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Article ItemVirginia Tech to honor more than 2,600 at fall commencement , article Date: Dec 08, 2023
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Article ItemExpert shares strategies for managing holiday stress and anxiety , article Date: Dec 06, 2023
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Article ItemGetting to know Virginia Tech’s latest CUBE cohort , article Date: Sep 15, 2023
Science Corner
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Redirect ItemSudipta Sarangi: A little bit of game theory for decision-making , redirect
Game theory, a branch of applied mathematics, has its origins in parlor games, but is widely used today in many disciplines such as economics and computer science. It is the systematic study of any rule-governed situation, where the outcome depends on the actions of multiple people. Examples range from simple games like Tic-Tac-Toe and Rock, Paper, Scissors all the way to mega-companies like Coke and Pepsi competing to sell their products.
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Redirect ItemMeryl Mims: Are bullfrogs a sound of summer or sign of trouble? , redirect
Summer in Southwest Virginia is full of sights, scents, and sounds we associate with our home. For example, you will likely hear the familiar, low, repetitive call of the American bullfrog. Unfortunately, the bullfrog songs that are a hallmark of our freshwater habitats in the eastern United States are a sign of trouble elsewhere.
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Redirect ItemSujith Vijayan: To sleep, perchance to learn , redirect
Most of us probably have been told at some point in our lives to “sleep on it” or to “get a good night’s sleep.” But have you ever wondered, perhaps a little annoyed: Why should I sleep on it? Or why do I need to sleep at all? It turns out that sleep is important for many different reasons — some of which you might never have dreamed of.
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