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Mary Talks: ‘COVID-19 and Climate’ with Dr. Pamela Grothe

Join us ONLINE for the next Mary Talk of the year.This year’s series continues with Dr. Pamela Grothe, assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, presenting “COVID-19 and Climate: What Impact is the Pandemic Having on the Environment?”In her research, Dr. Grothe uses natural archives to reconstruct the climate hundreds to thousands of years ago. […]

Grothe Pens FLS Letter to the Editor on Clean Energy Act

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science Pamela Grothe penned a letter to the editor of The Free Lance-Star, along with Julie Kay of the Climate Reality Project and Amanda Stebbins of Fossil Free Fredericksburg. Entitled “Cost of Clean Energy Act overblown,” the op-ed addresses the newspaper’s criticisms of clean energy and other efforts to […]

Grothe Selected for American Geophysical Union’s ‘2020 Voices for Science’ Program

Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science Pamela Grothe was recently selected for the American Geophysical Union’s “2020 Voices for Science” program. AGU President Robin Bell shared the following with Earth and Environmental Science Chair Jodie Hayob-Matzke:This program is available to U.S.-based scientists with strong communication skills and an interest in sharing the value and […]

Grothe Discusses El Nino Study with WVTF Radio IQ

Pamela Grothe, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, discussed the results of her recent study on how El Ninos and La Ninas have intensified in a story on WVTF Radio IQ entitled “VA Scientist Finds Another Reason for Extreme Weather.”In a study led by Kim Cobb, principal investigator and a professor in the Georgia […]