RICHMOND, Virginia, July 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Author will be featured at public event on campus on Nov. 19. * * * By Sian Wilkerson Alice Winn has won the 2024 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, which honors an outstanding debut novel published during the preceding calendar year. Her winning book, "In Memoriam," published by Alfred A. Knopf, is a devastating love story between two young men that moves from the sheltered idyll of their public s  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news: The Software Engineering Institute's CERT Division will hold its Insider Risk Management Symposium in person on August 14 at the Cooperative Plaza Conference Center in Arlington, Virginia. The symposium, now in its 11th year, continues to highlight recent research and practice and a forward-looking view on how to create, maintain, and improve insider risk management program  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, July 2 -- Concord University issued the following news release: The Concord University Department of Business will be hosting the 31st Annual Concord Business Challenge (CBC) on Thursday, October 24, 2024 beginning at 8:30 AM. The Business Challenge is designed to allow high school juniors and seniors from West Virginia and Virginia to showcase their business acumen in a competitive setting. The Concord Business Challenge is designed to give students an opportunity to te  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 2 -- General Dynamics Mission Systems, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: General Dynamics Mission Systems announced today that it successfully demonstrated a TRL-9 space-based Virtual Receiver Processor (VRP) on a Lockheed Martin Electronically Steerable Antenna (ESA) payload technology demonstrator earlier this year. VRP has the capacity to deliver hundreds of waveform-agnostic receivers in a single component, compatibl  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed Siobhan Dunnavant, M.D.; Ken Lipstock, M.D.; Randolph N. Reynolds Jr.; and C.J. Sailor to the BOV. * * * Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Friday appointed four new members to the Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors. The new members are: * The Honorable Siobhan Dunnavant, M.D., of Henrico, former member, Virginia State Senate, 12th District * Ken Lipstock,   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 2 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is proud to announce that the firm has been recognized with regional and nationwide honors in the 2024 IP STARS Handbook, published by Managing Intellectual Property. The firm was recognized in the areas of: * Intellectual Property in Virginia * Patent Disputes in Washington, DC * Patent Prosecution in the United States, New York, Texas, and Washington, DC * Trademark Disputes in   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 2 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of 1121 Mall Drive, a single-tenant postal office property located in Richmond, Virginia. The property sold for $2,025,000. "We received multiple offers on this property and ultimately moved forward with a Virginia-based individu  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, July 2 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University received an honorable mention in the Operational Efficiency and Sustainability category at the recent Tambellini Future Campus Awards Thursday, June 27 during the Future Campus Summit in New York City. This award recognizes the university's commitment to innovative practices that enhance operational effectiveness and promote sustainability across its campus with technology. The Tamb  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, July 2 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University along with BridgeValley Community and Technical College have been awarded a joint grant of $50,000 with the focus of creating a study abroad consortium for Marshall and BridgeValley students. It's one of 37 grants awarded this year that will help establish, expand and broaden American student mobility overseas in support of U.S. foreign policy goals. The unique program will expand e  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 2 (TNSres) -- VCOM - Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: By Brittany Lilla Obesity is a growing health crisis affecting nearly 20% of the global adult population. It is associated with increased severity of infections, reduced responses to vaccines and increased risk for autoimmune disease. Further, it is a factor in major metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiovascular disease. Despit  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, July 2 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs As National Guard and Reserve Soldiers and Airmen joined civilian cyber professionals and international partners for Cyber Shield 24 from May 31 to June 15, 2024, the Virginia National Guard's 91st Cyber Brigade conducted CERTEX 24 to validate multiple units for future Title 10 active-duty federal mobilizations. Both exercises were hosted at the V  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Michael Rao teams with Paula Song in the College of Health Professions to co-lead a graduate course on executive skills, incorporating his years of experience and commitment to 'compassionate leadership.' * * * By Tom Gresham Michael Rao stands at the front of a large classroom and digs into the details of a complex challenge he faced years ago. Rao, Ph.D., president of Virginia Commonwealth Univ  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 2 -- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * In pursuit of enhancing resident well-being, the School of Medicine's pediatrics residency follows a two-week rotation schedule, allowing trainees to live fuller lives outside of the clinic. * * * By Grace McOmber, School of Medicine Arianna Sjamsu, D.O., a third-year pediatrics resident in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, knew residency was going to be   more

SANDSTON, Virginia, July 2 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office More than 50 civilian employers joined their employees for an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift, hosted by the Virginia National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment June 15, 2024, at their Army Aviation Support Facility near Richmond International Airport in Sandston, Virginia. The event aimed to thank   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, July 2 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: Carmella Polak, a behavioral health specialist at the WVU Carruth Center, will join the WVU Health Sciences BeWell team in July. BeWell is a satellite office of the Carruth Center serving all Health Sciences students, including undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, on the Morgantown Campus. Polak, who is a first-generation college graduate, earne  more