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For Virginia, Less-Mow April is better than No Mow May, Virginia Cooperative Extension recommends

Each May, millions of people preserve the blooming dandelions and clover in their lawns by leaving their lawn mowers idle — a practice called No Mow May.
16-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Alba Yerro-Colom to use National Science Foundation CAREER award to better predict and prevent landslides

Almost one-fifth of the global land surface is classified as highly susceptible to rainfall-triggered landslides. According to the World Health Organization, landslides are more widespread than any other geological hazard to occur worldwide and are...
16-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Green technology requires mined materials — and a workforce to meet demand

The mining industry is booming, but the industry is digging deep to find highly trained mining engineers. Across all sectors, from consumer electronics to the defense industry and from automotive manufacturing to aerospace, mineral needs are...
15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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FAA approves Virginia Tech’s updated test method for drones to fly over people

Federal approvals for flying drones over people have been advanced through Virginia Tech research.  As of April 5,  the updated means of compliance established by the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership has been accepted by the...
15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Research aims to improve data quality in manufacturing, seeking 'golden data'

If artificial intelligence (AI) was a car, data would be the fuel. But what if there was no way to ensure that fuel wasn’t full of waste? How would this fuel be filtered, and how would that information reach consumers? Ran Jin, associate professor...
15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Sait Tunc receives NSF CAREER award to optimize health care systems for equitable outcomes

In an effort to revolutionize the health care system through operations research and systems engineering, Sait Tunc, an assistant professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has received a National Science Foundation...
8-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Virginia Tech professor inducted into medical honor society American Society for Clinical Investigation

Christopher Hourigan, director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center — D.C., was inducted this week into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) — a historic membership for a faculty member of Virginia...
5-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Eminent physician-scientist joins Virginia Tech to lead cancer research in Washington, D.C.

Formerly a National Institutes of Health senior investigator who studies and treats blood cancer, Christopher Hourigan has joined Virginia Tech to lead cancer research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Washington, D.C.
1-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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Billions of cicadas are coming as two rare broods emerge, but not for everyone says expert

For the first time in more than 200 years, billions of cicadas - two different broods - will emerge from the ground at the same time. These two different broods have not been seen together since the 1800s. But, as Virginia Tech entomologist Doug...
11-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT

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Problems with 3 Body Problem? Experts discuss physics, mathematics behind hit Netflix show

Adapted from the novels by Cixin Liu, the science fiction television series 3 Body Problem, the latest from the creators of HBO’s Game of Thrones, has become the most watched show on Netflix since its debut last month.
8-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT

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Experts offer advice for protecting privacy and security when filing taxes

April is here which means tax filing is upon us. While taxes can be stressful, there is also a concern about the information you share and the impact on your privacy.
5-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT

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