RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following statement on April 30, 2024, by President Michael Rao: * * * Dear VCU Community, Yesterday's events outside of Cabell Library remind us of the complexities we face as a university committed to free speech, safety and operating our university. While our community cherishes the right to peaceful protest, setting up structures on our campus lawn violated our policy. Our staff respectfully and repeatedly asked ind  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 2 -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: For the second consecutive grading period, all four UVA Health medical centers earned "A" grades for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that rates patient care quality. The UVA Health hospitals honored with top marks on Leapfrog's Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2024 are: * UVA Health University Medical Center, Charlottesville * UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 1 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power today submitted Expanded Net Energy Cost (ENEC) and Vegetation Management Program (VMP) filings to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC). The ENEC filing ensures the companies are reimbursed on a dollar-for-dollar basis for coal and natural gas to fuel power plants and for purchased power. The VMP reimburses the compan  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 1 -- Bloomberg Law, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release: Bloomberg Law announced that it will showcase its research and tools for legal operations professionals at the CLOC Global Institute, taking place May 6-9 in Las Vegas. Bloomberg Law (Booth #400) is a gold sponsor of the conference. Legal operations professionals can leverage Bloomberg Law's platform and tools to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of legal processes within their organizat  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release: During a joint Boards of Directors meeting hosted by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro), officials from the two organizations announced a historic regional planning initiative called DMVMoves, Moving our region forward, together, which will set the vision for comprehensive regional transit planning in the   more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, May 2 (TNSres) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news: * * * A W&M professor and three undergraduate students contributed to NASA research preparations for human missions to Mars. * * * By Laura Grove Astronauts on an upcoming crewed mission to the red planet are unlikely to find little green men, but there is compelling evidence to suggest that they may find other forms of life. If living organisms do exist on Mars, preventing cross-contaminati  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, May 2 -- Concord University issued the following news release: The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) has reviewed and approved three new certificate programs to be offered at Concord University beginning this fall, including Child Welfare (undergraduate level), Human Resource Management (graduate level), and Geographic Information Systems (undergraduate level). Students who earn the Child Welfare Certificate will be competent in the use and application of social work skil  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Tomorrow, full funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will expire, forcing tens of thousands of Virginia families to face stark price hikes on their monthly internet bills. The ACP - a product of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - serves over 45,000 households in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, providing discounts for monthly internet bills. Nationwid  more

ASHBURN, Virginia, May 2 -- DXC Technology, an information technology services company, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, today announced that Cameron Art has been appointed General Manager of the Americas and UKI markets effective May 1, 2024, reporting directly to DXC President and Chief Executive Officer Raul Fernandez. Art will be responsible for developing the Americas and UKI growth str  more

ASHBURN, Virginia, May 2 -- DXC Technology, an information technology services company, issued the following news release: DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, has been recognized as a leader in NelsonHall's 2024 Cyber Resiliency Services NEAT evaluation. NelsonHall highlighted DXC's ability to offer cybersecurity as part of an end-to-end IT service capability, enabling the delivery of holistic cyber resiliency across its customers' entire IT e  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Brian McNeill Senior officials from the U.S. Department of Education visited Virginia Commonwealth University on Friday to hear how VCU is innovating to close equity gaps and improve higher education access and student success, particularly among transfer and STEM students. "We're doing some uncommon things here, and it's making an impact," said Hernan Bucheli, Ed.D., interim vice president for Strateg  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 2 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By William Lineberry, University College & Honors College Four Virginia Commonwealth University students and two recent alums have been selected for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, a prestigious national initiative that helps graduate students advance their studies in STEM-based disciplines. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support,   more

NEW YORK, May 1 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Representing a group of victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israel, global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, the National Jewish Advocacy Center, the Schoen Law Firm, and the Holtzman Vogel law firm have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of Virginia, Alexandria Division, against AJP Educational Foundation Inc. a/k/a American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and Nation  more

HAMPTON, Virginia, May 2 -- Hampton University issued the following news on April 30, 2024: Today, Hampton University President Darrell K. Williams announced the retirement of Dr. JoAnn Haysbert, executive vice president and provost, effective June 30, 2024, concluding a remarkable and illustrious 53-year career in education and 38 years of dedicated service to the institution. Haysbert's tenure has been marked by exemplary leadership, unwavering dedication, and transformative contributions to  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, May 2 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: The Marshall University Japanese Outreach Program, housed in the Marshall University Research Corporation, continues its mission to foster cultural understanding and education by engaging with local elementary and middle schools. Since February 2023, the program has visited over 30 schools, reaching more than 1,000 students across the region. Over the past year, the Japanese Outreach Program expanded its  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Dina Weinstein Fifty years in the making, the ties of fraternity remain strong within the Virginia Commonwealth University Chapter, the Eta Xi [view symbol in the link at bottom] of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. But there's a poignancy, too, that comes with time, and on April 20 - during the African American Alumni Council Reunion Weekend - its significance was set in stone. A colorful granite monum  more

DUBLIN, Virginia, May 2 -- New River Community College issued the following news release: Gary Hancock of Pulaski recently received the 18th Annual Chancellor's Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. He was nominated for the award by New River Community College. Hosted by the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education (VFCEE), more than two dozen individuals, families, and organizations have earned the 2024 Chancellor's Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. The awards were presented at  more

