FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news dated Nov. 3, 2025: * * * "A Stronger Sense of Community:" TheatreMania Brings FCPS Middle School Students Together Through the Arts * Key Middle School was alive with energy on Saturday, October 25, as over a hundred middle school students from across Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) gathered for TheatreMania 2025 a day-long celebration of creativity, collaboration, and community in the performing  more

RESTON, Virginia, Oct. 29 -- Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting and evaluating media across platforms, issued the following news release: [Category: BizConsulting] * * * Comscore's 2025 State of Streaming Report Reveals Surging Growth of Both Ad-Supported Platforms and FAST Channels * 45% of Netflix U.S. Households Watch on the Ad-supported Tier Compared to 34% in 2024 RESTON, VA, October 29, 2025 Comscore, a global leader in measuring and analyzing consumer behaviors, today re  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 30 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Dare to ask: A first-year assignment that builds empathy, curiosity and civil discourse * What does a California fire chief have in common with a British beauty queen, a West Virginia senator, a Florida school principal and a top official at the United Nations? Each was interviewed by a first-year Commodore as part of a summer 2025 assignment for all incoming students titled " Stories that Connect Us."   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Feeling overwhelmed? Resiliency program teaches skills to VCU students * By Sian Wilkerson Nick Echard was foundering. As a transfer student coming to Virginia Commonwealth University midway through freshman year, he was in a new area, surrounded by new people - and the pressures began to pile up. As he juggled a job and his college coursework, Echard, now a third-year mass communications ma  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS MEDIA TO PRESENT SPECIAL PROGRAMMING ON ELECTION NIGHT * FOX News Channel's Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum to Co-Anchor FNC's "Democracy '25 Election Night" on November 4th from 10-11 PM/ET NEW YORK - October 30, 2025 FOX News Media will present special multiplatform live programming surrounding key races in the 2025 general election on Tuesday, November 4th, in  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Exploring fear and fascination with a Popular Horror class By Colleen Kearney Rich When George Mason University English professor Eric Gary Anderson steps into the classroom to teach ENGL 419 Popular Horror, he's not just talking about things that go bump in the night--he and his students are exploring what makes people seek out horror in the first place. For more than a decade, Anderson has taught classe  more

