NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 11 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * 'What's Wrong With You?' New PETA Campaign Calls Out Albuquerque's Wool-Wearing 'Animal Lovers' * Albuquerque, N.M. - Would you rescue a stray kitten off the street, but slap on a pair of wool mittens in the winter? That's the contradiction PETA is pointing out to "animal lovers" in the Duke City--which became the first municipality to ban pet stores from sel  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 11 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * 'What's Wrong With You?' New PETA Campaign Calls Out Meat-Eating Hypocrites * Norfolk, Va. - In a new nationwide campaign popping up in progressive cities across the country, PETA is throwing down the gauntlet and confronting virtue-signaling hypocrites--people who would never wear fur but devour cheese, who protest climate change yet refuse to slash their ow  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 9 -- The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy posted the following news release on Aug. 8, 2025: * * * 22 Organizations Send Letter to Gov. Morrisey Urging Him Not to Share SNAP Enrollees' Personal Data Charleston, WV-- In July, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued guidance to states to move ahead with implementing President Donald J. Trump's executive order by creating a national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) inform  more

FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- The University of Mary Washington issued the following news: * * * AI Research and Real-World Impact Take Shape at UMW's Center for AI and the Liberal Arts By Amy Jessee The University of Mary Washington has long been a leader in higher education adapted to a global digital environment. Now with the acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI), it has centered this work, bringing together faculty and students from communication and digital studies, comput  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Air Battle Managers, DAF BATTLE NETWORK, a lethal combo By Morgan Brown, DAF PEO C3BM Public Affairs In the high-stakes environment of modern conflict, air battle managers are critical warfighters, orchestrating complex air operations and integrating cutting-edge technology to maintain air superiority. Air battle managers serve as human command and control nodes, providing real-  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Anne de Marcken wins the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award for 'It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over' De Marcken will receive the prize, which is now in its 24th year, during a public event at VCU on Nov. 5. * Anne de Marcken has won the 2025 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award, which honors an outstanding debut novel published during the preceding calendar year. Her winning book, "It Lasts Forever and  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldiers facilitate, augment Eastern Phoenix 2025 medical training exercise * FORT GORDON, Ga. - Thirty-nine Army Reserve Soldiers of the Richmond, Virginia-based 7457th Medical Operational Readiness Unit collaborated alongside their Active Component counterparts during the Eastern Phoenix 2025 training exercise held in between the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center in F  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Consumer Action for a Strong Economy issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 11, 2025: * * * CASE Op-Ed in DC Journal: The Path to a Healthier Future Remains a Deliberative Process There is widespread belief among Americans that the government works best when it is more limited and efficient. The core of this involves balancing bloated budgets, cutting red tape and reining in federal overreach. And it's those principles of freedom and individual l  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 11 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Churn Up the Volume! PETA's Vegan Ice Cream Truck Will Have Kids Screaming for Free Treats Nationwide * Norfolk, Va. - Noise levels may get out of cone trol before the end of summer as PETA puts the pedal to the metal on its first annual " i Scream " truck tour, encouraging kids and adults alike to scream--literally--for free vegan ice cream that's as delicio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Beyer Meets with Illegal MS-13 and 18th Street Gang Members and Other Criminal Illegal Aliens at Farmville Detention Center * When will Congressman Beyer meet with the American victims of these illegal aliens' violent crimes? WASHINGTON - During his August 8 visit to the Farmville Detention Center, Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) toured the Farmville Detention Center in Prince   more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: * * * Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy Explores Latest Exchange Operations at Dan Daniel Distribution Center Stephen B. Simmons, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Military Community and Family Policy, and other MC&FP leaders visited the Army & Air Force Exchange's Dan Daniel Distribution Center (DDDC) on Aug. 4 to see in action the  more

