BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: After watching Cole Hocker stunningly win the men's 1,500-meter race the U.S. Olympic Trials and then seeing him cruise through the semifinal heat at the Summer Olympics in Paris, Ben Thomas started wondering if maybe his standout pupil was on pace for a medal. "Everyone was talking about everybody else," Thomas said. "He likes that, and I like that. It lets you stay outside the hype and lets you just focus on you." In   more

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- Christendom College issued the following news: This past Friday and Saturday marked the opening weekend for the 2024-25 Christendom Athletics season, with most of the fall varsity sports in play. Christendom's men's soccer team split a pair of games in the Mont Alto Labor Day Classic to kick off their fall season, winning 4-1 over Penn State Mont Alto on Saturday. Meanwhile, the women's volleyball team finished 1-2 in the USCAA Tip-Off Tournament and the women'  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- 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 Boeing Starliner 'pings' not as mysterious as they sound The Boeing Starliner, currently docked at the International Space Station, is set to return to Earth w  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Out of thousands of hopefuls, fewer than 1 percent earned a coveted spot in the Class of 2028 at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. The group hails from 16 states and 43 undergraduate and graduate institutions, bringing vital perspectives from diverse backgrounds. The class of 51 students is the 15th to enter the school. Two-thirds of the class are women, and 15 students call Virginia home, including two from  more

HARRISONBURG, Virginia, Sept. 5 -- James Madison University issued the following news: * * * SUMMARY: The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia recently awarded JMU a grant to improve mental health services and increase the number of mental health providers on campus. * * * The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) recently awarded James Madison University a grant to improve mental health services and increase the number of mental health providers on JMU's campus.   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: As bacteria continue to become more resistant to antibiotics, it will be harder to treat bacterial infections, leading to more severe illnesses, longer hospital stays, and higher mortality rates. As an undergraduate student at Virginia Tech, Megan O'Hara had a unique opportunity to study how bacteria move across surfaces a process known as twitching motility working under the mentorship of Zhaomin Yang, professor of biol  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Old Dominion University issued the following Q&A on Sept. 3, 2024, with Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth, curator and director of the Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries: * * * By Sam McDonald The new curator and director of the Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Jasper Waugh-Quasebarth, brings to Old Dominion University a stockpile of knowledge that's easy to admire and hard to categorize. As a folklorist and anthropologist, Waugh-Quasebarth has conducted r  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts announces its fall 2024 season of music, theatre, and cinema. Events include performances by students, faculty members, and guest artists. The concerts, plays, and events will be held in venues across campus, and many of the events are free. Music Music events range from intimate chamber music recitals to large orchestra concerts and include a variety of musical styles. Perfor  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * In realms such as health, the environment and memory studies, VCU's universitywide hub has launched multiple labs for interdisciplinary research. * * * By Rani Sisavath The Humanities Research Center at Virginia Commonwealth University will mark its 10th anniversary this year by introducing Humanities Week, a celebration of the humanities on campus, from Sept. 16 to Se  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Sept. 3, 2024: * * * The test includes activation of outdoor sirens and multichannel messaging that communicates information to community members. * * * By Brian McNeill Virginia Commonwealth University will conduct a full test of its emergency communications and alerting systems, including outdoor sirens, on the Monroe Park and MCV campuses and at the VCU Police Department's headquarters, 224 E. Br  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A on Sept. 3, 2024, with Geoff Bouvier, a poet and a faculty member in the Department of English: * * * Bouvier, who teaches in VCU's Department of English, curates 'my own history of everything' to highlight humanity's interconnectedness. * * * By Sian Wilkerson With his third book, poet Geoff Bouvier tackles the tough questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? And how did we get here? In "Us From N  more