BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: If you're interested in local agriculture and regional food system development and want to be inspired to implement values that enhance your business, organization, and community, plan to attend the 2024 Virginia Farm to Table Conference, Dec. 5-6 at Blue Ridge Community College's Plecker Workforce Development Center in Weyers Cave. This year's conference theme is Connecting Food, Farms, and Health. Speakers will share   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 20 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association issued the following news release: Arlington, Va. The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), the leading voice of the American aerospace and defense industry, has elected Chris Kubasik, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of L3Harris Technologies, to serve as Chair of the Board of Governors, effective immediately and lasting through 2025. Phebe Novakovic, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Dyn  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 20 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association issued the following news release: Arlington, Va. The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) today released comprehensive feedback provided by AIA's member companies to the Department of State regarding the interim final rule of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) exemption for Australia and the United Kingdom as a part of the AUKUS agreement. "AUKUS can only succeed with the participat  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The American Staffing Association issued the following news release: At a time when 45% of Americans say they're likely to look for a job in the next year (referred to as job seekers), four out of 10 unemployed job seekers report not having a single job interview over the past 12 months, according to the latest Workforce Monitor(R) report from the American Staffing Association and The Harris Poll. The survey results paint a stark picture of the jobs ma  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Nov. 21 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: FLOYD, Va. -- Today, the Floyd County Circuit Court released a ruling that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, its director and the State Air Pollution Control Board did not have the authority to end Virginia's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. "We're pleased with this decision," said Matt Allenbaugh, Appalachian Voices Virginia Campaign Coordinator. "A  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Section to Consider Draft Amendment 4 for Public Comment and Set 2025 Specifications * * * The Commission's Northern Shrimp Section (Section) and Advisory Panel (AP) will meet on Thursday, December 12, at the Westin Portland Harborview, 157 High St, Portland, Maine; 207.775.5411. The AP will meet from 9 - 11 AM to review the 2024 stock assessment update an  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Trish Hammer, associate dean for faculty affairs and graduate studies in the College of Science, only began playing pickleball three and a half years ago. But now, she's a national champion. Last weekend, Hammer won the highest competitive level in her age group in the singles category at the 2024 BIOFREEZE USA Pickleball National Championships in Mesa, Arizona. Last year at the same competition, Hammer finished fourth,  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 20 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: Today, American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear called upon the nation's heavy-duty truck and engine manufacturers to abandon their agreement with California regulators to abide by the state's increasingly untenable and unachievable zero-emission vehicle regulations. "By strong-arming our industry into unachievable targets and timelines void of o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of white supremacist and racist propaganda in Indiana and Virginia. Several Indiana communities were targeted with racist, anti-immigrant flyers stating, "Leave now, avoid deportation." In Virginia's Henrico County, the white supremacist   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: On October 14, 1984, U.S. Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) formally dedicated the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center (EMC). "For the last four decades, the EMC has been at the forefront of equine medicine, from groundbreaking clinical treatments, and research to training the next generation of equine veterinarians," said EMC director Michael Erskine. "The EMC's unwavering commitment to equine health has allowed the center  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The human body's ability to move around and pick things up generally comes courtesy of bones, muscles, and tendons. The skeleton provides a strong and rigid structure for humans to depend on, but there is much to be learned about movement from the arms of an octopus, which are biological structures with incredible strength despite an absence of bones. Octopus arms are also strong, wielding the power to crush shells and p  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: As a child, Dorothy McCargo Freeman pulled tobacco leaves on a hot Southside Virginia farm to make money to buy supplies for 4-H camp. Not for herself, though. She worked hard so that her younger sister could go to 4-H camp at Smith Mountain Lake. "My siblings and I worked to save money to make sure that she had the right things and the right clothes to go to camp," Freeman said, remembering her days growing up in the H  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 21 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: EPA's strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards are achievable, affordable, legally sound, and vital for protecting public health from potentially deadly air pollution, a broad group of health and environmental groups - including Environmental Defense Fund - has told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Fossil fuel companies and a group of states led by North Dakota and West Virginia have sued  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 20 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: The SkillBridge program, which provides service members with civilian job training before they leave the military, needs comprehensive data from the services and improved oversight, according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office. "None of the military services have conducted a comprehensive analysis of SkillBridge program data to ascertain if the pro  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- Conservation International issued the following news release: The government of Colombia, Conservation International and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) announced support for the development of a project to transform water security in the Bogota region. The project aims to reduce climate risk for half a million people from highly vulnerable rural communities and 250,000 urban residents by creating financial solutions that leverage