RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Geoff LoCicero, VCU School of Social Work It took Denise Burnette only 24 years to make history. In November, the Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work presented its annual Career Achievement Award to the Virginia Commonwealth University social work professor. The recognition comes after Burnette, Ph.D., earned the organization's Faculty Achievement Award as an early career scholar in  more

CHANTILLY, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: Amentum has been awarded a $591.6 million contract by the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) International Fleet Support Program Office (PMS 326) to deliver life-cycle support and other follow-on technical solutions and services to eligible allied international naval forces. This contract enables Amentum to deliver naval ship and systems engineering, maintenance, su  more

CHANTILLY, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- Battelle, a nonprofit research and development organization, issued the following news release: The U.S. Cyber Games Season III team joined Battelle cyber experts at a spring training event in preparation for the International Cybersecurity Championship set to take place later this year in Santiago, Chile. Twenty-eight athletes from the Season III team, generally between ages 18-24, took part in skill-building and team-building exercises over the course of the F  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: On Tuesday, February 27, City Manager James Parajon presented City Council with a proposed operating and capital budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The FY 2025 budget adoption is scheduled for Wednesday, May 1. The FY 2025 budget proposal is made possible through a months-long collaborative effort that aligns City Council's priorities with the thoughtful input of the City of Alexandria dep  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Feb. 28 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University will host the 2024 Appalachian Institute for Digital Evidence (AIDE) Conference March 4-7 at the Memorial Student Center, featuring experts and vendors from various fields of cyber forensics and security. AIDE is a regional, nonprofit organization that promotes research and education in digital evidence, cyber forensics and cyber security and fosters innovation and collaboration amo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Eugene Vindman refuses to talk about anything except presidential politics. Over the past month, Vindman has done three interviews, but none of them were with local VA-07 outlets and none were about the issues Virginia families are grappling with every day. Voters have ranked inflation as the top issue facing Virginia families and immigration as the country's most important issue. So why is Eugen  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By A.J. Coyne, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs James O. Parker IV assumed the role of Virginia Army National Guard director of psychological health Feb. 26, 2024. "I am very excited to be begin my role as the new director of psychological health," Parker said. "I've had the pleasure of working with the full-time behavioral health team as an M-day behavioral health officer, so I'm looking forward to co  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: * * * The James Monroe Scholars Program provides students with valuable avenues to link with fellow students and faculty members as they embark on distinctive research and scholarship opportunities. * * * The James Monroe Scholars Program at William & Mary provides students a pathway to mentorship as soon as they arrive on campus. Monroe Scholars lean on close connections with their cohor  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- Politico issued the following statement on Feb. 27, 2024: * * * Announcement from Executive Director, Global Newsroom Strategy, Francesca Barber, Global Editor-in-Chief, John Harris, POLITICO Europe Editor-in-Chief, Jamil Anderlini, Executive Editor, Joe Schatz, POLITICO Europe Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Kate Day, Head of News, Alex Burns, and Managing Editor of POLITICO Europe, Laura Greenhalgh: We're delighted to announce the creation of POLITICO's first Global   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: When Robert Chisley went to his first Virginia Commonwealth University Fall Block Step Show in 2012, he was on the fence about whether to join a fraternity. But when he left the Siegel Center that night, he'd made up his mind. "I said, I have to do this," remembered Chisley, who went on to join the Theta Rho chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, graduate in 2014 and is now director of Black and African-American in  more

TYSONS, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- TEGNA, a broadcast, digital media and marketing services company, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that Tom Cox has been promoted to the newly created position of chief growth officer reporting to president and CEO Dave Lougee, effective immediately. As chief growth officer, Cox will be responsible for leading efforts to accelerate TEGNA's existing digital businesses as well as identify new opportunities. H  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: School of Medicine researchers have obtained important new insights into the development of coronary artery disease - the world's No. 1 killer - in diverse groups of people traditionally underrepresented in research studies. The UVA researchers, led by Clint L. Miller, PhD, and Chani J. Hodonsky, PhD, used a sophisticated new approach to understand how genetic - or inheritable - fact  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today sent a letter to the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate regarding concerns over the 2020 enhanced earned sentence credit law and a proposal to allow violent offenders to receive sentence reductions. Attorney General Miyares encourages the adoption of the Governor's proposed budget item 390 R.2. to address these concerns.   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Brian McNeill Virginia Commonwealth University employees, students and community members donated approximately 200 pairs of new or gently used shoes that will be provided to students in Richmond public schools. Held during VCU's MLK Week 2024 in January, the shoe drive was part of the 7-Cities Shoe Drive organized by Winter's Place, a nonprofit founded by 10-year-old Winter Davis and her mother, Kend  more

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, Feb. 28 -- West Liberty University issued the following news: West Liberty University is proud to announce the launch of the SmartRx University Program on campus, aimed at educating college students about medication safety and responsibility. The program, which is part of a nationwide initiative, is designed to raise awareness about the proper use, storage, and disposal of medications, as well as the dangers of medication misuse. This semester, the Director of Stud  more