2016-17 News Stories
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Hollins University students transform into young environmental researchers at Virginia Tech , redirectMetz, of Salem, Virginia, and Kelly, of Tolland, Connecticut, both undergraduates at Hollins University, are spending the summer with Virginia Tech graduate students Rachel Brooks and Becky Fletcher as part of a new partnership with the Global Change Center at Virginia Tech.
Date: Jul 26, 2017 - -
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The Global Change Center partners with Hollins University to enhance student careers in life science , redirectPursuing graduate school in the sciences requires more than just passion – it also requires knowledge of the nuts and bolts of research, which usually comes through robust mentorship.
Date: Jul 25, 2017 - -
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Hotchkiss awarded NSF funding to examine the consequences of warming in streams , articleDr. Hotchkiss and her colleagues recently received research funding from the National Science Foundation. Their project will examine the consequences of warming for organic matter cycling in streams.
Date: Jun 30, 2017 - -
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Jessica Hernandez awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowship , articleCongratulations to IGC Fellow, Jessica Hernandez, who was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) in 2017!
Date: Jun 23, 2017 - -
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Six GCC faculty earn tenure and promotion in 2017 , articleCongratulations to six Global Change Center affiliated faculty members who have earned tenure and promotion in June 2017 as a result of their outstanding achievements in teaching, research, and service.
Date: Jun 22, 2017 - -
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Mark Barrow receives Diggs Teaching Scholars Award , redirectMark Barrow, professor and chair of the Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and a faculty affiliate in the Global Change Center, has received the university’s 2017 Diggs Teaching Scholars Award.
Date: Jun 21, 2017 - -
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Postcards from the field: Gifty is collecting data on Nile tilapia from the Pra River in Ghana , article“I am currently lodging in Half-Assini, a border town between Ghana and our western neighboring country, Ivory Coast..."
Date: Jun 07, 2017 - -
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Sydney Hope receives NSF GROW travel award , articleSydney Hope, a Fellow in the Interfaces of Global Change IGEP, recently received a travel award from the National Science Foundation’s GROW Program...
Date: Jun 06, 2017 - -
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David Haak awarded grant from the Jeffress Memorial Trust , articleDavid Haak, a Global Change Center Affiliate, recently received a grant from the Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust,..
Date: Jun 01, 2017 - -
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Reintroduction of Critically Endangered Frogs in Panama: first release marks important milestone , articleLisa Belden, Angie Estrada, and Daniel Medina are GCC affiliates whose amphibian research was recently featured in the following video and online article at The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Date: Jun 01, 2017 - -
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PhD defense: Laura Schoenle- The role of glucocorticoid hormones in coping with chronic infection , articleIGC Fellow, Laura Schoenle, gave her Ph.D. defense seminar on Friday, May 26, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. in 4069 Derring Hall. Laura, who was advised by Dr. Ignacio Moore and Dr. Fran Bonier, is now Dr. Laura Schoenle! She will be starting a Post-docto
Date: May 29, 2017 - -
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Postcards from the field: Maya Wilson is on the “Pine Islands” in the Bahamas , redirectMaya Wilson is a graduate student in Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech and a fellow in the Interfaces of Global Change Program.
Date: May 24, 2017 - -
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William Hopkins receives Graduate School's Outstanding Mentor Award , redirectWilliam Hopkins, professor of wildlife in the College of Natural Resources and Environment and director of the Global Change Center, has received the Graduate School’s 2017 Faculty Outstanding Mentor Award.
Date: May 24, 2017 - -
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Course Announcement: Systems Ecology and Conservation , articleSystems Ecology and Conservation adopts an integrative approach to understanding problems of sustainable management and conservation of natural environments.
Date: May 01, 2017 - -
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Tony Timpano receives the 2017 Karen P. DePauw Outstanding Presentation Award , articleAs an Interfaces of Global Change (IGC) Fellow, and a doctoral student in the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Tony Timpano studies how increased salinization in freshwater streams can impact macroinvertebrate communities.
Date: Apr 28, 2017 - -
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Second annual IGC Graduate Research Symposium was a great success , articleThe second annual Interfaces of Global Change (IGC) Graduate Research Symposium was held on April 21, 2017 in Fralin Hall.
Date: Apr 28, 2017 - -
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Zach Easton develops models to help urban areas plan for increased water pollution in the Chesapeake , articleVirginia Tech researchers say the cost to reduce pollution will increase with climate change, and are working on models to help urban planners develop management practices early enough to make a difference.
