RICHMOND, Virginia, June 15 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a comprehensive set of bills passed this session, marking Virginia's continued commitment to the Right Help, Right Now behavioral health transformation plan. These bipartisan legislative initiatives encompass enhancements to the behavioral health workforce and expanded supports for individuals in crisis. "This collaborative effort stands as a testament to Virginia's  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 15 -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: Heritage Hunt Charity Classic, Inc. the philanthropic arm of the Heritage Hunt neighborhood in Gainesville, presented a $20,000 check to the UVA Community Health Foundation, the foundation that raises funds to support UVA Health's medical centers, medical group clinics, and cancer care in Manassas, Haymarket, Gainesville, Warrenton and Culpeper in support of UVA Health Cancer Care Gainesville.  more

HARRISONBURG, Virginia, June 15 -- James Madison University issued the following news: James Madison University has been recognized by the Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose. JMU is one of 25 institutions to receive this recognition. The Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University, in partnership with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education, established the classification, which acknowledges campuses   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 15 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation on June 14, 2024: WHEREAS: In late August 1619, 20-30 enslaved Africans landed at Point Comfort - known today as Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia - aboard the English privateer ship White Lion, marking the beginning stages of what would become the institution of slavery in the present-day United States; and WHEREAS: Our nation was conceived on July 4th, 1776, with the Declaration of Independence and i  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 15 -- Virginia Union University issued the following news: Virginia Union University proudly recognizes Brittini Martin as the valedictorian for the class of 2024. Martin, a standout student-athlete with a passion for social work and criminal justice, has exemplified what it means to be a scholar of distinction and a leader both on and off the basketball court. Reflecting on her motivation to join VUU, Martin said, "I was given the opportunity to play collegiate baske  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Research led by Irving Coy Allen in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine has unlocked a pathway to possible future treatments for colorectal cancer in humans. A paper published in May in the American Gastroenterological Association journal Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology focuses on NF-kB-inducing kinase (NIK) and its importance in triggering cellular responses that reduce the risk o  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech's Audrey Ruple and Courtney Sexton, already deeply involved in data collection and analysis for dog health and connections to humans through the Dog Aging Project, are imploring fellow scientists to cast the net even wider for data on the shared environments of humans and dogs in a perspective piece that appears this month in the journal Science. "Human environments and the impacts of environmental factors   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 15 -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: UVA Health is opening an outpatient eye surgery clinic offering laser vision-correction procedures, including the well-known LASIK surgery. UVA Health LASIK Northridge is now open at Suite 130 inside Northridge Medical Park, located at 2955 Ivy Road in Charlottesville off U.S. 250 and just minutes from U.S. 29. Along with LASIK, the clinic offers photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) surgeries; b  more