Tags

Results for Media Advisory

Rss Feed

- - Virginia Tech researcher: Don't be afraid to tackle differences at the holiday dinner table
    Don't avoid contentious issues with friends and family, but rather find the time and space to engage in productive dialogue around them.
- - Virginia Tech expert: Is providing preschool for lower-income families enough?
    Low-income families have fewer high-quality resources available to support their young children. Governor Ralph Northam’s executive directive to establish an executive leadership team to focus on school readiness is a step in the right direction.
- - Travel and tourism expert offers tips for easing stress during the busy holiday season
    Travel plans this holiday season? Virginia Tech's travel and tourism expert says that people should be mindful of their interactions with hospitality workers during this stressful and busy time.
- - Cybersecurity expert offers tips for protecting the privacy and safety of children from internet-connected toys
    Parents who purchase electronic toys for their kids this holiday season should keep in mind the privacy and security risks associated with toys that are connected to the internet.
- - Holiday office parties without regrets; setting guidelines for acceptable behavior
    In this season of workplace holiday gatherings, Virginia Tech expert William Becker says it’s important for organizations to lay out rules for acceptable behavior at these functions.
- - Virginia Tech’s ten tips for an eco-friendly holiday season
    Simple changes at the holidays can really add up when it comes to being more sustainable. And getting creative when it comes to gift giving, decorating, and dining just adds to the fun.
- - Romaine lettuce warning again this Thanksgiving; continue to err on the safe side, according to Virginia Tech food safety specialist
    As you prepare your Thanksgiving feast, be certain to double check if salads made with romaine lettuce are on the menu, according to Virginia Tech food safety specialist Renee Boyer.
- - Media Advisory: White House pardoned turkeys heading to Gobblers Rest at Virginia Tech
    For the fourth consecutive year, the National Thanksgiving Turkey and its alternate “wingman” will make their home at Virginia Tech, after being pardoned by the president in a formal White House ceremony. News outlets are invited to meet the turkeys, photograph and shoot video following their arrival from Washington.
- - EPA’s proposed rule raises concerns and hinders ability to carry out its mission, says Virginia Tech data management expert
    As the EPA’s controversial proposed rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science, gets closer to adoption, Virginia Tech data management expert Jonathan Petters says it raises concerns that effective regulations could be nullified.
- - The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) may finally pass, Virginia Tech expert says
    Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy has filed a resolution which may make Virginia the 38th state pass the amendment and last one needed amend the United States Constitution. The ERA is also being met with strong resistance by the socially conservative Family Foundation.
- - Instagram is removing likes, how will this impact mental health and brand interaction?
    While Instagram tests the elimination of “likes” on it’s platform, Virginia Tech social media experts offer insights on how this change may impact mental health and how consumers interact with brands.
- - NCAA’s new ruling is a step in the right direction, says expert
    Recently, NCAA Board of Governors began the process to enhance the name, image, and likeness opportunities for college athletes. Wornie Reed, a former college athlete and instructor of “Sports and the African American Experience” at Virginia Tech, believes that this is the beginning of a slow process in the right direction.
- - Media Advisory: Virginia Tech to honor six alumni at Pylon Dedication Ceremony
    Members of the media are invited to cover the dedication of the engraving of the names of six alumni on the War Memorial Pylons. Five were killed during the Vietnam War era, and the sixth died in an October training exercise.
- - Virginia Tech food safety expert offers tips to keep your Thanksgiving holiday safe from foodborne illness
    Thanksgiving, more so than any other American holiday, is centered around food. For many, this means time with family and delicious food. Unfortunately for many others, it means food poisoning. According to Robert Williams, a professor of food safety in Virginia Tech’s Department of Food Science and Technology, following a few basic food safety tips when preparing Thanksgiving dinner can help keep you safe from foodborne illness this holiday season.
- - Regulations cost salmon and trout producers $40.1 million in lost revenue according to Virginia Tech aquaculture expert
    Government regulations are inhibiting growth in the aquaculture industry according to Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Jonathan van Senten.
- - Media Advisory: Blocksburg 2019 explores blockchain technology
    Attendees will hear from blockchain thought leaders while participating in an extraordinary networking event aimed at understanding the challenges and opportunities of a blockchain future. When
- - You spot a land-crawling “Frankenfish,” now what?
    While orders to “kill it immediately” have been making headlines recently in Georgia and South Carolina, the Northern Snakehead fish has been in the United States for more than a decade. Virginia Tech fish and wildlife experts who have been monitoring its activity in the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay caution against knee-jerk reactions to the species from reading these headlines.
- - Media Advisory: All eyes on Virginia, says Virginia Tech political expert Karen Hult
    Political experts are watching the Commonwealth closely this year, as the only state where control of the legislature could switch parties.
- - Twitter’s announcement to ban political ads might have some unintended consequences, says expert
    Twitter’s effort to prohibit political ads on its social media platform adds to the larger conversation that Silicon Valley continues to have about their role in the spread of misinformation on the internet, however Virginia Tech’s expert Mike Horning says there may be some unintended consequences.
- - Daylight saving can create driver fatigue and hazards on the road, says expert
    As clocks “fall back” this weekend and daylight saving time ends, many Americans will be driving longer at night which could translate to more driver fatigue and hazards on the road, says Virginia Tech Transportation Institute expert Jeff Hickman.

Page 1 of 18 | 356 Results