Date: Apr 28, 2017 - -
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What Will You Do After Marching for Science? , articleI explained why I’m not marching for science even though I’m “all-in” and support science with my heart, mind, and labor. Marching won’t change minds
Date: Apr 28, 2017 - -
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Science on Tap debuts at Rising Silo featuring Dr. Bill Hopkins , articleThe first SCIENCE ON TAP event in Blacksburg, VA took place on April 24, 2017 and featured Dr. Bill Hopkins, director of the Global Change Center and professor of fish and wildlife conservation.
Date: Apr 27, 2017 - -
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New Course for Fall 2017: The Science and Policy of Invasions , articleA new team-taught course will be offered this fall at Virginia Tec - The Science and Policy of Invasions (GRAD 6984; Special Topics; 3 credits)
Date: Apr 21, 2017 - -
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A Day in the Field: Notes from Panamá , articleA Day in the Field: Notes from Panamá by Lisa Belden, with IGC Fellows Daniel Medina and Angie Estrada
Date: Apr 19, 2017 - -
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Why I Won’t March for Science , articleI marched in DC at the Women’s March, but I’m not marching for science. I don’t see the end game.
Date: Apr 14, 2017 - -
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Stocker & Nesbitt present: World premiere of new reptile fossils from Africa and China , articleFor decades, scientists have wondered what the earliest dinosaur relatives looked like and what other species they are most closely related to.
Date: Apr 11, 2017 - -
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Jon Doubek, GLEON Fellow, publishes in PNAS , articleJon Doubek, a PH.D. candidate in Biological Sciences at Virginia Tech, is a fellow in the Interfaces of Global Change Program and the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON).
Date: Apr 10, 2017 - -
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Carl Wepking receives COS Roundtable Scholarship for Graduate Study , articleCarl Wepking, a member of the Strickland Lab, is this year’s recipient of the COS Roundtable Make-a-Difference Scholarship for Graduate Study.
Date: Apr 10, 2017 - -
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“Between Earth and Sky” screened April 12 at the Lyric , redirectDavid Weindorf, the film’s executive producer, will be on hand to introduce the movie to a Blacksburg audience.
Date: Apr 04, 2017 - -
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Agricultural Antibiotics Impact Soil Ecosystems , redirectSrickland and Wepking study agricultural antibiotics impact soil ecosystems.
Date: Apr 04, 2017 - -
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Global water expert, Brian Richter to give GCC Distinguished Lecture April 7th , redirectBrian Richter, the chief scientist for the Global Water Program of The Nature Conservancy, will visit Virginia Tech on April 7.
Date: Apr 04, 2017 - -
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Andrew Light: The Road from the Paris Climate Agreement; April 12th @4:00 , articleAndrew Light from George Mason University will give a talk on the topic “The Road From the Paris Climate Agreement” at Virginia Tech
Date: Apr 01, 2017 - -
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Documentary Film Screening in Blacksburg: Between Earth and Sky , articleThe Global Change Center at Virginia Tech is proud to sponsor a public screening of the new documentary film, “Between Earth and Sky: Climate Change on the Last Frontier.
Date: Mar 31, 2017 - -
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Global Change Researchers help Water Authority maintain water quality , redirectPumping oxygen into the bottom waters of Southwest Virginia’s drinking water reservoirs can reduce treatment costs and help fish and other aquatic life, according to an interdisciplinary research team with the GCC.
Date: Mar 27, 2017 - -
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Ecologies of Injustice: Panel Discussion April 10th , articlePlease join us on Monday, April 10th for “Ecologies of Injustice” — a panel discussion hosted by The Global Forum on Urban and Regional Resilience.
Date: Mar 17, 2017 - -
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Max Ragozzino wins big at the Center for Communicating Science’s “Nutshell Games” , articleWe are proud of IGC Fellow, Max Ragozzino, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Entomology at Virginia Tech!
Date: Mar 17, 2017 - -
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New Course: Climate Change and Societal Impacts , articleClimate Change and Societal Impacts is a new course that will be offered by Dr. Anamaria Bukvic (GEOG) in Fall 2017.
Date: Mar 13, 2017 - -
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David Millican, IGC Fellow, studies impact of climate change & deforestation in Namibia , articleA Virginia Tech graduate student is living in one of the hottest and driest countries in the world this semester so that he can study how climate change, land management, and other human-caused phenomena impact a community of animals known as the cavity guild.
