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Boundless Impact Campaign Summary

Stories of impact

  • Video Item
    Preserving the ecosystem of flying squirrels in Appalachia
    Preserving the ecosystem of flying squirrels in Appalachia , video

    Katie Gorman and Mark Ford with the College of Natural Resources and Environment are collecting data atop Whitetop Mountain in Virginia. For the last two years they have been setting acoustic detectors in the high-elevation red spruce forests to monitor populations of Carolina northern flying squirrels.

    Date: Sep 16, 2025 -
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    Study abroad Panama takes students off the grid
    Study abroad Panama takes students off the grid , video

    Students in multiple disciplines take part in a unique study abroad experience through the College of Natural Resources and Environment that takes them off the grid in the rainforest of Panama. The two-week experience highlights global issues related to natural resource conservation, including biodiversity, indigenous and diverse cultures, tropical ecology and the world economy.

    Date: Sep 15, 2025 -
  • Article Item
    A group of five women
    Elizabeth Nyboer to share how women are reshaping Lake Victoria fisheries , article

    A freshwater ecologist and conservation scientist, Nyboer will discuss how policy shifts and women-led networks are reshaping communities in Uganda during a free Global Development Discussion Series talk on Sept. 18.

    Date: Sep 15, 2025 -