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Why did British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday call an early general election, and what power gives her that ability? Yannis Stivachtis, director of the International Studies Program in Virginia Tech's Department of Political Science, explains.

Maria Elisa Christie, gender specialist in Virginia Tech’s Office of International Research, Education, and Development, says that women are under-represented in the world of science.

In dropping a nearly 22,000-pound bomb on Islamic State forces in Afghanistan Thursday, a Virginia Tech expert in international affairs says Washington and the Trump administration sent a powerful message to friends and foes: The United States is determined to remain a world leader that has to be taken seriously.

The Trump Administration’s proposed funding cuts to the Department of Energy’s renewable energy efforts could hurt progress made in the solar industry to make clean energy affordable and create industry jobs, says Virginia Tech solar industry expert Saifur Rahman.

A Virginia Tech expert who specializes in disruptions and coordinated restoration of transportation infrastructure says the broader community in Atlanta will need to play a role in the short term to help mitigate congestion.

“What's needed is a comprehensive approach to protecting personal consumer information that covers both broadband providers and web service companies," said Charles Clancy, director of Virginia Tech’s Hume Center for National Security and Technology.

Health care costs will keep rising. For insurance to work well for both issuers and consumers, a large, broad pool of participants is needed.

Virginia Tech professor of engineering, Naren Ramakrishnan and his team have studied ways to counter fake news with contagions. “Our team has seen protests erupt because of the spread of fake news. It is not just something that happens online; we are observing real world harm,” said Ramakrishnan.

Sesame Street's new character, Julia, is validation and recognition of the magnitude of autism -- that the number of individuals, families and friends experiencing autism daily is such that it warrants space and airtime on the gold standard of trusted children's programming, says Virginia Tech's Amy Azano.

“Now more than ever Hollywood is in the remake business, and it’s not just movies and programs of recent vintage,” said Virginia Tech Professor of Cinema Studies Stephen Prince.

“Springtime is the worst allergy season for many people because at the start of spring, trees pollinate," said Laura Dziadzio, a Carilion Clinic pediatric allergist and assistant professor at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

“It’s not about, ‘This is the way we used to do it.’ That was last century’s argument,” said Ralph Whatley, a professor of internal medicine at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and senior vice president for research and education at Carilion Clinic. “It’s more about trying to find the right balance of reasonable work hours while ensuring we have good patient care and appropriate professional advancement for our trainees.”

Virginia Tech agriculture expert Kirsten Ann Conrad says that cold temperatures and late winter snow fall leaves many types of trees and plants at risk.

"What’s unusual in this case is that they had little opportunity to inform their staffs or to focus on cases in process, nor were they allowed to stay in place until their successor was nominated and confirmed, as happened under Obama," said Virginia Tech's Karen Hult.

“It is so important to note that what begins with the Jews will not end with them. Violence begets violence," said Samuel Kessler, a postdoctoral fellow in Judaic studies in the Department of Religion and Culture, and coordinator of Virginia Tech’s Jewish studies minor.