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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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?

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

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

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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

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

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

Expert Pitch LIFE BUSINESS

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’

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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

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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.

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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.

Feature Expert SCIENCE

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.

Released: 13-Feb-2017 9:05 AM EST

Everlasting Love? Marriage and Family Therapy Expert Offers Tips for Building Long-Lasting Relationships

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

Economics Expert: Trump’s Rejection of Council of Economic Advisers Chair in Cabinet ‘Potentially an Opportunity’ for Alternative Views

Released: 6-Feb-2017 1:05 PM EST

Virginia Tech Black History Experts Can Discuss Today’s Civil Rights Protests in a Historical Context and Other Related Topics

Released: 2-Feb-2017 4:05 PM EST

Drug Discovery Researchers Awarded Grant to Refine Malaria Drug

A research team from the Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery has received a $431,126 two-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to make improved versions of a promising compound called MMV008138, or 8138 for short.

Research Results MEDICINE

Released: 2-Feb-2017 3:05 AM EST

Infectious Diseases Expert Urges Caution in Flu Panic

Released: 1-Feb-2017 5:05 PM EST

Virginia Tech Marketing Expert Available to Discuss Super Bowl Advertising

Expert Pitch LIFE BUSINESS

Released: 1-Feb-2017 2:05 AM EST

Architecture Professor, Students Reduce Structural Vibrations with Simple, Groundbreaking Device

A revolutionary portable device invented by a Virginia Tech architecture professor with help from students promises to make structural vibration-reducing technology universally accessible.

Research Results SCIENCE

Released: 31-Jan-2017 11:05 AM EST

Virginia Tech Helmet and Concussion Researcher Can Comment on USA Football Plans to Make Youth Football Safer