MCLEAN, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Booz Allen Hamilton, an information technology information company, issued the following news release: * * * Bringing AI-assisted tech and automation to a big job * * * "I've seen firsthand how technology can improve both efficiency and safety" - Amit Kohli, Booz Allen vice president * * * Millions of travelers. Container ship after container ship stacked with goods. Across the more than 100,000 miles that make up U.S. land and water borders, and in a complex  more PR

FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Dec. 11 -- Christendom College issued the following news: In Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, Montgomery presents the character of Matthew Cuthbert a shy, old farmer. How does his fatherly love emulate the love of Christ? Christendom English Language and Literature Professor Dr. Kathleen Sullivan explains in this latest piece for Instaurare Magazine. A lady shopkeeper is not as menacing as a hungry lion in his den, but Matthew Cuthbert would rather face the l more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Name: Nicole Paz-Jimenez College: College of Engineering Major/minor: Civil and environmental engineering Hometown: Burke, Virginia Plans after graduation: Join Gordon, an award-winning civil engineering and landscape architecture firm, as a full-time staff engineer Favorite Hokie memory: Virginia Tech vs. North Carolina football game in 2021 or first Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers event. As a Latina pur more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings issued the following news release: * * * * The signing of more than 10 new properties brings Hilton's pipeline in Egypt to 25 hotels, with plans to grow its footprint to more than 40 properties operating across the country in the coming years * Signings include Curio Collection by Hilton and Tapestry Collection by Hilton, bringing Hilton's lifestyle brands to Egypt for the first time, as well as an all-inclusive resort * The highly antic more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: A Virginia Tech English major is learning more about the human dimensions of infectious disease through a hands-on research experience. Hailey Richards recently joined as an undergraduate research assistant for a team led by Julie Gerdes, assistant professor of technical and professional writing and rhetoric in the Department of English, and Heidi Lawrence, a collaborator and graduate of the department's rhetoric and wri more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: McGuireWoods represented Titan Partners Group, a division of American Capital Partners, and several other clients in 11 capital markets transactions during the second half of the year. McGuireWoods represented Titan as sole placement agent in a $50 million registered direct offering and concurrent private placement of common stock by Quantum Computing, an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum opt more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: McGuireWoods recently won a precedential victory on behalf of Belvac Production Machinery, a subsidiary of Dover Corp., in a patent case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In the Dec. 10, 2024, opinion in Crown Packaging Technology Inc., et al. v. Belvac Production Machinery Inc., the Federal Circuit reversed summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-appellant Crown  more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- ORIJEN, a part of Mars, issued the following news release: * * * Collaboration champions the epic adventures inspired by big cats like Mufasa * * * AUBURN, Ky. (December 12, 2024) - The ORIJEN Pet Food brand is working with Disney to celebrate the highly anticipated release of "Mufasa: The Lion King" which is releasing in theaters on Dec. 20. The film explores the relationship between Mufasa and Taka as well as the unlikely rise of the king of the Pride Lands.  more PR

TYSONS, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: Squire Patton Boggs has advised European private equity fund Oraxys Environment 2 SCA in its investment in Alyce, France's leading provider of mobility data collection, processing and enhancement services, alongside Alyce's founder, Ismael Hachem, and top management. The investment is to develop the international growth strategy of Alyce and boost new services based on its Artificial Intelligence. The Squi more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * Company to increase production capacity and add a production line of churned butter * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Duchess Dairy will invest approximately $895,000 to expand its dairy processing operations in Wythe County. The family-owned and operated dairy manufacturer plans to grow its operation by adding a production line of churned butter, in addi more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today a "No Sanctuary Cities" budget proposal to require local law enforcement, sheriffs, and jail directors to fully comply with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainers and provide notification to ICE 48 hours prior to the release of an illegal immigrant who commits a crime. Additionally, funding will be withheld from that localiti more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * With another STARS Gold achievement recognized, the new ONE VCU Sustainability Plan will strengthen the commitment of the university and health system. * * * In recognition of its sustainability achievements, Virginia Commonwealth University has again earned a STARS Gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. STARS - the Sustainability Tracking, As more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * He earned two degrees at VCU and 'was truly representative of what this institution stands for,' President Rao said. * * * Virginia Commonwealth University President Michael Rao, Ph.D., released the following statement about the passing of William M. Ginther, a former rector of the VCU Board of Visitors: "Bill was a passionate and accomplished VCU alum who cared deeply about his alma mater. Bill more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * Part of a VCU Police team that de-escalates situations, Smith has received a regional Valor Award for engaging the shooter in the 2023 tragedy outside the Altria Theater. * * * By Jake Burns, VCU Police Seconds after the gunshots rang out, a panicked crowd was running toward Denise Smith. Among them: the shooter. It was June 6, 2023, and Richmond's Huguenot High School had just more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * As vice president, the innovator of pharmaceutical and medical technologies has fostered dramatic growth in VCU's renowned research enterprise. * * * By David Oglethorpe Srirama Rao, Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University's vice president for research and innovation, has been named as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors' 2024 class. This prestigious distinction recognizes Rao more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Since 2007, VCUarts professor Susie Ganch has taken her ethical metalsmithing show on the road - and now has an online store. * * * By Lydia Dodd Can jewelry change the world? "I do think you can change minds - one mind at a time," said Susie Ganch, an associate professor of metals in Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts. In 2007, Ganch and colleague Christina Miller founded R more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Austin started their career as a Spanish medical interpreter and was inspired by the nurses around them. This prompted a career switch, aided by VCU. * * * By Haley Tenore One day, Virginia Commonwealth University nursing student Haley Austin worked with a young neurodivergent patient who was struggling to adjust to an inpatient hospital stay. The patient's mother had experience more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Earning her Ph.D. in the School of Dentistry's Philips Institute, the researcher is targeting a prominent issue - inflammation - that is a menace beyond the mouth. * * * By Amelia Heymann Hannah Lohner has always been interested in ... teeth. "I wanted to be a dentist when I grew up when I was younger, so I was already interested in the mouth and teeth and everything to do with it," said the na more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * Findings from groundbreaking research could forge a path for new treatments that are able to target tumors in the first, most curable stages of disease. * * * By Blake Belden, VCU Massey Cancer Center A group of scientists at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center have revealed a new genetic code that acts like a cancer ringleader, recruiting and deploying a gang of tumor cells  more PR