BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Identity theft -- it's not just for individuals anymore. Companies. Colleges. Organizations. In fact, anyone with a web address can be at risk from bad actors seeking to divert their users for fraudulent purposes or censorship. To protect the owners and users of websites, College of Engineering researcher Taejoong "Tijay" Chung is working to better secure today's domain name system and Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. T  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. Virginia Tech experts available to discuss headlines in the news Supreme Court to rule on Trump's immunity claim today The U.S. Supreme Court will hand down its decision today on whether former president Donald Trump has "abs  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Summer heat can take a toll on lawns and plants, especially when rain isn't in the forecast. Virginia Tech turfgrass experts Mike Goatley and Dan Sandor share tips for keeping a healthy lawn during a drought. What time of day should you water your lawn during extreme sun and heat? "Irrigate early in the morning whenever possible," Goatley said. "Irrigating during the heat of the day is considered to be very inefficient a  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently named five appointees to the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. They are Starlette Barker Johnson of Dallas, Texas; Ryan McCarthy of Mclean, Virginia; Jim Miller of Waterford, Virginia; J. Pearson of Fort Myers Beach, Florida; and Jeanne Stosser of Blacksburg, Virginia. "Our new board members possess a broad range of experience and expertise that will be especially valuable as we explore the be  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: As humans, we tend to think about stress as a long day at work or a tense social interaction. But stress in pets is often synonymous with anxiety or fear. Stress can cause unwanted behaviors and can lead to injury, illness, and aggression in cats and dogs. As a pet owner, it's important to be aware of and address your pet's stress so your pet can be happy and healthy. "Holidays, particularly summer ones, can be stressf  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: After announcing the first round of funding this past winter, Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia has added five more projects to its list, making for nine total projects funded through the Mellon Foundation. The Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia is a three-year initiative dedicated to funding the construction of new monuments in Appalachian Virginia, with the goal of sharing the untold stories of historically margi  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 1 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Rising senior Bobby Spence secured $50,000 for Corvilla at the Philanthropy Lab's annual Ambassadors Conference in June. University of Notre Dame rising senior Bobby Spence secured $50,000 in funding for Corvilla, a nonprofit that provides life-enhancing services to people with disabilities, at the Philanthropy Lab's 2024 Ambassadors Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, in June. As a Philanthropy Lab partner sc  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: For Senior Extension Agent Adam Downing, summer doesn't offer much respite from a schedule packed with programming and activities. After a day conducting agroforestry fieldwork in Montpelier - and ahead of a SHARP Logger Program training that he will be facilitating in Elkton - Downing shared reflections about his work for Virginia Cooperative Extension, how he found his way into the field of forestry extension, and what   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 6 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Poultry and blackjack are among the colorful elements in the longtime educator's journey. * * * By Megan Nash From corporate heights to casino nights, Stephen Custer has enjoyed a career that has been anything but ordinary. Now 82, Custer, Ph.D., has served for nearly two decades as an assistant professor and director of the Master of Decision Analytics Weekend Program, which has become a corner  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Extraordinary amounts of energy, water, and capital are put into food systems. However, anywhere from 30 to 40 percent of the food that is produced ends up in landfills in the United States. What if there was a way to convert it into something we use every day? Researchers in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are doing just that by developing biodegradable bioplastics from food waste to give those   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A $10 million prize. Seventy-two hours. Six teams. One square kilometer of rainforest. No touchy. "There can be no human interaction with the forest at all," said Julie Allen, assistant biological sciences professor at Virginia Tech who is a member of one of six international research teams that advanced to the final round of the XPRIZE Rainforest competition. "That's the No. 1 rule of the competition." On July 8, Allen   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 5 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: For the third year in a row, WVTF Radio IQ has been recognized for "Overall Excellence" for its local news reporting. The Edward R. Murrow Award was given by the Radio Television Digital News Association. WVTF Radio IQ won nine out of 13 awards, more than any other station in Region 12, which comprises Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and D.C. The regional winners are now considered for the National Edward R. Murrow awards,   more