BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 8 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Karen Ingerson will never forget her initial interview, held in the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center's (EMC) Scott Room. This elegant space, dedicated to the memory of Marion duPont Scott the center's first philanthropic partner is adorned with oil paintings of Marion's prized racehorses, her numerous awards, and beautiful antique furniture. The interview panel that day included Frederick Fregin, then director of more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: ESPN and PENN Entertainment announced today that 10 additional retail sportsbooks at key PENN properties will be rebranded to "ESPN BET Sportsbook" in early 2025 (subject to all regulatory approvals), increasing the total number of ESPN BET branded sportsbooks at PENN properties to 19. The new ESPN BET locations will serve customers across Pennsylvania, Colorado, Ohio, Iowa, I more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Yesterday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin added another two losses to his growing losing streak after endorsing and campaigning for the Republican candidates in two crucial legislative special elections that Virginia Democrats won handily. In 2023, Youngkin's campaign to flip the Virginia Senate and maintain control of the Virginia House of Delegates failed miserably, due in part to his aggressive push to enact an extre more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: Yesterday, in the first major elections since November, Democratic candidates Del. Kannan Srinivasan in Virginia Senate District 32 and JJ Singh in Virginia House District 26 secured victories against their Republican opponents. With these wins, Democrats will maintain a majority in Virginia's House and Senate. Last night's results are only the beginning voters are fighting back against Republicans' extre more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: More stories from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences More stories from Graduate Education When Bryan Jones '23 first sat down to analyze workforce data as a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech's Center for Economic and Community Engagement (CECE), he joined a partnership dating to 2008. "Working with the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Board really helped my skills in talking to professionals more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: More stories from the College of Engineering More stories from the College of Natural Resources and Environment January isn't typically associated with the fire season in Southern California, but Virginia Tech wildfire experts warn that this year's conditions are anything but typical. "Even in the winter months, the risks are rising," Virginia Tech fire ecology and management expert Adam Coates explains. "The region' more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: More stories from the College of Science More stories from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC In an unprecedented new study in the journal Cell Reports, researchers have shown neurotransmitters in the human brain are released during the processing of the emotional content of language, providing new insights into how people interpret the significance of words. The work, conducted by an international team  more PR