Our local news, WSLS in Roanoke, did a story on the new bachelor’s program at Virginia Tech called Water: Resources, Policy and Management. To view the story, click here. For more information on the degree program, go to: http://waterdegree.frec.vt.edu.
From VT News BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 23, 2015 – Virginia Tech’s new undergraduate degree in water, approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia in early December, is one of the most innovative, interdisciplinary offerings in the country and will position graduates for a wide spectrum of careers in…
In early December, Virginia Tech received approval from the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV) for a new undergraduate, water resources degree at the university. This followed approval by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors during its June 1-2, 2014, meetings. The new “Water: Resources, Policy, and Management”…
The Office of the Vice President for Research at Virginia Tech recognizes Kevin McGuire, an associate professor of forest resources and environmental conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment, for expertise in hydrology and watershed management and for his work on runoff generation processes, forest ecosystems, and water-soil-biogeochemical interactions. Read…
BLACKSBURG, Va., Nov. 5, 2014 – Even during summer dry spells, some isolated patches of soil in forested watersheds remain waterlogged. These patches act as hot spots for microbes that remove nitrogen from groundwater and return it to the atmosphere, researchers from several institutions, including Virginia Tech, report in a leading…
The Virginia Water Resources Research Center welcomed the arrival of Dr. Daniel McLaughlin in October. Dr. McLaughlin is an assistant professor of ecohydrology in the Department of Forest Resources and Conservation; he also holds a partial appointment at the Water Center. His research broadly focuses on informing water resource management through a…
National Conservation Training Center Shepherdstown, W. Va. The event aims to provide exceptional opportunities for researchers, policy makers, regulators, agencies and the public to share in the latest information, technologies and research taking place in the area of water. It will provide excellent networking opportunities as well as a productive…
Virginia Tech is taking an interdisciplinary approach to meet the complex challenges of managing water by proposing a new bachelor of science degree that draws upon the resources of five of its colleges. The degree program — called Water: Resources, Policy, and Management — will be unique in the Commonwealth of…
The Walker Award winner for 2014-15 is Heather Govenor. Heather is a Ph.D. candidate at Virginia Tech in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering and a fellow in the Interfaces of Global Change Program. Established to honor the late William Walker, the founding director of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, this award…
Recently, the Water Center conducted its annual competition for recognizing and supporting students studying water resources in Virginia. In the Competitive Grants category, awards went to the following students and projects: Emily Lipscomb, Ph.D. student in the Virginia Tech Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering: “Effect of storm events on transport…
