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Interfaces of Global Change Newsletter...their decline at our peril." Freshwaters in the...
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OCT2014
ISSUENo.1 Interfaces of Global Change
A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR
OurFirstNewsle9er
Welcometothefirstedi/onoftheInterfacesofGlobalChangenewsle9er,partofourefforttokeepyouinformedabouttheac/vi/esandaccomplishmentsofourgrowingglobalchangecommunityatVirginiaTech.Nowinitssecondyear,thegraduateprogramisthrivingwith15Ph.D.fellowsand22facultymembers.WeopenedtheacademicyearinAugustwithaMeet&GreetRecep/onattheHahnGarden,andwelcomed5newstudentstotheprogram.TheGlobalChangeSeminarclass(FIW5004)nowmeetsweekly,andthestudent-drivensyllabusreflectsourcommunity'sstronginterestinthescience/society/policyinterface.Facultymembersarealwayswelcometojoinusfortheselivelydiscussions.
Thisfall,weareworkingtoraiseourcollec/veresearchandeduca/onachievementstoahigherlevelofcohesionandrecogni/on.WithsupportfromtheFralinLifeScienceIns/tuteandtheVirginiaTechGraduateSchoolweareac/velymakingstridestowardsestablishingTheGlobalChangeCenteratVirginiaTech.Thislargecross-campusini/a/vewillcapitalizeonVT'sstrengthsinscience,engineeringandthesocialsciences,inawidearrayofacademicunitsatourUniversity.Wehavealreadygainedconsiderabletrac/ontowardsthisunifiedvisionthroughourworkontheIGCIGEPandbyrallyingtheenthusiasmofaddi/onalfacultymembersacrosscampus.WenowhaveofficespaceinFralinHall,havehiredafull-/meGlobalChangeCenterCoordinator,andareworkingonourofficialCentercharter.Withthiscurrentmomentum,Ibelievethemonthsaheadpromisetobefullofexci/ngdevelopments.Staytuned!
-WilliamA.Hopkins
AmyPrudenreceivesthe2014BuschAwardAmyPruden,professorofcivilandenvironmentalengineeringandassociatedeananddirector ofinterdisciplinarygraduateeduca/onintheGraduateSchoolatVirginiaTech,isthe2014 recipientofthePaulL.BuschAwardwhichincludesa$100,000researchgrant.Awell-recognized researcher in her field, Pruden is instrumental in developing a new way of thinking about controlling aqua/c pathogens and expanding the use of recycled water. She has an interna/onal reputa/on in applied microbial ecology, environmental remedia/on, and environmental reservoirs of an/microbial resistance. Readmore
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LauraSchoenlereceivesa2014EPASTARFellowshipLauraSchoenle,afellowintheInterfacesofGlobalChangeIGEP,wasrecentlyawardedaEPASTARFellowshipfor2014.Thisverycompe//vegraduatefellowshipprogramfromtheEnvironmentalProtec/onAgencysupportsmastersanddoctoralcandidatesinenvironmentalstudies.Herawardwillcovertui/on,salary,and$10,000forresearch/expenses.Laurawillbestudyingtheeffectsofmercuryexposureonhowbirdsresistandtolerateinfec/onwithavianmalaria.Lauraisco-advisedbyIgnacioMoore(VirginiaTech)andFranBonier(Queen'sUniversity).Readmore
FROM THE IGC BLOG
TheLivingPlanetReport2014
"Inlessthantwohumangenera/ons,popula/onsizesofvertebratespecieshavedroppedbyhalf.Weignoretheirdeclineatourperil."
FreshwatersintheAnthropocene
BIOL6064willexaminetheinterac/onsofclimate,eutrophica/on,invasive
species,andwithdrawalonlakesandstreams.
ASpecialSupplementinPNAS
ThisProceedingsoftheNa/onalAcademyofSciences(PNAS)isdedicatedtoscience
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