LEXINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: Futurist, tech expert, and former managing editor of WIRED magazine, Peter Leyden, will be the keynote speaker at the academic convocation at Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 11 a.m. in Cameron Hall on Main Street. The event is free and open to the public. Leyden is the founder of Reinvent Futures, where he serves as strategic adviser to senior leaders of organizations. He also  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: Artificial intelligence could help determine the verdicts of future court cases involving musical copyright, according to West Virginia University College of Law researchers. Law student Angelyn Gemmen and Professor Sean Tu said they believe using AI to verify the originality of a piece of music would allow courts to stop relying on "a battle of the experts" and the human ear in cases of copyrigh  more

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- The University of Lynchburg issued the following news: Award-winning author SJ Sindu will read from their work as part of the Thornton Reading Series at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14. The reading, which is free and open to the public, will take place in Hall Campus Center's Memorial Ballroom at the University of Lynchburg. A Q&A and book signing will follow. Sindu, a Tamil diaspora author, has written and published a diverse range of books, including two award  more

DAVIS, California, Aug. 29 -- The University of California's Davis School of Law issued the following news: Professor Courtney Joslin presented "Multiparenthood," a paper co-authored with Yale Law School Professor Douglas NeJaime, at the annual Family Law Scholars and Teachers Conference, held June 14-15 at Boston College Law School. Joslin also served as a commentator for "The Wrongs of Parental Rights," a piece co-co-authored by UC Davis Law Professor Mary Ziegler, University of North Carol  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: Generative artificial intelligence has the power to shape the world we all live in, so learning how to harness and deploy that power should be part of a University of Virginia education, a new faculty report says. Just don't use ChatGPT to write your papers for you. AI and its implications have been on the minds of UVA faculty for a while, especially after OpenAI released ChatGPT, a co  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: * * * Appoints Kelly Gee as Her Successor Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the resignation of Secretary of the Commonwealth Kay Coles James and the selection of the Commonwealth's next Secretary of the Commonwealth, Kelly Gee. "Secretary James is a leader, a trailblazer and a dedicated public servant to our Commonwealth and our nation. I thank Kay for her service to Virg  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Worth Longest and his team received a $3 million grant to create an aerosolized surfactant - a substance that lowers liquid surface tension - and a device to deliver it. * * * A Virginia Commonwealth University team is developing an affordable, noninvasive treatment for respiratory distress syndrome that can be delivered without the need for complex medical equipment, supported by a $3 m  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 30 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: If extreme MAGA Republicans get total control of state government in this election, they will weaken gun laws, making communities less safe and schools less secure. In an op-ed today by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, she writes: "Guns are now the number one cause of death for children and minors. We cannot accept this as our new normal. That's why this year's election is   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 29 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The call, as it usually does, came at the worst possible time. "The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development contacted us on Jan. 4th, asking for our help," said Brandon Herndon, director of the Center for Geospatial Information Technology (CGIT) "They wanted to use our map of broadband coverage throughout Virginia to challenge a national map that was being used to distribute $42 billion dollars   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- Virginia Union University issued the following news: Last week, VUU faculty and staff came together to raise funds in support of student scholarships to help support the university's mission to develop scholars, leaders and lifelong learners. "On behalf of the faculty and staff Philanthropy Committee I would like to thank those who participated in the "Jazzing for a Purpose" kick-off faculty and staff giving event," said Joseph Brooks Assistant Vice President of  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 29 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: To assist WVU School of Nursing students with the transition into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, the SOAR Peer Coaching Program aims to cultivate a sense of belonging and to build resiliency, self-compassion and stress reduction skills. The SOAR (Success, Outreach, And Resilience) Peer Coaching Program builds upon the popularity of the My S  more

PARKERSBURG, West Virginia, Aug. 29 -- West Virginia University Parkersburg campus issued the following news: Memorial Health System (MHS), has launched a Student Nursing Investment Grant program thanks to a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that addresses the nursing shortage and bridges the gap in access to healthcare in rural areas. The health system is working collaboratively with West Virginia University at Parkersburg (WVUP) and Washington State Community Co  more