College of Natural Resources & Environment
Boundless Impact Campaign Summary
Stories of impact
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Monarchs report their locations via… cell phone? , articleResearchers use lightweight radio-pulse tags and cellphone signals to track migrating monarch butterflies, revealing routes, behavior, survival, and habitat needs while informing conservation and future land management across North America.
Date: Oct 22, 2026 - -
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Jordan Budhu receives DARPA Young Faculty Award , articleAssistant Professor Jordan Budhu is exploring how bioprinted materials can be engineered to interact with electromagnetic waves, thanks to support from nearly $650,000 in initial funding from DARPA.
Date: Oct 21, 2026 - -
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Virginia Tech Packaging Innovation Hub will offer packaging solutions from materials to marketplace , articleThe Virginia Tech Packaging Innovation Hub integrates interdisciplinary expertise from across the university to help industry partners solve complex packaging, design, materials, and sustainability challenges.
Date: Oct 15, 2026 -