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A Virginia Tech expert confirms what you probably already know: the world isn’t likely to end Monday, despite predicitions by conspiracy theorists who warn of the coming apocalypse.

Jason Kelly, an assistant professor of political science at Virginia Tech, notes that this wave, coupled with a number of other factors, “has seriously endangered the Republicans’ majority in the House.”

"Because the production cost of a film today is very, very high, studios want brands familiar to an audience," said Virginia Tech Professor of Cinema Studies Stephen Prince. "Hit movies and shows, or cult movies and shows, function as familiar brands. Studios are forever optimistic that such familiarity will be a draw."

“The hearings will be good cues for the public to continue to trust that Facebook is acting in their interests, or they may cause people to pull away from the Facebook if public perception is that Facebook is not very concerned with privacy,” says Virginia Tech’s Mike Horning, assistant professor of multimedia journalism.

Virginia migrating bird species still face significant threats to breeding and loss of habitat, despite a temporary halt to clearcutting for Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline, says a Virginia Tech avian ecologist.

Implementing tariffs unilaterally on China exposes the U.S. to retaliatory tariffs that could rocket the United States into a trade war with China, says Virginia Tech expert Jason Grant.

Cold temperatures and late winter snow place many types of trees and plants at risk, says Virginia Cooperative Extension agriculture expert Kirsten Ann Conrad.

According to Virginia Tech Associate Professor Jason Grant, who opposes the proposed increased tariffs, trade economists fear retaliation from other countries should the U.S. follow through with the suggested 25 percent steel and ten percent aluminum tariffs.

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.