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- - Fall color forecast looks promising, according to Virginia Tech’s John Seiler
    Professor John Seiler specializes in environmental stress effects on woody plant physiology, including water and pollutant stresses. He says abundant rainfall makes him optimistic for this year's fall colors.
- - Welcome to the Beatles: Virginia Tech students publish fresh perspectives on the Fab Four
    18 Virginia Tech history students recently collaborated on writing and editing a book on the iconic rock band, the Beatles. Available now online as an eBook and for purchase through Amazon, “Welcome to the Beatles” brings fresh perspectives on the Fab Four from writers not even born 25 years after the group last played together.
- - Media Advisory: New biomedical engineering degree now a reality at Virginia Tech
    The highly sought-after degree offers unique training that bridges the gap between traditional medicine and the technology needed to address emerging and complex healthcare problems. The new program will seek to fill a growing niche for a curriculum in biomedical engineering that takes an immersive, in-depth approach to engineering fundamentals.
- - Collaboration with State Farm helps secure FAA waiver for drone operations related to Hurricane Florence
    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver combines permissions for two types of operations that are typically tightly restricted: operations over people and flights beyond the operator’s visual line of sight. These provisions are approved over four states impacted by Hurricane Florence.
- - Bracing for Hurricane Florence, FEMA expert points to reserve and leadership vacancies
    As Hurricane Florence strengthens and heads toward the East Coast, Virginia Tech disaster recovery expert Patrick Roberts says that response and recovery efforts could be challenged by the fact that many FEMA reserve and leadership positions are currently vacant.
- - New credit legislation to improve consumer financial protection, Virginia Tech expert says
    New legislation that requires credit reporting agencies to allow free credit freezes will simplify safeguarding your financial history.
- - Coastal experts available as Hurricane Florence strengthens, heads toward East Coast
    Virginia Tech has a team of coastal experts available to talk with reporters as Hurricane Florence heads toward the East Coast.
- - Congressional hearings further efforts to combat foreign influence and censorship on social media platforms
    While Facebook and Twitter executives remain under pressure from lawmakers about concerns over misinformation on social media platforms, Virginia Tech expert Mike Horning says Congress showed greater willingness to work together to address the problem of foreign influence in our democratic processes, following tech hearings on Capitol Hill this week.
- - Decision to disband EPA economics committee harms agency’s credibility, Virginia Tech expert says
    These decisions, Boyle says, undermine established scientific procedures and facilitates poor analysis.
- - Political rivals and more: Perspectives on the McCain funeral from Virginia Tech expert Charles Walcott
    U.S. presidents are often called on to take a lead role in honoring public figures at their funerals, even those who were one time political rivals. Charles Walcott, Virginia Tech professor emeritus of political science and an expert on the U.S. presidency is available to discuss the upcoming funeral of Senator John McCain.
- - The science of swiping; study provides insight on how to get more right swipes on Tinder
    Tinder, a dating app, requires users to swipe right or left to indicate they like someone (right) or not (left). New research designed with Tinder in mind finds the direction and orientation of profile pictures may influence how users swipe.
- - As controversial EPA rule comment period comes to a close, data management expert offers recommendations for implementation
    A Virginia Tech data management expert says the EPA’s controversial proposed rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science, raises concerns that regulations could be nullified, even if the research and data supporting this publication gathered many years ago are sound and supported by subsequent research studies.
- - Giant Hogweed: Guide to identification and control
    In response to recent incidents involving the giant hogweed in Virginia, plant experts at Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension have published this guide to identification and control of the species.
- - Expert: New research on air quality in National Parks suggests EPA may have work to do
    Kevin Boyle, a Virginia Tech Professor with 30 years of experience in natural resource economics who reviewed the study, is avialable for interviews.
- - Any changes to the Endangered Species Act will likely be undone, says Virginia Tech expert
    According to Virginia Tech expert James Fraser, “the majority of the American people support endangered species conservation and whatever damage may be done to the Act by these regulation changes will be undone.”
- - Q & A: Emergency medicine professor offers tips for dealing with hogweed exposure
    Stephanie Lareau, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, offers tips for dealing with the poisonous plant.
- - Expert available to comment on Trump meeting with Putin and U.S.-Russia relations
    The summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcome because U.S.-Russian relations are in a terrible state, however the prospect for achieving meaningful substantive improvement is low because suspicions run deep on all sides, says Virginia Tech expert.
- - Media Advisory: Great video opportunities at 5th Annual Hokie BugCamp
    5th Annual Hokie BugCamp, where kids get hands-on experience collecting, identifying, handling and learning about the wide variety of insects.
- - What to look for in U.S. Senate debate from Virginia Tech political expert Bob Denton
    Both candidates, incumbent Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican challenger Corey Stewart are expected to play to their base and core supporters in order to generate significant post-debate media coverage, according to Virginia Tech’s Bob Denton.
- - Researcher: 2018 Farm Bill policies could undermine farm conservation efforts
    “We need to remember that there were already funding cuts sustained in the 2014 Farm Bill—the first time in the history of the conservation title of the Farm Bill. Neither of these bills recovers those losses or provides new funding,” says Ashley Dayer, a conservation social scientist and assistant professor at Virginia Tech.

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