ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 8 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: The Alexandria West planning process is still underway! Staff presented draft Plan recommendations at the March 4 community meeting via Zoom. Meeting materials, including draft Plan Recommendations and associated maps and tables are now available on the project page (https://www.alexandriava.gov/AlexandriaWest). The public comment is open from Monday, March 4 - Sunday, March 31. Share yo  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, March 8 -- Azzad Asset Management, a provider of investment services, issued the following news release: The Azzad Wise Capital Fund (NASDAQ: WISEX), America's first halal fixed-income mutual fund, has won a Lipper Fund Award in the 3-Year and 5-Year International Income categories for the period ending 12/31/23. The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards are based on return calculation periods over 36, 60, and 120 months. The highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Ret  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 8 -- Boeing, an aerospace company and a manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems, issued the following news release: Boeing [NYSE: BA] is committing $250,000 to assist with recovery and relief efforts in the aftermath of wildfires in the Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma. Funding from the Boeing Charitable Trust will support the following organizations: * $100,000 to the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) D  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * In a decision that he will live with for the rest of his life, Governor Glenn Youngkin has endorsed the former President and currently indicted defendant Donald Trump as the person he wants to lead our American families for another four years. DPVA Chairwoman Susan Swecker released the following statement in response to the endorsement: "To see Glenn Youngkin endorse a man who c  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 8 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release: The City of Alexandria is pleased to announce that the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has announced awards totaling $14.3 million to three Alexandria affordable housing projects: $3.4 M for Community Housing Partners' Witter Place; $8.1 M for Phase I of Housing Alexandria's Sanse and Naja project; and $2.9 M for Housing Alexandria's Seminary Road project. Located at 2712   more

RESTON, Virginia, March 8 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Cooley advised Adaptive Phage Therapeutics (APT), a US-based, privately held, clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of phage-based therapies to combat bacterial infections, on its definitive merger agreement with BiomX (NYSE: PHGE), a clinical-stage company advancing novel natural and engineered phage therapies that target specific pathogenic bacteria. Lawyers Christian Plaza, Matthew   more

DANVILLE, Virginia, March 7 -- Danville Community College issued the following news: Danville Community College (DCC), in partnership with Ancora Education, is commemorating the one-year anniversary of its Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training program on March 6, marking a year of remarkable achievements and contributions to the local community. Since its inception in March 2023, the CDL training program at DCC has empowered 71 individuals to embark on transformative journeys toward caree  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Jen Kiggans is proudly owning her MAGA extremism. Kiggans endorsed Donald Trump and his dangerous far-right agenda that will hurt Virginia families and the working class. Given the fact that 15% of VA-02 constituents are veterans and the district includes a significant active duty constituency, Trump's disturbing disrespect for veterans, Gold Star families, and the military is damning for  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Derrick Anderson is proudly owning his MAGA extremism. Anderson endorsed Donald Trump and his dangerous far-right agenda that will hurt Virginia families and the working class. 12.5% of VA-07 constituents are veterans and the district includes a significant active duty constituency, so Trump's disturbing disrespect for veterans, Gold Star Families, and the military is damning for Anderson:  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: The Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA) is announcing the allocation of National Delegates to the Democratic National Convention based on the results of the 2024 Virginia Democratic Presidential Primary. President Joe Biden won all 99 Delegates that were at stake in the 2024 Virginia Democratic Presidential Primary. The allocation of Delegates are as follows: District-level Delegates (65 total) Fi  more

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, March 8 -- Flagler College issued the following news: Flagler College's Forum on Government and Public Policy is excited to host Jodi Enda, a senior correspondent for The Fuller Project, for a public lecture titled "Remember the Ladies: The Spotty Story of Women in Politics and Journalism." The event will take place on March 19, 2024, at 7 p.m. EST in the Virginia Room of Flagler's Ringhaver Student Center, located at 50 Sevilla Street, St. Augustine, Fla. Enda, an awa  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, March 7 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: In a potentially game-changing development, scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have revealed a new understanding of sometimes fatal viral infections that affect the heart. Traditionally, the focus has been on heart inflammation known as myocarditis, which is often triggered by the body's immune response to a viral infection. However, a new s  more