private and public resources, incr  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteers of Hanover County are on a mission to support food security while reducing food waste on local farms. Through a gleaning program started in 2021, the group has harvested over 37,900 pounds of fresh produce and volunteered more than 1,250 hours to support farms and food pantries in the region. Gleaning is the practice of collecting excess produce to provide to  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- The National Parent Teacher Association issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: National PTA announced today the recipients of over $1M in funding to support PTAs across the country as they engage families, support student success, improve the health and safety of students and families and increase access to arts education through PTA programs. The funding is made possible by AT&T, TikTok, Google and YouTube, Discord, Norton (a part of the Gen family  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Electric or hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles, commonly known as eVTOLs, represent the next frontier in air travel. This rapidly growing class of aircraft has the potential to improve advanced air mobility by moving people and cargo more quickly, quietly, and cost-effectively than traditional helicopters or ground transportation. While there are still a lot of unknowns in this emerging field, there is  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: An innovative new program established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reduce unintended impacts to wildlife by encouraging hunters to use non-lead ammunition at seven wildlife refuges across the country. Lead ammunition harms eagles, hawks and many other wildlife species when they ingest lead bullet fragments and pellets as they scavenge for food. "We applaud the Fish and Wildlife Se  more

HERNDON, Virginia, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- The RV Industry Association issued the following news on Nov. 20, 2024: Outdoor Recreation Roundtable announced new economic data released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) revealing that outdoor recreation continues to be a major driver of the U.S. economy, jobs, and local communities. According to the latest data from the BEA Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, outdoor recreation generated $1.2 trillion in eco  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- The National Science Teaching Association issued the following news release: MCLEAN, Va.--November 20, 2024-- The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) today announced its eighth annual list of "Best STEM Books K-12" selected by volunteer educators and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book Council (CBC). This list provides recommendations about the best trade books with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) content available for stu  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: When catastrophic flooding hit the Valencia region of Spain in October, alumna Erin Kaplan '23 found herself at the intersection of crisis and community. As an English teacher at a high school in Aldaia, a town of about 31,000 people just outside Valencia, Kaplan witnessed the devastating impact of what meteorologists described as the equivalent of a year's worth of rainfall in a single day. Kaplan's path to Spain began  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 20 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Physical Therapy Association issued the following news: Rocco "Rocky" A. Ortenzio, PT, a physical therapist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, passed away on Oct. 26 at age 91. Born in Steelton, Pennsylvania, Ortenzio began his career in private practice, evolving into a business owner. His ventures included founding or co-founding four health care companies, the largest being Select Medical Corporation, now a Fortune 500 co  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: MOBILE, Ala.--In lower Alabama, four people with deep ties to their community--the co-owner of a small-town newspaper, her reporter, a school board member, and a school board employee--found themselves in jail, all facing the same unusual criminal charge: sharing grand jury secrets. Rather than let a political disagreement be settled at the ballot box, a district attorney and sheriff waged a campaign of  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued the following news release: Oklahoma City, OK Starbucks employee Amy Smith has filed a Request for Review with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in asking the agency to review a regional NLRB order tossing her petition seeking an election to remove the Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) union from her Oklahoma City store. Amy Smith, who works at the Nichols Hills Starbucks location, is receiving fr  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: A new technology which allows doctors to quantify blood flow in the heart can improve their ability to diagnose potentially deadly coronary artery disease (CAD), an international study led by School of Medicine investigators has found. The technique represents an advance in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) used in conjunction with stress testing to diagnose coronary artery di  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: Weight-loss and diabetes drug tirzepatide can reduce the risk of death or worsening heart failure for patients with heart failure, preserved heart pump function and obesity, new research from UVA Health reveals. The drug, from pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co., was tested in the SUMMIT clinical trial at 146 sites in the United States and abroad. A total of 731 patients with di  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 21 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: * * * Court rules that the Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, and its director lack authority to remove the state from RGGI * * * Today, the Circuit Court of Floyd County ruled that the regulatory action removing Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative was "unlawful and without effect." The court e  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: It's been said that we know more about the surface of the moon than the floor of Earth's oceans. For more than two decades, Virginia Tech's Center for Marine Autonomy and Robotics has been developing robots that can find what lies beneath the sea surface with the support of the Office of Naval Research. Bringing together faculty and students from the College of Engineering and the Virginia Tech National Security Institut  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: Maj. Christopher N. Shingledecker, assistant professor of chemistry at Virginia Military Institute, is a member of a research team responsible for discovering three new molecules in space. The team co-authored research articles recently published in Science and Nature Astronomy, two prestigious science journals, describing the observation of the molecules 1-, 2- and 4-cyanopyrene. The project, calle  more