We are excited to welcome our new Water Center intern, Lauren Handley! She is majoring in Water: Resources, Policy, and Management with a minor in Pathways to Sustainability and plans to graduate in 2026. She aims to pursue a career in either water conservation and sustainability or hydrology with a…
Our inaugural Virginia Tech Water Research Colloquium was a huge success! Hosted by the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, the colloquium was held on Nov 9 – 10, 2023 at the Alumni Center on the Virginia Tech campus. The colloquium was designed to share water research across campus, create networking and collaboration opportunities,…
The Virginia Water Center invites all Virginia college and university students to submit your photos featuring water in Virginia – Show us what the waters of Virginia mean to you in our annual Virginia Waters Photo Contest! For more information, including how to submit photos and to see last year’s…
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 (held in 2023 on April 12). The final version of the inventory for…
A recent article from Virginia Tech News highlights the work of the Virginia Water Resources Research Center: A river of water research flows throughout the commonwealth. This article, written by David Fleming, gives an overview of some of the Water Center’s projects and areas of expertise – the water degree, student…
Congratulations to Chantaly Villalona, the 2023 Walker Graduate Research Fellow! Chantaly is originally from Newark, NJ and is currently in pursuit of world-class training in applied aquatic chemistry in drinking water systems. This interest arose in response to her community’s experience navigating the Newark Water Crisis. Her lived-experience and commitment…
September 26, 2023 — Theme: Exploring Emerging Water Issues The 2023 VWMC Conference will be held at the Henrico County Training Center in Henrico, Va. The conference runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The program includes nine invited presentations on water monitoring and management. Presentation topics range from monitoring environmental DNA…
By Luna Fulguiero Fuchs As an Intern for the Virginia Water Resources Research Center, I wanted to learn about and share information for volunteer opportunities for watershed conservation with the New River Conservancy. I interviewed John Copeland, a Land and Water Quality Manager at the New River Conservancy, where he manages conservation easements…
We have announced the top photos in this year’s annual Virginia Waters Photo Contest! Our first place goes to Luca Pfeiffer from the University of Virginia, with a photo of an immature bald eagle at sunrise at Stumpy Lake Natural Area in Virginia Beach (below). Second place (below) is a…
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…
