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Broadcaster and Virginia Tech communications professor of practice Bill Roth plans to lead his Introduction to Sports Media class in the second annual March Madness simulation experiment.

On the Record was launched by the university’s media relations team last fall with a goal of elevating Virginia Tech research and connecting faculty to reporters from national and trade publications based in Washington, D.C.

According to a recent study published in Violence and Gender video games decrease the likelihood of producing hate material online and researcher Jim Hawdon says “this finding suggests that violent video games may serve as an outlet for aggression, not a precursor.”

Building a high-speed Hyperloop transportation system in Washington, D.C. will benefit freight transport, reduce damage to road infrastructure and solve other problems that we didn’t think were solvable, says a Virginia Tech expert.

Mariana Falconier, associate professor in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program located in the Virginia Tech Northern Virginia Center, offers tips for building long-lasting relationships.

The American young adult dating culture is always changing, but Virginia Tech's Jill Kiecolt explains how social media may be affecting the dating landscape in ways that we’ve never seen before.

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety collaborated with VTTI in determining the percentage of crashes involving drowsy drivers is nearly eight times higher than federal estimates.

The successful launch of the world’s largest rocket has set the bar high for the future of space travel and exploration, says Virginia Tech expert Nahum Arav.

“It would be extremely unusual for the U.S. Supreme Court to get involved in a case decided entirely on state constitutional grounds,” says Virginia Tech's Nick Goedert.

Following resident complaints last fall, Marc Edwards and his team found lead contamination and discolored water in some Denmark, S.C. homes. He now wants to test to see whether bacteria tainted the wells that supply Denmark’s water.

There are obvious flaws to a proposal to create a centralized nationwide 5G network within three years, says a Virginia Tech expert.

Members in Congress pledging to wear black during the 2018 State of the Union in solidarity with women opposing sexual harassment shows a level of coordinated protest not seen before, says Virginia Tech’s Brandy Faulkner.

Federal recognition just granted to six Virginia Indian tribes is long overdue, according to Virginia Tech’s director of American Indian Studies, Sam Cook. He says there’s much more involved in the recognition than simply benefits such as aid for schools, housing and health care.

“It’s easy to overstate how much difference it makes,” indicating that Tuesday’s speech will likely be overshadowed by Wednesday’s tweets, according to Virginia Tech's Karen Hult.

“If you look at the best places to work, it’s always places where people have fun,” said William Becker, an associate professor who specializes in workplace emotion and turnover. “Companies can benefit by embracing the Super Bowl."