Funding available to support recruitment of IGC Fellows

Funding available to support recruitment of IGC Fellows

Spring 2019 is around the corner! Financial support is available to GCC faculty who are hosting prospective graduate students that have interest in the Interfaces of Global Change Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program. Funds provided may help to cover the costs of inviting the student to campus, such as travel, lodging and meals. Up to $500 per student may be requested, for one student per faculty member each fiscal year.

To request IGC recruitment support, faculty should submit the following via ...

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DEC
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Interfaces of Global Change IGEP, News

IGC Seminar Reflection Series: The Science of Scientific Consensus, by Becca O’Brien

IGC Seminar Reflection Series: The Science of Scientific Consensus, by Becca O’Brien
The Science of Scientific Consensus
By Becca O’Brien  |  October 29,

The Sun circles the earth! Spontaneous generation can bring forth life!  The earth is one solid mass!  These are all statements that the majority of scientists once agreed with, but that we now recognize to be incorrect.  It is easy to look back on them and feel confident about how far human knowledge has come, but the truth is that many of the statements ...

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1
NOV
0

Blog, Interfaces of Global Change IGEP, Student Spotlight

IGC Seminar Reflection Series: Fellows in Doubt, by Kristen Bretz and Camilo Alfonso

IGC Seminar Reflection Series: Fellows in Doubt, by Kristen Bretz and Camilo Alfonso
Fellows in Doubt
By Kristen Bretz and Camilo Alfonso  |  October 22,

A sense of gloom and frustration clung to the air along with the late lingering Virginia humidity as the first year IGC fellows met for their weekly seminar on September 24 to discuss denialism and the Merchants of Doubt, the film based on the Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway book of the same name. 

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24
OCT
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Blog, Interfaces of Global Change IGEP, Student Spotlight

Congratulations, Dr. Jonathan Doubek!

Congratulations, Dr. Jonathan Doubek!

Congratulations to Dr. Jonathan Doubek in the Department of Biological Sciences, for passing his Ph.D. defense on Thursday, April 26, 2018 in Derring Hall. His dissertation seminar was titled “The effects of hypoxia on zooplankton communities in lakes and reservoirs”.

Jon joined the IGC program and the Carey Lab in Fall 2013, as a Ph.D. candidate studying freshwater biology. His primary research focus is quantifying how multiple stressors (e.g. land use changes, climate change, invasive species and nutrient loading) ...

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1
MAY
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Accolades, Interfaces of Global Change IGEP, Student Spotlight, Water

IGC Fellows showcase their work during the 3rd annual IGC Graduate Research Symposium

IGC Fellows showcase their work during the 3rd annual IGC Graduate Research Symposium

The Third annual Interfaces of Global Change (IGC) Graduate Research Symposium was held on April 19, 2018 in Fralin Hall. The gathering provides a forum for students and faculty to interact and explore connections between labs across campus. Record numbers were set for participation this year, and the day included 13 oral presentations and a poster session by 27 students.

The symposium highlighted the latest research from the program’s graduate student fellows, whose collective work addresses critical global changes impacting ...

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APR
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Interfaces of Global Change IGEP, News, Special Events

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