BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Karen Hult joined Virginia Tech's "Curious Conversations" to chat about the history and evolution of polling, methods used in modern polling, and how politicians and the average person can interpret poll results. The conversation highlights the importance of probability sampling and inferential statistics in generating accurate poll results as well as the need for critical thinking when reading them. About Hult Hult is   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: William Hopkins and Erin Hotchkiss are creating a watershed moment for the conservation of the eastern hellbender salamander in Virginia. In partnership with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, their $2 million award is one of 10 research projects funded by the Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice program, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and t  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Alan Michaels, director of the Spectrum Dominance Division at the National Security Institute and professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named the Northrop Grumman Senior Faculty Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Northrop Grumman Senior Faculty Fellowship was established through a gift from the Northrop Grumman Corporation. It enables Virginia Tech to off  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Arthur Ball, collegiate assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering, has been named the Bradley Faculty Fellow of Education by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Bradley Fellowship of Education was established in 2015 to support electrical and computer engineering faculty members who have an exemplary record of outstanding achievement and innovation in teaching, student   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 21 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced two separate actions defending state laws that ensure opportunity and fairness in girls' sports. The multistate actions urge the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Idaho and West Virginia laws that protect female athletes. "Girls deserve the opportunity to compete and succeed in the sports they love," said Attorney General Bird. "Allowin  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: In July, a wave of phishing emails targeting Virginia Tech employees attempted to and nearly succeeded in diverting direct deposits, including pay, away from their legitimate destination. Here's what happened: Employees received phishing emails urging them to log into a well-disguised fake login screen. If a user responded, the hackers had that employee's username and password. The hackers then attempted to log into t  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Bruno Malacarne grew up on a family farm in a small rural town in Brazil, near the Paraguay border. His multigenerational family still lives on the farm, where they grow crops and raise beef cattle. Malacarne is an equine surgery resident at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center (EMC), a 24/7 equine emergency clinic and Leesburg-based teaching hospital of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Fr  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. Virginia Tech experts available to discuss headlines in the news Harris, Walz lead DNC in Chicago The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago Monday, as Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim W  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle C. Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * Hello Team FCPS! Wow, what a great start to this epic school year we have had today!! Thank you one and all for your efforts, passion, and dedication to the education of our students -- each and every one of them; it matters. As I have been out in the schools, I have been so moved by the many intentional ways in which we are welcoming  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: David Hirsch, who recently led the Securities and Exchange Commission's Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit (CACU), has joined McGuireWoods' growing securities enforcement and regulatory counseling practice as a partner in Washington, D.C. Hirsch served as CACU chief in the SEC's Division of Enforcement, overseeing matters that included first-of-their-kind investigations, resolutions and litigation. He was res  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Showing the start of learning recovery from the extended pandemic school closures and the most significant learning loss of students' nationwide, Virginia students in Grades 3-8 showed some improvement in the Standards of Learning testing in Math and Reading in the 2023-2024 school year. This year's improvements followed the extensive work done by many Virginia educators on Virginia's ALL In Virgi  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Intermed Labs (IL), in collaboration with Marshall Health Network (MHN), has launched Kneedle LLC, a company featuring an innovative medical device designed to significantly enhance the detection of infections in joint replacement surgeries. The patent-pending device was co-invented by Ali Oliashirazi, M.D., professor and chair of orthopaedic surgery at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech's College of Architecture, Arts, and Design gained an "impact champion" when Professor Karine Dupre began her new appointment as associate dean of research and creative scholarship on Aug. 1. An architect and urban designer, Dupre is coming to Blacksburg from Griffith University in Queensland, Australia, where her most recent leadership position was that of impact champion. In this role, Dupre provided supp  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 21 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito welcomed Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), to its new National Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity in Critical Infrastructure/Institute for Cyber Security to see the work being done to boost cyber security and train the next generation of cyber experts. The day-long series of meetings included  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 21 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: Marshall University's Amicus Curiae Lecture Series on Constitutional Democracy will kick off the 2024-2025 academic year with a lecture by award-winning historian, author and educator Elisabeth Griffith