ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 18 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association issued the following news release: ARLINGTON, Va. The Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) is proud to announce that its listing on the General Services Administration (GSA) schedule has been renewed for another 5-year term, ensuring government agencies streamlined access to the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies' offerings. This development highlights AFA's commitment to advancing aerospace  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 18 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association issued the following news release: Arlington, Va. Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today commended Congress for passing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25 NDAA). "Equipping the warfighter, building capacity, and investing in research and development to modernize our military are key pillars of our national security strategy and the U.S. more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 17 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association issued the following news release: Arlington, Va. Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today released the following statement urging Congress to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government: "The Aerospace Industries Association is disappointed that Congress is falling back on a continuing resolution to keep the government up and running for the second time this f more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- The American Transportation Research Institute issued the following news release: Washington, DC - Traffic congestion on U.S. highways added $108.8 billion in costs to the trucking industry in 2022 according to the latest Cost of Congestion study published by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). This finding, part of ATRI's ongoing highway performance measurement research, marks a new record-high national congestion cost. ATRI utilized more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The CFA Institute, an association of investment professionals, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: CFA Institute, the global association of investment professionals, today announces pricing changes for its flagship CFA(R) Program for exams to be administrated in February 2026 and beyond. Beginning on 29 April 2025, CFA Institute will eliminate the one-time, $350 enrollment fee for the CFA Program. This will help to improve access and afford more PR

ATHENS, West Virginia, Dec. 19 -- Concord University issued the following news release: Concord University's Esports program ended their fall season on another high note, claiming their first-ever East Coast Conference (ECC) National Championship for Rocket League. The Championship match was on December 9th where they defeated Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) 4-1. The championship roster featured Simas Gurskis (Simas), Shaun Murindagomo (Crispy), Chase Koger (Helix), and Taylor Thimmesh more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 18 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: Today, the American Trucking Associations applauded the House passage of the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act. The bill now heads to President Biden's desk to be signed into law. "For far too long, the truck drivers who keep our country running have been subjected to an outdated, inefficient credentialing system that does not respect their time an more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech graduate students in a variety of programs will have one thing in common come January: a new home at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Academic Building One in Alexandria. The 11-story, 300,000-square-foot building in its final stages of construction in the Potomac Yard neighborhood, will house Innovation Campus academic and research programs, including the Master of Engineering programs in computer scie more PR

EMORY, Virginia, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: * * * Four Emory & Henry students recently presented their research related to community based substance abuse prevention at a symposium in Washington, D.C. * * * By Dirk Moore The students were among a select group of university student researchers who presented at the symposium hosted Dec. 6-7 by the Appalachian Collegiate Research Institute. The students - Erin Ryan, Vivian Vanderpool, Lydia Schrock a more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- The American Society of Clinical Oncology issued the following news release: * * * Sites now enrolling in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina * * * The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has launched the CDK4/6 Inhibitor Dosing Knowledge (CDK) Study to investigate personalized dosing strategies for CDK4/6 inhibitors in older adults with metastatic breast cancer. These patients often face unique challenges with treatment tolerabili more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 18 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: The Army's watercraft fleet has steadily declined, and its ability to achieve readiness is limited, according to a recent Government Accountability Office report. Between 2020 and 2024, the fully mission capable rate for Army watercraft slid from 75% to 40%, hindering the fleet's ability to meet mission requirements and operational readiness, availability of vessels and the  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Jennifer S. Friedel, an associate professor of practice in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and director of Virginia's Land Use-Value Assessment Program, received the prestigious Excellence in Agricultural Law Award in the academic category from the American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) during their annual Educational Symposium. This recognition underscores her significant contributions to agric more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Mental Health America issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Co-authored by young leaders, "Breaking the Algorithm" outlines recommendations to promote healthier experiences across digital platforms * * * Mental Health America (MHA) today released a new report that examines the impact of social media on youth mental health and identifies ways to mitigate potential harms while amplifying positive experiences. "Breaking the Algorithm more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: By Destiny Harkless On December 12, the Senate passed S. 59, the Chance to Compete Act via unanimous consent, followed by House passage on December 16 via voice vote. The bill would improve the federal employment hiring process by focusing on an individual's relevant experience and skill set, using subject matter experts in the hiring process, and allowing agencies to share more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- The National Defense Industrial Association issued the following news release: NDIA applauds the bipartisan House and Senate passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The FY2025 NDAA authorizes critical resources that support our warfighters, deters great power competitors, and makes investments and acquisition reforms towards building a more modern, diverse, and resilient U.S. defense industrial base (DIB). NDIA also ur more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The bipartisan Ohio River Restoration Program Act will support healthy communities, wildlife, and habitats by establishing a national Ohio River restoration program that confronts serious threats to the waters of the 14-state region. This legislation was introduced by Reps. Morgan McGarvey (D-Ky.) and Erin Houchin (R-Ind.), co-chairs of the bipartisan Ohio River Basin Caucus. more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: The partnership between the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus' Boeing Center for Veteran Transition and Military Families and Beneath the Service is transforming the lives of women veterans through the Women Veterans Leadership Program (WVLP). This collaboration, supported by Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education, provides women veterans with the tools and supportive community needed to continue to lead with c more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Ten years ago, Virginia Tech's ability to meet its growing responsibilities as a modern land-grant university faced significant challenges. The university's enrollment demographics were stagnant, and its talent pools were shrinking. Top students from underrepresented and underserved families in Virginia were going elsewhere. Employers said Virginia Tech graduates were not known for having a high degree of cultural compete more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: WASHINGTON--Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn one of the most reviled decisions in recent decades, Kelo v. New London. In Kelo, which was narrowly decided in 2005, the Court ruled against homeowners who were trying to protect their neighborhood from being bulldozed to make way for a new private development. In doing so, the Court allowed emin more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 17 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Cancer is most treatable when it's detected early. But once it spreads to other parts of the body, the chance of survival fades dramatically. Computational biologist Shenglin Mei aims to change those outcomes with an innovative mix of computational biology, genetics, and immunology as the newest principal investigator at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC's Cancer Research Center in D.C. "Metastasis is the  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 19 -- NTCA, The Rural Broadband Association issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association released the following statement from CEO Shirley Bloomfield after the U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes $3.08 billion to fully fund the FCC's Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement ("Rip and Replace") Program. The U.S. House of Representatives previously passed the NDAA, so th more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 19 -- NTCA, The Rural Broadband Association issued the following news release: Members of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association received over $140 million in loans and grants for broadband deployment through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) latest distribution of loan and grant funding under the ReConnect Program. Most of the projects will support the delivery of 100 Mbps symmetrical or better broadband service. The projects will serve 14,908 people, 315 busi more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: National Taxpayers Union (NTU) praised Congress Tuesday for passing two important taxpayer-friendly bills and urged President Joe Biden to sign both bills into law. The first bill, the No Congressionally Obligated Recurring Revenue Used As Pensions To Incarcerated Officials Now Act (No CORRUPTION Act), sponsored by Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Rick Scott (R-FL), closes a loophole t more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 19 (TNSres) -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: By Joy Vann Old Dominion University's 10th annual State of the Commonwealth (SOC) Report, produced by the Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy, presents positive news about Virginia's economy, citing declining inflation, rising consumer spending and plenty of jobs to fill. However, possible new federal policies regarding tariffs on products from Mexico, Canada, Europe and China, immigration pla more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news on Dec. 17, 2024: By Destiny Harkless Last Wednesday, December 11, NARFE joined forces with key allies to host a powerful rally amidst downpouring rain at the Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., in support of repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO). The rally's biggest highlight featured Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Dec. 18 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: By Erica Tricarico Katie Burke, a science journalist and editor based in Virginia, has joined AHCJ as the new environmental health beat leader. "I want to be the research assistant that every journalist deserves and so few of us get," Burke said