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- - Farm Bill set for a vote; SNAP benefits already underestimate nutritious diet costs
    As the U.S. House prepares for Friday’s vote on the 2018 Farm Bill, a Virginia Tech expert is warning of more cuts to SNAP benefits and new employment requirements. Professor George Davis is concerned low-income families will find it even more difficult to obtain vital nutritional assistance.
- - Wireless technology expert available to discuss national security risks surrounding telecommunications
    As U.S. lawmakers question cybersecurity risks associated with Chinese telecom maker ZTE, Virginia Tech’s wireless security expert Charles Clancy says that national security threats surrounding supply chains for telecommunications are critical.
- - Yanny or Laurel? Virginia Tech linguist available for comment on viral phenomena
    Yesterday social media influencer Cloe Feldman posted a sound clip on her Instagram story which is beginning to take the internet by storm. Much like the blue dress phenomena in 2015, when people looked at the same image and saw different colors, in this sound clip some hear the words Yanny or Laurel. Virginia Tech linguist available to explain phenomena.
- - No more banks or FICO reports? Economist describes ways blockchain technology will change how we allocate credit
    In our lifetime we will see many of the traditional banks and credit reporting systems become irrelevant as blockchain technology brings about a radical transformation of the institutional nature of our banking system---a system that is based on a centralized ledger to manage transactions, says Virginia Tech economist David Bieri.
- - Exploratory Virginia Tech study suggests dockless bikeshare attracts more diverse riders and may be more accessible in D.C.
    As commuters participate in “National Bike to Work Week,” a new study suggests that riders using Washington D.C.’s dockless bikeshare systems may be more ethnically diverse.
- - Mom knows best: including cheetah, wood duck, and jaguar moms
    “Mom knows best”–the adage is true not just for humans but also for many animals, including the cheetahs, wood ducks, and jaguars studied by experts at Virginia Tech.
- - Mandatory national menu labeling underway. While it is a good start, restaurants could voluntarily do much more, according to Virginia Tech expert
    While this is an important step, restaurants could do much more to create the tipping point to encourage healthy options for Americans when they eat out, says to Virginia Tech professor Vivica Kraak, a recognized expert in food and nutrition policy.
- - SNAP benefits already underestimate nutritious diet costs; employment requirements could further constrain low-income households, experts say
    SNAP benefits are already too low and new employment requirements proposed in the 2018 Farm Bill could constrain low-income families more, say two Virginia Tech experts who specialize in food and health economics and have examined the federal program’s benefits for over a decade.
- - New federal menu-labeling rules don't go far enough to help consumers make healthy choices, researcher says
    New federal menu-labeling rules for restaurants with 20 or more locations go into effect May 7 but a Virginia Tech expert says the requirement to prominently display calorie counts doesn’t do enough to help consumers make healthy eating choices.
- - Facebook’s release of content guidelines a step in the right direction, Virginia Tech expert says
    Virginia Tech expert Mike Horning said the publication of the guidelines appears to fall in line with public favor, based on data he’s recently collected.
- - Virginia Tech awarded $1.9 million EPA grant to research lead exposure in drinking water
    By working directly with consumers and citizen scientists, the project is designed to increase public awareness of lead in water and plumbing on a national scale.
- - Virginia Tech expert says teacher respect, teacher pay issues related
    “We need a stronger sense of respect for the professionals who are educating our children. We need to decide whether teaching is a worthy career or not,” said professor of mathematics education, Anderson Norton. “If it is, then no teacher in our country should have to work a second or third job to get by. ”
- - Trend of celebrities running for political office will continue rising despite their underqualification, says expert
    Most celebrities aren’t qualified to hold political office – but the number of stars running for office will continue to increase, says a Virginia Tech expert, citing a combination of reasons from familiarity amongst voters to exorbitant social media support.
- - Apocalypse now? Predictions unlikely to come true, expert says
    A Virginia Tech expert confirms what you probably already know: the world isn’t likely to end Monday, despite predicitions by conspiracy theorists who warn of the coming apocalypse.
- - Launch of NASA’s All-Sky Satellite Mission takes space exploration to the next level, says expert
    With the expected launch of NASA’s new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) this week, Virginia Tech astronomical science expert Nahum Arav says the all-sky survey mission is an important step forward that will enable space explorers to discover thousands of exoplanets around nearby bright stars.
- - Politics expert: Republicans’ majority in Congress ‘seriously endangered’ by wave of retirements, departures
    Jason Kelly, an assistant professor of political science at Virginia Tech, notes that this wave, coupled with a number of other factors, “has seriously endangered the Republicans’ majority in the House.”
- - Trends show 'Hollywood is in the remake business,' Virginia Tech expert says
    "Because the production cost of a film today is very, very high, studios want brands familiar to an audience," said Virginia Tech Professor of Cinema Studies Stephen Prince. "Hit movies and shows, or cult movies and shows, function as familiar brands. Studios are forever optimistic that such familiarity will be a draw."
- - Facebook hearings on Capitol Hill provide an opportunity to regain public trust
    “The hearings will be good cues for the public to continue to trust that Facebook is acting in their interests, or they may cause people to pull away from the Facebook if public perception is that Facebook is not very concerned with privacy,” says Virginia Tech’s Mike Horning, assistant professor of multimedia journalism.
- - Pipeline clearcutting further threatens Virginia bird population breeding and habitat
    Virginia migrating bird species still face significant threats to breeding and loss of habitat, despite a temporary halt to clearcutting for Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline, says a Virginia Tech avian ecologist.
- - 'Cool heads' needed to deescalate trade standoff, says U.S.-China expert
    China’s call to impose tariffs on $3 billion worth of U.S. products, a response to President Trump’s push to Implementing tariffs on China, could lead to a trade war that will hurt both countries, says a Virginia Tech expert who has focused her research efforts on Chinese markets for over a decade.

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