Archived News Features
1. “Life Imitating Art?” (Doris Zallen/Interdisciplinary Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:51] DOES LIFE IMITATE ART? WHEN IT COMES TO TODAY'S ISSUE OF PERSONAL FREEDOM VERSUS NATIONAL SECURITY, A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR SAYS THE ANSWER IS 'YES'. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
2. “Your DNA--Who Wants to Know?” (Doris Zallen/Interdisciplinary Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:47] WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM YOUR DNA? A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR SAYS A MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION MIGHT BE, 'WHAT CAN OTHERS LEARN?. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
3. “Science and Society” (Doris Zallen/Interdisciplinary Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [1:06] A VIRGINIA TECH FORUM THAT'S CLOSING IN ON TWO DECADES OF ACTIVITY DOESN'T SEEM TO BE RUNNING OUT OF TOPICS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
4. “Freedom vs. Security” (Mary Ellen Jones/Interdisciplinary Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:56] STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN PERSONAL FREEDOM AND NATIONAL SECURITY IS AN ONGOING TASK. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
5. “The Business of Wireless” (Charles Bostian/Center for Wireless Telecommunications) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:58] COMPANIES LOOKING FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NEED TO TALK TO ENGINEERS, BUSINESS EXPERTS…EVEN GEOGRAPHERS. VIRGINIA TECH'S CENTER FOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS WAS CREATED TO HELP BUSINESSES FIND THE ANSWERS THEY NEED. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
6. “Rural Wireless" (Charles Bostian/Center for Wireless Telecommunications) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:49] FAST INTERNET SERVICE HAS BEEN SLOW TO SPREAD TO VIRGINIA'S RURAL AREAS. IT'S A SITUATION THAT RESEARCHERS AT VIRGINIA TECH ARE TRYING TO CHANGE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
7. “Keeping Bats Out of Your House” (James Parkhurst/Wildlife Science) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:52] AS THE WEATHER WARMS, A VIRGINIA TECH WILDLIFE EXPERT HAS AN EXTRA SPRING CHORE TO ADD TO YOUR LIST. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
8. “Bats and Mosquitoes” (James Parkhurst/Wildlife Science) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:53] CONCERN ABOUT MOSQUITOES AND THE WEST NILE VIRUS IS RAISING INTEREST IN AN ALL-NATURAL WAY TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
9. “Real Estate for Bats” (James Parkhurst/Wildlife Science) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:47] PEOPLE WHO WANT TO ATTRACT BATS TO THEIR YARDS TO EAT MOSQUITOES AND OTHER INSECTS NEED TO THINK LIKE A REALTOR, SAYS A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
10. “African-American Stepping” (Elizabeth Fine/Interdisciplinary Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:57] A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR'S NEW BOOK LOOKS AT THE TRADITIONAL DANCE FORM KNOWN AS STEPPING. THE BOOK IS SOULSTEPPING: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STEPSHOWS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
11. “Soulstepping” (Elizabeth Fine/Interdisciplinary Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:49] A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR'S NEW BOOK, SOULSTEPPING: AFRICAN-AMERICAN STEPSHOWS, LOOKS AT HOW A DANCE FORM LINKS THE OLD WITH THE NEW. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
12. “Crossing Cultures Through Dance” (Elizabeth Fine/Interdisciplinary Studies) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:56] AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN TRADITION IS DRAWING INTEREST…AND PARTICIPATION…FROM ALL CULTURES. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
13. “Professional Tax Assistance” (Celia Ray Hayhoe/Extension Family Resource Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:51] DO YOU NEED HELP FILING YOUR TAXES? YOU’RE NOT ALONE, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO CAN ASSIST YOU, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
14. “Low Cost Tax Filing Assistance” (Celia Ray Hayhoe/Extension Family Resource Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:45] IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH, WE HEAR ABOUT THE TAX FILING HELP THAT’S AVAILABLE FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version. 15. “Standard Deductions or Itemize?” (Celia Ray Hayhoe/Extension Family Resource Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:44] THERE’S A FAIRLY SIMPLE WAY TO DECIDE IF IT’S BEST TO ITEMIZE OR TO TAKE THE STANDARD DEDUCTION ON YOUR TAX RETURN. THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH EXPLAINS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version. 16. “Ways to File” (Celia Ray Hayhoe/Extension Family Resource Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:52] HEAR ABOUT THE QUICKEST WAY TO FILE YOUR TAXES AND GET YOUR RETURN IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version. 17. “Child Tax Credit” (Celia Ray Hayhoe/Extension Family Resource Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:58] A VIRGINIA TECH SPECIALIST KNOWS THE IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THIS YEAR’S TAX CODE, AND THE REVISIONS IN THE CHILD TAX CREDIT MAY BENEFIT A LOT OF PEOPLE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version. 18. “Tax Help from IRAs” (Celia Ray Hayhoe/Extension Family Resource Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:59] KNOWING MORE ABOUT I-R-As CAN HELP YOU LOWER YOUR TAX BURDEN AND SAVE FOR RETIREMENT, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version. 19. “The Need for a Timber Tax Plan” (Harry Haney/Extension Forestry) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:05] FOREST LAND OWNERS NEED TO MANAGE THEIR FOREST ASSETS BOTH PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY. A COURSE OFFERED AT VIRGINIA TECH CAN HELP. PC version. Mac version. Wav version. 20. “The Estate Planning Course” (Harry Haney/Extension Forestry) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:02] FOREST LAND OWNERS CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL AT VIRGINIA TECH. THERE’S A SPECIAL COURSE FOR THEM ON HOW TO MANAGE THEIR FOREST ASSETS TO PROTECT THE LAND AND MAXIMIZE THEIR RETURNS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Send comments to Josh Napier
15. “Standard Deductions or Itemize?” (Celia Ray Hayhoe/Extension Family Resource Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:44] THERE’S A FAIRLY SIMPLE WAY TO DECIDE IF IT’S BEST TO ITEMIZE OR TO TAKE THE STANDARD DEDUCTION ON YOUR TAX RETURN. THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH EXPLAINS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
16. “Ways to File” (Celia Ray Hayhoe/Extension Family Resource Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:52] HEAR ABOUT THE QUICKEST WAY TO FILE YOUR TAXES AND GET YOUR RETURN IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
17. “Child Tax Credit” (Celia Ray Hayhoe/Extension Family Resource Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:58] A VIRGINIA TECH SPECIALIST KNOWS THE IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THIS YEAR’S TAX CODE, AND THE REVISIONS IN THE CHILD TAX CREDIT MAY BENEFIT A LOT OF PEOPLE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
18. “Tax Help from IRAs” (Celia Ray Hayhoe/Extension Family Resource Management) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:59] KNOWING MORE ABOUT I-R-As CAN HELP YOU LOWER YOUR TAX BURDEN AND SAVE FOR RETIREMENT, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
19. “The Need for a Timber Tax Plan” (Harry Haney/Extension Forestry) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:05] FOREST LAND OWNERS NEED TO MANAGE THEIR FOREST ASSETS BOTH PHYSICALLY AND FINANCIALLY. A COURSE OFFERED AT VIRGINIA TECH CAN HELP. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
20. “The Estate Planning Course” (Harry Haney/Extension Forestry) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:02] FOREST LAND OWNERS CAN GO BACK TO SCHOOL AT VIRGINIA TECH. THERE’S A SPECIAL COURSE FOR THEM ON HOW TO MANAGE THEIR FOREST ASSETS TO PROTECT THE LAND AND MAXIMIZE THEIR RETURNS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version. VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY RELATIONS Send comments to Josh Napier
