ITHACA, New York, April 24 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Bala, Agrawal, Pascual elected to arts and sciences academy Provost Kavita Bala and professors Anurag Agrawal and Dr. M. Virginia Pascual have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced on April 23. They are among the nearly 250 new members of the academy, who were recognized for their excellence and who are invited to uphold its mission of engaging across disciplines and   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 25 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2025: Health Ph.D. was a harmonious fit for speech language pathologist Megan Crawford The working professional (and devoted singer) marks a first for the College of Health Professions program, and her research into swallowing disorders embraces an interdisciplinary lens. By Dina Weinstein The sound of music led Megan Crawford to a career in speech pathology - and to a trailblazing rou  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 24 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Breaks Ground on New River Valley Rail Project $264.5 million passenger rail project will extend Amtrak Virginia service to Christiansburg for first time since 1979 RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today broke ground on the highly-anticipated New River Valley Rail Project in Christiansburg, Virginia. As part of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority's (VPRA  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 25 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * James River Land Improvements Project Receives Governor's Environmental Excellence Award The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) received a 2025 Governor's Environmental Excellence Gold Medal Award for the first phase of the James River Land Improvements Pro  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 24 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Still a "Huge, Huge Thing": Sears Continues to Downplay and Dismiss Attacks on Virginia Jobs # Winsome Earle-Sears: "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" VIRGINIA - Winsome Earle-Sears can't escape the audio first reported by Meidas Touch where she downplays and dismisses the attacks   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 25 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 24, 2025: * * * Undergraduates flex their comics creativity in VCU's Graphic Narratives Lab The initial cohort of students explores visual storytelling and scholarship. By Sian Wilkerson In Virginia Commonwealth University's Graphic Narratives Lab, faculty and students are pushing the boundaries of storytelling. This school year, the lab, which is supported by the Humanities Research Center,   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 25 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 24, 2025: * * * VCU adopts a new name for the Robertson School Now the Richard T. Robertson School of Communication, the change reflects the breadth of its disciplines and the evolving industry landscape. By Sian Wilkerson Virginia Commonwealth University's Robertson School, part of the College of Humanities and Sciences, is embracing its ongoing evolution with a new name: the Richard T. Robe  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 24 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Expands Coastal Engineering with Two Acquisitions In a strategic move to expand coastal engineering, VHB is thrilled to join forces with two coastal engineering firms effective today: Waterway Surveys & Engineering (Waterway) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 24 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Virginians Fear Losing Health Care Coverage as Republicans Promise to Gut Medicaid # A Richmond Times-Dispatch report highlights Virginians' growing concerns about Republicans' promise to cut Medicaid funding, jeopardizing Virginia's Medicaid expansion and putting nearly 630,000 people at risk of automatically losing coverage. Earlier this month, all five of Virginia's House Republican mem  more

HERNDON, Virginia, April 25 -- Volkswagen Group of America issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * Volkswagen and Uber launch long-term strategic partnership to deploy autonomous ID. Buzz vehicles on the Uber platform * Volkswagen and Uber to deploy the ID. Buzz AD on the Uber platform in multiple U.S. markets, starting in Los Angeles * Testing of the ID. Buzz AD will begin in late 2025, with plans to offer rides on the Uber platform in 2026 * MOIA, a Volkswagen AG brand,  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 25 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news on April 24, 2025: * * * Governor Patrick Morrisey Signs Lauren's Law, Increasing Penalties for Drug Dealing in West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. - Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey signed Senate Bill 196, known as Lauren's Law, to increase penalties for crimes involving fentanyl and other deadly substances in West Virginia. "Today, we're sending a message to the drug pushers trying to poiso  more