–Written by Anna Fausnacht, PhD Student in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech. This week’s discussion in the interdisciplinary Water for Health Seminar, GRAD 5414, focused on wastewater treatment in developing nations; … Continue reading →
—-Written by Akshay Jain, Graduate Student in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Water INTERface IGEP Program Whether you brew like a monk or are a greenhorn at the craft of brewing, it is of … Continue reading →
—Written by Bailey Houghtaling, MS, RDN, in partial fulfillment of the Water for Health Seminar (GRAD 5414), Virginia Tech One can assume Americans are aware of the value of getting enough water to drink. Dehydration … Continue reading →
Dr. Erin Hotchkiss, an Assistant Professor of Freshwater Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences, recently received funding for two grants from the Swedish Research Council Formas.
Hotchkiss is a co-PI on the first grant: “Taking the pulse of Swedish rivers: Using metabolism to monitor ecosystem responses to environmental change”.
Project Goals: (1) determine how rates of ecosystem metabolism in Swedish rivers are shaped by regional climatic and anthropogenic gradients, (2) quantify the extent to which streams in the Swedish landscape degrade terrestrial organic carbon and ...
Dr. Erin Hotchkiss, an Assistant Professor of Freshwater Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences, recently received funding for two grants from the Swedish Research Council Formas.
Hotchkiss is a co-PI on the first grant: “Taking the pulse of Swedish rivers: Using metabolism to monitor ecosystem responses to environmental change”.
Project Goals: (1) determine how rates of ecosystem metabolism in Swedish rivers are shaped by regional climatic and anthropogenic gradients, (2) quantify the extent to which streams in the Swedish landscape degrade terrestrial organic carbon and ...
From Virginia Tech Magazine
By Mason Adams
Virginia Tech’s new Global Systems Science Destination Area grows from roots that extend back to the university’s founding as a land-grant college, to branches that include the globe’s most urgent and complicated challenges.
One of five new Destination Areas — sites of interdisciplinary collaboration where experts are positioned to address the full complexities of pressing problems worldwide — Global Systems Science targets the interface between society and the environment.
“The heart of the ...
——-Written by Razieh Fazrad, Graduate Student in Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech, Water INTERface IGEP Program. Water is essential for life and normal functioning of the human body, however many of consumers are unaware of … Continue reading →
From the blog of the National Center for Science in the Classroom
By this point in the school year, I hope that you have heard of NCSE’s Scientist in the Classroom program. But if not, please check it out!
In designing the program, we wanted to be sure that scientists and teachers were able to work together to come up with a hands-on activity that fit in with what was going on in the classroom as opposed to a prescribed activity. ...
Sydney Hope, a Ph.D. student in the Hopkins Lab, visited Franklin County High School on Friday, November 4, 2016 to speak about her research and experience as a scientist as part of the school’s “Moment of Science” program. The “Moment of Science” takes place during the activity period on select days and the school brings speakers in to talk about different aspects of science. All students from grades 9-12 are invited to attend.
Sydney spoke about her research on how incubation temperature ...
Dr. Jill Welter, an ecosystem scientist from St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, gave the EEB Seminar at Virginia Tech on November 3, 2016. Her talk was titled, “Start seeing nitrogen fixation: the potential impact of cyanobacteria on river ecosystems in a changing world.”
During her visit, Dr. Welter led a discussion about alternative careers in academia for Interfaces of Global Change fellows. She also visited the Carey Lab’s Falling Creek Reservoir research site for a hands-on demonstration of water quality research ...
