. But there is still strong resistance to crossing borders.”
See the latest issue of Nature, which features a variety of articles on this topic:
Grant giving: Global funders to focus on interdisciplinarity16 September 2015
Why interdisciplinary research ...
IGEP’s discuss Merchants of Doubt documentary
Had a great time discussing #SciComm, #lobbying and #ClimateChange with @VTSuN @globalchangevt and Water IGEPs today! @VTGradCommunity
— Marina E Vance (@marinavance) September 11, 2015
Three Virginia Tech IGEPs recently met in Torgerson Hall to discuss the documentary film, “Merchants of Doubt”. This discussion followed a visit from the book’s author, Dr. Naomi Oreskes, from Harvard University. Students and faculty from the VT SuN, Water INTERface, and Interfaces of Global Change IGEPs shared their thoughts and ideas about ...
Join us for the upcoming EEB Seminar featuring Dr. John Jelesko
EEB Seminar Title: “Itching to understand the Zen of the Toxicodendron”
Speaker: Dr. John Jelesko, Associate Professor in the Dept of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science at Virginia Tech
Date and Location: Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 3:30 pm in Derring 4069
The EEB speaker for 9/17 is Virginia Tech’s very own Dr. John Jelesko, Associate Professor in the Dept of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science. His talk is entitled “Itching to understand the Zen of the Toxicodendron” and is ...
Speaker: Dr. John Jelesko, Associate Professor in the Dept of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science at Virginia Tech
Date and Location: Thursday, September 17, 2015 at 3:30 pm in Derring 4069
The EEB speaker for 9/17 is Virginia Tech’s very own Dr. John Jelesko, Associate Professor in the Dept of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science. His talk is entitled “Itching to understand the Zen of the Toxicodendron” and is ...