Today, @scottdoney.bsky.social addresses the heat dome the region is currently experiencing. “Human-driven climate change is contributing to more frequent and more intense heat waves.” Learn more - news.virginia.edu/content/heat...

Nice article on new paper from Prof. Max Castorani @uvaenvisci.bsky.social @uvaenvironment.bsky.social & colleagues on the ecology of how foundation species (e.g., trees, corals and oysters) influence ecosystems even after death @uslter.bsky.social news.virginia.edu/content/natu...

Large-Scale Carbon Removal Will Create Public Health, Economic, and Climate Trade-Offs | Environmental Science & Technology new paper led by #UVA Engineering graduate student Parisa Javadi @uvaenvironment.bsky.social @uvaenvisci.bsky.social @uvaresearch.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

New paper by UVA Prof. Antonios Mamalakis on using AI & deep learning to explore predictability of seasonal winter precipitation over the continental US @uvaenvisci.bsky.social @uvaenvironment.bsky.social @uvadatascience.bsky.social @uvaresearch.bsky.social journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

An experiment in regenerative agriculture and land management by UVA’s Morven Sustainability Lab @uvaenvironment.bsky.social @uvaenvisci.bsky.social news.virginia.edu/content/have...

Congratulations to all of the newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and in particular Prof. Emeritus Jim Galloway from #UVA @uvaenvisci.bsky.social @uvaenvironment.bsky.social www.amacad.org/new-members-...

Eye in the Sky: Tiny But Mighty Plankton My interview on phytoplankton, satellite ocean color & carbon cycle 🌊 With Good Reason, Virginia Humanities podcast @uvaenvironment.bsky.social @uvaenvisci.bsky.social @microbialplanet.bsky.social withgoodreasonradio.org/episode/eye-...

Congratulations to Mirella on her department seminar!! Her work highlights the importance of urban microclimate and air quality in Utqiagvik, Alaska.

New PAL LTER paper @jgrbiogeo.bsky.social Modeling Upper Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics in Response to Interannual Sea‐Ice Variability in the Western Antarctic Peninsula doi.org/10.1029/2025... @uvaenvisci.bsky.social @instaar.bsky.social @whoi.edu i.edu @marine.rutgers.edu @uslter.bsky.social ky.social

Peter M. Groffman, Professor, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center Brooklyn College Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences “Evidence, causes, and consequences of declining nitrogen availability in terrestrial ecosystems” Thursday, March 26, 3:30 PM-4:30PM, Clark 108

Nice article from @ucirvine.bsky.social on the career path of UVA Prof. Antonios Mamalakis from civil & environmental engineering into now AI & climate @uvadatascience.bsky.social @uvaenvisci.bsky.social @uvaenvironment.bsky.social sites.uci.edu/ceenewslette...

EI affiliates Xi Yang and Lauren Bridges joined the AI Exchange @ UVA podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence is both a tool and a challenge when it comes to climate change. environment.virginia.edu/news/listen-...

UVA’s Antonios Mamalakis breaks down how climate models—powered by petaflop supercomputers—help us understand future risks. These physics‑based simulations guide real decisions on heat, flooding, and resilience: https://ow.ly/JIlB50YmtuJ

Scientists from UVA and NASA invite the public to help monitor plant health around the world - Story by Sandy Hausman featuring Manuel Lerdau Link - www.wvtf.org/news/2026-02... Photo Credit: NASA

Nice article on the power of high performance computing for advancing weather & climate science in @us.theconversation.com from one of my UVA colleagues Prof Antonios Mamalakis @uvaenvisci.bsky.social @uvaenvironment.bsky.social @uvadatascience.bsky.social theconversation.com/making-sense...

A big thank you to everyone who participated and shared their research during EnviroDay!!

Please join us tomorrow for our annual EnviroDay!!

Congratulations Justin @soilbiogeochemist.bsky.social @uvaenvironment.bsky.social @uvaenvisci.bsky.social

Daniel Richter Theodore S. Coile Distinguished Professor of Soils & Forest Ecology, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Hosted By: Justin Richardson “The Dirt on Durham, Detroit, New Orleans and LA. Towards a New City Soil Science” Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026, 3:30-4:30, Clark 108

The Foundation of the State Arboretum seeks a public horticulture intern for spring 2026. This 9-week paid internship internship offers hands-on working experience in greenhouse growing, public garden maintenance, & plant care. Deadline Feb13th Apply now blandy.virginia.edu/job-opportun...

