ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, Richmond, Virginia has been assigned a patent (No. US 11786585 B2, initially filed Nov. 22, 2021) developed by Youngman Oh, Glen Allen, Virginia, and Qing Cai, Richmond, Virginia, for "Anti-IGFBP-3R antibodies and methods of treating an IGFBP-3R expressing cancer."  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Research administrators are indispensable players as sponsored funding approaches the half-billion mark. * * * By Lydia Klinger, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation Jose Alcaine asked his audience a simple question: How many of you had discovered your career by accident? Everyone in the room raised their hands. Call it a happy accident - and an important one. Alca  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Research administrators are indispensable players as sponsored funding approaches the half-billion mark. * * * By Lydia Klinger, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation Jose Alcaine asked his audience a simple question: How many of you had discovered your career by accident? Everyone in the room raised their hands. Call it a happy accident - and an important one. Alca  more

ROSEMONT, Illinois, Oct. 17 -- The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology issued the following news release: The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) congratulates Nilu Patel, DNAP, CRNA, APRN, FAANA, of Tustin, California, on being appointed to the California Board of Registered Nursing. The nine-member board is composed of four members of the public and five registered nurses. The five registered nurses include two direct-patient care nurses, an advanced practice nurse,   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The College of Health Professions expert recently completed a long-delayed Fulbright fellowship in Malaysia. * * * By Joan Tupponce A few years ago, Tony Gentry's expertise in assistive technology for autism caught the eye of computer science professor Nursuriati Jamil of the Universiti Teknologi Mara in Malaysia nearly 10,000 miles away. Jamil wanted to improve and expand services for  more

FORT BARFOOT, Virginia, Oct. 18 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office The Virginia National Guard's Marksmanship Training Unit hosted 64 cadets from 11 Virginia colleges and universities during their inaugural ROTC Pistol Championship, held Sept. 30, 2023, at Fort Barfoot, Virginia. The event ran cadets through a three-stage competition that required them to engage targets from 25 yards under va  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The fifth annual WISE Future Leaders Symposium will be held Oct. 26-27 and will showcase several locations in Northwest Arkansas. The event, themed "Chain Makers. Change Makers," will celebrate female pioneers who have led the way for women in supply chain management, and many legends of the industry will be on hand. The WISE event, which stands for Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence, feature  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 17 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Her research, centered on the childhood impact of parental alcohol misuse, aims to address health disparities. * * * By Geoff LoCicero, VCU School of Social Work Katie Kim's recent selection for a prestigious fellowship is another step in her journey - to the United States, to discovering social work and to finding her niche in researching the impacts of childhood trauma. Kim, a second  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 18 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: In its inaugural awards program, the employment platform Handshake has selected Virginia Commonwealth University as a winner of its Career Spark Award, which recognizes the leading career centers on college campuses nationwide. Of more than 1,400 higher education institutions that use Handshake, VCU is among only 31 to be honored in the program. Founded in 2014, Handshake aims to ensure that all college   more