HAMPTON, Virginia, March 7 -- Hampton University issued the following news: Hampton University's School of Liberal Arts and Education is proud to announce the 42nd Annual Conference on the Black Family. The conference, themed "Elevating Black Families - Actualizing the Vision of the Beloved Global Community," will take place from March 20th to March 22nd, 2024, on HU's campus. The Annual Conference on the Black Family serves as a platform for scholars, community leaders, educators, and advocat  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 8 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Two student-led, criminal justice organizations at Marshall University will host Judge Stephanie Thacker of the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Memorial Student Center. "Students and members of the community can expect to learn about Judge Thacker's career path, starting from her experiences in law school to becoming a prosecutor and her 2012 appo  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 8 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University students looking toward Spring 2024 graduation will have the opportunity to get everything they need in one place on Tuesday, March 12, and Wednesday, March 13. The semi-annual Countdown to Commencement is scheduled for 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. both days in the Don Morris Room of the Memorial Student Center. The event is hosted each year by Student Affairs in preparation for commencement ex  more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: ICYMI: Liberal elitists think it's comical that Virginians are worried about the border. Voters have a right to know: Do Virginia Democrats Missy Cotter Smasal, Elizabeth Guzman or Eugene Vindman agree? Because of Biden's open border, fentanyl is flooding into America and an average of five Virginians lose their lives to fentanyl every day. "Biden's open border policies touch every community in   more

RADFORD, Virginia, March 7 -- Radford University issued the following news release: Radford University Board of Visitors will consider tuition and mandatory fee rates for the 2024-2025 academic year at its quarterly meeting on March 22, 2024, at the Roanoke Higher Education Center, 108 North Jefferson Street, Roanoke, Virginia. In preparation for the meeting, the Board of Visitors will host a budget overview and public comment session on March 12 from 3-4:30 p.m. in the Mary Ann Jennings Hovis  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 8 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: UVA Health researchers have received $2.8 million to advance their development of "epiNanopaint," a high-tech way to save heart and dialysis patients from the need for multiple surgeries. Researchers Lian-Wang Guo, PhD, and K. Craig Kent, MD, are pioneering a quick and gentle technique to "paint" tiny nanoparticles on transplanted veins to prevent the veins from becoming clogged in t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin awarded the 2024 Virginia Governor's Cup(R) to King Family Vineyards for the 2019 Meritage - a blend of Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc, and Malbec. This year's prestigious award was announced during the annual Virginia Governor's Cup(R) Gala held at Richmond's Main Street Station on March 7. In its 42nd year, the competition received 752 entries from   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Undergraduate student researcher and aspiring forensic toxicologist studies medications used in the treatment of HIV infections. * * * By Tom Gresham Jaelyn Jenifer did not expect to love conducting research. Initially, she just saw it as a way to bolster her academic credentials as a student at Virginia Commonwealth University. However, Jenifer has found that the rewards of undergradua  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Leila Ugincius Don't worry if an employee reacts poorly to negative feedback. It doesn't necessarily mean they will perform poorly on subsequent work, according to research from Virginia Commonwealth University. Interestingly, though, feedback orientation does not determine subsequent task performance, Andiola writes in "How Do Reviewers' Goal Framing and Novice Auditors' Receptivity to Negative Feed  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Yesterday, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans endorsed the disgraced former President Donald Trump. The same disgraced former President who has shown nothing but contempt for our men and women in uniform, and made endless assaults on women. Donald Trump talks a big game about how great his presidency was for women and how he will "make America great again" for women. These claims could not b  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 8 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * As Virginians tune in President Biden's State of the Union this evening, Democratic Party Chair of Virginia Susan Swecker released the following statement: "In just three years, the Biden-Harris administration has accomplished more for Virginians than many presidents have accomplished in two terms - defending freedoms, protecting democracy, helping to create millions of jobs, lo  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, March 8 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: A group of 22 cadets from Virginia Military Institute traveled to Baltimore recently to attend the BEYA STEM Conference. The annual conference provides a forum for the nation's minority STEM-educated students to learn, interact, and build professional networks with corporate, government, military, and industry leaders. BEYA stands for Black Engineer of the Year Award, but also stands for Becoming Everything Y  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, March 7 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Combining generative AI and reinforcement learning, data scientist Haipeng Chen will help develop a next-generation digital nurse. * * * By Antonella Di Marzio William & Mary data scientist Haipeng Chen believes in AI for social good. So, he is using his expertise to help deliver personalized and more accessible health care to patients with chronic conditions. Chen, an assistant pro  more