Microplastics are often linked to urban areas near roads and development, but a new study shows that wind and rain carry them from the atmosphere into remote headwaters — a process intensified by…

Discover North America's oldest pterosaur, *Eotephradactylus mcintireae*, and a lost Triassic world filled with unique prehistoric creatures.

With topics from infrastructure and critical minerals to robotics, extended reality, and more, the 10 funded projects include both emerging collaborations and established teams.

IGC fellow James Moloney shared his mosquito research at Science on Tap, helping community members learn how mosquitoes find food and navigate their environment.

It's actually okay to recycle that greasy pizza box.

Community members gathered at Virginia Tech for the annual Fossil Unwrapping Party facilitated by GCC affiliates Dr. Sterling Nesbitt and Dr. Michelle Stocker.

Tapping into a 13-year partnership, Virginia Tech's Center for Ecosystem Forecasting will work closely with the Western Virginia Water Authority on a new research project to integrate satellite data…

This summer, an interdisciplinary graduate student team used support from the ICAT Roger and Debbie West Student Grant to transform Ailanthus altissima (Tree-of-Heaven), a damaging invasive species in Southwest Virginia, into ecologically safe, handmade art paper.

Led by disease ecologist Luis Escobar, a new spring-embedded course pairs classroom learning with field research across Chile’s coast, rainforests, and mountains. Learn about this and other study…

Warmer air is fueling heavier downpours across the country, but the systems used to measure flood risk are outdated and unevenly distributed.

GCC affiliates Leigh Anne Krometis and Leighton Reid earned the 2026 CALS Research Excellence Awards for outstanding achievements in basic and applied research.

Community-based efforts led by Virginia Tech across Atlantic Flyway beaches are showing promising results for shorebirds.

The GCC, with support from the FLSI, is proud to sponsor undergraduate students & their research projects that align with our mission for advancing collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches to…

Stories about people and wildlife in American culture, from the author of "Gator!". Click to read Wild History, by Mark V. Barrow, Jr., a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

IGC Fellow Anu Rai shares a postcard about her summer school experience in sustainable governance.

The IGC GSO exists to benefit the IGC community as a whole through student contributions and activities.

IGC Fellow Matthew Mair shares a postcard from his fellowship at the Energieinstitut in Austria.

A research team led by Virginia Tech found that people connected feeding and watching birds with positive emotions, engagement, and a sense of meaning.

The GCC kicked off the new academic year with the annual Fall Welcome Reception at the Peggy Lee Hahn Horticulture Garden.

Meet the newest members of the Interfaces of Global Change Curriculum Committee (IG3C)!

In a new study, researchers established an accurate methodology for tracking, measuring, and forecasting pollen dispersal of genetically engineered switchgrass at both the ground and atmospheric…

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The GCC is excited to congratulate our two Global Change Scholar award recipients!

Inside every infection, a microscopic war plays out with sacrifice, deception, and last-minute warnings between cells. A Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine virologist recently won a…

June 12, 2026. Have you ever noticed environmental changes right in your own backyard? That question set the stage for a talk led by Katie Burke and three guests featured in her recent series, “A…

Several Global Change Center faculty members will complete terms on the GCC Advisory Board this summer. Each member has shown great leadership through their research, teaching, and guidance of the…

New research shows that many U.S. rivers are shifting from steady sediment transport to concentrated pulses during major storms, a trend that could have widespread environmental and infrastructure…

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Each year, the GCC, along with the ISCE accept proposals from GCC faculty to support interdisciplinary research that will lead to collaborative proposals submitted to extramural funding sources.

The ongoing drought crisis demonstrates the urgent need to proactively predict when and where drought conditions will occur well before they happen. Virginia Tech experts say the artificial…

Two international agencies partner to provide funding for projects that benefit indigenous communities in Canada and Uganda.

The GCC, with support from the FLSI, is proud to sponsor undergraduate students & their research projects that align with our mission for advancing collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches to…

Why sustainability progress depends on time, systems, and resolve.

More than a dozen faculty members from across the university are working on three of the projects selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s to leverage advance artificial intelligence and…

The Virginia Water Resources Research Center conducts fieldwork throughout the Appalachian coalfields of Virginia and West Virginia to monitor and assess stream rehabilitation. Researchers gather…

New research reveals that the microscopic particles behave more like M&Ms than uniform droplets, with chemically distinct outer shells that could change how scientists predict air quality, pollution…

IGC Fellow Anu Rai shares a postcard from her fellowship with the International Association for Society and Natural Resources.

Associate Professor Haldre Rogers receives national award for advancing diversity, mentorship, and community partnerships, creating pathways into conservation careers through inclusive, place-based…

Stories about people and wildlife in American culture, from the author of "Gator!". Click to read Wild History, by Mark V. Barrow, Jr., a Substack publication. Launched 7 days ago.

Virginia’s most rare plant, the Peters Mountain Mallow, only lives on one mountainside in the world in the New River Valley along the West Virginia line.

The Global Change Center is excited to announce the 2026 Early Career Synergy Grant Awardees! Get to know these researchers and explore their projects.