Virginia Tech News

Virginia Tech to Create Framework for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication

Following a U.S. Department of Transportation call to require vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology for all cars and light trucks on the nation’s highways, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has been tapped to design the delivery integration framework that will allow vehicles …

Central Virgina Earthquakes Study

Researchers are preparing to conduct a two-month study of earthquakes in central Virginia, a region that has a history of seismic activity. Twenty seismic stations are being installed for the study by researchers from Virginia Tech and the U.S. Geological …

Inexperienced Teen Drivers Easily Fall Into Distraction, Accidents

Teens may begin their driving habits with great caution, but as months behind the wheel pass, they begin to multi-task at higher frequency rates – dialing cell phones, eating, and talking to passengers, etc. – and therefore greatly raise their …

Justices Reverse Wrongful Death Virginia Tech Verdict

The state Supreme Court has reversed a jury’s wrongful death verdict against the state stemming from the killings of 32 students and faculty at Virginia Tech in 2007. In a decision issued Thursday, the justices say the state had no …

Buried Seawall Protected Homes From Sandy’s Record Storm Surge

Picture two residential beach communities on the New Jersey shore: Bay Head and Mantoloking, which side-by-side in Ocean County on a narrow barrier island that separates the Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay. Before Hurricane Sandy landed on Oct. 29, 2012, …

Ground Motion Study May Show Need to Modify Building Codes

“In recent decades, population growth and scarcity of undeveloped metropolitan land have changed urban land use patterns and placed an increasing number of people and infrastructure in areas susceptible to topographic effects during earthquakes,” said Adrian Rodriguez-Marek, associate professor of …

Slain Virginia Tech Student’s Mom Sues Security Company

A security company is being sued by the mother of a Virginia Tech student who was killed after she attended a Metallica concert in Charlottesville. Media outlets report that Gil Harrington filed the $3.5 million lawsuit last week in Roanoke …