🌊 From White to Green to Blue? Trajectories of Phytoplankton Communities in a Warming Southern Ocean - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... @uslter.bsky.social @usocb.bsky.social @marine.rutgers.edu @bas.ac.uk c.uk @uvaenvisci.bsky.social @colorado.edu @uconn.bsky.social

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...

The heat is on: Weather phenomenon sends temperatures to triple digits

Just in time for the holiday weekend, a “heat dome” has settled over Grounds, Virginia and most of the Southeast.

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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...

Nature’s architects keep shaping ecosystems after death, study finds

A UVA study finds the remains of trees, corals and oysters have a greater impact than once thought.

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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/...

Large-Scale Carbon Removal Will Create Public Health, Economic, and Climate Trade-Offs

Economy-wide efforts to achieve net-zero emissions offer climate and air quality-related public health benefits from reducing fossil fuel combustion. However, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) may be neces...

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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...

Have you herd? Morven Sustainability Lab welcomes cows

For the next 12 years, the herd will graze and help bring more life to the soil at UVA’s 2,900-acre sustainability lab.

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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-...

Eye in the Sky - With Good Reason

The science made possible by satellites.

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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

Modeling Upper Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics in Response to Interannual Sea‐Ice Variability in the Western Antarctic Peninsula

Sea-ice retreat influences the timing and magnitude of phytoplankton production on the Western Antarctic Peninsula Years with late sea-ice retreat had higher seasonal production and a greater rel...

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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-...

LISTEN: AI Exchange @ UVA Tackles Environment and AI

EI affiliates Xi Yang and Lauren Bridges discuss how artificial intelligence is both a tool and a challenge when it comes to climate change.

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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

Scientists from UVA and NASA invite the public to help monitor plant health around the world

Scientists at the University of Virginia and NASA have come up with a small, hand-held device that could be a big help to farmers and gardeners around the world.

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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...

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s

Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the modern era.

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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

Justin Richardson@soilbiogeochemist.bsky.social · 6mo ago

40 years of forest soil lead shows automobile Pb has decreased but still present across the northeast US. Very happy to have published this work with great colleagues link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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...

Four A&S Scholars Named Among World’s Most Influential Researchers

Clarivate’s 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list includes four A&S faculty members, underscoring UVA’s global research impact.

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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...

AI Is Transforming Climate Science. Who Gets to Build It Matters, Says UVA Study

A report from the University of Virginia calls for a more transparent and community-driven approach to artificial intelligence in climate science.

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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.

UVA Environmental Institute Convenes Researchers and Community at Futures Forum

The UVA Environmental Institute’s biannual Environmental Futures Forum convened researchers, practitioners and community leaders this fall to discuss the institute’s research, trends in environmental ...

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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...

AI Maps “Ghost Forests” From Maine to South Carolina

Nearly 6 million dead trees, sometimes known as “ghost forests” are haunting the U.S. coast from Maine to South Carolina. Using AI, a UVA scientist and his student have mapped every single one.

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