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An interdisciplinary teams of experts argue that world hunger and biodiversity loss can both be addressed by ensuring that women worldwide have access to education and contraception.

18-Apr-2017 2:00 PM EDT

BP Oil Spill Did $17.2 Billion in Damage to Natural Resources, Scientists Find in First-Ever Financial Evaluation of Spill’s Impact

The 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill did $17.2 billion in damage to the natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of scientists recently found after a six-year study of the impact of the largest oil spill in U.S. history.

Released: 20-Apr-2017 1:05 PM EDT

Trump’s 100-Day Evaluation Amplified by Nonstop Media Coverage, Slowness of Appointments Process

Released: 19-Apr-2017 8:05 AM EDT

Struggling to Explain UK Politics to Your Audience? International Affairs Expert Available to Help

Released: 17-Apr-2017 9:00 AM EDT

Science March Provides Opportunity to Elevate the Role of Women in Science

Released: 17-Apr-2017 6:00 AM EDT

Exposing Students Early to STEM Education Inspires Discovery and Innovation in the Future

Expert Pitch LIFE SCIENCE

Released: 13-Apr-2017 5:05 PM EDT

U.S. Sends a Powerful Message with Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb Ever Used in Combat, According to Virginia Tech Expert

11-Apr-2017 3:45 PM EDT

Virginia Tech Scientists Discover Early Dinosaur Cousin Had a Surprising Croc-Like Look

A Virginia Tech paleobiologist's latest discovery of Teleocrater rhadinus has overturned popular predictions.

Released: 10-Apr-2017 2:05 PM EDT

Plenty at Stake for Tillerson in Moscow, According to Virginia Tech Expert

Released: 7-Apr-2017 1:05 PM EDT

Syrian Missile Strikes Not Expected to Worsen Relations with Russia, Says Virginia Tech Expert

4-Apr-2017 10:05 AM EDT

Research Shows Strong Early Education Equals Better Long-Term Relationships with Parents

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists say children who are given high-quality education at an early age – starting at six weeks – are more likely to be employed full-time and have better relationships with their parents as adults

Research Results LIFE SCIENCE

Released: 4-Apr-2017 11:05 AM EDT

For More Accurate Echolocation, Bats Wiggle Ears and Noses

Virginia Tech researchers have discovered that these tiny movements pack more information into ultrasound pulses the bats send and receive, helping them locate objects around them.

Released: 4-Apr-2017 8:05 AM EDT

Solar Industry and Jobs Could Suffer From Proposed White House Funding Cuts

28-Mar-2017 4:15 PM EDT

Android Apps Can Conspire to Mine Information From Your Smartphone

Virginia Tech researchers have recently discovered that the same apps we use on our phones to organize lunch dates, make online purchases, and communicate the most intimate details of our existence have secretly been colluding to mine our information.

Research Results LIFE BUSINESS SCIENCE

Released: 31-Mar-2017 2:05 PM EDT

Virginia Tech Transportation Expert Available to Talk About Atlanta Highway Collapse, Impact

27-Mar-2017 4:20 PM EDT

Cattle Associated Antibiotics Disturb Soil Ecosystems

The team analyzed soil samples from 11 dairy farms in the United States, and found that the amount of antibiotic resistant genes was 200 times greater in soil near manure piles compared with soil that wasn’t.

Released: 28-Mar-2017 12:05 PM EDT

Expert Says Elimination of Internet Privacy Rules Put Consumer Information at Risk

Expert Pitch LIFE BUSINESS SCIENCE

Released: 28-Mar-2017 1:30 AM EDT

Countering Fake News with Contagions

Released: 27-Mar-2017 2:05 PM EDT

What’s Next for American Health-Care Consumers?

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Released: 22-Mar-2017 6:00 AM EDT

Sesame Street’s Julia Brings Autism Awareness to Life, According to Virginia Tech Expert

Expert Pitch LIFE MEDICINE

Released: 21-Mar-2017 3:05 AM EDT

‘Now More Than Ever’ Hollywood Demands Reboots Like Upcoming ‘Power Rangers,' Expert Says

Released: 19-Mar-2017 9:05 AM EDT

Virginia Tech Carilion Expert Offers Advice to Cope with Symptoms as Allergy Season Approaches

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Released: 15-Mar-2017 4:05 PM EDT

Virginia Tech Professor Lou Madsen Working to Develop a Prototype Safer Battery

Released: 14-Mar-2017 9:00 AM EDT

Agriculture Expert Provides Tips on How to Protect Flowering Trees, Plants During Late Winter Cold and Snow

Released: 14-Mar-2017 7:05 AM EDT

Medical Education Expert: Increased Caps on Hours for Interns Strikes Balance to Promote Patient Care

Expert Pitch MEDICINE

8-Mar-2017 3:05 PM EST

Scientists Predict Crime Knowledge States in the Human Brain

Scientists and lawyers speak different languages, but there is common ground. Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists working in a multi-institutional team with legal authorities have discovered that brain imaging can determine whether someone is acting in a state of knowledge about a crime.

