Genetics scientist was featured in the Columns:

Fresh water, a critical resource for life on Earth, soon may become dangerously scarce. Water use has been growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century, and by 2025, the demand for fresh water will exceed available resources for two-thirds of the world population, according to the United Nations.

Genetics scientist was featured in the Columns:

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the position of dean of the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.

J. Scott Angle, dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental ­Sciences, is chair of the search ­committee, which includes faculty, staff, student and alumni representatives.

Additional committee members are:

Genetics scientists were featured in the Columns:

The Center for Teaching and Learning held a kickoff event in December for its new CTL Fellows for Innovative Teaching program. The event included remarks from Laura Jolly, vice president for instruction, and CTL director Eddie Watson, who welcomed Peter Doolittle, assistant provost for teaching and learning at Virginia Tech, as the featured speaker. Doolittle is best known for his viral TED Talk regarding working memory, but his recent research focused on flipping the classroom.