Malicious dark web activity unevenly prevalent in free nations, Virginia Tech researchers find
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Even in nations with strict online censorship laws, citizens can still bypass firewalls and access hidden information.
Search Results for research
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Market research is the key to a new business’s success
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Starting a new business and keeping it running is hard work. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 65 percent of new businesses fail during their first 10 years.
Researchers study how privacy preferences, family tensions can deter use of contact tracing apps
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As a tool for controlling the spread of COVID-19, mobile applications for contact tracing are most effective when they are widely adopted and left on indefinitely. But adoption rates of such apps are low, due in part to privacy concerns.
Virginia Tech researcher expands caregiving study during COVID-19 pandemic
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Toni Calasanti was conducting a study on older adults who care for spouses or partners with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the United States.
Researchers examine impact of digital information on COVID-19 behavior
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With the COVID-19 pandemic now a regular part of daily life, are people changing their COVID-related risk perceptions, preferences, and behaviors?
Sponsored research at VCU hits new all-time high of $335M in 2020
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Virginia Commonwealth University’s research continues to grow, posting an institutional record of $335 million in sponsored funding in fiscal year 2020, an 8 percent increase over the previous year.
New JMU brain research could help understand autism causes
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For garden plants to thrive, they require some strategic pruning from an astute gardener as they grow. If the garden is allowed to grow at will without any care, the results likely won’t be good.
Virginia Tech researchers awarded $1M to study survival of SARS-CoV-2 in food supply chain
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Virginia Tech researchers are studying how long SARS-CoV-2 survives on surfaces, focusing on its survival on food, food contact surfaces, and other points along the food supply chain.
UVA researchers seek to end unexpected bills for screening colonoscopies
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Nearly 1 in 8 commercially insured patients nationwide who underwent an elective colonoscopy between 2012 and 2017 performed by an in-network provider received “surprise” bills for out-of-network expenses.
JMU physics major has big plans researching tiny particles
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Elizabeth Moore took two years of advanced placement physics in high school-just for fun.
