Climate and Energy News Roundup: December 2022 news and notes
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The COP27 U.N. Climate Summit in Egypt ended with a hard-fought deal to create a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters.
Search Results for Virginia Tech research
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Obesity costs healthcare system billions: Survey reveals most obese states in US
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November was National Diabetes Awareness Month and obesity is costing the American health care system $173 billion each year.
We’ve made advances in air quality monitoring: But is it doing anything?
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills upwards of seven million people annually around the world.
Roanoke vet shifting focus to treating people vs. animals
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Most of Melissa Leaf’s life has revolved around animals. Leaf has changed her focus from animal to human medicine and has embraced both the similarities and differences between the two.
‘No-Shave November’ raises awareness about men’s health, cancer screenings
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‘No-Shave November’ is back and this means men will put their razors away and embrace their facial hair for the entire month.
Climate and Energy News Roundup: What’s making news in the environment?
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Ultimately, climate change will not be solved by climate scientists and engineers calculating how many solar panels we need installed.
Economists study impact of fans on college basketball, using COVID season as baseline
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It was weird, to say the least, being in a college basketball arena in 2020-2021, with fans largely shut out, at most, in Virginia, at least, 150 people in the seats.
Study: Pandemic compounded work-related stress for parents of children with special needs
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Virginia Tech psychologists Charles Calderwood and Rosanna Breaux usually feel worlds apart in what they study.
Expert: Daylight saving time may lead to driver fatigue, hazards on the road
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It’s the time of year when we all adjust our clocks “to fall back” on Nov. 6. When daylight saving time ends, many people leaving work are now driving at night.
Spanberger pushes for continuous manufacturing of prescription drugs in U.S.
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U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger of Virginia is calling for increased investments to strengthen continuous prescription drug manufacturing.
