MCLEAN, Virginia, May 12 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release: * * * Aldar Partners with Hilton to Develop Yas Island's First Branded Residences Under the Iconic Waldorf Astoria Brand * Waldorf Astoria Residences Yas will be located on the pristine Yas Links Golf Course * An exclusive selection of apartments and penthouses with sweeping views of lush fairways and the iconic Yas Marina Circuit ABU DHABI, UAE - Aldar has today announced its   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 14 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on May 13, 2025: * * * Class of 2025: Austin Barnhardt is prepared to provide comprehensive care in rural communities Barnhardt, an M.D. graduate, spent a month living on the Navajo Nation, learning the ins and outs of rural family medicine that he will bring to residency in the mountain west. By Grace McOmber, School of Medicine At the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, training to be  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 14 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on May 13, 2025: * * * Class of 2025: Fashion designer Franchesca Claros-Chavez finds and shares her style Leaning into her heritage, she envisions spreading a Latinx look. By Joan Tupponce Franchesca Claros-Chavez's excitement was evident as models walked the runway during her first Latinx fashion show in the Commons this month. She and friend Lirio Vera Alva, both graduating seniors majoring in fashi  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 14 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2025: Sophie Laman aimed straight for VCU's forensic science program The Tennessee native will continue exploring crime investigation and medical research this summer. By Joan Tupponce Even before the autopsy, Sophie Laman had discovered what forensic scientists have known for years: The field "is really cool," she said. Forensic science hadn't been on Laman's radar until her father, a   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 13 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Elected, Reproductive Rights Leaders Call Out Winsome Earle-Sears for Being "Morally Opposed" to Protecting Reproductive Freedom # VIRGINIA - Today, Delegate Betsy Carr, Delegate Rae Cousins, Communications Director for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia Rae Pickett, Elizabeth McEntire, a Virginian with a personal reproductive care story called out Winsome Earle-Sears for being "morall  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, May 14 -- The George Mason University Center for History and New Media issued the following news: * * * Report from the Seventh Conference on Digital Humanities and Digital History From March 19th to March 21st, 2025, the German Historical Institute (GHI) in Washington, DC hosted the Seventh Conference on Digital Humanities and Digital History. The conference theme, real-time history, drew on Roy Rosenzweig's call to action that historians need to directly address the metho  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, May 14 -- The George Mason University College of Public Health issued the following news: * * * The opportunity to conduct research is fueling this community health student to discover life-saving cancer treatments By Taylor Thomas During her sophomore year at George Mason University, College of Public Health student Paris Stephens sought to gain more experience as a research assistant, but knew not just any project would suffice. Stephens, who was working on a Bachelor   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 13 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * SEARS SILENT: As Potential Medicaid Cuts Put Virginians' Access to Affordable Healthcare at Risk, Winsome Earle-Sears Stays Silent # 13 News Now: "There are more than 583,000 Virginians enrolled in Medicaid Expansion" VIRGINIA - As threats to Medicaid funding put Virginians' access to affordable healthcare at risk, Winsome Earle-Sears has stayed silent. Sears has repeatedly defended and ch  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 14 -- The Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news on May 13, 2025: * * * VDOT invites public comment for Route 200 study in Lancaster County Take an online survey to provide feedback on existing travel conditions between Old Saint Johns Road to Yorkshire Road FREDERICKSBURG - The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) invites the public to share their feedback on existing travel conditions along Route 200 in Lancaster County. This STARS   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, May 13 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * West Virginia American Water Invests $350,000 in Nitro Infrastructure Upgrades Nitro, W.Va., (May 13, 2025) - West Virginia American Water is pleased to announce an infrastructure upgrade project in Kanawha County. As part of our ongoing commitment to providing safe, clean and reliable water service, the company will be investing approximately $350,000 in  more