1. "Watching a Car Wreck" (Tom Dingus/VT Transportation Institute) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:44] A VIRGINIA TECH PROJECT, THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND, STUDIED 100 CARS INVOLVED IN DOZENS OF CRASHES, AS THE CRASHES HAPPENED. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
2. "Cell Phones and Accidents" (Tom Dingus/VT Transportation Institute) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:47] A MASSIVE VIRGINIA TECH STUDY IS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY PEOPLE CRASH THEIR VEHICLES, AND ONE PARTICULAR DISTRACTION MAY BE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
3. "Hand-held v. Hands-Free" (Tom Dingus/VT Transportation Institute) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:56] TALKING ON A CELLPHONE USING A HEADSET WHILE DRIVING MAY NOT BE ANY SAFER THAN USING A HAND-HELD CELLPHONE. THAT'S A PRELIMINARY CONCLUSION FROM A VIRGINIA TECH STUDY. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
4. "Talking while Driving" (Tom Dingus/VT Transportation Institute) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:58] A VIRGINIA TECH STUDY SUGGESTS THAT TALKING ON A CELLPHONE WHILE DRIVING IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN CONVERSING WITH A PASSENGER. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
5. "Glofish" (Eric Hallerman/Fisheries) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:50] THE HOTTEST COMMODITY IN THE AQUARIUM INDUSTRY IS RAISING CONCERNS AMONG FISHERIES EXPERTS, INCLUDING SOME AT VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
6. "Frankenfish" (Eric Hallerman/Fisheries) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:39] A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR SAYS A NEW TREND IN THE PET FISH INDUSTRY COULD MEAN PROBLEMS IF THOSE FISH ARE RELEASED INTO OUR PONDS OR STREAMS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
7. "Regulating Tropical fish" (Eric Hallerman/Fisheries) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:53] THE LACK OF REGULATIONS IN THE TROPICAL FISH INDUSTRY IS CAUSING CONCERN AMONG FISHERIES EXPERTS. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
8. "Building Better Soybeans" (Bruno Sobral/Va. Bioinformatics Institute) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:52] THE SAME COMPLEX COMPUTERS BEING USED TO STUDY HUMAN D-N-A ARE BEING USED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BUILD BETTER PLANTS. MORE FROM VIRGINIA TECH. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
9. "Plants and Computers" (Bruno Sobral/Va. Bioinformatics Institute) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:58] THE VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE IS A NEW VIRGINIA TECH GROUP USING COMPUTERS TO FIGURE OUT HOW PLANTS WORK. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
10. "After Fidel" (Joseph Scarpaci/Geography) with reporter Paul Lancaster [1:01] WHAT HAPPENS AFTER FIDEL CASTRO DIES? A VIRGINIA TECH CUBA EXPERT HAS SOME THOUGHTS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
11. "Smarter Students" (Mark Owczarski/News and Information) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:40] THE CLASS OF 2008 STARTS ITS WORK AT VIRGINIA TECH MONDAY, AUGUST 23RD. AND THE CLASS AS A WHOLE MAY BE THE SMARTEST EVER. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
12. "Applications Down but Talent Up" (Mark Owczarski/News and Information) with reporter Paul Lancaster [0:45] WHILE THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS WAS DOWN, THE QUALITY OF VIRGINIA TECH'S INCOMING FRESHMAN CLASS IS UP. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
13. "Greenhouse Research at Virginia Tech" (Scott Rapier/Greenhouse Manager) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:47] VIRGINIA TECH'S GREENHOUSE MANAGER HAS HIS HANDS FULL THESE DAYS, AS A MULTITUDE OF RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE TAKING PLACE THERE. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
14. "Getting Enough Calcium" (Maureen Storey/Center for Food & Nutrition Policy) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:54] A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT SAYS YOU CAN LOOK BEYOND THE SUPERMARKET DAIRY CASE IN AN EFFORT TO GET MORE CALCIUM IN YOUR DIET. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
15. "Taboo Foods or Self-Control" (Maureen Storey/Center for Food & Nutrition Policy) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:54] FORBIDDEN FOODS MAY SEEM MORE ATTRACTIVE, SAYS A VIRGINIA TECH EXPERT, AND THAT MAY MEAN MORE TROUBLE IN THE FIGHT FOR WEIGHT CONTROL. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
16. "Getting Ready for the School Year" (Tom Sherman/Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:58] IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME, AND A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR SAYS THAT MEANS IT'S TIME TO GET THINGS IN ORDER AND MAKE STUDYING A PRIORITY. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
17. "Students, Parents, and Homework" (Tom Sherman/Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:55] THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR PARENTS TO TALK WITH TEACHERS ABOUT HOMEWORK, ACCORDING TO A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
18. "Parental Involvement in Education" (Tom Sherman/Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [1:05] IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME, AND A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR SAYS THAT MEANS IT'S TIME FOR PARENTS TO GET INVOLVED IN THE SCHOOLS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
19. "What Our Schools Are Doing Well" (Tom Sherman/Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:56] A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR SAYS THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING AT OUR SCHOOLS. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
20. "Helping Our Schools Improve" (Tom Sherman/Education) with reporter Gabrielle Amos [0:58] OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE DOING WELL, BUT A VIRGINIA TECH PROFESSOR SAYS THEY COULD BE DOING EVEN BETTER. PC version. Mac version. Wav version.
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