
Virginia Tech leads DARPA project to develop algorithms, software tools for next generation social science
Making social science experiments rigorous, reproducible, and scalable to large populations is a major objective of a DARPA program.

Making social science experiments rigorous, reproducible, and scalable to large populations is a major objective of a DARPA program.

The 15th season of Big South football kicks off Tuesday when the conference hosts Big South Football Media Day.

Fifth District Republican congressional nominee Tom Garrett introduced a proposal targeting the growing crisis of student loan repayment and Social Security solvency.

AFP editor Chris Graham discusses the opening segment to the ESPYs and the value of athletes tackling social issues.

House Democrats, as of this writing, are staging a sit-in to try to force a vote on gun control legislation.

For many, the misery Brazil finds itself in nowadays has been a long time coming.

In an interview with Cenk Uygur March 23, Bernie Sanders noted, “The media is an arm of the ruling class of this country.”

Jason Williamson is a firm believer that University of Virginia students need not wait until after graduation to run their own businesses. In fact, he wants to give them the money they need to get started – as long as they use it for a charitable cause.

Cell phones are this generation’s cigarette. That was one analysis provided by Jerry Holsopple and Linford Stutzman to students participating in an October Living and Learning Forum at Eastern Mennonite University. Holsopple, a visual and communication arts professor, and Stutzman, professor in the Bible and religion department, teamed up to talk about “selfie culture” and the potential side-effects of this social phenomenon.

Food and entertainment companies are using captivating and lucrative cartoon characters like Tony the Tiger to market unhealthy food products to children, a Virginia Tech researcher found.
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