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- - Cybersecurity expert: 10 tips for protecting kids’ privacy when using electronic 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.
- - Virginia Tech researcher offers tips for breaking bread over the holidays
    As families and friends gather for the holidays, a Virginia Tech expert offers tips for dinner-table conversations around contentious issues.
- - New study finds employee incentives can lead to unethical behavior in the workplace
    Considering end-of-year bonuses for your employees? Supervisors be forewarned, a new study finds that while incentive rewards can help motivate and increase employee performance it can also lead to unethical behavior in the workplace.
- - Media Advisory: Virginia Tech FutureHaus team back from Dubai; available for media interviews
    Virginia Tech students and faculty recently awarded first-place in the 2018 Solar Decathlon Middle East competition will talk with media outlets about their accomplishment, building the world’s best solar home.
- - 10 tips for a more sustainable holiday season
    Did you know Americans throw away about 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve? (CDC 2018) Statistics like this help drive Virginia Tech’s sustainability manager Karlee Siepierski to educate others. She points out that “simple changes around decorating, gift wrapping, and gift giving can make a significant sustainable and financial impact this holiday season.”
- - Virginia Tech experts available to discuss National Influenza Vaccination Week
    In recognition of National Influenza Vaccination Week Virginia Tech suggests these experts for journalists to feature in upcoming stories.
- - Bush’s genteel manner no match for today’s slash-and-burn political environment
    Charles Walcott, Virginia Tech professor emeritus of political science and an expert on the U.S. presidency is available to discuss George Herbert Walker Bush, his character, his achievements and setbacks while in the White House.
- - Holiday office parties without regrets; setting guidelines for acceptable behavior
    Virginia Tech’s William Becker, an expert in organizational behavior and human resource management, says it’s important for organizations to lay out rules for acceptable behavior at these functions.
- - The science behind depression and alternative treatments for coping
- - Romaine lettuce warning modified; continue to err on the safe side, according to Virginia Tech food safety specialist
    Now that the Centers for Disease Control has narrowed down the origin of contaminated romaine lettuce, experts urge consumers to be vigilant in determining the source of any lettuce they purchase.
- - Wildfire smoke impacts health and economy hundreds of miles from fire zone, according to Virginia Tech‘s Klaus Moeltner
- - Media Advisory: White House pardoned turkeys heading to Gobblers Rest at Virginia Tech
    News outlets are invited to meet the turkeys, photograph and shoot video following their arrival from Washington on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 – 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- - Women candidates and women voters seen as the midterm key in Virginia, according to Virginia Tech’s Brandy Faulkner
- - Halloween and the evolution of the horror genre
    As we approach Halloween, Virginia Tech cinema studies expert Stephen Prince is available to discuss how Hollywood horror has been constantly embraced from decade to decade as the genre evolves and adapts to society’s greatest fears.
- - Keeping your pets safe this Halloween; Advice from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech
- - Cyber defense expert reverse engineers “The Big Hack” and says I would have done it that way, in fact he even suggested it in 2010
    After Bloomberg reported ‘The Big Hack,’ denials from the tech industry and government officials were swift and most reporting focused on these contradictions. However, cyber defense expert Matthew Hicks’ reaction was a little more like deja vu. Over 8 years ago he suggested something almost identical in his dissertation.
- - Kaine–Stewart campaign less vicious than expected, according to Virginia Tech political expert
    The much anticipated vicious and brutal campaign between Corey Stewart and Tim Kaine never really materialized, according to Virginia Tech political expert Bob Denton.
- - World’s longest nonstop commercial flight: Engineer expects technological breakthrough will make even longer flights available
    The world's longest nonstop air route from Singapore to New York is expected to land Friday, Oct. 12, and it will have traveled around 10,000 miles for about 19 hours. Virginia Tech engineer Xiaowei Yue says lighter materials and precision assembly help make these ultra-long-range commercial flights possible.
- - Mental Health Awareness Week: Neuroscience expert points to alternative treatments for depression and anxiety
    New treatments and ways of diagnosing mental illness are needed. According to a recent study in collaboration with the Pasinetti lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, compounds metabolized from grapes, dark chocolate, coffee, and blueberries can be used to treat depression.
- - 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.

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