Date: Mar 07, 2017 - -
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Distinguished Lecture Series: Brian Richter- Chasing Water in a Dynamically Changing World , articleThe Global Change Center Distinguished Lecture Series welcomes BRIAN RICHTER, Chief Scientist, Global Water Program of The Nature Conservancy
Date: Mar 06, 2017 - -
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Leandro Castello Awarded Pew Marine Conservation Fellowship , redirectLeandro Castello, assistant professor of fisheries in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment, has been awarded a marine conservation fellowship by The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Date: Mar 01, 2017 - -
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Indirect effects of invasive Burmese pythons on the Florida Everglades , articleJohn D. Willson recently published a paper in the Journal of Applied Ecology titled, “Indirect effects of invasive Burmese pythons on ecosystems in southern Florida”.
Date: Feb 28, 2017 - -
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The End of Expertise: And Why That Is A Giant Problem for the Anthropocene , articleTwo game-changing coattails that Trump road to the presidency are fake news and distrusted expertise.
Date: Feb 28, 2017 - -
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Scientific Facts Don’t Win Arguments , articleDo you want your science to influence global change? Don’t rely on facts.
Date: Feb 28, 2017 - -
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Global Climate Change Policy-Why should we care? , articleDr. Carol Franco will give a seminar on Friday, February 17, 2017 at 11:15 a.m., in Fralin Auditorium.
Date: Feb 07, 2017 - -
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John Jelesko is Super Poison Ivy Man , redirectIt’s a bird! A plane! It’s John Jelesko — Super Poison Ivy Man!
Date: Feb 07, 2017 - -
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James Hansen to Give Keynote Talk at Appalachian Studies Conference , redirectRenowned climatologist James Hansen will visit Virginia Tech on March 10, 2017.
Date: Feb 07, 2017 - -
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Building social science capacity within the bird conservation community , redirectWith many bird populations declining, scientists are looking for new ways to help protect and conserve vital species.
Date: Feb 06, 2017 - -
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Mims Joins the Faculty in Biological Sciences , redirectMeryl C. Mims has joined the Department of Biological Sciences, part of the Virginia Tech College of Science, as an assistant professor.
Date: Jan 20, 2017 - -
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Seminar Announcement: Dr. Kate Langwig , articleDr. Kate Langwig is a postdoc at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. she will talk about 'Ecology, Impacts, and Extinction in Emerging Infectious Diseases of Wildlife'
Date: Jan 18, 2017 - -
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Edward Fox named 2017 ACM Fellow , redirectEd Fox has been named a 2017 Association for Computing Machinery Fellow for his contributions to information retrieval and digital libraries
Date: Jan 18, 2017 - -
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Special Seminar: Dr. Ben Zaitchik- Causes and Consequences of Climate Variability in the Nile Basin , articlePlease join us for a special climate change seminar in Fralin Hall on Wednesday, February 1st at 1:00 p.m.
Date: Jan 16, 2017 - -
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Dr. Tyrone Hayes will give the 6th Annual Martin Luther King Seminar January 20th , articleIn commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr., Virginia Tech has a weeklong schedule to remember and honor the man who drove out hate and darkness through love and light.
Date: Jan 09, 2017 - -
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Communicating Science: GRAD 5144 offered spring semester , articleTwo sections of GRAD 5144, Communicating Science, are being offered this spring (2017)...
Date: Jan 07, 2017 - -
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Assessing the potential of the Monteiro’s Hornbill (Tockus monteiri) as a flagship species in Namibian conservation , articleNamibia’s cavity-nesting guild is a large community of mammals, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates dependent upon an availability of tree cavities to breed.
Date: Jan 01, 2017 - -
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Tackling Nature’s Most Wicked Problems , redirect"The heart of the Global Systems Science Destination Area is the intimate and complex relationship that we have with the environment," said William Hopkins...
Date: Dec 12, 2016 - -
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NSF RET pays dividends through Sydney Hope’s high school outreach , articleSydney Hope, a Ph.D. student in the Hopkins Lab, visited Franklin County High School on Friday, November 4, 2016 to speak about her research and experience as a scientist as part of the school’s “Moment of Science” program.
Date: Dec 09, 2016 - -
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Sterling Nesbitt Sizes-up Early Dinosaurs , redirectGeoscientists Christopher Griffin and Sterling Nesbitt published recent reserach in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Date: Dec 08, 2016 - -
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Hotchkiss receives funding from Swedish Research Council Formas , articleDr. Erin Hotchkiss, an Assistant Professor of Freshwater Ecology in the Department of Biological Sciences, recently received funding for two grants from the Swedish Research Council Formas.
