SEPTEMBER 12,  2022
 

Each year, the Global Change Center (GCC), along with the Institute for Society, Creativity and the Environment (ISCE) at Virginia Tech, accept proposals from GCC faculty to support interdisciplinary research that will lead to collaborative proposals submitted to extramural funding sources. We seek projects that link multiple faculty programs and take advantage of unique combinations of expertise at VT, have societal implications and/or a policy component, deal with emerging global change issues that have regional significance, and have high potential to eventually leverage external resources.

Congratulations to the teams awarded GCC and ISCE seed grants this fall!

Epigenetic Mechanisms Underlying Neurobehavioral Phenotypes

INVESTIGATORS:
Dr. Kendra Sewall, Biological Sciences
Dr. David Haak, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences

Funded by the Global Change Center

Reassessing Drought Indicators Used to Issue Automated Relief Payments in the US Crop Insurance Program

INVESTIGATORS:
Dr. Elinor Benami, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Dr. Manoochehr Shirzaei, Geosciences
 

Funded by the Global Change Center and the Institute for Society, Culture and Environment (ISCE)

Integrated Agro-economic Modeling to Assess Farmer Uptake of Precision Water and Nutrient Management in a Changing Climate 

INVESTIGATORS:
Dr. Julie Shortridge, Biological Systems Engineering
Dr. Ryan Stewart, School of Plant and Enviromental Sciences
Dr. Wei Zhang, Agricultural and Applied Economics
 

Funded by the Global Change Center and the Institute for Society, Culture and Environment (ISCE)

Using Stable Isotope Analyses to Understand the Relationship Between Urbanization and Wildlife Consumption in the Amazon 

INVESTIGATORS:
Dr. Willandia Chaves, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Dr. Rachel Reid, Geosciences
Dr. Benjamin Gill, Geosciences
Dr. Gabriela Nardoto, University of Brasilia
Dr. Christy Mancuso, University of Mancuso
 

Funded by the Global Change Center and the Institute for Society, Culture and Environment (ISCE)