ROSEMONT, Illinois, Aug. 12 -- ISSA, a cleaning industry association, issued the following news: * * * Don't Miss the Debut of the Global Collegiate Sales Competition at ISSA Show North America Experience the future of sales in action at the first-ever Global Collegiate Sales Competition, launching at ISSA Show North America 2025. Over the course of two action-packed days, ten four-person student teams from leading colleges and universities--including UNLV, Virginia Tech, Ball State, Texas A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Hostile Takeover of Washington, D.C., MPD * WASHINGTON -- This morning, Donald Trump federalized the Metropolitan Police Department. The following is a statement of government watchdog Common Cau se President & CEO Virginia Kase Solomon : "This is just one more action out of an authoritarian playbook. As more Americans sour on Donald Trump's cruel and corrupt agenda, he'll do absolutely anyth  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Jen Kiggans Set to Pal Around With Palantir in Jackson Hole - But Won't Hold a Town Hall in Virginia Beach * Jen Kiggans has time to pal around with Palantir, but no time for her own constituents. Punchbowl News reports that the vulnerable Republican congresswoman will be headed to a donor retreat in Jackson Hole next week with the CEO of Palantir - the Peter Thiel-started compan  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology issued the following news release: * * * Machinery Orders Rise as Automation Grows, Aerospace Soars McLean, Va. (August 11, 2025) -- New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $429.2 million in June 2025. This was a 9.1% increase from May 2025 and a 7.7% increase from June 2024. Machinery  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * National Capital Region Delegation Statement On Trump's Police Actions In The District Of Columbia * U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (VA-8), Steny Hoyer (MD-5), Jamie Raskin (MD-8), Jennifer McClellan (VA-4), Glenn Ivey (MD-4), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10), Sarah Elfreth (MD-3), Eugene Vindman (VA-7), and April McClain Delaney (MD-6) today issued the following statement on President Trump's announcement t  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 11 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * National Guard Captain Wins Army's Premier Writing Contest * An essay by a Wisconsin Army National Guard captain is the winner of this year's General William E. DePuy Writing Contest. Capt. Micah Neidorfler's article, "Fighting for the Day After: Preserving Chinese Maritime Infrastructure in a Conventional War," was selected for the top prize in the Army's premier   more

VIENNA, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- The Navy Federal Credit Union issued the following news release: * * * Navy Federal Celebrates Its Volunteers by Donating $100,000 to Charities Benefiting Military Families and Local Communities Vienna, Va. (August 2025) - Navy Federal Credit Union is dispersing $1,000 grants to 100 qualifying nonprofits where employees donate their time. Dollars for Doers is a nomination-based Navy Federal Serves program that celebrates volunteers and the causes they are passiona  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Capito Visits Milton as State, City Sign Lower Mud River Flood Control Project Partnership Agreement * Milton, W.Va. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), traveled to Milton, W.Va., where she attended an event to mark the signing of an amendment to the Lower Mud River flood control project part  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * A portable water tank from a VCU public-private partnership is designed to transform cancer radiation therapy William Song, a professor in the School of Medicine, and his partners hope to take a complex, costly process in cancer care and make it faster, more affordable and more accessible. By Jeff Kelley Roughly the size of a large fish tank but far more complex, the water tank "phantom" is an u  more

RADFORD, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- Radford University issued the following Highlander Highlights wrap up for the week of Aug. 8, 2025: * * * Highlanders in the News: Week of Aug. 8, 2025 By Neil Harvey Our Highlanders are using their education to do extraordinary things. In this column, we highlight some notable mentions from local, regional, national and international news media. Whether our students, alumni, faculty and staff are featured as subject matter experts in high-profile stories or sim  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Relief Still Available to West Virginia Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Post-Tropical Storm Helene * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in West Virginia of the Sept. 9 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic l  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott Statement on Trump Takeover of DC Police * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement: "President Trump's plan to federalize Washington, D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department and deploy the National Guard against Washingtonians has no legal or factual justification. President Trump claimed crime is out of control in Washington, in spite of  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Sears Slammed for Repeatedly Dismissing Donald Trump's Attacks on Virginia Jobs * # Cardinal News Op-Ed: "If Earle-Sears doesn't seem to care about workers in Northern Virginia losing their jobs, would she care about workers elsewhere losing their jobs?" VIRGINIA - A new column from the Cardinal News slams Winsome Earle-Sears for repeatedly dismissing Donald Trump's attacks on Virginia j  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Constructing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill: Stakeholders' Perspectives": * * * "Thank you for joining us this morning and welcome to our three great witnesses that we have. This hearing is second in a two-part series of hearings that we are having to help guide the dev  more

