FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * Driving With Heart: Celebrating FCPS Bus Driver Jannell Haskins' 32 Years of Service During National School Bus Safety Week * Each year during the third full week of October, National School Bus Safety Week is observed to help educate parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus drivers, and all those who share our roads to join forces and address the importance of school bus safety. FC more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * 49 Fairfax County Public Schools Recognized This Year for Supporting Military-Connected Families * Forty-nine Fairfax County public schools have been recognized for the first time by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children as 2025 Purple Star Schools. Additionally, 40 schools renewed their Pur more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Mars Inc., a manufacturer of snacks, food and pet care products and services issued the following news release: * * * Big Idea Ventures and Mars Petcare Select Three Trailblazing Startups for the 2025 Next Generation Pet Food Program In collaboration with AAK, Buhler, and Givaudan, the program accelerates sustainable innovation in the pet food category. * New York, 22 October 2025 - Big Idea Ventures and Mars Petcare, together with partners AAK, Buhler, and Giva more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * Diagnosed with an incurable disease: How a UVA professor is fighting for his son By Jane Kelly, jak4g@virginia.edu "I don't think we thought a lot about it ... and then the diagnosis made it real," Shannon Barker said on a recent Monday night in her family's Craftsman-style home. "And then, I couldn't compartmentalize it anymore and then we had to come to terms." The Barker family - mo more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- George Mason University issued the following research news: * * * Anonymity's ARX nemesis By Nathan Kahl A team of faculty and students from George Mason University recently discovered a vulnerability in a widely used anonymization tool. They presented their findings last week in Taiwan at the Association for Computing Machinery Conference on Computer and Communications Security (ACM CCS), one of the world's most prestigious computer security conferences, with a more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 23 (TNSjou) -- The George Mason University College of Public Health issued the following news: * * * George Mason-led study highlights how XR is reshaping health care training across the country By Katie Pearce Extended reality (XR) can give students experiences they might otherwise miss, but its success depends on thoughtful design, accessibility, and support. Immersive technologies like virtual and augmented reality are no longer experimental. They're redefining h more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Health Care Premiums Are Skyrocketing in Virginia. But Don't Worry, Jen Kiggans Signed Another Letter! * Virginians are starting to see their health insurance costs soar for 2026 on the insurance marketplace. But instead of doing anything to actually help Virginians, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans is... you guessed it... signing onto a letter. How brave! You might be wondering: wher more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * ICYMI: DNC Launches New $500k Investment In New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania for Get Out the Vote Blitz With Election Day just two weeks away, the DNC launched major investments into the New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania Democratic coordinated campaigns yesterday to help get out the vote ahead of the critical New Jersey and Virginia Gubernatorial elections and the Penn more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 22 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Lawmakers from Mid-Atlantic States to Hold Joint Hearing on Energy Affordability, Reliability * WHAT : Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia will convene for the first in a series of joint policy hearings focused on restoring energy affordability and reliability across the Mid-Atlantic region. WHO : Hosted by Rep. David H. Rowe (R-Snyder/Union/Miffli more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NEW: Sears Lies (Again) About Opposing Same-Sex Marriage and Claiming "That's Not Discrimination" * # VIRGINIA - In a new interview on Jillian Michaels' podcast "Keeping It Real," Winsome Earle-Sears lies again about opposing same-sex marriage and her comments during the debate that firing Virginians for being gay is " not discrimination." During the gubernatorial debate, when discussing more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- The Republican Party of Virginia posted the following news: * * * Republican Party of Virginia Congratulates John Reid on Winning the Lt. Gov. Debate - Even Without Hidin' Ghazala Hashmi Republican Lt. Gov. nominee John Reid proved tonight that leadership shows up even when his opponent won't. After Democrat Ghazala Hashmi refused to debate, Reid went forward anyway, holding a debate where an AI-generated Hashmi stood in for her. Shamefully, a computer had more more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * SEARS STRIKES OUT: Sears Refuses Three Different Times to Call on Trump to Stop Firing Virginians and End the Shutdown * # When it comes to standing up for Virginians, Sears is striking out VIRGINIA - As the GOP government shutdown passes the three-week mark, Winsome Earle-Sears has refused to call on Donald Trump to reopen the government and stop firing Virginians three separate times.  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 23 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Through Penn First Plus, students unlock potential and purpose Providing first-generation and limited-income students with a comprehensive array of support, Penn First Plus equips undergraduates for success during and after their time at Penn. * Coming to Penn as a first-generation student, Mayokun Omitogun of Stafford, Virginia, faced a whirlwind of challenges: more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 22 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * TV icons have creatively joined a new Robertson School course * By Sian Wilkerson A new course covering the multifaceted world of television is giving Virginia Commonwealth University students the opportunity to learn from Hollywood's greatest minds - through archival video, that is. The curriculum shapes its lessons using more than 100 clips from a vast archive, compiled by the Television A more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2025: * * * University of Richmond Hosts 2025 Virginia Attorney General Debate The University of Richmond, in partnership with the Virginia State Bar Association, hosted the 2025 Virginia Attorney General Debate on Oct. 16. Candidates Jason Miyares and Jay Jones presented their platforms, addressed key issues, and answered questions central to Virginia voters. The debate was moderated by K more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Making medical images make sense William & Mary Math Professor GuanNan Wang evaluates the accuracy of medical images generated by artificial intelligence. By Catherine Tyson For many people, the rise of artificial intelligence-generated images has sparked anxiety -- about misinformation, deepfakes and the blurring line between what's real and what's not. But in the world of medical imaging, realism isn't th more PR