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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks so much @costasamaras.com for participating in today’s AI & Environment panel hosted by @uvaenvironment.bsky.social it was a great event with other panelists from @uvaenvisci.bsky.social and UVA @weldoncoopercenter.bsky.social

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UVA Environmental Science Department @uvaenvisci.bsky.social · 4d

AI reveals vast 'ghost forests' along U.S. coast, work by Environmental Sciences PhD student, Henry Yeung.
www.science.org/content/arti...

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UVA Environmental Science Department @uvaenvisci.bsky.social · 17d

Jeb Byers, Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Georgia

Hosted By: Max Castorani & Karen McGlathery

“Disease Ecology in a Changing World: Temperature Effects on Aquatic Host-Parasite Systems”

Thursday, September 25th, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM, Clark 108

UVA Environmental Science Department @uvaenvisci.bsky.social · 19d

Study by former Ph.D. student, Sean Hardison highlights the benefits of biodiversity for commercial fisheries as.virginia.edu/news/study-h...

Study Highlights the Benefits of Biodiversity for Commercial Fisheries

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UVA Environmental Institute @uvaenvironment.bsky.social · 19d

The final panel in Environmental Futures Forum 2025 is on coasts + people. From urban to rural communities, people are increasingly affected by rising waters. What are researchers able to predict and solve?
Register to join the discussion - environmentalfuturesforum.org

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UVA Environmental Science Department @uvaenvisci.bsky.social · 23d

The Environmental Sciences Department presents: Kevin Grise, Associate Professor, University of Virginia

“Atmospheric Circulation Constraints: Addressing Two of the Most Difficult Challenges in Climate Modeling”

Thursday, September 18th, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM, Clark 108

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UVA Environmental Institute @uvaenvironment.bsky.social · 25d

One of the panels in the Environmental Futures Forum 2025 will address artificial intelligence (AI) and how it intersects with environmental issues. These panelists will be discussing a broad range of matters related to this. Don't miss it. Register today - www.environmentalfuturesforum.org/registe

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UVA Environmental Science Department @uvaenvisci.bsky.social · Sep 10

The Environmental Sciences Department presents: Justin Richardson

Assistant Professor, University of Virginia, Department of Environmental Sciences

“Metals, metals, everywhere! Applications of soil biogeochemistry to protect human and ecosystem health”

Sep 11th, 3:30 PM-4:30PM, Clark 108

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UVA Environmental Science Department @uvaenvisci.bsky.social · Sep 4

Katrina Bennett, Hydrologist, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Hosted By: Howie Epstein & Xi Yang

“Improved subgrid distribution of snow-shrub-permafrost interactions in the Arctic”

Thursday, September 4th, 2025

3:30 PM-4:30PM, Clark 108

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UVA Environmental Science Department @uvaenvisci.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Environmental Sciences Department presents: Collen Iversen, Ecosystem Ecologist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Hosted By: Howie Epstein & Xi Yang

“A Hidden World of Scientific Stories”

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM, Odum Room

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State Arboretum of Virginia @blandyexperimental.bsky.social · Aug 18

T’ai Roulston, curator of the State Arboretum of Virginia & a researcher at UVA's Blandy Experimental Farm says removing the invasive spotted lanternfly's preferred food source has more impact on their control than trying to stomp them. Read more news.virginia.edu/content/what...

What’s bugging you? Spotted lanternfly proves hard to control

Stomping, swatting and slapping the bugs seems futile in the face of overwhelming numbers.

news.virginia.edu

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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · Aug 13

Nice news article from UVA's Environmental Institute @uvaenvironment.bsky.social on our recent paper linking construction materials, international trade, and greenhouse gas emissions. Study led by engineering grad student &
@andresclarens.bsky.social

environment.virginia.edu/news/new-stu...

New study reveals construction materials drive almost one third of global carbon emissions

A team of researchers explored the true climate impact cost of the built environment.

environment.virginia.edu

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UVA Environmental Institute @uvaenvironment.bsky.social · Aug 11

🎆IT'S TIME! Registration for the Environmental Futures Forum 2025 is now open. Everything you need to know about the program and registration is online. Don't miss your chance to join this important event.
www.environmentalfuturesforum.org

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UVA Environmental Institute @uvaenvironment.bsky.social · Aug 1

Projects supported through the most recent EI grant round tackle data centers’ environmental impact, consider AI tools to predict extreme weather, assess health in cities, and will research even more through work that spans the globe.
environment.virginia.edu/news/institu...

