HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: As the launch date of Cayuse Sponsored Projects approaches in May 2024, the Marshall University Research Corporation is announcing two upcoming training courses. The training sessions will focus primarily on navigating the Proposal Record Form, previously referred to as the Authorization to Submit Form, which is utilized for internal approval of all grant submissions. While many aspects of the Proposal  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- The West Virginia Department of Health issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Social Services (BSS) has launched a 14-week leadership training program, Leaders Thrive, that aims to develop employees' leadership skills. "Empowering our employees to thrive as leaders is not just a goal, but a commitment to the betterment of our community," said Jeff Pack, DoHS Bureau for Social Services Commissioner. "Thr  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 5 -- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority issued the following newsletter on April 4, 2024: * * * Fairfax County Economic Development Authority and Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) Co-sign Letter of Support, Strengthen Cooperation Fairfax County Economic Development Authority (FCEDA) and Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) co-signed a letter of support and cooperation between the two agencies at the FCEDA headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, on February  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 4 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU exercise physiologist Danielle Kirkman outlines differing factors and outcomes - and how our knowledge is evolving. * * * By Sian Wilkerson When it comes to health, regular physical activity has a huge impact on everything from reducing disease risk to improving one's ability to do everyday activities. Now, a new study suggests that exercise may benefit women's longevity more dramat  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 5 -- Politico issued the following statement on April 4, 2024: * * * Announcement from CEO of POLITICO Media Group Goli Sheikholeslami and Global Editor-In-Chief John Harris: Team, The two of us, John and I, have some great news to announce. A key new member of our leadership team will be joining soon. This is an arrival that both reflects the growing magnetism of our publication and seriousness in carrying out our strategy to grow the value and impact of POLITICO.  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University announces a Call for Proposals to help create an Online Black History Courses Program commemorating the centennial of Negro History Week/Black History Month, which began in 1926 as a public-education program of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a graduate and former principal of Huntington's Douglass School. Dr. Woodson also was a former dean at Howard University and West Virginia Collegiate In  more

RADFORD, Virginia, April 5 -- Radford University issued the following news release: Seven of Radford's graphic design majors racked up a total of 11 wins in the student categories of the Western Virginia Advertising Awards, or "the Addys," held at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center on March 2. Sponsored by the American Advertising Federation (AFF) Roanoke chapter, the competition recognizes advertising excellence and creativity across the full spectrum of media platforms. Students had to  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 5 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: By Antonella Di Marzio The reality of human history, said historian Fabricio Prado, is much messier than code. But data fluency can make the work of humanists go further. After publishing his second book, Prado, an associate professor of history at William & Mary, was left with a huge database and a story yet to tell about modern nation-building in the Americas. A few years later, this datab  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 5 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: Darnell Greene, an eighth-grade mathematics teacher at Manassas Park City Schools' Manassas Park Middle School, has been named the 2025 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year (Region 4) by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Greene has served as a teacher, mentor, and coach for more than 21 years. "Virginia is blessed with outstanding educators," said Superintendent of Public Instruct  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 5 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin took additional action on legislation sent to him by the General Assembly, signing 150 bipartisan bills. "I'm proud to sign these bipartisan bills, which include Senator Dave Suetterlein's and Delegate Chris Runion's bill to lower DMV fees for all Virginians, Delegate Betsy Carr's and Senator Mamie Locke's bill they worked on with the Virginia Cham  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 5 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin signed SB 469 to combat the Fentanyl crisis in Virginia. This bill strengthens the fight against the alarming and devastating crisis that has inflicted profound harm in the Commonwealth. "By signing this legislation, we are more resolved, more emboldened, more unified and more focused than ever before to ensure no more Virginians die as a result of  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 4 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Brian McNeill The Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors will hold in-person enrollment and budget workshop meetings on April 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m.* All meetings will take place at VCU College of Health Professions, 900 E. Leigh St. The public may view a livestream of the open session video conference at mssvideo.vcu.edu/BOV. Should you have any interruption with the video broadcast   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 4 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Danielle Pierce Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Population Health has achieved a significant milestone at its one-year mark: It is now on a formal path to accreditation as a school of public health. In April 2023, the School of Population Health became the 15th school or college in VCU's academic enterprise. Its students are pursuing master's degrees in biostatistics and public health, a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 4 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Sian Wilkerson By day, Mychal Smith stands at the front of a Virginia Commonwealth University chemistry classroom, teaching his students about enzymology and biophysical techniques. By night, he focuses on more physical pursuits, lifting the heaviest objects he can find. Smith, Ph.D., a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Humanities and Sciences, is an amateu  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news on April 4, 2024: By John Pastor Christopher Hourigan, director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center -- D.C., will be inducted this week into the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) -- a historic membership for a faculty member of Virginia Tech. Hourigan, formerly a tenured senior investigator and chief of the Laboratory of Mye  more

ETTRICK, Virginia, April 5 -- Virginia State University issued the following news: Virginia State University has received approval from the State Council for Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) to offer a new Master of Science (MS) in Data Analytics, starting in Fall 2024. The Master of Science in Data Analytics program will be available in both traditional face-to-face and fully online delivery formats, ensuring students benefit from an engaging and flexible learning experience facilitated   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today amended a recent State of Emergency to include Barbour, Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Wetzel, and Wood counties because of flooding and ongoing storm-related threats. This announcement follows an earlier declaration for Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, and Nicholas counties on Tuesday, after severe thunderstorms caused flooding, downed trees, power ou  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 5 -- The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued the following news release: The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has received a number of inquiries recently about an error that occurred in March billing statements sent to customers of Waste Management of West Virginia Inc. The company's March invoices listed an incorrect due date. The bills indicated the due date for payments was March 8, 2024, which has passed. Payments actually are due by  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 5 (TNSres) -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: As part of its most valuable texts of the year for 2023, the American Journal of Nursing named Middle Range Theory for Nursing as its first place winner in the category of nursing research. The textbook was edited by WVU School of Nursing faculty members Drs. Mary Jane Smith and Roger Carpenter, and five chapters of the book were written by WVU Nursin  more