RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Colleagues judge competence and warmth by attire, which could determine how much they help you, according to business professor Jose Cortina, Ph.D. * * * By Leila Ugincius Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that "dress for success" is indeed sage advice when it comes to workplace perception. Work colleagues judge you -- at least your competence and warmth -- by ho  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 27 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Appalachian Power announced today that its Energy Efficiency Department received the 2024 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This award is reserved for ENERGY STAR partners who demonstrate outstanding leadership year over year. "We have partnered with ENERGY STAR for many years to enhanc  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 27 -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: The City of Alexandria Department of Transportation and Environmental Services Stormwater Management Division is inviting the public to a stream clean-up event at the living shoreline at Windmill Hill Park on Saturday, April 6 from 9 am to 11 am. Participants will meet at the intersection of S. Union Street and Gibbon Street to sign-in and for an event briefing before walking to the li  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, March 27 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: Published in the prestigious Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, a new study from William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) leverages more than three decades of data to demonstrate that extreme water temperatures associated with marine heatwaves last longer than previously known, exhibit subsurface seasonal patterns and are associated with the expansion of hypoxic zone  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, March 27 -- Concord University issued the following news release: The Concord University Board of Governors (BOG) is announcing several upcoming meetings. Four committees will meet by tele/videoconference on Tuesday, April 9, 2024: Academic Affairs, at noon; External Affairs, 1 PM; Student Affairs, 2 PM, and Finance & Infrastructure, 3 PM. On campus constituent meetings will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 with presentations from 2-4 PM, followed by Executive Committ  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The District of Columbia Department of Health issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: DC Health advises all children to be fully vaccinated with the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine as the best protection against the wave of US measles outbreaks across 15 states: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York City, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington. This year, to date, there have be  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 27 -- Inova, a healthcare provider, issued the following news release: Inova Health System and ChartSpan, a leading provider of Chronic Care Management (CCM) solutions, announced a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing the delivery of chronic care management services to patients in Northern Virginia and the Washington, DC metropolitan area. This collaborative effort combines ChartSpan's dedicated Chronic Care Management (CCM) services with Inova's renowned expertise  more

SALEM, Virginia, March 27 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a Days Inn located in Salem, Va. The property sold for $3,100,000. "Having recently sold a few assets in the Roanoke MSA, we were able to identify a 1031 Exchange Buyer with strong terms," said Milin Mehta, associate. Mehta,   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: Virginia Commonwealth University has announced the appointment of Meredith Weiss, Ph.D., as interim vice president for finance and chief financial officer. As interim CFO, Weiss has a wide range of responsibilities, including oversight of enterprise-wide financial and business operations including accounting, budget, finance, treasury, procurement and business services. Weiss also will continue to serve  more

RADFORD, Virginia, March 27 -- Radford University issued the following news release: The Radford University Board of Visitors held its first quarterly meetings of 2024 inside the Roanoke Higher Education Center (RHEC) Thursday and Friday, March 21-22. A key business item during the meetings was the board's unanimous approval of tuition and fee rates for 2024-25. Full details can be found in a university news release. At the opening of Friday's board meeting, RHEC Executive Director Kay Dunkle  more

HAMPTON, Virginia, March 27 -- Hampton University issued the following news: The Hampton University women's basketball team launches a new era by hiring Hampton native and University of Florida associate head coach Tamisha Augustin as the next head coach of the Lady Pirates. Her appointment heralds a momentous occasion for the university and the local community. With a rich background in basketball, coaching, and player development, she brings a wealth of experience and an unwavering commitment  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 27 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential explanation for some of the most perplexing mysteries of COVID-19 and long COVID. The surprising findings could lead to new treatments for the difficult acute effects of COVID-19, long COVID and possibly other viruses. Researchers led by UVA's Steven L. Zeichner, MD, PhD, found that COVID-19 may prompt some people's bodies to make a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced he was taking final action on 67 pieces of legislation, signing 31 bills into law, offering amendments to 6, and vetoing 30. "I swore an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of Virginia, and that absolutely includes protecting the right of law-abiding Virginians to keep and bear arms," said  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed legislation, HB 1381 and SB 704, to rename the Center for Rural Virginia as the Senator Frank M. Ruff, Jr. Center for Rural Virginia. Surrounded by Senator Ruff's family and General Assembly colleagues, Governor Youngkin also announced Senator Ruff's appointment as a citizen member to the Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission. "Today pr  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- The Virginia House Democrats issued the following news on March 26, 2024: Today Governor Youngkin continued his tear on public safety by vetoing common-sense gun safety bills designed to strengthen public safety and prevent community violence. In the face of Virginians who overwhelmingly support common sense gun reform, Youngkin remains committed to keeping dangerous individuals armed and our communities in jeopardy. These vetoes establish him as the governor who  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Mike Vrabel, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Women veterans from all military branches received pins recognizing their service during a Virginia Women Veterans Week event March 21, 2024, at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia. Current and former members of the Virginia National Guard were among the women receiving pins. Dozens of women veterans were honored with a "Virginia Woman Veter  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 26 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Programming coincides with VCU Research Weeks to promote and propel the advances that improve the human experience. * * * Virginia Commonwealth University will hold its first Innovation Month in April, celebrating creators, innovators, researchers and entrepreneurship across VCU. "Innovation is at the heart of every VCU education, and this Innovation Month recognition is a terrific way  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Sian Wilkerson On April 8, Richmond will experience its first partial solar eclipse in nearly seven years. Though the city is about 400 miles east of the eclipse's path of totality - a narrow corridor stretching from Texas to Maine in which the moon's shadow will completely obscure the sun - local astronomy enthusiasts can still get a pretty good view right from their own backyard. In addition to ma  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing issued the following news: By Caitlin Hanbury, School of Nursing In the heart of the Mayan highlands, a group of 10 Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing students took part in a life-changing experience in January as participants of the Nursing Students Without Borders program. Led by Amy Burlar, Ph.D., and Mary Falk, both clinical assistant professors in the Department of Adult Health and Nursing S  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on March 25, 2024: By Mike Porter Glenn Youngkin, the 74th governor of Virginia, will be Virginia Commonwealth University's spring commencement speaker. "VCU welcomes the 74th governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin, to VCU to speak to our Class of 2024 graduates, who are the next generation of workers, creators and innovators," said VCU President Michael Rao, Ph.D. "We appreciate Governor Youngkin's commi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 27 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice announced today that the West Virginia Gold Rush will be bigger and better than ever this year and include five times the number of chances to win prizes when the popular trout stocking event returns for its seventh year on April 1. "As a lifelong angler, there's nothing that brings me more joy than to announce the return of this incredible event. The   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, March 27 (TNSres) -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: Sunil Sharma, M.D., and a team of researchers from West Virginia University Department of Medicine's Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine have been selected for the highly competitive National I-Corps Program and awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation. Their innovative work on developing artificial intelligence-augmen  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 26 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Genevieve Siegel-Hawley recently worked on two reports putting the intersection of school segregation, land use and housing reform into focus. * * * By Sian Wilkerson Research has shown that all students gain wide-ranging benefits from racially and socioeconomically integrated schools, which foster success through improved academic achievement, social mobility, civic engagement, and em  more