BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 3 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * 'Curious Conversations' podcast: Laszlo Horvath talks about the complexities of packaging Laszlo Horvath joined Virginia Tech's "Curious Conversations" to talk about the complexities of packaging, specifically highlighting the multiple factors to be consider during packaging design. Horvath also shared insights related to affordability and sustainability as well as how international tariffs and other supply chain   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 4 -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: * * * 3 UVA Health Discoveries Up for 2024's Biggest Advance For the seventh year in a row, major medical discoveries from UVA Health have been selected to compete for the title of the preceding year's most important scientific advance. The public's vote will ultimately crown the winner in the online contest, called STAT Madness. The bracket-style tournament is sponsored each year by the pr  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 4 -- Empower Oversight Whistleblowers and Research, an educational organization dedicated to enhancing independent oversight of government and corporate wrongdoing, issued the following news release: * * * Court Win Clears Way for Whistleblowers to Appeal in Biden v. IRS The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit yesterday denied Hunter Biden's "Motion for Summary Affirmance"--which would have ended IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler's  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 3 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Fast friends: Faculty runners win national cross-country championship Even in midwinter, Virginia Tech's outdoor track is crowded with the university's fastest track and field athletes -- the kind who notch a four-minute mile or whose race times land them in the ACC top 10. So on Tuesday nights, when the seven members of the Blacksburg Striders 50-plus men's team show up, no one's kidding themselves that they're  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 4 -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * Fayetteville State Women's Basketball Claims Back-to-Back Titles Fayetteville State and Virginia State went head-to-head in the 2025 Food Lion CIAA Women's Basketball championship, with the Broncos seeking their second straight title while the Trojans were looking for their first since 2015. Both teams were neck and neck in the first quarter, as a three-pointer by FSU's Talia Tr  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 4 -- George Mason University issued the following research news: * * * Engineering professors develop human-AI colorization tool for cartoonists By Shayla Brown George Mason University professor Sungsoo Ray Hong has always been a huge fan of cartoons, comics, and animations. By combining his passion with his research area of human-computer interaction, he has created a new tool for cartoonists, ShadowMagic. Hong, his colleague Yotam Gingold, and their PhD students   more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 3 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Kevin Rice named Clery compliance coordinator Kevin Rice has been named the Clery compliance coordinator for the Virginia Tech Police Department. He assumed the role on Dec. 10 after the former coordinator retired. "Kevin brings a wealth of experience in both law enforcement and Clery compliance experience to Virginia Tech, and we are excited for him to join our team," said Mac Babb, chief of police. As the Cl  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 4 -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: * * * Mason scientist orchestrates Moon-based 'message in a bottle' for future generations By Tracy Mason Early Sunday, March 2, the ASPIRE ONE Lunar Record made a successful Moon landing as part of the Ghost Riders in the Sky Lunar mission that launched on January 15 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This mission, a part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services within the Artemis program, is   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 4 -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * Virginia State Men's Basketball Takes Home First Title Since 2019 Virginia State took on Bluefield State to conclude the 2025 Food Lion CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament Saturday evening. The game was a back-and-forth affair that was filled with excitement, however the Trojans found themselves on top and would go on to claim their first title since 2019, defeating the B  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 3 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Virginia Tech Rescue Squad receives first place, MERIT status at national conference Thirteen members with the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad attended the 32nd annual National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and won first place in the Advanced Life Support Skills Challenge, where they were given a high acuity trauma and medical scenario to test their knowledge a  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 3 -- Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Whole Health Consortium at Virginia Tech funds teams to tackle community health challenges A newly funded research project is helping Acadia Lewis harness the power of geospatial technologies to help a world of hurting veterans. "Working on this project allows me to apply geospatial analysis to real-world challenges while collaborating with experts across disciplines," said Lewis, an undergraduate student studyi  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, March 4 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Code change provides further opportunities for economics majors The code change would switch the economics program from a social science CIP code to a STEM CIP code, providing students with more opportunities post-graduation. By William Oster William & Mary economics students now have more career options post-graduation, thanks to a recent degree code change. The change switched the economics program from   more

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, March 4 -- Shawnee State University issued the following news: * * * Zempter contributes to new Communication degree at SSU In the fall of 2022, Dr. Christy Zempter returned to her roots to work for Shawnee State University. Initially from Minford, Ohio, Dr. Zempter bounced around Huntington, Columbus, and Athens before coming back to Scioto County to build the communication major at SSU. "I'm originally from Minford in Scioto County," Dr. Zempter said. "I was a journalism   more