BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Lindsey Buracker '07, DVM '13 volunteers twice a year to provide veterinary care in what is essentially a veterinary desert. Navajo Nation spans some 27,000 square miles and contains over 500,000 cats and dogs and only three veterinarians. During these trips, Buracker finds a lot of hard work and a lot of fulfillment. "It fills my bucket," said Buracker, an alumna of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicin more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: There is no swimming with sharks on the Health Sciences and Technology campus in Roanoke, but a handful of students have managed to do something just as exhilarating. In the fall, first-year students in the Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program engage in a module on biomedical commercialization the process of turning a discovery into a potentially marketable product that can help patients. During  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Name: Ava Gardner College: Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Major: Public health Hometown: Richmond Gardner, a standout senior in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded the fall 2024 Phi Kappa Phi Medallion Award. Gardner, who began her academic journey at the University of Colorado Boulder before transferring to Virginia more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- DXC Technology, an information technology services company, issued the following news release: * * * DXC to help clients mitigate risk with Blackout Technologies' solutions to protect organizations from data breaches * * * Ashburn, VA, December 16, 2024 - DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, and UK based Blackout Technologies , a pioneering firm in data security and compliance solutions, today announced a new part more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Erin Cox, an associate Extension specialist for Family and Community Economics for Virginia Cooperative Extension, has some tips to help consumers reduce personal debt and make positive personal finance changes in the new year. Create a plan, make a budget, and stick to it. "Health and financial well-being go hand in hand. Don't have a passive relationship with your finances. If you have someone in your family or a clos more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The Virginia Tech media relations office has the following experts available for interviews this week surrounding issues in the news. To schedule an interview, please contact mediarelations@vt.edu. Virginia Tech experts available to discuss headlines in the news Exploring the consequences of power in transition, presidential appointments Two Virginia Tech professors are teaching a winter seminar from Dec. 27 Jan. 16 on more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle C. Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on Dec. 16, 2024: Hello Team FCPS! As I sit down to share my thoughts this evening, I invite you to consider with me the amazing gifts we each have to be thankful for this winter season. It is so easy at times to fuss about things that pale in comparison to the challenges others around our dear world face. This evening, I wish for each of you that you are abl more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Mars Inc., a manufacturer of snacks, food and pet care products and services issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * * Mars aims to build on its responsibly sourced cocoa program, by taking steps to create greater transparency in its cocoa supply chain * Strengthens Mars' interventions to help advance respect for human rights and help protect the environment in the complex global supply chain * * * Mars, Incorporated today shared an aim to ach more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- ThreatQuotient, a threat-intelligence platform innovator, issued the following news release: Northern Virginia, USA & Australia, 2024 - ThreatQuotient, a leading provider of data-driven threat intelligence platforms, and RST Cloud, a pioneer in AI-powered cyber threat intelligence (CTI) services, are thrilled to announce a new strategic partnership. This collaboration brings together RST Cloud's advanced threat intelligence services with the ThreatQ Platform, aiming more PR

TYSONS, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: Squire Patton Boggs has achieved a significant victory for Societe Nationale de Raffinage S.A. (Sonara), the Cameroonian state-owned oil refinery. Sonara defeated the entirety of the claims bought by Sahara Energy Resource Limited (Sahara) in the England & Wales Commercial Court, which were initially valued at over $132 million and Euros5 million, before later being revised down to $101 million. Sahara bro more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced a budget proposal to exempt service tips from Virginia's state income tax. This proposal will return an estimated $70 million annually to the pockets of hardworking Virginians to further deliver on Governor Youngkin's commitment to lower the cost of living for working families across the Commonwealth. This builds on the more than $5 billion  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * America's Top State for Business recognized by Business Facilities magazine for the third time * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Virginia has been named Business Facilities' 2024 State of the Year, marking the third time the Commonwealth has received this top honor from the magazine. Since 2007, the State of the Year award has recognized a state demonstr more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 16 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Monecia Taylor, who has served as a senior leader in ascending roles within Virginia Tech's Advancement Division since 2016, has been named vice president for advancement for the university. The move is a promotion for Taylor, who for the past four years served as senior associate vice president for advancement. Taylor's vice presidential position comes with expanded responsibilities within the division. Advancement mana more PR