CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: In April, Malcolm Brogdon earned his second major individual award since joining the NBA in 2016. He was named the league's Sixth Man of the Year playing for the Boston Celtics, meaning he was the best player to come off the bench. In his first season in the NBA, he was named Rookie of the Year. Of course, the former Cavalier, who was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: Peter G. Paige, MD, has been named as the inaugural chief clinical officer at UVA Health with the responsibility of overseeing health system-wide patient care and clinical operations. As its statewide expansion continues, UVA Health is growing to serve the needs of more patients and communities across the Commonwealth - including our three hospitals and affiliated clinics in Northern Virgin  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Continued attacks over Justice's delay in filing his personal financial disclosure and barrage of financial scandals, pamphlets outside of Justice's DC fundraiser, and more name-calling: here's what you might have missed this week in West Virginia's "messy," "costly," and "bruising" GOP primary. * "Justice financial disclosure report delay focus of U.S. Senate campaign." Justice failed to fi  more

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- The Tuskegee University issued the following news: Abraham George, Tuskegee University's Chief Information Officer, spent a week at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. He was the only representative from higher education among a group of leaders from manufacturing, healthcare, financial institutions, defense, and the aerospace industries attending CISO Academy for Information Security Leaders. "It was great exposure to our national security, both inside and ou  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- George Mason University issued the following research news: The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Chrystal George Mwangi, associate professor of higher education at George Mason University, and colleagues a combined $2.3 million to advance collaborations for equity in marine and climate sciences. The project, titled Advancing Collaborations for Equity in Marine and Climate Sciences (ACE-MCS), is a collaborative partnership between multiple institutions, w  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ten McGuireWoods lawyers were selected to serve on Law360's 2023 editorial advisory boards, reflecting their knowledge and experience as top legal and policy advisers in their practice areas. Board members counsel the legal newswire on trends and issues facing companies, investors, organizations, law firms and attorneys to help shape Law360's future coverage of practice areas and industries. Mark E. An  more

ANNANDALE, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- Northern Virginia Community College issued the following news release: White House Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and college and university leaders met Thursday, September 28th for an event highlighting the release of the Department of Education's report, "Strategies for Increasing Diversity and Opportunity in Higher Education." The report bolsters the Biden-Harris Administration's commitment to advanci  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- PBS issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Today, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger announced that Greg Petrowich, WFYI Public Media President and CEO, has been elected to the PBS Board of Directors as a Professional Director. Petrowich has 30 years of leadership and operational experience in public media and currently oversees WFYI, which is the public broadcasting hub for communities throughout Central Indiana. Before joining WFYI, Petrowich wa  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- PBS issued the following news release: The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 44th News and Documentary Emmy(R) Awards in two individual ceremonies September 27th and 28th live at the Palladium Times Square. PBS won three total awards for FRONTLINE and POV (bolded below). Lois Vossen, Executive Producer of INDEPENDENT LENS, was honored with an induction into the SILVER CIRCLE, gained through her enduring contribut  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Colin Derdeyn, MD, a national leader, clinician, and pioneer in advancing stroke care, to chair its Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging. He will begin January 2, 2024. Derdeyn comes to UVA from the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, where he has served as chair of the Department of Radiology since 2015. He previo  more

TYSONS, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- TEGNA, a broadcast, digital media and marketing services company, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that Kristie Gonzales has been named president and general manager at WXIA, TEGNA's NBC affiliate in Atlanta, and WATL, effective October 23. She will continue as vice president, media operations for TEGNA. At WXIA/WATL, Gonzales will be responsible for overseeing the stations' operations across all platforms  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 30 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the State of Virginia, in Alario v TikTok. The case involves a challenge to the State of Montana's recently enacted law, SB 419, which prohibits TikTok from being downloaded within its borders. After SB 419 was passed by the Montana Legislature with bipartisan support and signed into law earlier this spring, TikTok and a group of TikTok   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: The University of Virginia's Center for Politics presented former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, whose political career spanned four decades, with its annual Defender of Democracy Award for taking "positive actions to improve or strengthen democracy." In 1989, Wilder, a Democrat, won election as the nation's first Black gubernatorial candidate to prevail in a statewide, general election. He w  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional key administration and board appointments. * * * ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR * Nicole Butler, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff * Gillian "Gigi" Aiken, Confidential Special Assistant * * * LABOR * Carrie Roth, Director, Department of Workforce Development and Advancement * The Honorable Kathy Byron,  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the Chronic Absenteeism Task Force, a key pillar of the comprehensive ALL IN VA plan to accelerate the learning loss recovery by addressing Attendance, Literacy and Learning. The Task Force, in response to a near doubling of chronic absenteeism in Virginia classrooms resulting from extended pandemic closure of schools, will develop resourc  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the 2023-2025 cohort of the Virginia Management Fellows (VMF) program. A collaboration between the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) and Virginia Tech, the program addresses the Commonwealth's need for talented, trained, and prepared government leaders. "We are pleased to welcome these 10 individuals as members of th  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Sept. 29, 2023: * * * VCU and the City of Richmond have been working together to identify and prioritize pedestrian safety improvements across VCU. * * * Virginia Commonwealth University and the City of Richmond today released the findings and recommendations of a new study aimed at improving pedestrian and traffic safety on VCU's campuses in downtown Richmond. VCU contracted with Kimley-H  more

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, Sept. 30 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Mike Vrabel, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Three Virginia National Guard Soldiers participated in marksmanship exchange with female members of Tajik National Police Sept. 5-9, 2023, in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The exchange was conducted in support of the Department of Defense's State Partnership Program, in which Virginia and Tajikistan have been partners since 2003. The exchange was the first in  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: By Anne Kroemer Hoffman The Virginia Tech College of Engineering has received a $10 million, five-year Department of Defense award to fund groundbreaking research with potential military and commercial implications. Dwight Viehland, the Jack E. Cowling Professor of materials science and engineering, will serve as principal investigator of the Sensing and Cyber initiative, which will include collaboration with  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Carla Finkielstein, professor of biological science in the College of Science and the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been named the Roger H. Moore and Mojdeh Khatam-Moore Dean's Faculty Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. Established in 2019, the Roger H. Moore and Mojdeh Khatam-Moore Dean's Faculty Fellowship recognizes extraordinary research and teaching, to recruit scholars with   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Jennifer Joe, professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been named the John E. Peterson Jr. Professor in Accounting by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The John E. Peterson Jr. Professorship was established in 1991 to support the Pamplin College of Business in its efforts to attract and retain eminent scholars in the field of accounting with preference t  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- The Virginia Theological Seminary issued the following news release: Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) will mark its Historic Bicentenary with a series of worship services, lectures, and activities as it reflects on its journey over the past 200 years. The program of events will run from Wednesday, October 11 to Saturday, October 14, culminating with a Festive Eucharist at which The Most Reverend Dr. Hosam E. Naoum, Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem, Primate   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 30 -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2023: The following applicants were admitted to practice law in West Virginia during ceremonies before the Supreme Court of Appeals on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. * * * Successful applicants of the West Virginia Bar Examination who were admitted: 1. Trista Renee Campbell, 2. Abigail Madden Harman, and 3. Leah Kaye Santorine * * * Admitted by transferred Unif  more