RICHMOND, Virginia, April 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on March 31, 2025: * * * 'It feels real': Simulation training provides safe and realistic environment for learners At VCU's Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety, current and future physicians get hands-on clinical experience and practice soft skills that translate into improved patient care. By Laura Ingles, VCU School of Medicine On the ninth and 10th floors of the McGlothlin Medical Educati  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 1 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * 61 DAYS LATER: Sears Still Owes Virginians Answers on Her Vote Against the Right to Contraception Act It's been 61 days since Winsome Earle-Sears "couldn't resist" voting against a bill that would guarantee Virginia women access to birth control and contraception. Sears has not answered why she wants to leave the door open to extreme restrictions on access to birth control and emergency cont  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * At the huge Consumer Electronics Show, a tiny innovation from VCU gets a spotlight A Canadian startup is promoting the work of engineering professor Supriyo Bandyopadhyay: nano-antennas that could power new generations of medical and communications devices. By Jeff Kelley Held every January, the renowned Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is spread across hundreds of thousands of square feet  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 29 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * BREAKING: Behind Closed Doors, Winsome Earle-Sears Dismisses and Laughs Off Attacks on Virginia Jobs "Oh you mean it's not unusual? It happens all the time... And the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing, and I don't understand why" In new audio reported by Meidas Touch, Winsome Earle-Sears dismisses and downplays the attacks on Virginia jobs saying "the media is making it out to  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, March 31 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * Family of late artist Carl Gaertner to Donate Artwork to West Virginia Wesleyan College BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - West Virginia Wesleyan College's Sleeth Gallery will host an exhibit in April from an artist who found inspiration in Appalachia. The exhibit, "Exploring West Virginia: Sketches, Studies and Finished Works" by the late Carl Gaertner will run Thursday, April 3 through May 3 in S  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 1 -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: * * * George Mason launches Virginia's first public master's degree in AI By Nathan Kahl George Mason University will offer a master of science in artificial intelligence (AI) starting this fall, becoming Virginia's first public university to offer a stand-alone master's degree in this field. Recently approved by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), the degree will equip the next g  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on March 31, 2025: * * * VCU researcher finds insights into social media, activism and journalism by exploring unrest in Egypt A Facebook group's transition points to how 2010s expectations for social media didn't materialize, the Robertson School's Mariam Alkazemi says. By Madeline Reinsel The 2011 Egyptian uprisings -- part of what became known by many as the "Arab Spring" -- were noted for their hea  more