titled "A Constitutional Quandary: Where Are the Women?" The event, which is free and open to the public, is set for 7 p.m., Aug. 29 at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall. A graduate of Wellesley Colleg  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Since the school's inception, first-year students at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine have quickly been initiated into the field of medicine, learning its myriad roles and responsibilities. They earned their hospital badges, wore their stethoscopes around their necks, and began diagnosing standardized patients. In years past, new students did not receive the most significant symbol of the profession until l  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Concord University issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1 million to Concord University's College of Science, Mathematics, and Health for a project titled "Science Engagement and Active Mentoring to Build Identity among Students in Computer Science, Chemistry and Geosciences" (SEAM Program). This project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians   more

CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 21 -- American Public University, a part of the American Public University System, issued the following news release: More than 1,000 people registered to attend the virtual conference, "AI and the Future of Education" co-hosted by American Public University System (APUS) and Policy Studies Organization's (PSO) Journal of Online Research and Practice (JOLRAP) and The International Journal of Open Educational Resources (IJOER). People from 19 countries including  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 21 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft recently won a maritime contract dispute on behalf of BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Inc. (BAE NSR). The decision followed a five-day trial in the so-called "Rocket Docket" in the Eastern District of Virginia, reputed to be the fastest federal court docket in the country for complex commercial cases. The case arose out of the Navy's implementation of its Heavy Weather Plan on the USS Tortuga (LSD 46) in respo  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 20 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: August has seen record heat, but that won't stop knowledgeable home gardeners who know that now is the best time to plant fall crops: beets, carrots, kale, cauliflower, peas, lettuce, spinach, cilantro, and more. "Fall gardening is a great time to think about irrigation and possibly upgrading your system," said Shawn Jadrnicek, Virginia Cooperative Extension agent whose work has focused on farming in a variety of climate  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Welcome to the Chesapeake Bay, a vital ecosystem teeming with life, sustaining a vibrant coastal community and seafood industry that enriches the region's history, culture, and economy. Here, where freshwater from rivers and streams meets saltwater from the ocean, a unique home exists for diverse native wildlife, each contributing to the delicate balance sustaining this remarkable ecosystem. But beneath the bay's surfac  more

ATHENS, West Virginia, Aug. 21 -- Concord University issued the following news release: Thanks to funding available through CU Forward, an initiative supported by the Department of Education's Title III Strengthening Institutions Program, Concord University continues to strengthen the undergraduate research experience, enhance career exploration, and innovate in online learning. Faculty will be implementing state-of-the-art projects aligned with CU Forward's goals in the 2024-25 academic year.   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Aug. 20, 2024: * * * A storm shifted the convocation's warm welcome to new students indoors and online, but the Block Party festivities enjoyed clear skies. * * * By Dina Weinstein As weather radars showed an afternoon storm rolling into Richmond on Monday afternoon, organizers of the Weeks of Welcome programming at Virginia Commonwealth University moved the traditional New Student Convocation indoo  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will hold its quarterly board meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 1:15 p.m. in 2100 Torgersen Hall, 620 Drillfield Drive on the Blacksburg campus. In addition, on Monday, Aug. 26, an orientation session and retreat will be held in open session for new and returning board members beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Pete Dye River Course, 8400 River Course Drive in Radford. Board members will r  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech Innovation Campus' first building focuses on sustainability, emphasizes health and wellness, and creates spaces that foster a sense of community all designed with cutting-edge technologies befitting of a university making moves in the fields of computer science and computer engineering. The Innovation Campus Academic Building One is just across the Potomac River from the National Mall and some of the mo  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: On the morning of Aug. 5, Category 1 Hurricane Debby made landfall near Steinhatchee, Florida, then moved up the East Coast. The storm flooded nearly 2,200 square kilometers, or 850 square miles, between Florida and New York, according to new findings from Virginia Tech's Earth Observation and Innovation Lab. By Aug. 9, more than 35 million people from South Carolina to Vermont were under flood alerts. Berkeley County, S  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) has launched the first phase of its Smart City test bed located near the university's Northern Virginia Center in Falls Church. This initial technology implementation involves modernizing the city's traffic control systems to provide a foundation onto which additional "smart" technologies may be applied. The upgraded traffic control systems aim to help improve pedestrian   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Wiley Rein, a law firm, issued the following news release: Wiley Rein LLP filed an amicus brief along with The Rutherford Institute and The Buckeye Institute in United States v. Ross, a Second Circuit case involving attorneys' fees owed by the government in civil asset forfeiture proceedings. The Rutherford Institute is a public-interest civil-liberties organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Buckeye Institute is a public-interest law firm based in Columbus,  more