iScholars learn entrepreneurship, innovation
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“Entrepreneurship” and “innovation” dominated the summer vocabulary of 23 Virginia Tech iScholars.
Search Results for Virginia Tech research
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Future of coastal marshes lies in the hands of private property owners
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While popular with conservation groups, coastal easements that prevent development in order to protect marshland are not favored by property owners.
Extreme melt restructured invertebrate ecosystem in Antarctica, scientists say
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An extreme weather event can drastically change the structure of an ecosystem for many years to come, according to a team of ecologists working in Antarctica.
Student visits China on NSF fellowship to explore neural processes of bat echolocation
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Few places in the world are better suited to study bats than the Shandong University-Virginia Tech International Laboratory.
Obama, McAuliffe push on disability workforce regs gets it all wrong
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The case of Vector Industries is one where I unashamedly wear my heart on my sleeve.
New tool could find relief for America’s overworked energy grid
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Households account for nearly one-third of the country’s overall power consumption, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Chlorine dioxide pouches make produce safer
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Two Florida companies are working to develop a small plastic pouch designed to make produce safer.
The new Girl Scouts: Racecars, robots, roughing it
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Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council and Girl Scouts of the USA released new badges in STEM and the outdoors.
Students trek deep into the Amazon, scale the Andes to learn about global food security
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Emily Burke’s “aha” moment came under a giant kapok tree that towered over the blanket of green that envelopes the Ecuadorian rainforest.
How texting can protect babies from sudden death
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A series of educational videos delivered by text or email successfully encouraged new mothers to use safe sleep practices for their babies.