Research Results LIFE SCIENCE

Released: 13-Mar-2017 12:05 PM EDT

Setting Boundaries for March Madness in the Workplace

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Released: 13-Mar-2017 8:55 AM EDT

White House Transition Expert Says President's Call for Mass Resignations of U.S. Attorneys Is Unusual, but Not Completely Unprecedented

Released: 10-Mar-2017 3:05 AM EST

Religion, Extremism Experts Able to Comment on Spike in Anti-Semitic Incidents, Hate Group Activity Across North America

Released: 9-Mar-2017 6:00 AM EST

Road to a Better Bracket: Virginia Tech Expert Points to Probability, Luck

Released: 8-Mar-2017 3:05 PM EST

Virginia Tech Expert Says Rolling Back Emission Standards for Automobile Companies Will Impact Future Production of Electric Cars, Harm the Environment

Released: 8-Mar-2017 2:05 PM EST

Consumers Should Worry About Hacking, Basic Privacy, According to Virginia Tech’s IT Security Officer

3-Mar-2017 4:00 PM EST

Resveratrol Protects Neuromuscular Synapses, Muscle Fibers in Aging Mice

Scientists have discovered that resveratrol, a compound in the skin of red grapes and red wine, and metformin, a drug often prescribed to fight type 2 diabetes, have many of the neuroprotective benefits of a low-calorie diet.

Research Results MEDICINE

Released: 6-Mar-2017 10:05 AM EST

Virginia Tech Expert on WHO Child Mortality Report: Impacts ‘Are Not Restricted to the Developing World’

Expert Pitch LIFE MEDICINE

Released: 6-Mar-2017 8:55 AM EST

International Affairs Expert Sees Organization in Elements of Trump’s Foreign Policy Agenda Where Others See Confusion

Released: 2-Mar-2017 7:05 AM EST

Virginia Tech Expert: Executive Order Rolling Back Clean Water Rule Could Hurt Drinking Water Quality, Hamper Economy

Expert Pitch MEDICINE SCIENCE

Released: 1-Mar-2017 12:05 PM EST

Virginia Tech Expert on Gerrymandering Available to Discuss Supreme Court Ruling

Released: 27-Feb-2017 9:00 AM EST

Expert Available to Comment on March 8 International Women’s Day Rally for Economic Justice

Released: 24-Feb-2017 12:05 PM EST

J.C. Penney Downsizes, Part of Changing Face of Retail Says Virginia Tech Professor

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Released: 24-Feb-2017 12:00 AM EST

Dispelling Five Common Myths About Cyberbullying

Released: 23-Feb-2017 8:20 AM EST

Virginia Cyber Range Names Amazon Web Services as Preferred Partner

AWS will join the Commonwealth of Virginia and Virginia Tech to support scalable cloud infrastructure and collaborate on cybersecurity educational efforts, enabling the Cyber Range with both content and a closed network for hands-on exercises, competitions, and other simulations.

Announcement LIFE

Released: 23-Feb-2017 3:05 AM EST

Experts in Planetary Geophysics, Extraterrestrial Habitats Can Discuss NASA Announcement on Exoplanets

Released: 17-Feb-2017 8:05 AM EST

Virginia Tech Expert Reflects on the History of Presidents in the White House

16-Feb-2017 3:00 AM EST

Virginia Tech Expert Says Collapse of Oroville Dam in California Is Virtually Impossible

Virginia Tech expert says the danger at Oroville Dam in California is confined to the spillway. While forecasters expect additional storms into next week, damage to the dam itself is highly unlikely.

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Released: 15-Feb-2017 3:05 AM EST

Virginia Tech Experts Able to Comment on National Security Council Changes

Released: 14-Feb-2017 4:05 PM EST

Fake News and Social Media: Virginia Tech Expert Available to Discuss Impact on Beliefs

Released: 14-Feb-2017 12:05 PM EST

Uncertainty Clouds Future of U.S. – Russian Relations Following Flynn Departure

Virginia tech professor besnik pula says it’s hard to tell what the kremlin is making of this, but it would seem that flynn’s departure is a blow to the pro-putin lobby in the administration.