The Institute supports six new projects that will develop solutions worldwide

Projects supported through the most recent EI grant round tackle data centers’ environmental impact, consider AI tools to predict extreme weather, assess health in cities, and will research even more ...

environment.virginia.edu

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State Arboretum of Virginia @blandyexperimental.bsky.social · Jul 23

Celebrating National Moth Week by featuring some of the moths at Blandy. This eight-spotted forester moth can be found sipping nectar from flowers like butterfly weed (𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢) with its long proboscis shown in the photo.

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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · Jul 22

Construction materials generate nearly one-third of global carbon dioxide emissions. New open-access paper tracks emissions from global supply chains for cement, steel, metals, and plastics
#UVA #PNNL @uvaenvironment.bsky.social @uvaenvisci.bsky.social
#CO2

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

How demand for and trade of construction materials affects greenhouse gas emissions

Construction materials generate nearly one-third of global carbon emissions, yet conventional accounting captures only a fraction of this impact. Usin…

www.sciencedirect.com

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UVA Environmental Institute @uvaenvironment.bsky.social · Jul 15

Scientists at UVA’s Coastal Research Center are restoring critical ecosystems – and inspiring the next generation of researchers.

environment.virginia.edu/news/hidden-...

Hidden in plain sight, a UVA research gem on the Eastern Shore

Scientists at UVA’s Coastal Research Center are restoring critical ecosystems – and inspiring the next generation of researchers.

environment.virginia.edu

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · Jul 2

The behavior of this river in Bangladesh may be more predictable than previously thought. 🧪

New @jgrearthsurface.bsky.social research from @yuannli.bsky.social & Ajay Limaye

eos.org/research-spo...

Coherent, Not Chaotic, Migration in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna River - Eos

The channel threads in braided river systems may be more predictable than previously thought.

eos.org

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UVA Environmental Institute @uvaenvironment.bsky.social · Jun 30

Nationwide, more than 150 million Americans have recently faced heat advisories. Robert Davis, Environmental Institute-affiliated faculty member, tackles questions about what this means for health.
environment.virginia.edu/news/qa-what...

Q&A: What does a heat wave mean for your lungs and health?

Excessive heat warnings remain in place across the state, with temperatures in the 90s. Nationwide, more than 150 million Americans have faced heat advisories. Robert Davis, Environmental Institute af...

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Eos @eos.org · Jun 18

How much of the phytoplankton in the Palmer Deep is homegrown, and how much of it is delivery? New @jgroceans.bsky.com research investigates.
Work by @j-veatch.bsky.social, @scottdoney.bsky.social, @lifewesea.bsky.social. eos.org/research-spo...

Where Do Antarctic Submarine Canyons Get Their Marine Life? - Eos

A new study investigates how much of the phytoplankton in the Palmer Deep submarine canyon is homemade and how much is delivered.

eos.org

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Center for Chemical Currencies of a Microbial Planet (C-CoMP) @microbialplanet.bsky.social · Jun 9

📣#MTTM
Dr. Wiley Wolfe (@wileywolph.bsky.social) is a postdoc working with @scottdoney.bsky.social at @uvaenvisci.bsky.social. He’s a biogeochemical modeler 🧪 who is building a “Translator” to help ocean models communicate with microbial models 🦠.

Wiley climbs down a ladder next to a piling underneath the Scripps pier to meet a small boat with four people on board. Photo by Erik Jepsen.

Wiley pulls a scuba cylinder from a rack in the dive locker. Photo by Erik Jepsen.

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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · Jun 5

The report

“Principles for Responsible and Effective Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Development and Governance”

was developed for the international High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
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UVA Environmental Institute @uvaenvironment.bsky.social · Jun 5

New report by @scottdoney.bsky.social now up. "The paper highlights the importance of strong public oversight." oceanpanel.org/publication/...

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UVA Environmental Institute @uvaenvironment.bsky.social · Jun 5

New report by @scottdoney.bsky.social now up. "The paper highlights the importance of strong public oversight." oceanpanel.org/publication/...

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UVA Environmental Science Department @uvaenvisci.bsky.social · Jun 4

Check out the new report by Scott Doney titled "Principles for responsible and effective marine carbon dioxide removal development and governance"

Link - oceanpanel.org/publication/...

Principles for responsible and effective marine carbon dioxide removal development and governance - Ocean Panel

Launched on June 4, 2025, at the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France, ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference, this Blue Paper was

oceanpanel.org

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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · Jun 4

New report released today on marine carbon dioxide removal #OOSC
covering scientific, MRV, environmental, social & governance issues and role of governments in responsible #mCDR R&D 🌊
High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy & WRI

oceanpanel.org/publication/...

Principles for responsible and effective marine carbon dioxide removal development and governance - Ocean Panel

Launched on June 4, 2025, at the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France, ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference, this Blue Paper was

oceanpanel.org

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