Date: Dec 06, 2016 - -
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Dr. Jill Welter discusses alternative careers in academia with IGC students , articleThe EEB Seminar on November 3, 2016 featured Dr. Jill Welter, an ecosystem scientist from St. Catherine University in Minnesota.
Date: Nov 10, 2016 - -
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Laura Schoenle participates in Scientist in the Classroom , redirectBy this point in the school year, I hope that you have heard of NCSE’s Scientist in the Classroom program. But if not, please check it out!
Date: Nov 08, 2016 - -
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Erin Hotchkiss receives the Lindeman Award from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography , articleThis award honors a scientist of 35 years of age or less for an outstanding peer-reviewed, English-language paper in the aquatic sciences.
Date: Nov 01, 2016 - -
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IGC Fellow Angie Estrada awarded a doctoral fellowship to continue amphibian research in Panama , articleIGC Fellow, Angie Estrada was awarded the SENACYT-IFARHU Doctoral Fellowship 2016.
Date: Oct 28, 2016 - -
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Fellowship gives undergraduate students science policy experience , redirectThe university’s School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), which houses the summer program, has partnered with the Global Change Center at Virginia Tech to ensure students are exposed to the role science plays in this process.
Date: Oct 19, 2016 - -
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Guest Speaker Dr. Barry Rabe will give two presentations on Carbon Pricing and Fracking Politics Oct. 27-28 in Fralin , articleThe School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) in conjunction with the Global Change Center (GCC) and the Institute for Society, Culture & Environment (ISCE) welcomes DR. BARRY RABE.
Date: Oct 14, 2016 - -
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IGC students float down the New River in Bucket Boats , articleOn a recent Saturday in September, a group of IGC graduate students launched 3 “Bucket Boats” just above McCoy Falls on the New River.
Date: Oct 11, 2016 - -
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Michelle Stocker and team name a new species of extinct reptile , redirectIconic dinosaur shapes were present in animals for at least 100 million years before dinosaurs themselves actually appeared.
Date: Oct 06, 2016 - -
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Book Launch Event in Fralin Sept. 30th , redirectThe book “Darwin’s Man in Brazil: The Evolving Science of Fritz Müller,” by David A. West, associate professor emeritus of biological sciences (1962-1998) was published by the University Press of Florida in July 2016.
Date: Sep 29, 2016 - -
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Paul Angermeier co-edits new textbook on ‘reintroductions’ , redirectPaul Angermeier is co-editor of a new textbook on reintroducing fish and wildlife species into regions where they once thrived but now no longer live.
Date: Sep 20, 2016 - -
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CRISPR-Cas9 Technology to Improve Crop Efficiency , redirectA team that includes a Virginia Tech plant scientist recently used life sciences technology to edit 14 target sites encompassing eight plant genes at a time, without making unintended changes elsewhere in the genome.
Date: Sep 20, 2016 - -
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Todd Schenk’s new paper examines role-play simulations for climate change education and engagement , articleClimate change threatens our local communities and built environments. Public officials and other stakeholders need to rapidly enhance their understanding of the risks and adopt adaptive strategies in response.
Date: Sep 01, 2016 - -
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Ryan McClure receives the Leo Bourassa Award , articleIGC fellow, Ryan McClure, has received the Leo Bourassa Award from the Virginia Lakes and Watershed Association for his research...
Date: Sep 01, 2016 - -
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The Global Change Center welcomes 10 new Interfaces of Global Change Ph.D. fellows , articleThe Interfaces of Global Change Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program will begin its fourth year with a banner recruitment class of ten new Ph.D. students!
Date: Aug 29, 2016 - -
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Fred Benfield honored for 45 years of service to Virginia Tech , articleVirginia Tech professor Fred Benfield has spent the better part of the past 45 years pursuing a variety of interests, from freshwater ecology research to performing live music.
Date: Aug 22, 2016 - -
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Graduate course of interest to IGC: Modeling Infections Diseases , articleDr. Kaja Abbas, an Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, is offering this graduate course in fall semester 2016:
Date: Aug 12, 2016 - -
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Fall graduate course: Ecosystems and Climate , articleDr. Quinn Thomas will be teaching ECOSYSTEMS AND CLIMATE, FREC 5204, during fall semester 2016. This is a graduate-level course that explores the interactions between ecosystems and climate. Key focal areas will include:
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