BLACKSBURG, Va., Feb. 26 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Le Wang believes internet access could be a key component to health and economic outcomes in rural America.
Wang and Huaiyang Zhong, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, are analyzing large-scale, county-level datasets to measure how broadband internet expansion is influencing physical, social, and environmental infrastructure as well as health outcomes, demographic characteristics, and local economic conditions.
The researchers aim to better understand how broadband access shapes public health and local economies so rural policy recommendations can be tailored to individual communities rather than gene...