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Researcher’s journey turns to forests’ understory

2023-2024 ISCE Scholar Shannon Bell has shifted her research focus from coal to the native herbs of Appalachia, aiming to address the inequities in the herbal supply chain, increase the number of forest botanicals, and improve benefits for harvesters, all while protecting the natural environment.

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    For its annual funding opportunity, the Whole Health Consortium is encouraging community-collaborative research that explores health on multiple levels, including molecular and cellular mechanisms, individual behaviors, social determinants, cultural influences, and environmental factors. Proposals must involve community partners and are encouraged to include individuals with lived experience. Deadline: September 13, 2024.

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    The Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment is hosting two "meet and greet" sessions via Zoom for new Virginia Tech faculty to learn about the institute and how it can support their research. The sessions will be held on September 11th and 13th. Click here to save your spot!

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    Tina Dura & Austin Gray's Microplastic Summer Research Experience
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    Austin Gray, a 2024-2025 ISCE PREP scholar, was recently featured in a video that highlights a unique summer research program designed to train future environmental scientists. Co-created with Tina Dura, this program gave students hands-on experience as they traveled to a marsh ecosystem to collect samples and analyze them for microplastics at Virginia Tech.

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