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Social media and other forms of mass communication have played a major role in disseminating anti-vaccination sentiments. However, public health organizations can also harness these channels to counter misinformation and promote vaccination.
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The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation’s Commonwealth Commercialization Fund (CCF) awarded $1.5 million to 24 Virginia-based businesses and university researchers for the third quarter of 2022.
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New research out of VCU Massey Cancer Center points to the inactivation of a previously unidentified gene as a likely culprit in the development of pancreatic cancer.
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Might there be gold in Virginia’s hills? The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is working towards the answer.
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A team of researchers at Virginia Tech with specialties related to birds are flying high these days after receiving some news that ultimately could lead to certain social changes for humans and biological ones for their feathery friends.
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During the crisp and cool fall season, pumpkins are a hot commodity. The demand for this festive squash is on the rise thanks in part to their delicious taste and decorative traits.
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NordPass’s 2022 annual research of Top 200 most common passwords in the U.S. also reveals how pop culture influences our passwords.
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Jason Higgins’ job as a waiter while he was a college student served up more than a paycheck. It became the inspiration for his career.
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Unmitigated school choice increases racial segregation even when parents do not take race into account, according to research co-authored by Broderick Turner, an assistant professor of marketing at Virginia Tech.
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