DANVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Danville Community College issued the following news: Thanks to an $850,000 grant awarded by the United States Department of Labor, the Danville Community College (DCC) kicked off the DCC Cyber Security Short-term Training Initiative on Monday, August 28th, 2023 with an inaugural cohort of 17 participants. In partnership with the Danville/Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce, DCC accepted the grant in order to develop and implement a 16-week program that is ce  more

ONEONTA, New York, Sept. 1 -- Hartwick College issued the following news: Two grants totaling almost $75,000 have been awarded to the Hartwick College Center for Craft Food and Beverage (CCFB). The awards include $55,000 from the Virginia Distillers Board and a grant totaling a little over $19,000 from the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development. CCFB Director Harmonie Bettenhausen explains how working on these projects will directly benefit Hartwick. "We have the technology to   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 1 -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: * * * NBC and Peacock Kick Off Big Ten Football in TWO Days (Sat., Sept. 2): No. 2 Michigan Hosts East Carolina at Noon ET Exclusively on Peacock; No. 7 Penn State Hosts West Virginia at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock * * * NBCUniversal presents a comprehensive slate of content and promotion surrounding the launch of NBC Sports' new Big Ten Football partnership this Saturday, Sept  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: Old Dominion University is part of an urban, coastal region where water impacts everything from transportation to housing to the economy. The University is also a worldwide leader in maritime studies, with research hubs like the International Maritime, Ports and Logistics Institute in the Strome College of Business and the planned School of Supply Chain, Logistics and Maritime Operations. Building on the  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following news release: The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued a wideranging order Wednesday with tax implications across much of the state. In a case challenging denial of a tax-exemption status, the Commission ruled that the utility involved must ascertain municipal tax exemptions, then apply them to qualifying customers. The case involved a complaint brought by a tax-exempt school  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: A $4 million gift to West Virginia University from Antero Resources and Antero Midstream is expanding educational opportunities at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources to help train the next generation of petroleum and natural gas engineers. Antero's gift -- its largest philanthropic donation to date -- will provide support for undergraduate and graduate students in petrol  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 1 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: Today, the State Board of Education unanimously approved new Mathematics Standards of Learning that will raise the floor and remove the ceiling for student performance and achievement. The 2023 Math Standards are informed by best practices and aligned with the needs of the world beyond K-12 education. The revisions were part of the seven-year cycle for review of the Standards   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional key administration and board appointments. ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY * Elle Smith, Executive Assistant SECRETARY OF COMMONWEALTH * Kelly Gee, Secretary of the Commonwealth SECRETARY OF EDUCATION * Nicholas Kent, Deputy Secretary of Education BOARD APPOINTMENTS ADMINISTRATION INFORM  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 1 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: For a second straight year, Virginia Tech's research awards and expenditures have grown by more than 10 percent. Based on fiscal year 2023 data estimates, federal, state, local, and private research awards grew a combined 17 percent, while research expenditures rose 12 percent in a single year. Over a two-year period, awards have seen a 31 percent increase and expenditures a 28 percent increase. "Virginia Tech  more

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2023: At the West Virginia Chamber Annual Meeting and Business Summit today, Gov. Jim Justice announced a pioneering joint venture between Klarpet of Turkey and Triton International Enterprises of the USA to develop a state-of-the-art food packaging facility in Berkeley County. The $50 million investment is projected to result in more than 600 high-paying jobs at th  more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, Sept. 1 -- Welch College issued the following news release: Mrs. Brenda Spruill, longstanding administrative assistant in the Business Office at Welch College, retired in June, according to Mr. Craig Mahler, vice president for Financial Affairs. Mrs. Spruill has served Welch College for twenty-one years. Mrs. Spruill began working at Welch as secretary for then-academic dean Dr. Charles Thigpen in the mid-1970s for approximately two years. She and her husband Wayne had bot  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Sept. 1 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: West Virginia Wesleyan College welcomed nine new faculty members at the start of the 2023-2024 academic year, including two for the new Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. Dr. Yi Charlie Chen is a Visiting Associate Professor of Biology and will be teaching Principles of Molecular Biology and lab, Ecology and lab, Research, Principles of Organismal Biology and labs, and Senior Sem  more