BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: James Harder joined Virginia Tech's "Curious Conversations" to talk about entrepreneurship and emerging technologies, specially highlighting the Department of Computer Science's initiative CS/root. Harder shared his belief that the entrepreneurship process can be learned and applied to various novel ideas, the ways the program hopes to teach and support it, as well as the role it will play in putting emerging technology i  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Alberto Cano has been named associate vice president for research computing at Virginia Tech. Cano will lead the Advanced Research Computing unit within the Division of Information Technology beginning Nov. 5. Advanced Research Computing (ARC) provides centralized research computing infrastructure and support for the Virginia Tech research community, offering high-performance computational systems, large-scale data s  more

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 28 -- Cornell University issued the following news: "Orlando's Gift," a new play inspired by Virginia Woolf's novel "Orlando" will premiere Nov. 1 on campus. The play, collaboratively created by Cornell students, faculty and guest artists, and written and directed by Professor David Feldshuh, tells the love story of Woolf and her hero/heroine, Orlando. Orlando who has too many selves to count lives forever in a giddy world of fantasy, wit, surprise and theatrical advent  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Sustainable agricultural production relies on methods that minimize the frequent use of pesticides and encourage ecological and cultural practices for pest management. While integrated pest management (IPM) methods have been developed as environmentally friendly alternatives by reducing synthetic pesticide use, these techniques may negatively impact some beneficial organisms that play a vital role in the functioning of ag  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 27 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: For Marcus Weaver-Hightower, a professor in Virginia Tech's School of Education, studying school food is an fascination. While finishing his dissertation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Weaver-Hightower contemplated areas of research that might sustain his interest upon graduation. He landed on school meals. Seventeen years later, his interest continues, and in the past year, the topic has moved into the politi  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 28 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: An Army Special Forces officer who advocates for veterans' mental health has been appointed to the 2024-2025 class of White House Fellows, a highly selective program for leaders who are committed to public service. Maj. Nicholas Dockery is placed at the Office of the First Lady: Joining Forces Initiative, the White House said. Joining Forces is a White House initiative to s  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Brantley Ivey thought his farm was ready for the coming storm. Days before Hurricane Helene, Ivey and his crew at River Ridge Farm in Grayson County moved equipment and cattle to high ground on the 2,000-acre cattle and berry farm nestled along the New River. River Ridge Farm in Grayson County. Photos by Marya Barlow for Virginia Tech. But when the river surged to record levels on Friday, Sept. 27, it took with it the  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 28 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following news release: Virginia state regulators decided against lengthening the blue crab harvest season on Oct. 28, maintaining previously adopted regulations for a struggling population that supports one of the Commonwealth's most valuable and iconic fisheries. The Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted 6-1 on October 28 against extending the commercial crab pot harvest in December 2024 and against opening  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The heart is a muscle like no other, beating 60 to 100 times per minute on average, around the clock. But when it grows weak, it can lead to serious problems: from debilitating shortness of breath and swelling in the legs and feet to fluid in the lungs and even death. In systolic heart failure, which affects more than 32 million people globally, the muscle loses the ability to squeeze hard enough to push oxygenated blood  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech researchers are collaborating with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to gain new insights on space weather and Earth's upper atmosphere. "The idea was to design a highly capable ultraviolet instrument for a small satellite," said Leon Harding, principal investigator and former research associate professor with the Virginia Tech National Security Institute. "We have achieved this by leveraging the extraordin  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Oct. 28 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: BUCKHANNON West Virginia Wesleyan College honored a mathematics professor who exemplifies the qualities of professional competence, dedication to growth of students and commitment to the highest academic standards at the recent Founders Day Convocation. Dr. Lynn M. Linder, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs, said Dr. Jesse Oldroyd, an associate professor in the Department of Ma  more