RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Amelia Heymann Super Tuesday is just around the corner on March 5, when 15 states - including Virginia - will hold primaries that should further clarify the 2024 presidential ballot in November. A week later, amid the divisive rhetoric that now defines modern politics, a "Civil Discourse" event featuring Virginia Commonwealth University experts will offer insight and context as the national campaign i  more

CHANTILLY, Virginia, March 6 -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Amentum, a market leader in environmental engineering solutions, announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the Hanford Integrated Tank Disposition Contract (HITDC) to a consortium that includes Amentum. Amentum will bring the most advanced environmental capabilities to safely clean up the Hanford Site near Richland, Washington.  more

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: Brian Capell, MD, an assistant professor of Dermatology, received a $100,000 grant from the Prevent Cancer Foundation. The award will build on Capell's previous research showing that modulating the types of fatty acids in the diet may prevent the formation of skin and oral squamous cell carcinomas. Squamous cell carcinoma, which can occur in various places th  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 6 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The City of Alexandria welcomes Alethea Predeoux as its new Deputy City Manager, effective Monday, March 18. As Deputy City Manager, Predeoux's responsibilities will focus on community health and human services and employee support. "I'm thrilled that we were able to find such a qualified candidate to fill the Deputy City Manager position," said City Manager James Parajon. "Ms. Predeoux  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 6 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Renters and first-time buyers looking to live in Northern Virginia are invited to visit the 2024 Northern Virginia Housing Expo, a free regional housing fair, at Charles Colgan High School (13833 Dumfries Rd, Manassas, VA) on March 23 from 10 am to 3 pm. The public event, a partnership of local, state and federal housing agencies and other stakeholders, showcases both first time homeowner  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, March 6 -- Concord University issued the following news release: Concord University and Monroe County Schools entered into an agreement for the Level-Up Program for high school juniors and seniors interested in pursuing degrees in Cybersecurity, Education, Nursing, or Social Work. Dr. Kendra Boggess, President of Concord University and Dr. Joetta Basile, Superintendent of Monroe County Schools signed the agreement on February 23rd following a brief presentation of the pro  more

LYNCHBURG, Virginia, March 6 -- The University of Lynchburg issued the following news: When the new FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid, finally rolled out at the end of December, parents and students scrambled -- and so did colleges all over the country. Usually, the FAFSA is available on Oct. 1, and students who apply right away know by November how much financial aid they can expect. This, in turn, helps them make a college decision, which helps colleges know how many student  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, March 6 -- ENSCO, a provider of engineering, science and advanced technology solutions for defense, transportation, aerospace and intelligence sectors, issued the following news release: ENSCO, Inc. is proud to support student career development, with the continuation of its leadership at the Pikes Peak Business & Education Alliance (PPBEA) Regional Career Pathway Advisory, Computer Science, Cybersecurity & IT Board. ENSCO Deputy Director of Cybersecurity Chris Depa con  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, March 6 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle C. Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on March 5, 2024: * * * Hello Team FCPS, What a fabulous late winter week!! I know there is a renewed energy borne of the increasing light each day and the surety of spring around the corner. I appreciate each of you and your continued forbearance with dynamic challenges and opportunities. "If the mind is to emerge unscathed from the relentless struggle with  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, March 6 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: * * * The program provides up to $4,000 to rising seniors to conduct 10 full-time weeks of research. * * * More than 80 undergraduates at William & Mary have applied for Honors Fellowships for summer 2024, marking surging interest in a program that provides up to $4,000 to rising seniors to conduct 10 full-time weeks of research. Each spring, nearly 200 rising seniors elect to complete an   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Brian McNeill At the second annual "Adam's Day of Remembrance" at Virginia Commonwealth University on Tuesday, approximately 70 student leaders participated in a workshop focused on understanding the root causes of hazing and reducing the likelihood of hazing occurring in their organizations. The hazing prevention event is hosted by VCU and the family of Adam Oakes, a 19-year-old freshman at VCU who   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 6 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Loyola University Chicago announced today that Virginia McDermott, PhD, has been appointed as Dean of the School of Communication, effective July 1. Dr. McDermott is currently Dean of the Nido R. Qubein School of Communication at High Point University, where she also holds a faculty appointment teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in health communication, research methods, and  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGuireWoods and its full-service public affairs arm, McGuireWoods Consulting, were recognized for thought leadership by JD Supra, a leading distributor of customized legal and business content, in its 2024 