BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Jason Higgins joined Virginia Tech's "Curious Conversations" to talk about the intersection of U.S. military veterans and mass incarceration and his book, "Prisoners After War: Veterans in the Age of Mass Incarceration." He shared what led him to work at this intersection, some of the reasons he thinks it's often overlooked, and factors he believes lead many veterans to being in prison. Having interviewed more than 60 ve  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Emergencies find everyone in life, eventually. The same is true in veterinary medicine, even for clinicians who have purposely gone into a field other than emergency care. "We need to get our students comfortable with managing emergencies because even if they don't choose to go into emergency-specific veterinary medicine, they're going to see emergencies," said Bobbi Conner, clinical associate professor of emergency and c  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Japanese beetles look pretty on the outside, with their shell of iridescent green and their copper outer wings. Yet that beauty belies a destructive force, as the insects have no natural predators in the United States, while their voracious appetites can devastate more than 300 species of North American plants, from turfgrass to roses, grapes and hops. Virginia Tech entomologist Thomas Kuhar answered questions about Japan  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. Virginia Tech experts available to discuss headlines in the news How could severe weather impact humans and farms? Major severe weather events wreaked havoc both domestically and internationally last week, from deadly storms   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 29 -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: National business publication Forbes has rated UVA Health among America's best employers for diversity and among the top 10 health systems nationwide. UVA Health ranked No. 106 overall and No. 9 among health systems in Forbes' 2024 ranking of America's Best Employers for Diversity. Through a partnership with market research firm Statista, 170,000 employees at companies with more than 1,000 e  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will welcome two new student representatives on July 1. Leslie Orellana and William Poland will serve as undergraduate and graduate student representatives, respectively. Both will serve one-year terms, liaising between the student body and the board. Meet the new undergraduate representative Orellana is a senior majoring in real estate in the Pamplin College of Business and building c  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Mario Cortes, associate professor of architecture in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of associate professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The emeritus title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands in recognition of exemplary service to the university. Nominated  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 30 -- Miles and Stockbridge, a law firm, issued the following news release: Miles & Stockbridge is pleased to welcome our 2024 summer associates class. This very talented cohort of five students from schools in Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia will have opportunities to visit and work with lawyers across the firm during their eight-week program. The students - five rising third-years - will work with practice groups with a specific future hiring need for an entr  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 30 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Oceantic Network today announced three winners of its 2024 Rising Star Student Scholarship, which supports college-bound high school seniors who have demonstrated impeccable academic achievement and a keen interest in pursuing a career in offshore wind and ocean renewable energy. The 2024 scholarship winners hail from Mississippi, New Jersey, a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 30 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office Sgt. 1st Class Nestor Cordova wasn't yet serving in the military when someone first thanked him for his service. It was 2011, and he was attending Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and enrolled in the ROTC program there, which required him to sometimes wear a military uniform. "After that I decided to do more and enli  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Immersive explorations of the Amazon rainforest, the Andes Mountains, and the Galapagos Islands are one of the ways College of Agriculture and Life Sciences students can spend their winter breaks. Led by Matt Eick, a professor at the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, a group of students embarked on a journey to Ecuador to witness the intricate relationship between humans and the environment. "The students exper  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 29 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Like many other 3-year-old dogs, Oakley is full of energy. After coming back to her home in Beckley, West Virginia, after a run one day, everything seemed normal -- but suddenly, Oakley's nose started dripping blood. Oakley is a rambunctious, "accident-prone" Doberman pinscher pup who gets knicks and scratches all the time and has never had a problem before, so the sudden, unstoppable bleeding terrified her owners, MacKe  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 30 -- Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons issued the following memorandum on May 29, 2024: * * * TO: Division Superintendents FROM: Dr. Lisa Coons, Superintendent of Public Instruction SUBJECT: Direct Aid Payment Budget Calculation Template and Narrative Documents for General Assembly Enacted FY 2024 Amended Budget (Chapter 1) and 2024-2026 Biennial Budget (Chapter 2) The General Assembly convened for 2024 Special Session I on May 13, 2024. The H  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, May 30 (TNSres) -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: The Department of Biology at Virginia Military Institute hosted a joint meeting of the Helminthological Society of Washington and the Southeastern Society of Parasitologists in April. Over 100 biologists met in Marshall Hall. According to Col. Ashleigh Smythe, professor of biology at VMI, the meeting brought together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and other researchers from seven state  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, May 30 -- William and Mary issued the following news: The William & Mary Committee on Sustainability has announced the spring 2024 Green Fee awards. This semester, 13 proposals were approved to receive a total of $211,019 in grants. These projects will advance W&M's sustainability through academic research, educational opportunities and improved technologies and operational systems. "The Green Fee is a valuable tool," said Calandra Waters Lake, sustainability consulta  more

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, May 30 -- West Liberty University issued the following news: West Liberty University and Marshall University will host an Aviation Day on Saturday, June 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wheeling-Ohio County Airport. Students and the public can learn more about West Liberty's new aviation pilot training program. "We are excited to host Aviation Day, a unique opportunity to experience the thrill of aviation. The event is designed to inspire and educate the community a  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, May 30 (TNSres) -- William and Mary issued the following news: Like a mythical shapeshifter, undergraduate research at William & Mary takes multiple forms, often looking very different depending upon the field of study, setting and approach. The Charles Center supports undergraduate research in all forms, whether in a science lab, a social science study or through creative inquiry in the arts, according to the center's director, Floyd D. Gottwald Sr. Professor Elizabeth  more