RICHMOND, Virginia, March 15 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Amelia Heymann In a political environment of unyielding division and unprecedented circumstances, some very traditional measures will still lead the way in this year's presidential race. At a March 13 forum, three Virginia Commonwealth University analysts highlighted voter turnout - and mobilizing party bases - as keys to whether Democratic incumbent Joe Biden wins a second consecutive term or Repub  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, March 16 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University faculty member Dr. Kelly Houston Jones is one of 23 scholars selected as George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon research fellows for the 2024-25 academic year. Jones, associate professor of history and graduate program director in the ATU Department of History and Political Science, will spend one month at Mount Vernon in Virginia as part of a sabbatical per  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 15 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Photo memoir by retired English professor documents a friendship and legacy that the 'truth warriors' nurtured for decades. * * * By Joan Tupponce Daryl Cumber Dance had butterflies the first time she met Paule Marshall, the beloved and influential author of novels and short stories. "I was an ardent fan," said Dance, Ph.D., an author and retired Virginia Commonwealth University Engli  more

HAMPTON, Virginia, March 16 -- Hampton University issued the following news: The announcement of Ivan Thomas as the new head men's basketball coach marks the dawn of an exciting chapter for Hampton University Basketball. With a rich coaching background, including a recent tenure as associate head coach at Georgetown, Thomas brings a formidable blend of experience and expertise to the program. His appointment, revealed by Director of Athletics Anthony D. Henderson, Sr., reflects a strategic move  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 15 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., has been appointed to lead the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing as interim dean effective April 15. Kinser is an endowed professor and currently serves as assistant dean for research in scholarship, and innovation in the school. She is an alum of VCU and joined the faculty in 2012. Kinser's program of research is focused on the overall vision of helping mothers  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 16 -- 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, which is pending at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, involves a challenge to the State of Montana's recently enacted law, SB 419, which prohibits TikTok from being downloaded within its borders. The Montana law provides that the prohibition will cease to apply if TikTok  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 16 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on March 15, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a 12-state coalition in a letter to the Biden Administration demanding that it stop funding Iran after the Administration renewed a sanctions waiver that would allow Iran to access $10 billion in frozen assets. The Biden Administration plans to grant Iran access to upward of $10 billion from frozen accounts in Iraq, Oman, a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 15 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Sian Wilkerson Museums have long been places of reverence with one defining credo: Look, but don't touch. But for one Virginia Commonwealth University professor, the mission is to turn the sacrosanct into something more approachable. Bernard Means, Ph.D., a teaching associate professor of anthropology in the School of World Studies in the College of Humanities and Sciences, directs the Virtual Curat  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 15 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Youzhong Guo, Ph.D., and his team developed the chemical CHEAPS as part of ongoing research on membrane proteins as drug targets. * * * By Mary Kate Brogan, School of Pharmacy A chemical designed by Youzhong Guo, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, has been launched on the market. The chemi  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, March 16 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: All law enforcement officers know that scenarios can change at any moment, developments must be anticipated, quick decisions must be made, and one must remain alert and ready to react instantly. Virginia Military Institute police officer Zachary Higgins not only provides that knowledge and skillset to the post police department, but he also brings it to his recreational softball team. Higgins, who plays sh  more