of her new role. Burke has a doctorate in biology and worked as an ecology researcher for seven years before joining the American Scientist where sh more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The Security Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * Designed to help deliver knowledge to new employees on core security industry business practices and security technology areas, Security Cornerstones expands with additional learning modules, redesigned training experience and new Spanish-language versions. * * * SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Security Industry Association (SIA) has unveiled its enhanced and expanded Security Cornerstones Le more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Improving or preventing the decline of dental health in the aging population is closely connected to biology. This critical topic is the focus of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Delta Dental of Virginia's 14th annual Delta Dental of Virginia Oral Health Endowed Lecture on Jan. 8. Jonathan An is an assistant professor of oral health sciences and faculty with the Health Aging and Longevity Research Instit more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 19 -- Conservation International issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. Senate passed the U.S. Foundation for International Conservation Act as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. If signed into law, this bipartisan legislation will establish a groundbreaking public-private partnership to support global conservation and economic development, authorizing up to $100 million in federal funding annually, matched 2:1 by private d more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The Transportation Intermediaries Association issued the following news release: The Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) - the only organization exclusively representing transportation intermediaries of all disciplines doing business in domestic and international commerce - congratulates those brokers who received their Certified Transportation Broker certification in Trimester 3 2024. Chris Burroughs, president & CEO of TIA, extended his congratula more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 18 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: American Trucking Associations President and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement today in opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's decision to grant California a waiver to enforce its Omnibus Low-NOx regulations, which impose unworkable state-by-state standards on the trucking industry that compromise the federal NOx standard adopted just tw more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Growing up in his father's veterinary practice, Reed Hall DVM '96, learned early that medicine was about more than treating animals. As the owner of two Northern Virginia animal hospitals and an enthusiastic supporter of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital expansion, he's built his career on a powerful idea: The best care happens when we care for each other. "We all have seasons when things are tough," Hall said, sitting  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 18 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation issued the following news release: Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin proposed budget amendments Dec. 18 that include an additional $17 million for agricultural best management practices that lead to cleaner rivers and streams. The budget proposal also included funding for additional staffing to help farmers get conservation practices on to Virginia farms. Farm conservation practices like fencing cattle out of streams and planting st more PR

ETTRICK, Virginia, Dec. 19 -- Virginia State University issued the following news: * * * VSU has surpassed $100 million in endowment funds and exceeds national averages for financial support per student. * * * Virginia State University is proud to announce that it had the seventh-highest endowment among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in 2023. This recognition is based on data from the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) endowment st more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The Vision Council issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: This week, The Vision Council submitted a letter calling on Congressional leaders to prioritize tax policy that expands opportunity for the American optical industry. The letter, sent to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Committee on Finance, urges lawmakers to address specific expiring tax provisions that are vital to domestic businesses and the health of all Americans. "The more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Shannon Stanek '93, DVM '97 Owner and head veterinarian: Exton Vet Clinic and Exton Vet Rehab (Pennsylvania) How VMCVM equipped me for the 'real world'... The ability to know where to look for answers when I see something I haven't seen in real life before. This month I did my first perineal hernia repair with bladder and colon pexy's after watching a YouTube video to refresh my brain on the anatomy and technique. I re more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 19 -- The Wireless Infrastructure Association issued the following statement on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * The Wireless Infrastructure Association (WIA) today released the following statement regarding Congress' passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes funding for the Secure and Trusted Communications Network Reimbursement Program or the Rip and Replace Program. The statement can be attributed to Patrick Halley, President and CEO, WIA: "We' more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 18 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Virginia Tech alumnus William Dougherty retired on July 1 from his role as executive director for Network Infrastructure and Services, which he held from from 2010-24, and with more than 40 years of service at the university. As executive director, Dougherty led the largest unit within the Division of Information Technology. Network Infrastructure and Services provides and manages the university's wired and wireless dat more PR