Readers' Choice Awards. The awards recognize top firms and writers for the visibility and engagement their thought leadership earned among readers in 31 key, cross-industry topics during 2023. Reader  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: North Carolina Lawyers Weekly selected McGuireWoods Charlotte partner Sabrina Conyers for its 2024 class of Leaders in the Law honoring attorneys' outstanding contributions to the legal profession and their local communities. The honorees will be feted at an April 25 event in Raleigh. Conyers advises clients on domestic and international tax transaction planning, as well as on corporate, corporate gover  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, March 6 -- MITRE issued the following news release: With the Chinese Communist Party actively racing against the United States to overtake our leadership position in the bioeconomy, the U.S. federal government is examining how to secure and augment our biotech research. "We're sitting at an inflection point where our understanding of cellular biology offers huge potential to fundamentally transform society for the better. But we're also in a global competition and need to ali  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 1 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Richard T. Marconi of the School of Medicine is developing new innovations for testing and preventing Lyme disease, and Martin K. Safo of the School of Pharmacy is targeting sickle cell disease. * * * By Jeff Kelley Two Virginia Commonwealth University researchers who have dedicated their work to the treatment and diagnosis of life-threatening diseases have been honored as senior member  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on March 5, 2024: ICYMI: Yesterday Eugene Vindman joined other extreme Democrats in having a meltdown over the Supreme Court's decision to let Donald Trump stay on the ballot in... Colorado. Colorado is 1,771 miles away from VA-07. Eugene is so obsessed with presidential politics, he can't seem to remember he's running for office in Virginia. "In classic Eugene form, he only tweets his complaints   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 5 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Interdisciplinary curriculum will touch on topics such as virtual crime, gaming's link to health, technology-based interaction and more. * * * By William Lineberry, University College & Honors College A new minor that lets Virginia Commonwealth University students expand their understanding of mixed and immersive realities and technology's role in life and work will be available startin  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Jeffrey Kraus, Office of the Provost As one of the nation's top urban research institutions, Virginia Commonwealth University is launching a new initiative to ensure that more students graduate with the problem-solving skills that will distinguish them in their careers. The "Every Ram's a Researcher" campaign will infuse research-supportive, project-based learning into ConnectEd general educ  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 5 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * As the devices grow in popularity, researchers warn that young adult users are showing reduced blood vessel function * * * By Sian Wilkerson Regular electronic cigarette use has been linked with signs of premature vascular dysfunction, raising concerns about potential long-term health effects, according to a study by Virginia Commonwealth University researchers. A recent study publishe  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 -- The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV) for Virginia and Dominion Energy honored 11 recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Faculty Awards in a ceremony today that included comments from Deputy Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent. Since 1987, these awards have recognized faculty at Virginia's institutions of higher learning who exemplify the highest standards o  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 5 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: Troutman Pepper client Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc. recently announced the signing of a branch purchase and assumption agreement pursuant to which Pathfinder Bank will acquire the East Syracuse, New York branch of Berkshire Bank. Pathfinder Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Oswego, New York, is the parent company for Pathfinder Bank. Pathfinder Bank is a $1.5 billion commercial bank chartered by the New York Stat  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: Biology professor Colleen Carpenter-Swanson has received $25,000 in grant funding from the STXBP1 Foundation for epilepsy research. Carpenter-Swanson and her undergraduate research students use zebrafish to investigate the potential of repurposing FDA-approved drugs as anti-epileptic treatments. Successful drug discovery in this study may offer future treatment avenues for STXBP1-linked epilep  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 6 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: School of Medicine scientists have found important answers about strokes, heart attacks and cardiovascular diseases by probing the biological glue our bodies create to protect us from those deadly dangers. The researchers, led by Mete Civelek, PhD, wanted to better understand factors that influence our risk for cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, the hardening of the art  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 (TNSres) -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 26 other state attorneys general in a letter to Meta demanding that Instagram immediately stop monetizing child exploitation content and prohibit child-modeling accounts altogether. "Meta's negligence and lack of proper safeguards only aids and abets child exploitation. Even after Meta employees alerted  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Attorney General Miyares is pleased to announce that today a jury granted