HAMPTON, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Hampton University issued the following news: * * * Chaplain, Dean of the School of Religion Rev. Dr. Debra Haggins Releases Groundbreaking Book on AI, Theological Education New publication explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping theological inquiry and ministry, offering superlative insight into the future of faith and learning. * In an era when technology is challenging nearly every facet of human understanding, one Hampton University scholar is a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 30 [Category: BizConsulting] -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release: * * * KBR Expands Presence in Nation's Capital, Opens New Rosslyn Office * KBR's New Northern Virginia Office Will Support Enhanced Service to Government Customers HOUSTON, October 30, 2025 - KBR today announced the opening of a new office in Rosslyn, Virginia, in The Towers at 1100 Wilson Boulevard. The office, five minutes from  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: * * * Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security (ICS) and DroneTrace take flight with next phase of research Marshall University and DroneTrace continue their research partnership on UAV Forensics Research. Pictured left to right are Alexandria Donathan, executive director of the Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security, Liam Bowers, CEO, DroneTrace, Adam Aucoin, a junior in Cyber Foren  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: * * * Marshall University launches nation's first joint M.D. + M.A. in Communication Studies degree program Marshall University has launched the nation's first four-year dual Doctor of Medicine and Master of Arts in Communication Studies (M.D. + M.A.) degree program, a collaboration between the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and the College of Liberal Arts. This innovative program integrates medic  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 31 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- Northrop Grumman posted the following news: * * * Northrop Grumman Elevates the F-16 with Next-Gen Electronic Warfare and Radar Technologies How Northrop Grumman's IVEWS and SABR provide unmatched survivability and lethality in contested airspace * On their own, Northrop Grumman's Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) and Scalable Agile Beam Radar (SABR) Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar are formid  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 31 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Stanley M. Brand quoted in Politico article His comments appeared in a story on congressional rules governing staff pay * Penn State Dickinson Law Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government Stanley M. Brand recently commented for a Politico story on congressional rules governing staff pay. He explained that a "loophole" in Senate rules allowed a staff aide to   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The hidden dangers of vapes: VCU study reveals chemicals, risks and teen use * By Sian Wilkerson Recent testing by a Virginia Commonwealth University forensic toxicology research lab is uncovering the hidden dangers of vapes and cannabis products used by more than a million school-age children across the country each year. The study also highlights the rise of vaping in schools, where unregula  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The perks of being a VCUCard holder * By Elinor Frisa You swipe it at Market 810. You tap it to enter your residence hall or use the printers at Cabell Library. Whether it's in your wallet or your pocket, your VCUCard is with you nearly every step of the way during your Virginia Commonwealth University experience. But what else can your card do for you on and off campus? Your college ID is yo  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 31 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: * * * Jackson '12 Creates Scholarship to Honor Grandparents University of the Ozarks alumna Morgan (Goates) Jackson '12 of Fayetteville, Ark., has established the Roy and Virginia Goates Scholarship Endowment at the University in honor of her grandparents with a gift pledge of $20,000. Morgan Jackson said she created the scholarship to honor her grandmother and late grandfather as a "symbol of love and  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * How to beat the fall-back blues By Alice Berry, aberry@virginia.edu On Sunday at 2 a.m., people across the country will experience time travel as they turn back their clocks an hour, marking the end of daylight saving time. Though the time change temporarily gives people an extra hour of sleep, losing an hour of daylight in the evenings - set against the backdrop of the inexorable shr  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- The University of Virginia School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Talks Blood, Guts and Her Interest in 'Repugnant Transactions' Kim Krawiec's Scholarship Explores 'Taboo' Markets By Melissa Castro Wyatt Every legal scholar can spot the proverbial "parade of horribles," the grim hypotheticals that test a legal argument's limits. But few make it their specialty. Professor Kim Krawiec of the University of Virginia School of Law has buil  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: * * * Cadet Studies Civil War Medical Kit A cadet at Virginia Military Institute is revealing medical mysteries from the 19th century using 21st century technology. Moriah Delozier '28 majors in chemistry with double minors in history and literary studies. She also works as a cadet curatorial assistant at the VMI Museum. It was there she learned from museum registrar/curator, Cathy DeSilvey, that among the  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Commonwealth Cyber Initiative launches new outdoor wireless test bed By Michele McDonald A new 1.5-mile outdoor wireless network test bed for the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) gives researchers and industry partners new infrastructure to test advancements designed to safeguard our data and privacy. Running along Stroubles Creek on Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus, the outdoor extension enhances the CCI   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Experts explain impact of expiring SNAP benefits, share resources to help This week, states received notification from USDA Food and Nutrition Services that, during the federal government shutdown, there will be insufficient funding to issue November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to recipients. While Virginia is implementing a new State Emergency Food Assistance Program  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Head Start funding pause would affect child development and stability, expert warns By Jenny Kincaid Boone If the government shutdown cuts off funding for the federal Head Start program, the consequences for children, families, and educators could be far-reaching, says a Virginia Tech expert. "Children enrolled in Head Start programs across the country are the children who need high-quality early education the   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * How semantic communication could reshape the way we think about wireless Advances in artificial intelligence could significantly change the fundamental way we transmit information. By Noah Frank Consider, for a moment, the photograph. The light-sensitive film within a camera reacts to color wavelengths when exposed to light to imprint upon it an image of the world outside its lens. This all happens on a physica  more

GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- William and Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news: * * * Former Secretary of State John F. Kerry upholds science, research-backed truth as inaugural Blue Horizons Fellow The new program brings leaders, innovators to William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS to inspire, engage and collaborate By Patrick McGettigan "We have global problems to solve and an hour to do it," joked William & Mary's Batten School & VIMS Dean and Dir  more