Super proud of the VT Weed Team. Took home 1st and 3rd place grad teams, 1st and 3rd grad individual, and top score in 4/5 events! #GoHokies 3rd place team is all turf pathologists BTW! Northeastern Weed Science Society Shawn Askew, Ph.D. David McCall Michael Flessner VT School of Plant and Environmental Sciences Virginia Tech CALS

If you are in the Alexandria,VA area check out our “Acoustic Invasion” science-art project in the Target Gallery at the Torpedo Factory. Experience invasion in a whole new way. 🐸🌱🎧 VT ICAT Meryl Mims Grace Joe Drake torpedofactory.org/partners/targe…

We also have an exhibit at the Taubman Museum Art on “Acoustic Invasion” running Aug 9 to Sept 8 if you are in the Roanoke area. Meryl Mims Grace Joe Drake taubmanmuseum.org/acoustic-invas…

Interesting piece on the complicated nature of managing invasive species, protecting threatened species/ecosystems, and policy. Great example of why interdisciplinary work is necessary and the contributions of these philosophers is key! nytimes.com/2024/08/08/opi…

Phew, hosting the SouthernWeedScienceSociety weed contest is no joke! Had 79 students from 10 schools and some great competition. Congrats to the winners and thanks for making the trip to Bburg! Also major thanks to all of the volunteers, couldn’t do it without you!

Oh hell yes!!! ⚡️🎸🦃

The first of the next batch of Invasive Species Collaborative (Invasive Species Collaborative @VT) NEW tenure track positions is live - Associate/Full Professor, Invasive Species Economist. Please distribute broadly to join a large and growing interdisciplinary team!

Sometimes change is hard. Other times, it's a walk in the park—literally. 🌳 The #VirginiaTech Restoration Ecology Working Group is helping restore Heritage Park in Blacksburg, bringing together expertise from across campus to make an impact. brnw.ch/21wM5aB

Second Invasive Species Collaborative (Invasive Species Collaborative @VT) tenure track position incoming - Assistant Professor of Global Change Ecology. Broad call for anyone working in global change and invasive species - please RT! Apply: careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us/j…

The third new tenure track Invasive Species Collaborative (Invasive Species Collaborative @VT) position is now live and taking applications - Assistant/Associate Professor, Invasive Species Geneticist. Please distribute broadly!

I am super proud of my career, but making the Virginia Tech homepage for my sneaker obsession tops the charts! Apologies if I am distracted at 10am every day, IYKYK. 👟 Nike don't you need your first professor signed to a deal? 🤣 news.vt.edu/articles/2024/…

In Lisbon for Neobiota 2024, my first time. Looking forward to all of the invasive species science. Also let’s chat if you’re interested in joining Invasive Species Collaborative @VT as we have 3 positions open now!

Looking forward to Neobiota 2024 with >450 participants from >50 countries!

Moderators are an important part of successful meetings. Keeping talks and questions within time is not rude, but key, especially with concurrent sessions.

This is one of my favorite papers to assign for incoming graduate students. And, re-reading it for this morning's class gave me some reminders I needed myself. ✨ journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/12…

Work in ecology and looking for a "think tank" type experience and want to meet amazing international colleagues. Check out the Andina non-meeting. I've been several times and have made life long friends and colleagues. Always amazing locations too!

If you needed more evidence that VT rules... I am SO here for this! 🎸⚡️🦃🏟️

Water diversions (raw water transfers) - a globally significant but largely overlooked pathway for aquatic invasions. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Your stomping may have helped trim the spotted lanternfly population. But experts say other factors probably explain the invasive insect’s reduced numbers around New York City. nyti.ms/3zi7xFh