Virginia Tech Researchers Attend United Nations 2023 Water Conference

In March, researchers from Virginia Tech attended the United Nations 2023 Water Conference at the UN Headquarters in New York. This is the first UN Water Conference that has been held in almost five decades, and is a key component for one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals to ensure availability and sustainable management…
Water in the 2023 Virginia General Assembly: Inventory of Water-related Legislation

The Virginia Water Resources Research Center annually compiles an inventory of water-related legislation in the Virginia General Assembly. We update the inventory during the session, then publish a final version after the end of the reconvened (“veto”) session. The first version of the inventory for 2023, with bill status as of January 31,…
2023 Virginia Waters Photo Contest Open to VA College and University Students

Our annual photo contest is open! We invite all Virginia college and university students to submit your photos featuring water in Virginia – Show us the beauty of Virginia’s waters through your lens in our annual Virginia Waters Photo Contest! For more information, and to submit a photo, click here!
Water Center Welcomes New Undergraduate Intern Luna Fulguiero Fuchs
Welcome to Jenna Kalgren for Water Center Undergraduate Internship

Welcome to Jenna Kalgren, our undergraduate intern for 2023! Jenna is majoring in Meteorology with a minor in Geographic Information Science and plans to graduate in 2024. She hopes to pursue a career as a meteorologist at a weather station office after graduation. We are looking forward to working with…
New USGS-VWRRC Summer 2023 Water Internships – Now Accepting Applications

The USGS Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center and the Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech are pleased to announce a new internship opportunity – the USGS-VWRRC Summer 2023 Water Internships. These internships, with support from the Virginia Environmental Endowment, are designed to give two Virginia Tech undergraduate students…
New Water Center Job Board Provides Valuable Employment Information

Need a job? Looking for an internship for the summer? The Water Center’s new Job Board at www.vwrrc.vt.edu/jobs/ could help you. View the list of current job announcements we’ve received or join our Water Jobs Google Group to receive emails with current job listings. The website also includes links to other…
Intern Hallie Tucker Interviews Dr. Nick Copeland on Environmental Justice

By Hallie Tucker As an intern for the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, I am conducting interviews and creating art about social and environmental justice leaders to discuss their roles in the fight for environmental justice. This field, along with the conversations surrounding environmental justice, is becoming increasingly important; and…
Katie Mayer Receives 2022 William R. Walker Graduate Research Fellow Award

Congratulations to Katie Mayer, recipient of the 2022 William R. Walker Graduate Research Fellow Award! Katie is a first year PhD student in Dr. Austin Gray’s aquatic toxicology lab in the Department of Biological Sciences. She is interested in emerging contaminants of concern in freshwater ecosystems. She studies freshwater mussels and their biodetoxification…