Virginia Tech has joined the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, and representatives are scheduled to visit the university’s Blacksburg campus on Oct. 28, according to Virginia Tech News. The announcement did not give a time for the visit or a date when Virginia Tech joined the consortium.
According to Virginia Tech News, the center brings together academic institutions, federal agencies, and Tribal Nations to develop regional science, data, and tools for resource managers and communities from Virginia to Maine. Virginia Tech’s Bill Hopkins, professor of fish and wildlife conservation and the university’s institutional lead, said the university’s location makes it well positioned to work with practitioners and stakeholders, the announcement reported.
The center is one of nine regional centers managed by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Climate Adaptation Science Center and has launched more than 150 research projects since 2012, according to Virginia Tech News. The announcement listed the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Cornell University, Delaware State University, Gulf of Maine Research Institute, University of Vermont, and United South and Eastern Tribes among the consortium’s other academic members.
The partnership offers graduate students and postdoctoral scholars access to research training and support, including graduate research assistantships, as well as professional development opportunities, according to the announcement. Virginia Tech News said 14 graduate students and postdoctoral scholars received the center’s two-year fellows distinction in the lead-up to the university joining.
The Oct. 28 campus visit will include a “gue”—the announcement’s final sentence is cut off before it specifies what the visit will include, according to Virginia Tech News.
