NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 14 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: By Jonathan Heeter Geri Tucker '24 spent a career working with words. She started crafting poems in high school and college before embarking on a longtime career as a newspaper reporter and editor, piecing together national headlines for more than 30 years at USA Today. A lifetime spent on storytelling will continue through her latest achievement, a master's degree in education with a concentration in reading  more PR

ALFRED, New York, Dec. 13 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: Alfred University students returning to campus in January after the semester break will be greeted by a welcome sight, as new state-of-the-art laundry equipment will be installed in on-campus residence halls. Max Koskoff, director of Residential Communities, said the university is pleased to announce a new partnership with Caldwell & Gregory, a Virginia-based commercial laundry leasing company, to improve and mod more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Bloomberg Law, a part of Bloomberg, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Bloomberg Law today announced the multiple new Practical Guidance resources representing significant increases in resources on litigation, transactional law, and emerging topics. Bloomberg Law's Practical Guidance provides a wide range of documents across many practice areas to help legal professionals be more efficient and productive. With ready-made templates, samples, anno more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Name: Ashtyn Dunn College: Agriculture and Life Sciences Major: Animal and poultry sciences Hometown: Emporia, Virginia What are your plans after graduation? I've applied to vet schools and hope to begin that journey this fall. I'm passionate about large animal medicine and aim to serve rural communities. Why did you want to become a veterinarian? My grandfather, uncle, and brother are crop farmers in southeastern  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Name: Bray Sehnert College: College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Major: Philosophy and political science Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Plans after graduation: Commission as an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps Favorite Hokie memory: "What I will remember the most about Virginia Tech is the people. It's just all one big fond memory." Favorite Hokie tradition: "I love football games. I played hockey g more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Name: Griffin Armstrong College: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Major: Human nutrition, foods, and exercise Hometown: It's complicated. Armstrong was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, but as the son of an Army officer, he has lived all over the world in Hawaii, Spain, and Korea. His family now lives in Blacksburg. The pathway to being a Hokie Armstrong came to Virginia Tech in January 2023, after transferring from more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Name: Whitney Jackim Major: Fashion merchandising design with a minor in consumer studies Hometown: Melbourne, Florida Plans after graduation: She will continue working with the Oris Glisson Historic Costume and Textile Collection and collecting lab hours for apparel assembly. Favorite Hokie memory: During an evening football game, jumping to "Enter Sandman." "The atmosphere was electrifying with the fireworks, and I more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Since opening its doors in 1984, the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center has served Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and southern Pennsylvania as an emergency center for critically ill and injured horses. The equine medical center (EMC), located in Leesburg, is one of three animal health care facilities and teaching hospitals of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, based on the Virginia Tech cam more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Most days, Cpl. John Tarter patrols campus in a blue Virginia Tech Police Department uniform. But each December, he briefly swaps the badge for a Santa Claus costume when he volunteers at the Montgomery County Christmas Store. It's a beloved local institution that, from Dec. 9-14 this year, welcomes people from more than 3,000 low-income households in the county to pick out clothes, toys, household items, and food at a  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: As an undergraduate, Nishika Raheja had research experiences such as studying cancer-associated sleep disruptions to understand the relationship between immunity and circadian rhythms. She also conducted assessments with pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorder to isolate stressors and develop community-based interventions to promote health. Through a post-baccalaureate training program at the National I more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, Dec. 14 (TNSpar) -- Hampton University issued the following news: * * * This program has grown to help support the broader Hampton community with financial wellness and investment resources. * * * Hampton University and Stackwell, an innovative fintech platform dedicated to closing the racial wealth gap by increasing the financial wellness and ownership of financial assets by diverse Americans, today announced the expansion of the Hampton Investment Program. Following the more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 14 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: STAMFORD, Conn. (December 13, 2024) - Holland & Knight served as lead counsel to SunEnergy1 in the signing of a purchase and exclusivity agreement with Brookfield (NYSE: BAM), along with institutional partners including its listed affiliate Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP, BEPC), for the acquisition and construction of an initial 510-megawatt (MW) portfolio of utility-scale solar projects in North Caro more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Federal leaders recently converged in Blacksburg to get a firsthand look at technology and talent helping to make the nation more