ELKINS, West Virginia, April 18 -- Davis and Elkins College issued the following news release: * * * Davis & Elkins College Receives $80,000 in Gifts to Strengthen Naylor Learning Center Davis & Elkins College is thrilled to announce two generous gifts totaling $80,000 to support the Naylor Learning Center, a crucial resource that helps students excel academically. The contributions come from Sylvia Fields of The Eden Hall Foundation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Imran Akram and Dr. Seemi   more

ROANOKE, Virginia, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Researchers investigate low-intensity electrical pulses to help the immune system fight cancer Instead of destroying tumors outright, lower-intensity pulses may enhance the body's natural defenses. By John Pastor High-intensity electrical pulses have been medically used to destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. But lower-intensity pulses may have a differ  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 18 -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: * * * George Mason English professor named Guggenheim Fellow Tania James, associate professor of English at George Mason University, has been named a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow in the Fiction category. James, a professor in the Creative Writing Program, was one of 198 individuals in the United States and Canada awarded a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which is celebrating its   more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 18 -- George Mason University issued the following research news: * * * 4-VA team studies wastewater treatment systems By Elizabeth Gillooly Editor's note: This story references a grant awarded in 2023. Furst is now at 4Va partner school Virginia Tech. One of the most pressing issues in human and ecological health is the abundance of poly and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and phthalate esters (PAEs) in our ecosystem--two classes of synthetic chemicals known as "f  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 16 -- George Mason University issued the following research news: * * * The global repercussions of failing to stop the measles outbreak now By Taylor Thomas As of April 15, 2025, measles continues to spread across the nation and does not appear to be slowing down, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data. In addition to outbreaks in the U.S., international public health organizations are reporting rises in cases across the globe. The Pan Am  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Delta Star Inc. Expands Lynchburg Manufacturing Facility Transformer manufacturer will invest $35 million and create 300 new jobs in second expansion in two years RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Delta Star Inc., a manufacturer of power transformers and mobile substations for the electrical grid, will invest $35 million to ex  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Reports Year-to-Date March General Fund Revenues Remain on Track RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that general fund revenues are up 5.8 percent ($1,163.5 million) year-over-year through the first nine months of Fiscal Year 2025 and that for the month of March, total general fund revenues declined by 0.1 percent (-$2.8 million) versus the same   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Youngkin Announces New Virginia Department of Health Maternal and Child Health Data Dashboards RICHMOND, VA - Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the launch of an upgraded Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Dashboard and two new dashboards to monitor and provide actionable data on maternal mortality and pregnancy-associated deaths. The data are designed to be used as a resource  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: Google Found Guilty of Illegal AdTech Monopoly WASHINGTON (April 17, 2025) - Today a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia ruled that Google's advertising technology (adtech) unit is an illegal monopoly. This case brought to Alexandria by the Justice Department is the second hit to Google who lost another federal monopoly case against its search engine last year. Faculty experts at the G  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 18 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: * * * ODU Breaks Ground on Barry Art Museum Expansion By Jonah Grinkewitz Leaders from Old Dominion University and the Barry Art Museum gathered with members of the campus and the broader community on Wednesday afternoon to break ground on an expansion project that will double the museum's gallery space. More than 200 people gathered outside the museum on the corner of 43rd St. and Hampton Blvd. to celebrate   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ON REPEAT: Sears Can't Escape Her Comments Downplaying and Dismissing Attacks on Virginia Jobs Sears: "Oh you mean it's not unusual? It happens all the time... And the media is making it out to be a huge, huge thing, and I don't understand why" Winsome Earle-Sears can't escape the audio first reported by Meidas Touch where she downplays and dismisses the attacks on Virginia jobs saying "th  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * PBS HONORED WITH 8 PEABODY NOMINATIONS Arlington, VA; April 17, 2025 -- T he Peabody Awards Board of Jurors announced the programs selected to represent