‘I am thrilled’: Virginia Tech student to be voice of Salem Red Sox
The 2021 Salem Red Sox Opening Day is set for May 11
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One Virginia Tech student is making Hokie Nation proud!
The Salem Red Sox has partnered with the Virginia Tech School of Communication, and this year, Kevin DiDomenico, a junior sports media and analytics major at Virginia Tech, will be the broadcaster for Salem baseball.
“I am thrilled to be joining such a storied organization,” said DiDomenico. “I look forward to telling the story of the 2021 season to all of Red Sox nation and after missing a full season, I’m excited to getting back behind the mic. I know Sox fans look forward to getting back to Salem Memorial ballpark.”
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BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April 22, 2021 (ENS) – “Inland freshwater salt pollution is rising nationwide and worldwide, and we investigated the potential conflict between managing freshwater salt pollution and the sustainable practice of increasing water supply through the addition of highly treated wastewater to surface waters and groundwaters,” said Stanley Grant, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering.
“If we don’t figure out how to reverse this trend of salt pollution soon, it may become one of our nation’s top environmental challenges.” Grant and his collaborators have published their findings in the journal “Nature Sustainability.”
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IMAGE: Brenda Brand, an associate professor of science education in the Virginia Tech School of Education, conducts a demonstration during a STEM fair for graduate students. Photo by Andrew Adkins for. view more
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A National Science Foundation report in 2015 found that only 40 percent of African Americans pursuing doctorates in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) were completing their degrees. Improving diversity within higher education is essential to the recruitment and education of a vibrant, inclusive STEM workforce, said Brenda Brand, an associate professor of science education in the Virginia Tech School of Education. Yet to increase the numbers of historically underrepresented faculty in STEM, we must focus not just on recruitment but on retention as well.