RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Vernon Freeman, School of Dentistry Making it to dental school is tough. Making it through dental school is even harder. Doing so as a "Dreamer" - an undocumented young immigrant - is truly defying the odds. This past May, Laura Choque earned her D.D.S. from Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Dentistry, but her journey to the field began years ago in her native Peru. At age 9, she and her   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By David Slipher, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs State officials, professors and leaders of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) will convene at Virginia Commonwealth University for a panel discussion of "HBCUs and the Absence of Support" at this year's Wilder Symposium at 5 p.m. on Sept. 28. The event, sponsored by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government a  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: Old Dominion University continues to raise the bar in both academic standards and adaptability to modern educational needs. The University has long been a place of academic distinction, and this year's first-year student profile strongly underscores this reputation. With the Fall 2023 semester underway, ODU is proud to spotlight the exceptional caliber of its incoming freshman class. In an intentional move toward  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- PBS issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: On October 18, PBS KIDS will premiere SUPER WHY'S COMIC BOOK ADVENTURES, a series of 2D animated shorts aimed at helping to expand the literacy skills of preschool- and kindergarten-age children. The shorts are inspired by the well-loved, Emmy(R) Award-nominated SUPER WHY! series, which premiered in 2007. A hit across PBS KIDS platforms, the series was proven to boost children's early literacy skills and h  more

VIENNA, Virginia, Sept. 21 -- Spire Global Inc., a provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, issued the following news release: Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) ("Spire" or "the Company"), a leading global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, today announced it was awarded a $2.8 million, 12-month contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for satellite weather data. The contract is part of NOAA's Commercial Weather Data Pilot   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: School of Medicine educators are seeking to improve patient care, prevent medical mistakes and, ultimately, produce better doctors by enhancing how students are taught clinical reasoning, the process used to diagnose and treat disease. Jessica J. Dreicer, MD, and Andrew S. Parsons, MD, MPH, are the co-directors of UVA Health's new Clinical Reasoning Research Collaborative, which aim  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Emily Richardson, VCU College of Humanities and Sciences Award-winning author, veteran and Virginia Commonwealth University alum Kevin Powers recently released his third novel, returning again to the resonant topic of the Iraq War. Powers earned a bachelor's degree in English from VCU's College of Humanities and Sciences in 2008. "A Line in the Sand" is his first entry in the thriller genr  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Joan Tupponce Kelly Salamy never realized how difficult the path to U.S. citizenship is until she volunteered in Becoming Citizens, a class at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. "Seeing how much dedication they had made me feel privileged to have been born in the U.S.," the Virginia Commonwealth University senior said of the citizenship students. "Some of us take for granted not having to liv  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Olivia Trani At the C. Kenneth and Dianne Harris Wright Virginia Microelectronics Center, starting small is the key to making a big impact. Located in Virginia Commonwealth University's College of Engineering, the VMC is dedicated to developing novel materials and electronic devices on the micro- and nanoscale to tackle some of the biggest technological issues facing society today. Now, the center   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 20 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Leila Ugincius This fall, a team of Virginia Commonwealth University faculty and students from the School of the Arts and the College of Humanities and Sciences is working on a project called "Loose Parts," which will bring adventure play to the Richmond community. With a well-defined tradition in Europe and Japan, adventure play entails loosely structured play environments in which children can test  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 20 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: A researcher at West Virginia University is unearthing what facilitates the robust growth of Miscanthus grass, a bioenergy crop that grows well on reclaimed Appalachian mine lands and holds the potential to produce fuel and capture carbon dioxide. Little is known about what makes the crop so effective, so Jennifer Kane, a plant and soil sciences postdoctoral scholar at the Davis College of Agriculture, N  more