Virginia Tech

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06 October 2026 15:43

Microplastics are often linked to urban areas near roads and development, but a new study shows that wind and rain carry them from the atmosphere into remote headwaters, a process intensified by major storms such as Hurricane Helene. 🔗: go.vt.edu/utdw8

Michael Bertram

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25 September 2026 21:23

It is an honour to have been awarded the British Ecological Society’s Founders’ Prize for 2026! A big thank you to @britishecologicalsociety.org, my amazing students, collaborators, and mentors, and a big congrats to the other award winners! 🥳 www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/anno...

Morgan Carter

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24 September 2026 05:29

Proud and honored to receive an Outstanding Young Alumnus award from NC State! My career path is so deeply influenced by the professors I had there and my first exposure to plant-microbe research. ❤️🐺 Grateful I get to pay it forward as a UNC system professor! cals.ncsu.edu/news/2026-ca...

Global Change Center at Virginia Tech

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12 September 2026 00:57

How does pollen move once it leaves a field? A study including GCC affiliate Dr. Hosein Foroutan combined drone sampling, ground measurements, and atmospheric modeling to establish a new approach for tracking and forecasting airborne pollen movement. More: news.vt.edu/articles/202...

Amanda Gay DelVecchia

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02 September 2026 01:56

So grateful and excited to officially have NSF support to investigate how cryptic and/or chemosynthetic carbon contributes to stream productivity! Here's our upcoming work: amandadelvecchia.weebly.com/lab-news AND an amazing PhD student opportunity 😀 amandadelvecchia.weebly.com/join-the-lab...