RESTON, Virginia, Aug. 11 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * SNMMI Launches Global Radiopharmaceutical Trial Finder * Media Contact: Rebecca Maxey (703)652-6772 rmaxey@snmmi.org # # New tool connects patients and physicians to live-savings nuclear medicine procedures Reston, VA (August 11, 2025)-- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) is proud to announce the launch of the   more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * Superintendent's Weekly Reflections * Hello Team FCPS! Wow, what another amazing summer week here in this great school division. I enjoyed spending time at the kick off meetings for a wide variety of staff this past week. We have so many hard working professionals in this school division who form the pillars of support that enable success in the classroom for our students, each and every one o  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Aug. 11 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * UMass Experimenter Sought to Destroy Damning Records of Monkey Torment * Amherst, Mass. - A PETA lawsuit win may have expedited the closure of Agnes Lacreuse's marmoset laboratory at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass), and today, PETA releases new evidence showing the lengths the experimenter went to to keep the public in the dark. PETA filed a  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: * * * Online Treatment Helps Older Adults Overcome Insomnia An online insomnia treatment developed at the School of Medicine has been shown to greatly benefit older adults struggling to sleep. The findings suggest the online program could help many older people who do not have access to in-person treatment because of location or cost. The SHUTi OASIS intervention (Sleep Healthy Usi  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- The University of Virginia's School of Law issued the following Q&A on Aug. 11, 2025, with Kashi Way, a judge for the U.S. Tax Court: * * * U.S. Judge Kashi Way '99 To Address New Students Longtime Tax Lawyer Sits for Q&A Ahead of Orientation Remarks * Kashi Way, a judge for the U.S. Tax Court, will welcome the Class of 2028 during orientation Friday at the University of Virginia School of Law. Way, a 1999 graduate of the Law School, formerly served as  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Fellowship allows social work student to combine practice and policy Rayelle Ross, a Ph.D. student, will serve a fellowship with the Council on Social Work Education focusing on social safety net programs. By Geoff LoCicero, VCU School of Social Work Determination runs in Rayelle Ross' family, she says, and it has manifested itself in her drive as a college athlete, in her passion for understand  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Joins National Capital Region Delegation Colleagues in Condemning Trump's Police Actions in the District of Columbia * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Representatives Eugene Vindman (Va.-07), Don Beyer (Va.-08), Steny Hoyer (Md.-05), Jamie Raskin (Md.-08), Jennifer McClellan (Va.-04), Glenn Ivey (Md.-04), Suhas Subramanyam (Va.-10), Sarah Elfreth (Md.-03), and April McClain Delaney (Md.-06) toda  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * AI, citizen science combine to help save sharks The platform uses artificial intelligence to turn shark photos posted online into real-time data that helps scientists monitor and protect threatened shark populations worldwide. By Max Esterhuizen One-third of shark species are at risk of extinction, yet scientists still lack basic data on their habitats, populations, and trends. To solve this, research  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following Q&A on Aug. 8, 2025, by Melody Warnick with Aaron Noble, professor and head of the Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering and interim head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering: * * * Expert explains rare earth elements -- and why the Department of Defense is investing in them By Melody Warnick Rare earth elements thread invisibly through daily life, quietly powering everything from laptops to smartph  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Mary Marchant honored with emerita status Mary Marchant, professor of agricultural and applied economics in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been conferred the title of professor emerita by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The emeritus title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands in recognition of exemplary s  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Partnership with Aclara aims to expand supply chain for critical minerals Heavy rare earth elements can enhance permanent magnets in electric vehicles and wind turbines, but the global supply is strained from its high concentration in a single region. By Suzanne Miller Virginia Tech and the Canadian-headquartered Aclara Resources are taking a key step toward making green technology supply chains more sustainabl  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Researchers join international environmental stewardship collaboration With support from the National Science Foundation, researchers will help build a global network of community-driven observatories. By Max Esterhuizen College of Natural Resources and Environment researchers are joining a global effort to study how the environment impacts public health through a nearly $1 million National Science Foundation g  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 12 (TNSrpt) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Researchers support pilot project to help protect the Chesapeake Bay Virginia's $20 million initiative is expected to prevent 580,000 pounds of nitrogen pollution from reaching the bay. By Melissa Vidmar Virginia Tech researchers are helping lead a new state initiative that tackles one of the Chesapeake Bay's most persistent environmental challenges: nutrient pollution from nonpoint sources. Partnerin  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Students pack a lot in on summer trips to Asia Going to places like Sri Lanka and Nepal allows students and faculty members to conduct research and help with community projects that will benefit the people in both developing countries while also providing an avenue for students' individual growth. By Jimmy Robertson Even after enduring 18 hours' worth of flights and then dealing with heat, mosquitoes, and a slig  more