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1. "Keep It Dry" (Kathy Parrott/Extension Housing Specialist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:50] ONE WAY TO REDUCE MOLDS AND MILDEW IS TO REDUCE DAMPNESS. WE HEAR SOME SUGGESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO DO THAT IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

2. "Preventing Mold and Mildew" (Kathy Parrott/Extension Housing Specialist) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:55] MOLDS AND MILDEW CAN CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN SOME PEOPLE. IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH, WE HEAR SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT HELP PREVENT THE PROBLEMS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

3. "Fairness is Good Business" (Terry Cobb/Management) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:59] TREATING PEOPLE FAIRLY HAS NUMEROUS REWARDS, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

4. "Improving Math Scores" (Jay Wilkins/Math Education) with reporter Karen Cronin [ 1:06] HOW CAN SCHOOLS RAISE MATH S.O.L. SCORES? A VIRGINIA TECH MATH ED. PROFESSOR SAYS THE WAY KIDS LEARN MATH CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

5. "Reform Mathematics" (Jay Wilkins/Math Education) with reporter Karen Cronin [0:58] IF STUDENTS CAN CREATE THEIR OWN MULTIPLICATION TABLES, THEY MAY LEARN MORE THAN IF THEY JUST MEMORIZE THEM, AS WE HEAR IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

6. "Today’s Over-Nourished Population" (Joan Elledge/Extension Nutrition) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:56] A VIRGINIA TECH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION EXPERT SAYS THAT PEOPLE TODAY ARE GETTING TOO MUCH OF THE WRONG KINDS OF FOODS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

7. "Choose Fruit for Fiber" (Joan Elledge/Extension Nutrition) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:59] FRUIT JUICE IS QUICK AND CONVENIENT, BUT IT’S MISSING SOMETHING IMPORTANT – FIBER. MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

8. "Better Not Skip Breakfast" (Joan Elledge/Extension Nutrition) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:59] BREAKFAST NEED TO BE PART OF THE DAILY ROUTINE, FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. IT HELPS WITH ALERTNESS, PERFORMANCE, AND EVEN WEIGHT CONTROL. MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

9. "How the Media Shape Children’s Perceptions" (Tom Sherman/Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:54] TV, RADIO, MAGAZINES…TODAY’S MASS MEDIA ARE POWERFUL MESSENGERS, AND TOO OFTEN OUR CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES UNCHECKED. MORE IN THIS REPORT FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

10. "Fighting Math Phobia" (Susan Anderson/Mathematics) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:48] THE WORD "MATHEMATICS" DOESN’T CONJURE UP IMAGES OF FUN AND EXCITEMENT FOR MANY PEOPLE, BUT A VIRGINIA TECH MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTOR SAYS IT SHOULD. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

11. "College Commute" (Jim Bohland/Senior Health Fellow) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:44] HIGH TECH OR HIGHWAY, STUDENTS ENROLLED IN A JOINT BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM AT VIRGINIA TECH AND WAKE FOREST WON’T HAVE MUCH PROBLEM COMMUTING. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

12. "Animal and Human Medicine" (Jim Bohland/Senior Health Fellow) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:48] VIRGINIA’S ONLY VETERINARY SCHOOL IS PLAYING A BIGGER AND BIGGER ROLE IN HUMAN MEDICINE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

13. Broadening Education" (Rich Sorensen/Dean, Pamplin College of Business) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:52] THE TREND TOWARD INCREASING SPECIALIZATION IN EDUCATION MAY BE TURNING AROUND, AS HIGH TECH FIRMS ARE FINDING THEY NEED PEOPLE WITH A BROAD PERSPECTIVE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

14. "Buggy Suburbs" (Eric Day/Insect Identification Lab) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:47] VIRGINIA’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE MAY BE INVITING MORE THAN PEOPLE INTO THE STATE. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.

15. "Research = Jobs" (Nancy Verona/CIT) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:47] STATE INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT HAS PAID OFF BIG, CREATING COMPANIES AND JOBS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.