IRVING, Texas, May 2 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that its owned and operated television stations in Chicago, Illinois (DMA #3), Norfolk, Virginia (DMA #43), and Lafayette, Louisiana (DMA #125), will become affiliates of The CW Network on September 1, 2024. All three stations will begin carrying the network's primetime entertainment, live sports, and special   more

RADFORD, Virginia, May 1 -- Radford University issued the following news release: There are an infinite number of random factors that can bring two people together. In this particular story, it was a runaway pingpong ball. A little explanation: Back in the fall of 2020, new freshman Rachel Garrison was in the basement of Floyd Hall, playing table tennis with a suitemate, when the ball bounced out of the game. Garrison followed it into an adjacent laundry room, and it was there she encountere  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: This morning, the DNC hosted a press call with Southern state Democratic Party Chairs Nikki Fried (FL), Nikema Williams (GA), Susan Swecker (VA), and Anderson Clayton (NC) ahead of the extreme abortion ban Donald Trump made possible taking effect in Florida tomorrow. Because of Donald Trump, abortion is banned across every state in the South barring Virginia, where Democrats successfully defeated Republ  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 2 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on May 1, 2024: On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares, announced that Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia have joined the multistate coalition challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for violating federal antitrust laws with its anticompetitive restrictions on the ability of current and   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: University of Richmond students Marcos Hendler, of Rye, New York, and Aine MacDermott, of Lexington, Virginia, have each been awarded a prestigious Beckman Foundation Scholarship to support faculty-mentored student research in the sciences. Beckman Scholars are selected among undergraduate biology and chemistry students based on commitment to research, strong academics, and potential to become s  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 2 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news on May 1, 2024: Two WVU School of Nursing faculty members, Amy Ankrom and Mike Bellisario, will be presenting workshops at the 18th Annual Social Work Summer Institute. Both Ankrom and Bellisario will be presenting in areas that represent unique perspectives that will inform the work of social service and community health workers throughout Vietnam. Ankrom, a ps  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 2 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Topsoe, a Danish manufacturer and global leader in carbon emission reduction technologies, plans to invest more than $400 million to build a factory at Meadowville Technology Park in Chesterfield County. Pending Final Investment Decision, the company will manufacture advanced, energy-efficient Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cells (SOEC) that are   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 2 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that ESS Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of the Pacteon Group that specializes in complete packaging line design and equipment manufacturing, will invest $1.6 million to increase capacity and expand in Montgomery County. In January 2023, the company expanded in Giles County, adding an additional location to increase research and development, ma  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 -- The Virginia Department of Education's Superintendent of Public Instruction, Lisa Coons, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons today congratulated Prince William County Schools' Dale City Elementary in Woodbridge and George P. Mullen Elementary in Manassas as the two Virginia schools named 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools. "I want to extend congratulations to the students, educator  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 -- The Virginia Tourism Corporation issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced today that Lisa Frazier Tharpe has been named Senior Destination Development Manager on VTC's Partnership Marketing Destination Development Team for the Southern & Central/Coastal Region of Virginia. In her role, Tharpe will work with tourism industry partners in these regions to facilitate the development of community-based tourism pro  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 2 -- The Virginia Tourism Corporation issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced today the selection of Creative Color LLC as its new official merchandise licensee for the iconic Virginia is for Lovers(R) brand. Creative Color LLC will be the licensed vendor responsible for designing, producing, marketing, and distributing Virginia is for Lovers(R) branded apparel and merchandise effective May 1, 2024. Virginia is for  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By William Lineberry, University College & Honors College Alyssa Sievers wants to help people the way she was once helped. After invasive knee surgery that followed a dance performance injury during high school, Sievers was enrolled in physical therapy. The PT did more than help her recover - it intensified her previous interest in health care, and she realized she wanted to become a physical therapist.   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Amelia Heymann Sheila Hernandez-Rubio grew up in Stafford County as a first-generation immigrant, and as a child that meant translating for her parents - from filling out legal documents to acting as an interpreter at medical appointments. "I always knew that I either wanted to become a doctor or a lawyer, just because of how I was raised and the things that I saw growing up," Hernandez-Rubio said. "So  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * VCU upholds and protects free speech. On Monday, individuals set up encampment structures that impacted campus operations, safety and violated our Reservation and Use of Space policy (summary below). University staff and police respectfully and repeatedly asked individuals to comply with policies throughout the day. After the tents and structures went up, officers provided fou  more

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, May 2 -- West Liberty University issued the following news: Marketing and Business Major Ishika Agarwal has earned the distinguished honor of delivering the student address at West Liberty University's Spring Commencement. The ceremony will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 4. Agarwal, from Hyderabad, India, is a double major in marketing and business from the Gary E. West College of Business with a minor in finance. At West Liberty, she served as the President of  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 1 -- The West Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) is taking advantage of funding opportunities provided by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to renovate or replace several city-owned bridges in Huntington. A unique provision of the IIJA bridge program, signed into law in November 2021, allows the state to spend at least 15 percent of the state's tot  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, May 2 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: Two WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus students recently joined the 2024 Women's Leadership Summit alongside Campus Chair Hillary Parcell. Madison Perdue and Destiny Redden attended the event, held March 19-20 at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs. This year's event featured expert speakers, interactive workshops, networking opportunities and a phila  more