WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 19 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Professors Lizabeth Allison and John Swaddle have been recognized for excellence in research and student education. * * * By Antonella Di Marzio Curiosity and a love for learning have always been constants in the life of William & Mary biologists Lizabeth Allison and John Swaddle. Now, they have been elected 2023 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, t  more

RESTON, Virginia, April 19 -- Applied Insight, a company that offers converged infrastructure, cyber operations, cloud computing and application development solutions, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Applied Insight LLC, a cloud and technology services leader in the government market, announced today it has won a sizable and strategic five-year contract to provide artificial intelligence development to an existing U.S. Intelligence Community customer. Under the agreement, A  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 19 -- AeroVironment issued the following news release: AeroVironment (AV) was selected by the U.S. Marine Corps for the first phase of the Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program of record. AV's Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munition system (LMS) will provide the Marine Corps with organic, anti-armor/anti-personnel, precision fires capability at the tactical level. AV was awarded an initial order of $8.9M on a contract with a maximum potential value of $249  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 19 -- 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 $100,000 from the Boeing Charitable Trust to assist with recovery and relief efforts following the recent tornado in Slidell, La. Funds will be directed to the Northshore Community Foundation's Weather Relief Fund to provide supplies, assistance and resources to those most affected. "  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 19 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release ON April 18, 2024: Cooley, alongside the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of West Virginia and Lambda Legal, secured a win for client Becky Pepper-Jackson in B.P.J. v. West Virginia State Board of Education before the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The Cooley team included Kathleen Hartnett, Katelyn Kang, Zoe Helstrom, Elizabeth Reinhardt and Mariah Young. In May 2021, Cooley an  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nancy B. Ryan, an accomplished corporate lawyer and in-house counsel for two Fortune 500 technology companies, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in New York. Nancy has nearly three decades of experience negotiating and managing commercial and technology agreements, including outsourcing arrangements, supply chain contracts, and data privacy and security agreements. She joins McGuireWoods after servi  more

BOISE, Idaho, April 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador stood up for Idahoans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Labrador joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new Environmental Protection Agency (  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, April 19 -- L3Harris Technologies, a technology company, defense contractor and information technology services provider, issued the following news release: L3Harris Technologies [NYSE:LHX] has entered into an agreement with Orange County, Virginia, to fund the expansion and modernization of the company's site in the county. The effort is intended to increase solid rocket motor production while growing the company's presence in the Commonwealth. L3Harris plans to construct   more

HARRISONBURG, Virginia, April 19 -- James Madison University issued the following news on April 18, 2024: James Madison University President Jonathan Alger and the university Board of Visitors on Thursday announced the appointment of Matt Roan as the institution's new director of athletics. Roan arrives following four years as AD at Eastern Kentucky University. "Matt Roan is an exceptional leader and rising star in the field," Alger said. "He brings years of experience as a sitting Division I  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 19 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed suit to defend Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: The University of Richmond's Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship initiative has received a $50,000 grant from the Joan and Morgan Massey Foundation to support the Richmond Innovation Fellows program. The Richmond Innovation Fellows, which launched in January 2024, is an interdisciplinary, experiential academic program designed to teach students how to take their creative ideas and re  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, April 19 -- L3Harris Technologies, a technology company, defense contractor and information technology services provider, issued the following news release: L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has received an award of option year five of the Maintenance Of Space Situational Awareness Integrated Capabilities (MOSSAIC) program. The contract, worth up to $187 million from the U.S. Space Force, continues the modernization and sustainment of critical space infrastructure enabling th  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 19 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: An ambitious, nationwide clinical trial led by UVA Health's Karen Johnston, MD, has provided doctors with long-needed insights into the importance of managing stroke patients' blood sugar after treatment with clot-busting therapy. The findings will help improve stroke care and save lives. The SHINE trial, funded by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Neurologic  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, the Virginia Department of Education announced that Em Cooper has been named its Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning. "The addition of Ms. Cooper to the Virginia Department of Education is a big win for us and a big win for the Commonwealth," said Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons. "Her proven experience in public education, track record of s  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: Candace Nichole Carrier, a career and technical education - agricultural education teacher at Montgomery County Public Schools' Blacksburg High School, has been named the 2025 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year (Region 6) by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Carrier has been a teacher and a mentor for 20 years. "Mrs. Carrier provides hands-on opportunities for students to learn  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: Andy Holmes, a band director at Smyth County Public Schools' Marion Senior High School and Marion Middle School, has been named the 2025 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year (Region 7) by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Holmes has been a teacher and a mentor for two years. "Mr. Holmes has transformed the band program into a vibrant part of both Marion Middle School and Marion S  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that L3Harris Technologies [NYSE:LHX] has selected Orange County for a key expansion to increase domestic production of solid rocket motors critical for national security. The majority of the $41.2 million investment will come from the cooperative agreementAerojet Rocketdyne, an L3Harris company, signed with the Defense Department last yea  more

ETTRICK, Virginia, April 19 -- Virginia State University issued the following news: The Virginia State University (VSU) Board of Visitors will meet Thursday-Friday, April 25-26, 2024, in the Gateway Dining & Events Center located on the campus at 2804 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. Board committees will meet all day Thursday and reconvene on Friday morning, as indicated below. These public sessions, while open to constituent attendance, are exempt from livestream as they do not qualify as full   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 19 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: * * * Department of Transportation Awarded $3.3 Million * * * Gov. Jim Justice today announced the allocation of nearly $1.1 million in non-federal match funds to enhance water and wastewater infrastructure in five West Virginia counties. Additionally, the West Virginia Department of Transportation was awarded nearly $3.3 million through the PROTECT grant to reconst  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 19 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: Gov. Jim Justice released details for the first-ever Governor's School for Tourism, a 10-day summer academy for students interested in learning more about West Virginia's growing tourism industry. Those selected will tour nearly 1,000 miles of West Virginia, learning about tourism and hospitality through hands-on experiences. Students who are currently high school freshmen and sophomore  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 19 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: The West Virginia University Institute for Community and Rural Health has welcomed Brianna Sheppard, Ph.D., as director of the West Virginia Area Health Education Centers Program, effective April 15. In this role, Sheppard will lead the West Virginia AHEC Program Office in Charleston, overseeing project planning and implementation in the state for five regio  more