RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * Galarza's debut novel is one of five finalists for the 2024 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. * * * By Brian McNeill "The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky," the debut novel by Josh Galarza, a student in the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program at Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named a 2024 National Book Awards finalist. Galarza's novel, w  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 3 -- SEC Network, a part of ESPN, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * * ACCN tips off women's basketball coverage at Notre Dame on Monday, Nov. 4 * ACC play begins Sun., Dec. 8 with Notre Dame at Syracuse, SMU at Florida State and Virginia Tech at Duke * Six ACC women's programs are ranked in ESPN's Way-Too-Early Top 25 * * * ACC Network tips off its coverage of the 2024-25 women's basketball season on Monday, Nov. 4 when No. 6 Notre Dame hos  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A dramatic slowdown in agricultural productivity threatens the world's ability to feed a growing global population and manage environmental challenges, according to the 2024 Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report), released Thursday by Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The report, "Powering Productivity: Scaling High-Impact Bundles of Proven and Emerging Tools," says that while researc  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Oct. 3 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: The lead of an agency that cultivates full participation of all people in the work, witness and life of The United Methodist Church will be the keynote speaker during West Virginia Wesleyan College's Founders Day Convocation at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 in Wesley Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Giovanni Arroyo is General Secretary of the General Commission on Religion and Race. A native of Puerto Rico, Arroyo migr  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- PBS issued the following news release: If you were suddenly dropped back in time half a billion years ago into the Cambrian period, could you survive? Or 66 million years ago in the aftermath of a giant space rock hitting the Earth? The question of "How long could a human survive if they were dropped into a particular period of time" is one of the most frequently asked by fans of PBS Eons, the popular YouTube series. And it's exactly the question that their newest  more

COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland, Oct. 3 -- Sinclair, a media company and a provider of local news and sports, issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * Sinclair Partners with The Salvation Army to Raise Funds for Emergency Aid Sinclair to Donate up to $50,000 for Relief Efforts * * * BALTIMORE - Sinclair today announced the company has launched Sinclair Cares: Hurricane Helene Relief, a fundraising partnership with the Salvation Army to assist with humanitarian relief efforts on the g  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The grant from the Teacher Quality Partnership program will support recruitment, preparation and development of the educator workforce in Virginia. * * * By Brian McNeill Virginia Commonwealth University's RTR Teacher Residency program, part of the School of Education's Center for Teacher Leadership, has received federal funding to further refine, expand and evaluate the impact of its innovative   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- VCOM - Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: By Amy Ostroth In what has become an annual honor, VCOM's work to build a richly diverse community has again been recognized by INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine. In October 2024, the College was honored with the magazine's Health Professions from Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. This is the fifth time VCOM has been named as a Health Professions HEED Award recipien  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 4 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine ranks VCU in the top tier of 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award recipients. * * * By Brian McNeill Virginia Commonwealth University is a recipient of the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, marking the seventh time VCU has received the national honor that recognizes U.S. colleges and univ  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following statement on Oct. 1, 2024: * * * The report includes site-specific safety and security information for VCU's campuses. * * * To the VCU and VCU Health Community, This message provides important information related to requirements of The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the Clery Act. The 2024 Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports for Virginia-based Virginia  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Focusing on Kenya, the VCU anthropology professor expands his ongoing exploration. * * * By Sian Wilkerson For more than a decade, author Christopher A. Brooks has spotlighted the impact of HIV on communities around the world. Since 2009's "Dangerous Intimacy: Ten African American Men with HIV" - a collection of unscripted biographical accounts from the men - Brooks has traveled to Sou  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A with assistant professor and thanatologist Amy Tudor: * * * 3 questions, 2 minutes, 1 lesson with Amy Tudor, whose course brings life to dying - and how our practices and perspectives have evolved. * * * cRam Session is a VCU News feature that highlights the breadth of offerings in the VCU Bulletin course catalog and the wide-ranging expertise of the instructors. Assistant professor and thanatologist Am  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2024: * * * In the latest Commonwealth Poll from the VCU Wilder School, the cost of living remains a top concern, with voters trusting Trump more than Harris on the economy. * * * By Robyn McDougle and L. Douglas Wilder Today, the VCU Wilder School released the results of its most recent Commonwealth Poll, conducted from Sept. 16 to Sept. 25. With Virginians already voting in the presidenti  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Under the guidance of David Limbrick, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, four School of Medicine students are exploring an intensive and competitive specialty. * * * By Grace McOmber, School of Medicine Konstantinos "Dino" Oikonomou has always been drawn to surgery. He enjoys working with his hands and started medical school in 2023 with an interest in procedure-heavy fie  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * He earned an MFA in sculpture in 1986, and his video work that blends history and culture has led to one of the world's renowned awards for creativity. * * * By Leila Ugincius A Virginia Commonwealth University alum known for his video works that recontextualize historical and cultural moments has been named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow, receiving what is commonly called a "genius grant" from the John  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine has been recognized with the 2024 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine. As a recipient of the annual award a national honor recognizing U.S. health colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to inclusion the medical school will be featured, along with 70 other recipients, in the   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: For the ninth straight year, Virginia Tech was chosen as a Diversity Champion and bestowed the 2024 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity an  more