secure. U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines visited Virginia Tech's National Security Institute to collect faculty insights on cutting-edge research and visit with students already working in these spaces. "I cannot overstate the importance of staying on more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- PBS issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Popular British historian Lucy Worsley is back on the case with a new season of LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES. Examining four new cases in forensic detail, Lucy follows the evidence to explore how some of the most dramatic and brutal chapters in British history unlock issues that speak to modern audiences, from the media treatment and scandalization of female victims, the vulnerabilities of the poorest in societ more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, Dec. 14 -- Radford University issued the following news release: The Modern Language Association of America (MLA) is awarding its Morton N. Cohen Award for a Distinguished Edition of Letters to Radford University Department of History Chair and Professor Sharon Roger Hepburn for her book, "Private No More: The Civil War Letters of John Lovejoy Murray, 102nd United States Colored Infantry." The prestigious Cohen Award is one of 23 publication awards MLA will present on Jan. 1 more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 12 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: This page features a series of tributes submitted to honor the memory of Nikki Giovanni, University Distinguished Professor Emerita, who died on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. There will be a public viewing at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial service is planned for February. Details will be posted to this page as they become available. Read the in memoriam. Ayah Ali, a first-yea more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced McKinsey & Co. has agreed to pay $650 million in a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve a federal criminal investigation into its consulting work advising Purdue Pharma on how to increase sales of its addictive opioid drug OxyContin. This resolution marks the first time a management consulting firm has been he more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional administration and board appointments. ADMINISTRATION APPOINTMENTS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR * Adam Hade, Associate Counsel, Office of Counselor to the Governor BOARD APPOINTMENTS AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY SHEEP INDUSTRY BOARD * Jim Mumaw of Harrisonburg, Owner and Operator, H. & K. Hilltop Farms * Jason Shiflett of Au more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 14 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today additional budget proposals that will bring state spending on K-12 education in the Commonwealth to more than $22 billion over this biennium, reinforcing his commitment to provide every student a world-class education. Building on record funding since taking office, the proposed investments announced today will expand innovative opportunitie more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The university's fall commencement ceremonies will be held Friday, Dec. 20, in Blacksburg. More than 3,100 Hokies will graduate Dec. 20 during Virginia Tech's fall commencement ceremonies, which will be held in Cassell Coliseum. The University Commencement ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Graduate School ceremony will follow at 2:30 p.m. ET. Both events will be available via livestream video from the university  more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 7 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: Mattie Quesenberry Smith, Ph.D., instructor in the Department of English, Rhetoric, and Humanistic Studies at Virginia Military Institute, was recently appointed the commonwealth's new poet laureate by Governor Glenn Youngkin. A lifelong resident of Virginia, Smith grew up in Appalachia in humble surroundings. Though she went without many modern comforts, her childhood provided a rich tapestry of experiences  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals issued the following news release: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia Chief Justice Tim Armstead today announced the appointment of three circuit judges to the West Virginia Mass Litigation Panel. Chief Justice Armstead, with approval of the full Supreme Court, has appointed Seventeenth Judicial Circuit (Monongalia County) Judge Perri Jo DeChristopher and Sixth Judicial Circuit (Cabell County) Judge-Elect C more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- The West Virginia Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Sunday, December 15, 2024, marks the 57th anniversary of the collapse of the Silver Bridge, which connected the communities of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio. The bridge collapsed without warning at 4:58 p.m., Friday, December 15, 1967, as many were scrambling to complete their Christmas shopping. The tragedy led to the Federal-Aid Highway  more PR

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, Dec. 13 -- West Liberty University issued the following news: West Liberty University (WLU) is pleased to announce the donation of a state-of-the-art ultrasound machine to its Physician Assistant (PA) Program, generously provided by WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital's CEO, Douglass Harrison, with donation efforts coordinated by Dr. Rajai Khoury. This contribution will greatly enhance the education and training of WLU's PA students, equipping them with essential skills  more PR

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Dec. 12 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: BUCKHANNON, West Virginia -Students in the West Virginia Wesleyan College Department of Communication shared their final Capstone projects and some updates about what the Communication Department has to offer as part of their Winter Showcase recently. Faith Yoho presented "Be Not Afraid of Growing Slowly: Be Afraid Only of Standing Still: Exploring Changes to the Communication Department Through Br more PR