BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Lingjia Liu joined Virginia Tech's "Curious Conversations" to talk about the future of wireless networks and wireless communications. He explained the evolution of cellular networks from 1G to 5G, the potential for 6G, as well as how open radio access networks (O-RAN) can help advance innovation in this space. About Liu Liu is a professor of electrical and computer engineering and a member of the Virginia Tech Innovat  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Albemarle County Public Schools issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: (ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Virginia) -- During the week of September 9-14, Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) and the Albemarle Education Association (AEA) held an important election to determine whether ACPS employees wish for the AEA to represent them in collective bargaining negotiations with the Albemarle County School Board. In 2020, the Virginia General Assembly passed   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Associate Vice Provost for Academic Administration Ellen Plummer has never been one to do things by the book and that remains true even as she retires from Virginia Tech after nearly 24 years. Because she's not exactly retiring. Instead, Plummer will spend the next year interning as a minister chaplain at Good Samaritan Hospice in Roanoke as she works toward ordination as a Unitarian Universalist minister. "I didn't eve  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Federal Reserve Board is likely to cut interest rates at its Sept. 17-18 meeting but experts from Virginia Tech agree that the adjustment will be small. "I think the Fed wants to display independence, so I am pretty sure they will not give either political party a 'valid' reason for criticism," said Vijay Singal, head of the finance department in Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business. It would be the first cu  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle C. Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Hello Team FCPS! Well, it is the last week of summer and next week starts our fall season. I must say it is a moment when I finally turn the heat on in the car for the morning commute ;>) There are so many celebrations as we mark the changing of the season. Our epic start of school has been executed and we are working collaborative  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: MULLENS, WV -- Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Forestry (WV DOF) today announced the arrival of vital new firefighting equipment to be used across West Virginia. The new equipment includes: * Two Type 3 Bulldozers equipped with specialized forestry and firefighting packages. * Three Type 6 Wildland Fire Engines designed specifically for combating w  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: In a new addition to Virginia Tech's move-in festivities, Hokie Passport Services debuted the Information Station event, welcoming new students, their parents, and other family members with a wealth of essential campus resources and insights. Located on the lawn of the Student Services Building, students were invited to navigate a series of interactive tents, each offering information on services critical to their succe  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: Virginia Military Institute's Center for Leadership and Ethics (CLE) will host a Steamboat Institute Campus Liberty Tour Debate, Thursday, Oct. 3 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Gillis Theater, Marshall Hall. Since 2018, Steamboat Institute has brought compelling debates on controversial topics of the day to college campuses, engaging conservatives, liberals and centrists. "Our focus is on teaching students--and a  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Fast facts Grew up in Beaufort, North Carolina, spending time on a 45,000-acre farm managed and developed by his father Bachelor's degree in chemistry from Duke University Master's degree and Ph.D. in food science and nutrition from The Ohio State University Wife, Kimberly, is a flavor chemist and food scientist; daughter, Anya, is an animal science major at Louisiana State University; son, Matteo, is a high school s  more

RADFORD, Virginia, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Radford University issued the following news release: Nayshon Mosley-Milford, Ed.D., dean of student success at Chicago State University, is joining Radford University as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow for the 2024-25 academic year. Beginning this month, Mosley-Milford will make four two-week visits to the university to engage in a year-long mentorship program with President Bret Danilowicz and senior university leaders. "I'm truly excite  more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 17 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic U.S. Senator Tim Kaine and Republican Challenger Hung Cao to Face Off at Norfolk State University on October 2 at 7:00 PM ET Nexstar's Cable News Network, NewsNation, Will Carry the Debate Nationwide * * * Norfolk, VA (Sept, 16, 2024) - Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced that its television stations serving Virginia will host an exclusi  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form (https://news.nau.edu/news-tip/#.YEjwNWhKg2w). * Last week, NAUPD Lt. Lance Wigley graduated from the FBI National Academy after completing a rigorous 10-week program in Quantico, Virginia. Wigley was one of 254  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: If there is a common path to becoming a college professor, Rishi Jaitly hasn't traveled it. With experience leading public policy and partnerships for both Google and YouTube in India and South Asia, he later was Twitter's first employee in mainland Asia, helping the company's global expansion as vice president. While he serves as an advisor for OpenAI in his spare time, Jaitly's primary charge is as the founder and lea  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: An international panel of top cancer doctors led by UVA Health experts has identified indicators that reflect the effectiveness of coordinated team care to improve outcomes for patients with brain metastases - cancers that have spread to the brain. "Metastases are the most frequent type of brain cancer, but the care of patients is often inconsistent and uncoordinated," said Camilo E  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a comment letter urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to maintain a federal legal block on California's Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. The regulation, which stems from a 2020 executive order signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, attempts to force an electric-truck mandate on fleet owners, operato  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Optimum Technologies LLC will create 40 new jobs with $999,000 expansion * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Optimum Technologies LLC, which provides space flight hardware design, manufacturing, integration and test, and other space mission systems services and program management, will invest $999,000 to expand its Loudoun County Satellite Manufacturing   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By A.J. Coyne, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Virginia National Guard senior enlisted leadership traveled to Finland Aug. 19- 23, 2024, to collaborate with members of the Finnish Defence Forces on a plan for joint enlisted training and exercise and development for 2025 to 2027. Command Chief Master Sgt. Kelly B. Reich, the Virginia National Guard Senior Enlisted Leader, Command Sgt. Maj. Irving Reed  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Two Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine students have been selected as recipients of the inaugural Dr. James H. Bias Scholarship from the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP). Carla Gutierrez and Kia Williams, members of the Class of 2025, were chosen from a competitive national pool of approximately 20 applicants representing veterinary schools across the United States. The Dr. James H. B  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission is currently receiving applications to fill the judicial court vacancy created by the resignation of Judge Joseph K. Reeder in the 29th Judicial Circuit serving Putnam County. Candidates must submit their completed applications and letters of recommendation or comment no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 4, 2024. Click he  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2024: * * * Gov. Jim Justice released the following statement today in response to a second assassination attempt on the life of President Donald J. Trump. "Once again, my prayers are with President Trump and his family as they endure what appears to be a second assassination attempt on his life. This is not just another attack on President Trump, but an assault on everything   more

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, Sept. 17 -- West Liberty University issued the following news: West Liberty University (WLU) concluded its annual 48 Hour Film Festival with winners and participants being recognized Sunday, September 15 at Waterfront Hall in downtown Wheeling. Open to WLU students regardless of major and all area high schools, ten teams from West Liberty and two high school teams representing Weir High and River participated in the fast-paced script-to-screen competition, which pr  more