The Interfaces of Global Change (IGC) is an interdisciplinary graduate program addressing multifaceted aspects of global change @globalchangevt @virginia_tech

Blacksburg, VA
Joined September 2017
Several #IGC fellows presented exciting research this week in San Francisco at the #SICB2018 conference! Way to go, fellows - starting 2018 strong! @globalchangevt
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Hey everyone, do you like sharks? What about really really dead sharks? If so, come swing by my poster this Friday from 3:30 to 5:30 and we can talk about Cretaceous sharks and how they might have died! #sicb2018 @VTechmeetsPaleo @Wilson_KPg_Lab @VT_Science
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Replying to @MunozLabVT
@MunozLabVT hitting it hard the first day of #SICB2018! Highlights: Scale matters when addressing ecological and evolutionary questions! Microhabitat and behavior impact phenotypic variation! Mechanically sensitive traits evolve faster across multiple lineages! – at San Francisco, CA
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It's official! IGC Fellow, Tony Timpano is now Dr. Timpano! Hooding him in this photo are GCC faculty members Stephen Schoenholtz @VaWaterCenter and Carl Zipper @VTCSES, who both worked closely with Tony for the last four years. Congrats, All!
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@HGovenor defending her #PhD dissertation on stream #sedimentation effects on #macroinvertebrates ! Dirt in streams NOT good for stream bug cmty health. #CleanWaterAct state reports need to “streamlined” for clarity, improved monitoring, & restoration @igc_vt @FralinLifeSci
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College of Science awards scholarships to students for academics, research work, and community service vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2017/…
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Congratulations, IGC Fellow, Carl Wepking, for receiving the Dean’s Roundtable Make-a-Difference Scholarship. The award honors an outstanding graduate student who will make a difference in the world through research and devotion to scientific excellence. vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2017/…
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Heather Govenor is giving her defense seminar in @FralinLifeSci this morning at 9:00 am! Title: Sediment Management for Aquatic Life Protection under the Clean Water Act @igc_vt @HGovenor Join Us!
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The Center for Communicating #Science is designed to create #opportunities for scientists, scholars, and #healthprofessionals as they develop their ability to communicate. Read how @VTsopa helps make the connection. 🎭👩‍🔬@VT_ACThttp://bit.ly/drillfield_vt
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Fun had by all at the #IGC picnic today! #GoHokies
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The inaugural winner of the coveted IGC Golden Boot is GCC faculty Dr. Quinn Thomas! He had the most #hokiepride at the IGC picnic today and will proudly host the boot until it’s passed on to next year’s recipient. 🏆 🎉
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Presenting a new IGC tradition, the GOLDEN BOOT! Presented to the Hokiest of the IGC Hokies, the winner gets to take home this boot to display prominently! Before this trophy is passed on to the next Hokie, the winner will add a small decorative token of their own to the boot 🏆
Where were you if you weren’t at the IGC picnic/tailgate today? These IGCers want to know! #GoHokies #IGC
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Traveled to DC recently for a closer look at science and policy interacting with @igc_vt. We need people who can translate research results to decision-makers! What a valuable experience. Thanks @globalchangevt. @VT_Science globalchange.vt.edu/2017/11/…
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Now accepting applications for an undergraduate Science Policy Fellowship to work in the National Capitol region! Apply by Dec 1, 2017 @virginia_tech globalchange.vt.edu/spf/
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Nice study by IGC Fellow Ben Vernasco @verntasco in Smithsonian Insider: Large shady forest plots essential to survival of post-fledgling songbirds during drought insider.si.edu/2017/11/study…
The IGC GSO provided outreach activities @VTSciFest: the booth focused on how kids can help care 4 the Earth @igc_vt globalchange.vt.edu/2017/11/…
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Many thanks to Susan Hassol @ClimateComms for a GREAT @igc_vt science communication workshop on Friday @virginia_tech!
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