George M. Hornberger, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment Hosted By: Jim Galloway & Patricia Wiberg “Urban water supply: Climate, Governance, People” Thursday, January 22nd, 2026, 3:30 PM-4:30PM, Clark 108

More amazing work! A recent published study by Robert Kohlhaas '25, Sophia Schroeder '26, and Dr. Justin Richardson. The study examines phosphorous pollution from farms and homes and toxic element pollution from mine wastes in the Lake Anna watershed. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New paper published by Elizabeth Tatham and Dr. Scott Doney! Titled: "Observational Requirements for Quantifying the Diurnal Cycle of XCO2 From Space". agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

We have an exciting opportunity to JOIN THE BLANDY TEAM! We are hiring a Research Technician to assist with plant and pollinator surveys at Monocacy National Battlefield and to process samples at Blandy Experimental Farm. Learn more and apply today! blandy.virginia.edu/job-opportun...

Please visit our #AGU25 poster this afternoon: GC43H-0891 Large-Scale Carbon Dioxide Removal Will Create Public-Health, Economic, and Climate Tradeoffs Thursday, 14:15 - 17:45, Hall EFG (Poster Hall) @andresclarens.bsky.social @uvaenvironment.bsky.social @uvaenvisci.bsky.social

Congratulations to Dr. Scott Doney for being named one of the worlds most influential researchers 🎉 as.virginia.edu/news/four-sc...

A UVA research team, including Mona Sloane, Ava Birdwell, Charity Nyelele, and Antonios Mamalakis, published a paper encouraging scientists, policymakers, and communities to rethink how AI processes for climate research are designed, governed, and shared. environment.virginia.edu/news/ai-tran...

The latest PLACE Blog recaps the @uvaenvironment.bsky.social biannual Environmental Futures Forum, at which experts discussed their research and trends in environmental science and policy.

Check out this article by Russ Bahorsky highlighting Henry Yeung 's and Professor Xi Yang's work - AI Maps “Ghost Forests” From Maine to South Carolina as.virginia.edu/news/ai-maps...

Kelly Miller, Senior Lecturer in Applied Physics, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University “Aligning the Use of AI in the Classroom with what we already know about student learning” Thursday, December 4th, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM Clark 108

Nice talk from my colleague Antonios Mamalakis at @uvadatascience.bsky.social on the AI for Good webinar series: " Do AI models know what they know? How explainable AI can help us trust what machines learn" www.youtube.com/live/oO8WSvY...

Teaching post-doc position in UVa’s College, renewable for up to three years total. Apply!

The Environmental Sciences Department presents: Lauren Brideau Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia “Long-term data reveals habitat shifts on a high-speed coastal landscape” Thursday, November 20th, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM, Clark 108

University of Virginia Environmental Sciences @uvaenvisci.bsky.social search for an Associate Professor or Professor focused on innovative application or development of artificial intelligence (AI) methods to advance the study of Earth's environmental water systems www.imsearch.com/open-searche...

UVA scientists working in seagrass beds found that the combined value of carbon and nitrogen storage, fisheries support, and shoreline protection from seagrasses is approximately $30.4 million over 30 years for the Virginia Coast Reserve. environment.virginia.edu/news/new-stu...

Introducing our 2025 faculty, staff, post-docs, and graduate students! 🔥🔥🔥

Justin Mathias, Assistant Professor, West Virginia University Department of Biology Hosted by: Justin Richardson “From our backyard to down under: How air pollution and climate change are shaping ecosystem dynamics” Thursday, November 6th, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM Clark 108

Justin Mathias, Assistant Professor, West Virginia University Department of Biology Hosted by: Justin Richardson “From our backyard to down under: How air pollution and climate change are shaping ecosystem dynamics” Thursday, November 6th, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM Clark 108

Valentina Ekimova, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Environmental Institute UVA Department of Environmental Sciences Hosted By: Howie Epstein “Life on Thawing Ground: Permafrost Risk Seen from Field and Space” Thursday, October 30th, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM, Clark 108

Luca Morreale Postdoctoral Research Scientist University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory “Global change effects on temperate forest structure and carbon dynamics” Thursday, October 23rd, 2025, 3:30 PM-4:30PM, Clark 108

Listen in to The Valley Today podcast to learn more about our upcoming Ginkgo Gold Weekends October 25th and October 26th and November 1st and 2nd. thevalleytoday.libsyn.com/leafy-legend...

Jane Lubchenco was a warm, thoughtful, and interesting speaker at the Environmental Futures Forum 2025. She answered questions on the state of environmental policy - where we've been and where we can expect to go. We are grateful for her visit to Charlottesville.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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