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Virginia Tech EcoCar send-off features on-campus ride-and-drive event
Members of Virginia Tech’s Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team (HEVT) are making final preparations before heading to Michigan for this year’s EcoCAR 3 Year Three Competition. A send-off for the team and its hybridized 2016 Chevrolet Camaro is scheduled from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 26.
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Struggling to explain UK politics? International affairs expert available to help
Why did British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday call an early general election, and what power gives her that ability? Yannis Stivachtis, director of the International Studies Program in Virginia Tech's Department of Political Science, explains.
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Expert: exposing students early to STEM education inspires discovery and innovation in the future
As advocates rally for science in Washington, D.C., expert says exposing students early to STEM-focused learning will inspire future generations to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
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Science March provides opportunity to elevate the role of women in science, expert says
Maria Elisa Christie, gender specialist in Virginia Tech’s Office of International Research, Education, and Development, says that women are under-represented in the world of science.
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U.S. sends a powerful message with largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat, according to Virginia Tech expert
In dropping a nearly 22,000-pound bomb on Islamic State forces in Afghanistan Thursday, a Virginia Tech expert in international affairs says Washington and the Trump administration sent a powerful message to friends and foes: The United States is determined to remain a world leader that has to be taken seriously.
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Plenty at stake for Tillerson in Moscow, according to Virginia Tech expert
Even though the missile strike might cause Assad to refrain from using chemical weapons in the future, it almost certainly won't cause him to abandon any of his goals, according to Virginia Tech professor Paul Avey.
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Solar industry and jobs could suffer from proposed White House funding cuts, expert says
The Trump Administration’s proposed funding cuts to the Department of Energy’s renewable energy efforts could hurt progress made in the solar industry to make clean energy affordable and create industry jobs, says Virginia Tech solar industry expert Saifur Rahman.
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Virginia Tech transportation expert available to talk about Atlanta highway collapse, impact
A Virginia Tech expert who specializes in disruptions and coordinated restoration of transportation infrastructure says the broader community in Atlanta will need to play a role in the short term to help mitigate congestion.
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Virginia Tech expert says elimination of internet privacy rules put consumer information at risk
“What's needed is a comprehensive approach to protecting personal consumer information that covers both broadband providers and web service companies," said Charles Clancy, director of Virginia Tech’s Hume Center for National Security and Technology.
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What's next for American health-care consumers?
Health care costs will keep rising. For insurance to work well for both issuers and consumers, a large, broad pool of participants is needed.
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Countering fake news with contagions
Virginia Tech professor of engineering, Naren Ramakrishnan and his team have studied ways to counter fake news with contagions. “Our team has seen protests erupt because of the spread of fake news. It is not just something that happens online; we are observing real world harm,” said Ramakrishnan.
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Sesame Street’s Julia brings autism awareness to life, according to Virginia Tech expert
Sesame Street's new character, Julia, is validation and recognition of the magnitude of autism -- that the number of individuals, families and friends experiencing autism daily is such that it warrants space and airtime on the gold standard of trusted children's programming, says Virginia Tech's Amy Azano.
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Go, go, 90s remakes: ‘Now more than ever’ Hollywood demands reboots like upcoming ‘Power Rangers,' expert says
“Now more than ever Hollywood is in the remake business, and it’s not just movies and programs of recent vintage,” said Virginia Tech Professor of Cinema Studies Stephen Prince.
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Virginia Tech Carilion expert offers advice to cope with symptoms as allergy season approaches
“Springtime is the worst allergy season for many people because at the start of spring, trees pollinate," said Laura Dziadzio, a Carilion Clinic pediatric allergist and assistant professor at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.
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Virginia Tech professor Lou Madsen working to develop a prototype safer battery
Virginia Tech chemistry associate professor Louis Madsen has studied lithium ion batteries and their chemical makeup, and understands the volatility of these materials that we often take for granted as workable and safe.
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Virginia Tech Carilion expert: increased caps on hours for medical interns strikes balance to promote patient care
“It’s not about, ‘This is the way we used to do it.’ That was last century’s argument,” said Ralph Whatley, a professor of internal medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and senior vice president for research and education at Carilion Clinic. “It’s more about trying to find the right balance of reasonable work hours while ensuring we have good patient care and appropriate professional advancement for our trainees.”
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Agriculture expert provides tips on how to protect flowering trees, plants during late winter cold and snow
Virginia Tech agriculture expert Kirsten Ann Conrad says that cold temperatures and late winter snow fall leaves many types of trees and plants at risk.
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Virginia Tech expert says president's call for mass resignations of U.S. attorneys is unusual, but not completely unprecedented
"What’s unusual in this case is that they had little opportunity to inform their staffs or to focus on cases in process, nor were they allowed to stay in place until their successor was nominated and confirmed, as happened under Obama," said Virginia Tech's Karen Hult.
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Virginia Tech religion, extremism experts able to comment on spike in anti-Semitic incidents, hate group activity
“It is so important to note that what begins with the Jews will not end with them. Violence begets violence," said Samuel Kessler, a postdoctoral fellow in Judaic studies in the Department of Religion and Culture, and coordinator of Virginia Tech’s Jewish studies minor.
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Virginia Tech expert: Rolling back emission standards for automobile companies will impact future production of electric cars, harm the environment
“This decision is short-sighted as automobile manufacturers have made forward progress in cleaning up emissions for new cars and trucks. It will also slow the production and sale of electric vehicles, plugin hybrid electric vehicles, and hybrid electric vehicles," said Hesham Rakha, professor of engineering at Virginia Tech.
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