CHANTILLY, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: Amentum was awarded a $223 million contract by the U.S. Air Force 316th Wing to deliver safe and timely transportation worldwide of very important American leaders including the President of the United States, the Vice President, cabinet officials, members of congress, and senior civilian and military leaders. The company will continue to ensure the highest quality of ma  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Christopher Newport University issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2023, by President William G. Kelly: * * * "It is a great day to be a Captain. Today, we celebrate you, all of you, who are the heart of this remarkable place. We take measure of the challenges that lie before us. And we consider the enormity of our blessings, foremost is the awesome opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of our community, our commonwealth, our nation an  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Elinor Frisa, Interim Director of Content/Storytelling As the new school year approaches, many fresh starts are just around the corner, including one for Virginia Commonwealth University's homepage. A beta version of the redesigned VCU.edu launched this week and will be available until the new site goes live the first week of September. A discovery phase last fall, which included stakeholder intervie  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 15, 2023: * * * The GOP-controlled City Council of Chesapeake is poised to vote this evening on an early voting plan that would eliminate Sunday early voting and would cut at least two early voting locations, both of which operated in 2022 in majority-minority regions. In anticipation of the VA GOP restricting voting access in yet another Virginia locality, DPVA Voter Protection Director, Aaron  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: This week, a wave of new reporting uncovers Senate Republican candidates' vulnerabilities in key races across the map. In Nevada, CNN reported Sam Brown started a PAC to "help elect Republicans" that has instead been used to pay off his own losing campaign debts. In Pennsylvania, the Associated Press reported "David McCormick is gearing up for a Senate run in Pennsylvania. But he lives in Conn  more

HARRISONBURG, Virginia, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- James Madison University issued the following news: From artificial intelligence to digital concept maps, technology may be changing the classroom, but not how students learn. Meta-analytic studies on instructional technology have found that technology does not impact student learning. "What is most fascinating about the findings from the research on instructional technology is that the effect size - the magnitude of the impact on student learning, r  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) has extended the accreditation term for the Marshall University School of Pharmacy doctoral program through June 30, 2030. Program accreditation provides a national basis for quality assurance. Marshall University's pharmacy doctorate is one of three ACPE-accredited programs in West Virginia. The program first earned accreditation status in 2016 w  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University and Marshall Health have partnered with Intermed Labs, a renowned medical technology (medtech) startup studio, to drive more health care innovations through advanced technologies and breakthroughs that enhance patient outcomes and foster a dynamic ecosystem for health care solutions. Based in Morgantown, West Virginia, Intermed Labs will help the clinicians and researchers at Marsha  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Transport and logistics giant FedEx has given a jet engine from its fleet of aircraft to the Aviation Maintenance Technology (AMT) program at Marshall University. The gift was announced yesterday by the Marshall University Foundation. The engine, a General Electric CF6 motor from a retired McDonnel Douglas DC-10 aircraft, will be used in the daily classroom instruction of AMT students as they work towa  more

TYSONS, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: Squire Patton Boggs has advised NOMD Holdings on its sale of MachinesTalk, the leading IoT (Internet of things) solutions provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to IoT Squared. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2023, subject to regulatory approvals from the relevant authorities. A Squire Patton Boggs team, led by Corporate Partner Matt Powell and senior associate Leila Drissi, acted as legal adv  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined two comment letters from the States of Ohio and West Virginia opposing the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rulemaking called "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Fossil Fuel-Fired Elect  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: High school student Aicha Hermes has always been connected to STEM. Whether it was in her classes, her relationships with her doctors or personal experience, she always found herself gravitating toward the medical field. As a rising high school senior, she is enrolled in Albemarle County's Math, Engineering & Science Academy, which features a curriculum geared toward science-related careers in t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced that his office has produced three additional indictments of unemployment compensation fraud. * Donald Porter Sr., Accomack County; charged with: one count of felony obtain money by false pretense (Va. Code Sec. 18.2-178). * Brooks Pruitt, Accomack County; charged with: one count of felony obtain money by false pretense (V  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- The Virginia Senate Democrats issued the following news on Aug. 16, 2023: In case you missed it, Senate Democrats held a press conference on their commitment to keeping Virginia communities safe by passing life-saving gun safety legislation in the 2023 session. Senators Creigh Deeds, Jennifer Boysko, Chap Petersen, Adam Ebbin, and Dave Marsden were joined by Lori Haas, advocate for gun violence prevention, this morning and gave brief remarks about their gun safet  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- The Virginia Tourism Corporation issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 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 30,0  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Brian McNeill, Director of Public Relations, Monroe Park Campus Virginia Commonwealth University's Class of 2027 will move into campus residence halls on Friday, Aug. 18, and Saturday, Aug. 19, ahead of the 2023-24 academic year. During move-in days, expect heavy traffic and limited parking in the vicinity of the university's residence halls. Laurel Street will be closed between Grace and Main street  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Today, Verizon announced that it now has access to the total amount of 5G C-band spectrum awarded at auction in March 2021 - four months ahead of schedule. Virginia Beach residents and visitors will now be able to use a full 160 MHz of spectrum, nearly tripling the 5G bandwidth available to serve customers throughout Virginia Beach. This allows Ver  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: Virginia's 2023 elections are the next referendum on abortion rights. With all 40 State Senators and all 100 State Delegates on the ballot in November, a handful of critical state legislative races will determine whether extreme MAGA Republicans are able to take full control and ban abortion rights in Virginia. Virginia Republicans have tried multiple times to pass an extreme abortion ban and the on  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: By Albert Raboteau Virginia Tech's sustained success in fundraising has been recognized with CASE 50 membership by the Council on Advancement and Support of Education, the world's leading nonprofit association for alumni relations, communications, development, marketing, and advancement services. CASE 50 designation is reserved for the top 75 advancement institutions globally, based on a five-year rolling average of ca  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech College of Science has named Sarah Reznikoff as chair of its Department of Mathematics, where she will step into the role previously held by interim chair Peter Haskell. Reznikoff started the position Aug. 10 from Kansas State University, where she was a professor of mathematics, directed the graduate program, and previously served as interim associate dean of the graduate school. "Dr. Reznikoff has an  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * The Cascadia Subduction Zone fault line last experienced an earthquake in 1700. Some 300 years later, geoscientist Tina Dura and her team are taking core samples to reconstruct the seismic history of the coastal region to help its residents prepare for the next earthquake and resulting tsunami and flooding. * * * By Felicia Spencer Geoscientist Tina Dura is conducting geologic detective work in the Pac  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Fidelis New Energy(R), LLC (Fidelis) has selected Mason County as the site for a lifecycle carbon neutral hydrogen production facility - The Mountaineer GigaSystem(TM) and the Monarch Cloud Campus for data centers powered by net-zero hydrogen. Mountaineer will be implementing the proprietary FidelisH2(R) technology that enables produc  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Aug. 16 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 15, 2023: Gov. Jim Justice held a ceremony today at the West Virginia Division of Forestry (WV DOF) Region Four Headquarters in Beckley, where he signed SB 1032, which passed in the recent Special Session of the West Virginia Legislature, providing $4 million toward new equipment. During the signing, Gov. Justice also announced the Region Four office will be renamed the Cody J. Mulle  more