the most captivating and impactful stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2024. PBS received eight total nominations across News, Documentary, Public Service and Entertainment categories, proving PBS remains a trusted and re  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * SAVE THE DATE: Trump Rally with Sears Coming Soon? # Sears' Campaign Staff: "...If you want to be clear, I think she's more conservative than Donald Trump..." In a recent interview with WVTF, Virginia Republican Party Chair Mark Peake invited Donald Trump to campaign in Virginia. This comes as Winsome Earle-Sears defends Trump's attacks on Virginia's workforce and economy and follows Sea  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Sears Has No Comment When Asked About Her Dangerous Record on Abortion New reporting from Virginia Scope highlights Winsome Earle-Sears' extreme record on abortion and contraception including her support of the extreme Texas law that bans abortion after six weeks and her recent tie-breaking vote against the Right to Contraception Act. Continuing her ongoing pattern of dodging the media, Sear  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 18 -- Airlines Reporting Corp. issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Travel Agencies Air Ticket Sales Total $9.3 Billion in March 2025 First-Quarter 2025 Sales Narrowly Exceeded Q1 2024 Total ARLINGTON, Va. - April 17, 2025 - Today, Airlines Reporting Corp. (ARC) released data showing U.S.-based travel agency air ticket sales reached $9.3 billion in March 2025, remaining steady compared to March 2024./* March's total passenger trips settled by ARC increased  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 18 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * How Much Protein Do I Really Need? By Alice Berry New protein-enriched products are hitting grocery store shelves and being advertised seemingly every day, while diets prioritizing protein make the rounds on social media. With this influx of products, plus sometimes contradictory nutritional advice, it may be hard to know whether you're meeting your nutritional needs. That's why UVA T  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 18 -- The University of Virginia's School of Law issued the following news: * * * Clinic Wins Employee Retirement Fees Case at Supreme Court Professor Xiao Wang Garners Unanimous Ruling Following Oral Argument Debut Plaintiffs will have wider latitude to pursue state claims alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, thanks to a unanimous decision Thursday in Cunningham v. Cornell University for the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic at t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 17, 2025: * * * VCU School of Public Health hosts inaugural lecture in memory of late professor The first Dr. David Wheeler Memorial Lecture in Spatial and Cancer Statistics honored the VCU professor, a prolific, pioneering researcher who died last year. By Maggie Christ On April 4, the Department of Biostatistics in the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Public Health hosted its firs  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 16, 2025: * * * Chemistry professor Brian Fuglestad honored with rising star award from drugmaker Eli Lilly His lab is exploring the analysis of proteins tied to a number of diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. By Sian Wilkerson Brian Fuglestad, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry in Virginia Commonwealth University's College of Humanities and Scienc  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Inspired in his youth, undergraduate Jeremy Lopez goes with the flow in engineering The third-year student has been a valuable researcher in a mechanical engineering lab whose work focuses on energy technology. By Leila Ugincius About Every Ram's a Researcher: As part of VCU's annual Research Weeks, this series highlights the ways that undergrads at VCU, no matter their major, get involved with  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 18 -- The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission issued the following news on April 17, 2025: * * * Open Learning WV helps students save $9.6 million on course materials, expands to all public colleges and universities Since its launch in 2021, Open Learning WV has helped West Virginia college students save an estimated $9.6 million on course materials by promoting the adoption of Open Educational Resources (OER), which are low- or no-cost instructio  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 18 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * Grafton High School's student-led voter registration drive registers 160 seniors to vote; One of the state's largest registration efforts for 2024-25 school year Grafton, W.Va. - WV Secretary of State Kris Warner made a personal visit to Grafton High School in Taylor County on Tuesday to present the school with the prestigious Jennings Randolph Award fo  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Youngkin Continues to Double Down on Trump's Economic Attacks -- Even While Admitting They're Hurting Virginians # This week on CNBC, Glenn Youngkin doubled down on his support for Donald Trump's attacks on Virginia's workforce and economy, despite openly acknowledging the "near-term pain" Trump's policies are causing Virginians. Following the interview, Arlington Now reported on how these  more