TYSONS, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: Squire Patton Boggs has hired two new partners in Manchester. Private equity and corporate lawyer Victoria Jew joins the firm from Pinsent Masons, whilst construction and engineering lawyer Charlotte Higham arrives from Addleshaw Goddard. Our office in Manchester continues to flourish and we are delighted to invest in its future growth by welcoming Victoria and Charlotte, the next generation of leaders to  more PR

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Jan. 13 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: Jay Todd, M.S.Ed., will give the keynote address at West Virginia Wesleyan College's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day dinner on Monday, Jan. 20. Todd's talk is entitled "Dreaming Beyond Barriers: Mental Health, Perseverance, and the Journey to Greatness" and focuses on four main themes of mental health matters, perseverance through adversity, the power of self-care and balance and endlessly making more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 13 -- 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 Expert on how avian flu is affecting egg production The avian flu outbreak affecting chickens in the United States goes back to 2022. But the effects of the  more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news on Jan. 13, 2025: Being the new kid in school is never easy. At Mason Crest Elementary School in Annandale, the Tiger Team is out to change that. Mason Crest sees a lot of changes in their student population every year. During the 2023-24 school year, Mason Crest had a 21.7% mobility rate (a measure of how many students move in and out of a school during the school year), almost double the average mobili more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle C. Reid issued the following Weekly Reflections on Jan. 13, 2025: Hello Team FCPS! Well, what a week we have had for our first week back!! I want to thank each of you for your patience and grace as we navigated a significant winter storm, one of the most significant in recent years. I know that we all work to stay in the light and lift one another up, and it is even more important during challenging times  more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- Hampton University issued the following news: The collection of 101-accredited historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) nationwide are not only pillars of higher education but also engines of economic and social progress. Together, HBCUs contribute nearly $15 billion annually to the U.S. economy and produce 17 percent of all bachelor's degrees earned by Black students, despite representing only three percent of colleges and universities, accord more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Ilja A. Luciak, professor of political science in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.  The emeritus title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands in recognition of exemplary service to the university. Nominated individu more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Leonardo DRS, a company that says it provides advanced defense technology to U.S. national security customers and allies around the world, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: Leonardo DRS, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRS) announced today it has been awarded a contract to provide the U.S. Army with next-generation Mortar Fire Control Systems (MFCS). The firm fixed-price IDIQ contract is worth more than $99 million. Under the contract, Leonardo DRS is responsibl more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Lucinda Roy, an Alumni Distinguished Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of professor emerita by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.  The emerita title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech President Tim Sands in recognition of exemplary service to the university. Nominated individual more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Politico issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2025: POLITICO today announced that Jack Blanchard will take charge of POLITICO's Playbook as Managing Editor and Author. Currently serving as POLITICO's UK Editor, Blanchard will relocate to Washington D.C., to helm the most indispensable tipsheet that delivers the key information that Washington Insiders rely on to navigate their day. The next evolution of Playbook will build on the most successful morning more PR

TYSONS, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, issued the following news: Squire Patton Boggs team has secured a significant victory for the Government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic in two arbitrations before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), dismissing claims valued by claimants at $635 million. The arbitrations, Sanum Investment v Lao People's Democratic Republic and Lao Holdings v Lao People's Democratic Republic, arose from a d more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Travis Jessee has been selected as the university's assistant vice president for design and construction within the Division of Facilities.  Reporting to Dwyn Taylor, vice president for facilities, and serving on the division's leadership team, Jessee will provide vision, leadership, and strategic direction for the design, management, delivery, and closeout of all university capital and non-capital projects. The design more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Now in its third decade, VCU's toilet-trained public health campaign is popular with students - and praised by professionals. * * * By Amelia Heymann If you've used the bathroom at Virginia Commonwealth University, you've likely seen the Stall Seat Journal. Plastered in more than 1,300 stalls on the Monroe Park and MCV campuses, the monthly informational poster - full of color and personality - more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on Jan. 13, 2025: * * * Spring semester's move-in shifted to Sunday, allowing a bit of post-storm calm to take hold ahead of classes. * * * Clear skies. Clear sidewalks. Clear water. Good news came in threes this weekend as Virginia Commonwealth University hosted a slightly delayed move-in for the spring semester. Originally scheduled to begin this past Friday, move-in was pushed in full to Sunday in l more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Marie Boer, assistant professor of physics in the College of Science, was recently selected as a recipient of the 2024 Early Career Research award by the U.S. Department of Energy. Funded by the Office of Nuclear Physics, the five-year, $875,000 grant will help fund Boer's project to learn more about partons from an experimental and phenomenological point of view.  The Early Career Research Program began in 2010 to bols more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Jan. 14 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: The WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus recently supported training efforts for the Clay County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) during a simulated active shooter event. Last year, nursing lecturer Kelley Coleman developed a community partnership with the Clay County CERT, which is part of the national Citizen Corps effort to incorporate and utilize  more PR