BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 8 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Four veterinary students from Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University (NWAFU) in China are experiencing veterinary medicine through a new lens at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMCVM). This pioneering exchange program, launched in August 2024, represents the first wave of what both institutions hope will become a lasting partnership in veterinary education. "We're working to build a joint prog  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 8 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Autumn is the perfect time to get out and enjoy the changing leaf colors and unplug with a shinrin-yoku experience in your local forest. What's shinrin-yoku, you might ask? Shinrin-yoku is the Japanese art of forest bathing or taking in your natural surroundings using the five senses to help reduce stress levels. November is the perfect time to explore woodland trails in Virginia and enjoy the scientifically proven stres  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 8 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Army wanted Donato Rivas to drive a tank. He wound up jumping out of planes instead. But Rivas' time as a paratrooper and combat medic provided an unlikely spark for his future career as a scientist studying physiology, bioenergetics, and exercise medicine research. Rivas recently joined the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC as a research associate professor. He aims to continue an investigation of muscle d  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Nov. 8 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: The 2024 Small Communities, BIG Solutions (SCBS) Conference returns to Princeton, West Virginia, for the seventh year Nov. 20-22. The event is hosted by the Alliance for the Economic Development of Southern West Virginia - which is housed at Marshall University -- as well as Coalfield Development, The Community Development Hub (The Hub), and Generation West Virginia, and will showcase initiatives driving  more

TYSONS, Virginia, Nov. 9 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: Squire Patton Boggs has advised the Trustees of the Halma Group Pension Plan and the Apollo Pension and Life Assurance Plan on a pound sterling250m Bulk Purchase Annuity buy-in with Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group. The Halma Group Pension Plan is sponsored by Halma plc, and the Apollo Pension and Life Assurance Plan is sponsored by Apollo Fire Detectors Limited, whose parent company is Halma plc. The t  more

TYSONS, Virginia, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- TEGNA, a broadcast, digital media and marketing services company, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Exceeds third quarter key guidance metrics and reaffirms full-year 2024 key guidance metrics Reports record third quarter political revenue Returns more than $90 million of capital to shareholders, on track to meet commitment to return approximately $350 million of capital in 2024 * * * TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced financ  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Nov. 8 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: More than a quarter of new mothers have fallen asleep recently while feeding their babies, putting the infants at increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), research from the School of Medicine reveals. More than 80% had not intended to fall asleep, and many had chosen to feed in chairs or on sofas rather than in a bed. Unfortunately, the cushions and confines of those loc  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A with Bao Chau, a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow: * * * How I found my research is an occasional series featuring VCU students sharing their journeys as researchers. * * * By Tom Gresham Bao Chau received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2022, and he is now a student in the university's pharmaceutical engineering Ph.D. program, a collab  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 8 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Voter discontent with the economy, especially with inflation, helped fuel former President Donald Trump's victory at the polls Tuesday over Vice President Kamala Harris. This discontent has persisted despite signs of economic strength, such as stock market growth and low unemployment numbers. "Even though the economy is doing much better than it was two years ago, people don't feel like they're doing better," said Virgini  more

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Nov. 7 -- Christendom College issued the following news: Christendom women's soccer: National Championship Tournament-bound. The team, coming off the best season in program history, earned their third trip to the USCAA DII National Championship Tournament, as announced by the organization on Wednesday, November 6. They will travel to Pennsylvania for the tournament beginning on November 15, aiming for a shot at the National Championship game on November 17. The women's s  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Nov. 8 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: BUCKHANNON, West Virginia West Virginia Wesleyan College and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine continues to expand their partnership with three freshmen entering into the Go D.O. Early Scholars Program this academic year. The Go D.O. Early Scholars Program allows qualifying students to receive guaranteed acceptance into the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, upon successful  more