Rockbridge County custody of 71 animals from the Natural Bridge Zoo following a six-day jury trial and over ten hours of deliberation. Attorney General Miyares' Animal Law Unit represented the County and secured the landmark verdict. * "Virginians support clean, safe environments for animals, whet  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Modine, a diversified global leader in innovative thermal management solutions, will invest $18.1 million to expand its Rockbridge County operation to increase capacity for the production of data center cooling equipment. The project will create 211 new jobs. "Virginia continues to be the epicenter for the data center industry, which m  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Sian Wilkerson As a kid, Jeffrey Blount learned a valuable lesson - one so powerful that it stuck with him and eventually came to serve as the inspiration for his latest novel. The Virginia Commonwealth University graduate, whose fourth book, "Mr. Jimmy from Around the Way," was published recently, recounted the story during a panel discussion Tuesday at James Branch Cabell Library. "One   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: Virginia Commonwealth University is celebrating Women's History Month with a slate of fun and informative activities throughout March. Below is a sampling of the events being held this year. The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at VCU maintains a list of Women's HerStory Month events for students and others at linktr.ee/vcuomsa. The list will continue to be updated as more events are added. Suppo  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 5 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: Virginia state lawmakers negotiating the commonwealth's biennial budget are actively considering the inclusion of planning authorization for Virginia Commonwealth University to construct a modern dentistry center on the university's academic medical center campus. The governor's proposed budget, released in December, included $5.2 million in non-general fund authorization for VCU to begin planning the fac  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Leila Ugincius Renowned jazz vocalist Rene Marie will join Virginia Commonwealth University's top student jazz combo and jazz orchestra next month for the 10th annual Jazz4Justice concert, which raises money for pro bono legal services in the Richmond area and jazz scholarships for VCU students. Sponsored by the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation and the VCUarts Department of Music, Jazz4Justice will be  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 29 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A with Stanley Cheatham, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Medicine's Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology: * * * By Olivia Trani Stanley Cheatham is a Ph.D. candidate in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine's Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. He studies the side effects of chemotherapy drugs taken by cancer patients, as well as potential solutions for mitigating t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Leila Ugincius Trent Wagler, frontman of the Virginia folk-rock band The Steel Wheels, had been waiting a long time to feature his 19-year-old daughter, Maia, in a music video. But it wasn't until he penned "Hero" that he knew he found the perfect vessel for Maia, a sophomore dance major at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts. Not only did Maia star in the video with a few friends   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 6 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release: The WV Secretary of State's Office registered 1,384 new businesses statewide during the month of February according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Calhoun County led the state in the percentage of new business growth with a total of seven new business registrations, a 3.02% increase. The Secretary of State's Business Division reported that Wyoming, Lincoln, Wayne and Mineral   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 6 -- The West Virginia Legislature issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - 57th Day of Session The Senate will convene at 11 a.m. UNFINISHED BUSINESS * SCR 35: Requesting study on efficiency and accountability of county boards of education * SR 67: Designating March 6, 2024, as Suicide Prevention Awareness Day THIRD READING * Eng. Com. Sub. for SB 644: Supplementing and amending appropriations to Department of Commerc  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 5 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Monday that states cannot remove Donald Trump from this year's presidential ballot for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attacks on the U.S. Capitol. John Aughenbaugh, Ph.D., a Supreme Court scholar and associate professor in Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Political Science, offered insight into the ruling. * What did the court actually determine in this  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Sian Wilkerson History has long been in Nathan Vernon Madison's blood - and on his walls. Growing up with a dad who studied the Tudor and Elizabethan eras and a mom who also was a history buff, he said their interests were featured prominently in the home decor. "I joke a lot with people that growing up, we had more pictures of King Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More around the house than we ever did fa  more

PARKERSBURG, West Virginia, March 6 -- West Virginia University Parkersburg campus issued the following news: The WVU Parkersburg Professional Studies Division hosted a ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 27 to honor students being admitted into the education program, as well as induct new members into the honor society Kappa Delta Pi. Students Caleb Akers, Kyanah Baldwin, Justin Barker, Kashia Brown, Josie Diets, Emily Ebert, Aleeah Fletcher, Kaylee Hall, Cole Hanshaw, Madison Hatcher, Shaley Hughes, T  more