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VA Tech researchers address health care provider burnout through digital twin systems

Taylan Topcu is leading a team of Virginia Tech researchers using digital twins to help take better care of health care providers. “We want to use the digital twin system...

HUD Announces Disaster Relief for Virginia After Winter Storms and Flooding

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner announced the availability...

Youngkin Takes Final Action on 2025 Legislation

Governor Glenn Youngkin today acted on all remaining legislation for the 2025 legislative session. On...

New VA Tech research exposes harmful digital ad practices

Muhammad Ali Gulzar’s research team wasn’t looking for a quirk in digital advertising systems that...

Youngkin Signs Budget with $1B in Tax Relief, $4.2B in New Spending

Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed the Virginia state budget bill, HB 1600, amending the Commonwealth’s...

VA Tech expert weighs in on growing travel anxiety amid rise in air incidents

As summer travel season approaches, many Americans are busy making vacation plans—but growing anxiety around flying is casting a shadow over those plans. So...

VA Tech Experts explain ways to safeguard against AI-enhanced scams

Scams enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI) have the potential to reach a new level of deception with the introduction of features such as ChatGPT...

VA Tech Opens New Transit Center for Regional Mobility

After more than a decade of planning, the future of sustainable transportation at Virginia Tech has officially arrived. Located beside the Perry Street Parking Garage,...

Miyares Announces $116M Tobacco Settlement for Virginia

Attorney General Jason Miyares announced today that Virginia has received a payment of $116.2 million from the major tobacco companies, including Philip Morris USA...

Construction Begins for Carilion Taubman Cancer Center

As Carilion Clinic leads the vision for advancing cancer care close to home, its design and building partners are helping bring the vision to...

New online tool tests how taxes shape sugar-sweetened drink purchases

Americans like their soda pop. And their sports drinks, and energy drinks, and sweet tea. In 2021, the average American bought 37 gallons of sugar-sweetened...