BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 2 -- The Business Network for Offshore Wind, an organization that expands the adoption of offshore wind energy, issued the following news release: U.S. offshore wind development in the Central Atlantic took another step forward yesterday with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announcing three final Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and northeastern North Carolina. If fully developed, BOEM estimates the areas could suppo  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley today released the data from its monthly sector rotation study, based on the E*TRADE customer notional net percentage buy/sell behavior for stocks that comprise the S&P 500 sectors. About E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley and Important Notices E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley provides financial services to retail customers. Securit  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Marshall University issued the following news release: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the Marshall University School of Pharmacy a $444,000 research enhancement grant to explore possible preventive treatments for oral cancer. Oral cancer, also known as squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck cancer (SCCHN), is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. It is caused by smoking, drinking, the Human papillomavirus (HPV) and bete  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 1 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has been awarded $2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to expand its nurse practitioner training program through Marshall Health. The four-year HRSA grant (#23-009) will allow Marshall to effectively double its internal medicine nurse practitioner (NP) fellowship p  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the new appointees in late June. They are Armand Alacbay, JD '04; Dorothy "Deecy" Gray; Jeffrey Rosen; and Charles "Cully" Stimson, JD '92. Appointees to the 16-member BOV serve four-year terms. Horace Blackman, returning as rector, will be joined by Jon Peterson as vice rector and Michael Meese as secretary. Peterson and Meese were elected to one-year terms to complete the two  more

DUBLIN, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- New River Community College issued the following news release: The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is monitoring a nationwide cyberattack involving a third-party file transfer software tool called MOVEit Transfer used by vendors of the VCCS. The cybersecurity event involved hundreds of organizations and companies, including the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC), the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association (TIAA), and Corebridge Financial (Corebridge).   more

DULLES, Virginia, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Northrop Grumman issued the following news release: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully launched its 19th resupply mission (NG-19) to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract aboard the company's Antares rocket. This launch commemorates ten years of Northrop Grumman Cygnus missions. * NG-19 is carrying over 8,200 pounds of equipment, science experiments and supplies to the crew   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Nadia A. Rogers, Robert M. Brown Faculty Fellow in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems of the Pamplin College of Business, has been reappointed to the Virginia Board of Accountancy by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. Rogers is the educator member and has been elected to serve as vice chair of the seven-member board, which regulates certified public accountants (CPA) in Virginia and provides consumer protection throug  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Politico issued the following statement on Aug. 1, 2023: * * * Announcement from Editorial Director for California Julia Marsh, California Policy Editor Debra Kahn, and Executive Editor, Platforms and Operations, Joe Schatz: Team -- We're very excited to announce a key hire for a central component of our California expansion. Blanca Begert starts Aug. 1 as our inaugural California climate reporter. She will anchor our new California Climate newsletter, chronic  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- PBS issued the following news release: PBS announced the appointment of Susi Elkins as Senior Vice President, Station Services. As head of Station Services, Elkins will oversee the department that serves as a central communication point for member stations. She will build system-wide strategic initiatives around station experience, fundraising, and digital content management in ways that strengthen PBS's ability to address member station needs. "As a membership o  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news: On July 23, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced that the social networking service he's controlled since late October would be rebranding from the well-established "Twitter" to "X." The transition was effective immediately; a stylized, black-and-white capital X became the new logo on the former Twitter's website, replacing the familiar blue bird that had been a Twitter staple since 2010. The in  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 2 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Aug. 1, 2023: This week, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the State of West Virginia, in support of Loper Bright Enterprises. The brief was filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in Loper v Raimondo--a case of massive significance to the future of the Constitution and the separation of powers. Loper Bright Enterprises is a fishing company based out of New England. Due to   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Researchers Stephen Fong, Ph.D., and Damian Pitt, Ph.D., discuss how extreme weather threatens public health in Virginia and across the country, as well as strategies for mitigating climate change. * * * Experts from Virginia Commonwealth University joined a roundtable discussion on Monday, July 31, at the Science Museum of Virginia to share insights on the public health and economic impa  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: Christine George finally has the opportunity to mix their two passions -- public policy and mathematics. A rising senior at Virginia Commonwealth University, George is spending the summer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, where they are working on nuclear nonproliferation as an intern for the National Nuclear Security Administration. The agency, which is under the Department of Energy, conduc  more

HAMPTON ROADS, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon has recently made major upgrades to the network serving customers in Hampton Roads, VA. These upgrades are part of a multi-year redesign of its network architecture to stay ahead of exponential data usage increases, upgrade the technology in the network, and to pave the way for personalized customer experiences. Network upgrades in Hampton Roads include deplo  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug.1, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced today that Virginia's tourism industry generated $30.3 billion in visitor spending in 2022, an increase of 20.3% from 2021, exceeding 2019 levels by 4.4%. The tourism industry in Virginia directly supported 210,721 jobs in 2022, an increase of more than 25,000 jobs relative to 2021, but still down about 30,000   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Nearby explosions of dying stars present now-or-never opportunities for observations by physics' Chris Ashall and his lab. * * * In May, a newly visible supernova dotted one of the spiral arms of Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy. Dubbed SN 2023ixf by NASA, it's the closest supernova spotted in five years. An explosion of a dying star, the supernova was visible through amateur telescopes and  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Hesham Rakha has been named a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. The director of the Center for Sustainable Mobility at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), Rakha was nominated by current academy members for his dedication to reducing traffic congestion, reducing the transportation system's energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, and enhancing transportation safety. He will be one of the  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Newport News, Virginia's fifth largest city, is home to the new Mayer and Dorene Sarfan Food Forest. The food forest is designed to help counteract food deserts -- where access to healthy, fresh food is scarce -- in the city's southeast neighborhood. At the same time, it is promoting the environmental benefits of productive green space. Situated on 5 acres gifted by the Sarfan family, this food forest will be the third-lar  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 2 -- West Virginia American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: West Virginia American Water announced today that applications are now being accepted for the company's fifth annual Bottle Filling Station Program. "As the largest water utility in the state, we strive to educate West Virginians on the benefits of drinking tap water and ways to reduce single-use plastics," said Robert Burton, president of West   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 1 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: The West Virginia University Board of Governors voted unanimously Monday (July 31) to extend President Gordon Gee's contract one year through June 30, 2025. The decision came after Board members reviewed Gee's performance as mandated by state code in areas such as student success, research, health and welfare, and WVU's role in the state's economic development. "We noted that the University also is in a   more