Artificial intelligence: A new tool in the fight against pediatric cancer
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to understand pediatric health, especially cancer in children which lacks research.
Search Results for Virginia Tech research
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Do you attract mosquitos? Showering with this scent might serve as repellant
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The deodorant you use, the soap you bathe with, what you wash your clothes in, and other scents could factor in to whether mosquitos are attracted to you.
Are chatbots toxic? Can ‘go off the leash,’ spewing language that could be dangerous
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Researchers are working to tame the violent, racist, sexist language that has been reported from some chatbots.
VT students analyzing Reddit to better understand mental health, prevent suicide
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Three Ph.D. students at Virginia Tech and their advisor are analyzing Reddit to better understand and tackle different aspects of mental health issues to help prevent suicide.
Don’t wait to make a resolution to get moving: ‘Exercise is better than medicine’
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As the New Year approaches, the unhealthy eating over the holidays catches up with all of us, and often, exercise is at the top of our resolutions.
Stink bugs making their way indoors in Mid-Atlantic region
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As the weather gets colder in the Mid-Atlantic region, the brown marmorated stink bug is making its appearance in homes as they ride out the colder months by hiding out in doors, windows, cracks and other small openings.
Agriculture growth in steep decline; current efforts to feed global population inadequate
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Global agricultural productivity growth is in steep decline and current efforts to expand sustainable agriculture production to feed a swelling global population are inadequate to deal with the challenges that the world faces.
Hokie-inspired ice cream to hit market later this year; three events scheduled to get early taste
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The first ice cream flavor, Hokie Tracks, will roll out to ice cream shops and restaurants around Virginia in early fall.
Facial profiling: Can it tell companies about your employability, trustworthiness?
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Companies are using facial profiling in their recruitment processes to judge applicants’ employability, customers’ trustworthiness to pay back their loans, a person’s ability to take risks, and more.
Webinar series illustrates health benefits of eating seafood
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Seafood produced by Virginia aquaculturists and fishermen is the focus of “Eat More Fish,” an ongoing webinar series.
