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Policy research program builds pathways from research to actionable solutions , articleFour faculty members representing four colleges, one school, and three departments were named fellows or scholars in the +Policy Network’s 2025-26 policy research cohort, each receiving up to $10,000 to turn policy ideas into real-world solutions.
Date: Feb 26, 2026 - -
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Experts available: Tariff strike down, State of the Union, Iran, bombogenesis, 'Sinners', and more , articleVirginia Tech experts are available to discuss the Supreme Court striking down Trump's tariffs, the State of the Union, geopolitical tensions in Iran, the bomb cyclone storm, the musical history of "Sinners", and more.
Date: Feb 24, 2026 - -
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Recognizing barriers is first step to easing travel burdens , articleStudy reveals stark contrast between car and transit access to methadone treatment.
Date: Feb 17, 2026 - -
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Expert explains why snow totals can vary wildly for winter storms , articleMeteorologist Barrett Gutter says one big reason for snowfall differences comes from a meteorological phenomenon, in which the same amount of total precipitation can deliver very different amounts of measurable snowfall, depending on the underlying conditions.
Date: Jan 27, 2026 - -
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Students apply GIS skills to help city planners in Boston , articleThree undergraduates worked with Boston city planners to analyze transit accessibility, applying skills learned in Assistant Professor Junghwan Kim's Geospatial Analysis of Mobility class and shaping future urban mobility with innovative geospatial modeling.
Date: Jan 13, 2026 - -
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Graduate student’s work connects life to environment , articleDoctoral student Sithuni Mimasha works with Indigenous communities in Sri Lanka to understand how the environment affects food systems, health, and daily life.
Date: Jan 07, 2026 - -
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Alumnus Alex Thornton carries Hokie storm chasing history forward , articleThornton ’16, a veteran of Hokie Storm Chase, continues to share his time and expertise with student storm chasers. He also leads guided tours for others across the Great Plains in the StormCruzzer, a custom-built chase truck and the passion project of the late Travis Cruz ’16.
Date: Jan 06, 2026 - -
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Mapping the past, shaping the future , articleFrom the first graduate to new degrees in climate science and GIS, the Department of Geography is charting how people, data, and the planet connect, both in the past and into the future.
Date: Nov 18, 2025 - -
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One Hokie’s maps make a difference , articleAlumnus Peter Forister turns geography into global impact.
Date: Oct 22, 2025 - -
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Students help drive new research on global marine debris , articleGraduate and undergraduate students took the lead in reviewing global studies on marine debris, uncovering overlooked sources of ocean trash and pointing toward actionable remedies.
Date: Oct 20, 2025 - -
Video ItemMeet Saskia van de Gevel, the new dean of the College of Natural Resources and Environment , video
Saskia van de Gevel, the new dean of the College of Natural Resources and Environment (CNRE), shares what brought her to Virginia tech, her goals and vision for CNRE, and what opportunities lie ahead for the college.
Date: Oct 16, 2025 - -
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Scholars program empowers researchers to explore concerns across the globe , articleThe Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment awarded up to $30,000 to five interdisciplinary research teams to address critical, individual, and societal concerns affecting people and places.
Date: Oct 16, 2025 - -
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Research awards strengthen communities, Virginia, and the nation , articleFrom predicting pandemics and advancing drone defense to developing new treatments for traumatic brain injuries, new research awards secured by faculty in fiscal year 2025 will drive a wide range of discoveries with a shared goal of improving lives in communities near and far.
Date: Sep 23, 2025 - -
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Faculty recommend their favorite fall hikes , articleSome outdoor experts from the College of Natural Resources and Environment share their favorite trails and offer suggestions that people of all skill levels can enjoy.
Date: Aug 20, 2025 - -
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Chasing storms, catching experience , articleMembers of the Hokie Storm Chasers studied severe weather in the environment designed best to teach it, the Great Plains.
Date: Aug 18, 2025 - -
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Researchers join international environmental stewardship collaboration , articleWith support from the National Science Foundation, researchers will help build a global network of community-driven observatories.
Date: Aug 11, 2025 - -
Video ItemHokie Storm Chase 2025 , video
The 2025 Hokie Storm Chase saw 15 meteorology majors, led by instructor Dave Carroll, put their forecasting skills to the test by taking lessons learned in the classroom about meteorological data and applying it to real world data to make predictions about super cell thunderstorms on the Great Plains, often hundreds of miles away and hours in the future. The chasers then set out for those target areas, successfully intercepting four large storms on the 12-day trip, making it one of the most successful storm chases on record. The ultimate goal for the students was to see a tornado. In northern Minnesota, they saw two.
Date: Jul 30, 2025 - -
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CNRE Hokie highlights in photos , article Date: Jul 16, 2025 - -
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Step into a landmark year for CNRE , articleIn 2025, the College of Natural Resources and Environment opens the doors to a yearlong celebration — four distinct milestones, each a gallery in the story of CNRE’s impact across Virginia and beyond.
Date: Jul 16, 2025 - -
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Wood as a superpower , articleIn February 2025, Virginia Tech launched a yearlong celebration of 100 years of forestry education, research, and outreach — marking a century since J. Wilbur O’Byrne became the university’s first forester.
Date: Jul 16, 2025 -
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