NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- Bank of America, a financial institution, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Today, Bank of America is announcing that Tyrone Noel has been named president of Bank of America Hampton Roads. As president, Noel will be head of the market and responsible for connecting clients, teammates and communities to the full power of the franchise, driving integration across the bank's eight lines of business. He will oversee the bank's efforts to grow market  more

BETHANY, West Virginia, Sept. 29 -- Bethany College issued the following news: Bethany College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Autumn Mayle '11 as the new assistant professor of history. Mayle graduated from Bethany in 2011 with a bachelor's in history. She went on to receive a Ph.D. from West Virginia University in 2020, where she focused on gender and kinship studies, as well as modern European history. "It's always exciting when we get to welcome back an alumna to campus in a  more

BETHANY, West Virginia, Sept. 29 -- Bethany College issued the following news: Bethany College is delighted to announce the appointment of two exceptional educators, Dr. Felicia Kademian-Saini and Amanda Chappell, to the department of psychology. With their diverse backgrounds and commitment to academic excellence, they are set to enrich the learning experiences of our students and further enhance the institution's standing in the field of psychology. Kademian-Saini brings a wealth of knowledg  more

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Christendom College issued the following news: Christendom College Philosophy Department Chairman Dr. Daniel McInerny's latest article on Tolkien was recently published by the popular Word on Fire. McInerny, who is an associate professor of philosophy at the college, wrote on "Tolkien's Philosophy of Stories," examining a passage from The Lord of the Rings to show the extraordinary depth of Tolkien's famed work. The article is McInerny's latest publi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Our nation is less than three days away from a Jen Kiggans-manufactured government shutdown, and House Republicans have all but abandoned any hope of averting one to pursue their extreme agenda that attacks Virginia's active-duty servicemembers and middle-class families. This Kiggans-manufactured shutdown impacts: * Virginia's 129,400 active-duty servicemembers who will go unpaid. * Ove  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles issued the following news: Nearly 25% of pedestrians killed in traffic crashes nationwide are over the age of 60, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, Virginia is seeing a rise in pedestrian fatalities among a younger demographic, pedestrians in their 30s. So far this year, 89 pedestrians were killed in crashes, a decrease from 112 this time last year. While overall f  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: George Mason University's annual Roger Wilkins Lecture is a tribute to the late Robinson Professor Emeritus of History and American Culture, and Wilkins' daughter, Elizabeth, was on hand Tuesday, Sept. 26, at the Harris Theater to introduce this year's guest speaker, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matthew Desmond. "After reading both of [Desmond's] books, I have come away with a sense of a person whose pas  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 29 -- West Virginia University issued the following news: Future geologists and engineers studying at West Virginia University are using the same advanced software as oil and natural gas professionals thanks to an in-kind gift from Petroleum Experts Limited worth nearly $6.4 million. Petroleum Experts, also known as Petex, is a petroleum engineering and structural geology company that offers a wide range of industry software tools. The company's latest in-kind   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: University of Richmond mathematics professor Bill Ross has received a $30,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to host the annual Virginia Operator Theory and Complex Analysis Meeting at the University of Richmond this fall. Ross, Professor and Roger Francis and Mary Saunders Richardson Chair in Mathematics, is the founder of VOTCAM, which has been held at colleges and universities in Virgin  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: UVA Health researchers have developed a powerful new tool to understand how medications affect men and women differently, and that will help lead to safer, more effective drugs in the future. Women are known to suffer a disproportionate number of liver problems from medications. At the same time, they are typically underrepresented in drug testing. To address this, the UVA scientist  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today more than $3.7 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) grant awards for 11 projects designed to empower workforce development, bolster startup ecosystems and promote economic growth in the Commonwealth. These initiatives will play a pivotal role in nurturing skilled talent, fostering entrepreneurial ventures and bridgi  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * The 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings uses these rankings to reflect the outputs of the diverse range of research-intensive universities worldwide and placed Virginia Tech in the 251-300 range overall out of more than 1,900 universities. * * * By Jimmy Robertson The 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings were released Wednesday, and Virginia Tech has been listed amon  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Feng Guo, professor of statistics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech and lead data scientist for Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, has been awarded the Patricia Caldwell Faculty Fellowship by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Patricia Caldwell Dean's Faculty Fellowships were established in 2019 to enhance the national and international prominence of the College of Science. Patricia Caldwell  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Disability consultants weighed in on a diverse set of design projects this summer during a technology "playdate" at Virginia Tech. * * * By Ashley Williamson Walk into any newly constructed building and you'll find buttons to automatically open doors, Braille on signs, and other Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant features, but people who need these services say they aren't always designed with   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Satoru Emori, associate professor of physics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has received the Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellowship from the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Luther and Alice Hamlett Junior Faculty Fellowships were established in the College of Science through a bequest from the estate of the late Luther J. and Alice Hamlett. Luther Hamlett earned his bachelor's degr  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 29 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: Resources and support networks are oftentimes shared with students struggling with substance use disorder themselves, but the WVU School of Nursing advising team realized there was a population of students oftentimes falling through the cracks -- students with loved ones suffering from SUD. Cathy Camden, a senior academic advisor, spearheaded the initiative   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: As the West Virginia University Police Department continues to focus on community policing, the latest Clery Act report shows declines in campus drug and alcohol arrests and citations, but increases in reports of some other crimes. "Part of the reason we have more referrals than arrests or citations is because we want to educate our students," University Police Chief Sherry St. Clair said. "Rath  more