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Experts: Amazon Prime Day expected to be biggest yet, despite economic concerns , articleAmazon’s highly anticipated 48-hour Prime Day kicks off Tuesday, July 16. Last year, Amazon reported its biggest Prime Day ever, with shoppers purchasing more than 375 million items. That’s up from 300 million in 2022. Experts believe this year will be no different, but with high demand comes an influx in shipment that puts pressure on transportation systems and the environment.
Date: Jul 15, 2024 -
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Video ItemProgram seeks to educate homeowners on the quality of their water , video
The Virginia Household Water Quality Program provides homeowners of private water systems with affordable testing, interpreting those results, and help to deal with maintaining safety. The program is offered in over 70 counties across Virginia, in collaboration with the Virginia Cooperative Extension and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Date: Jul 10, 2024 -
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Director named for Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Cancer Research Center , articleAn accomplished biomedical engineer who studies the biophysical setting of brain cancer has been named director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s Cancer Research Center in Roanoke
Date: Jul 10, 2024 -
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Alumni leaders of industry spotlight: Jonathan LeBlang '86, M.S. '89 , articleFrom being Amazon.com's first beta tester to launching its wish list feature, LeBlang, retired director of product management for Amazon, appreciates seeing the impact of his work elevate customers' experiences across the world.
Date: Jul 10, 2024 -
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Safety concerns for construction workers go beyond physical injuries, says expert , articleAccording to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the construction industry has one of the highest rates of suicide among professions, with 6,000 workers dying by suicide in 2022, compared to 1,000 who died from a construction-related work injury. Virginia Tech’s Brian Kleiner, head of the Myers-Lawson School of Construction explains why, the challenges they face, and what can be done to help workers in the industry.
Date: Jul 09, 2024 -
Video ItemChemical Engineering's Unit Operations Lab , video
Unit Operations Lab, nicknamed "the UO Lab," is the hallmark course of Chemical Engineering at Virginia Tech. This immersive laboratory experience challenges students to apply everything they've learned in classes and academic labs to real-world problems.
Date: Jul 09, 2024 -
Video ItemK-12 students build cameras from scratch at Virginia Tech's Imagination Camp , video
This year at Virginia Tech's Imagination Camp, K-12 students learn to solder and create digital cameras from scratch. During the week-long camp, hosted by the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity, the students work together to assemble and troubleshoot until they have a finished, functional product to take home with them at the end of camp.
Date: Jul 08, 2024 -
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Researchers use AI to make children safer online , articleFrom the threat of “sextortion” to cybergrooming, children and teens face a growing range of online crimes, and three Virginia Tech researchers are working to make the digital world safer for them.
Date: Jul 08, 2024 -
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Five appointed to Virginia Tech Board of Visitors , articleAppointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, the new members are Starlette Barker Johnson of Dallas, Texas; Ryan McCarthy of McLean, Virginia; Jim Miller of Waterford, Virginia; J. Pearson of Fort Myers Beach, Florida; and Jeanne Stosser of Blacksburg, Virginia.
Date: Jul 05, 2024 -
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CAREER award recipient seeks to secure web addresses , articleTaejoong "Tijay" Chung's overall mission is to educate industry leaders, researchers, and the public about threats to cybersecurity and how to protect themselves from bad actors.
Date: Jul 05, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech researchers work to create biodegradable bioplastics from food waste , articleResearchers in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are making affordable bioplastics.
Date: Jul 05, 2024 -
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Hackathons encourage Innovation Campus students to use real-world skills , article“Hackathons are where you can showcase your knowledge, push yourself to your limits, and expand your horizons,” said Nidhi Govindraya Kamath, a master's degree student who participated in the University of Maryland hackathon, Bitcamp.
Date: Jul 02, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech leads international collaboration to enhance infrastructure resilience in India , articleThe Center for International Research, Education, and Development has assembled a transdisciplinary team from Blacksburg and India to develop a new generation of infrastructure professionals.
Date: Jul 02, 2024 -
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Experts available: Trump immunity ruling, Olympics, 4th of July, and more , articleThe Virginia Tech media relations office has experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news, including the Supreme Court's ruling in Trump's immunity case, the Olympics, and Fourth of July. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu.
Date: Jul 01, 2024 -
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As Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games approach, experts give tips for athletes, weekend warriors, and travelers , articleWith less than a month until the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, and with Olympic Trials taking place all around the world in different sports, Virginia Tech experts offer perspective on aspects of the competitions, applying Olympic habits to our own lives, and how the Games are impacting both travel to and life on the ground in Paris.
Date: Jun 28, 2024 -
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Leveling up cybersecurity through AI games , articleVirginia Tech’s Angelos Stavrou is training artificial intelligence to defend computer networks through a $16 million collaborative cybersecurity project.
Date: Jun 28, 2024 -
Video ItemPaving the way for the next generation of wireless technology , video
Virginia Tech researcher Lingjia Lui works with collaborators on research that will impact the future of wireless technology and its infrastructure. With his team, Lui is leading research to develop Open Radio Access Network technology that will create a more competitive wireless network market that lowers costs and creates jobs, both nationally and internationally.
Date: Jun 27, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech hosts conference advancing Indigenous representation in STEM , articleFor the 2024 conference, faculty and students worked with several groups to organize the event around the theme of Launching Connections.
Date: Jun 26, 2024 -
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Virginia Tech Helmet Lab expands beyond sports to develop ratings system for safety helmets , articleThe 18-month project marks the first time the Helmet Lab will extend its impact by developing a ratings system to evaluate a non-sports helmet.
Date: Jun 25, 2024
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