RICHMOND, Virginia, April 28 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Common claim that most transgender youth renounce that identity is not supported by statistics, VCU research finds The argument that studies show transgender youth desist from that identity on average has been used to support anti-gender-affirming care legislation nationwide. By Madeline Reinsel The frequently cited claim that 60% to 90% of transgender and gender-diverse children and y more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Department of Energy selects Virginia Tech joint venture to manage and operate Jefferson Lab By Lon Wagner The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Virginia Tech and the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA) to manage and operate the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, one of the nation's leading nuclear physics research laboratories. The contract marks a new chapte more PR

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, April 28 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * SURATech Awarded New Management and Operating Contract for Jefferson Lab SURA and Virginia Tech partnership positions Virginia laboratory for growth as a multi-purpose national lab * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected SURATech as the new management and operating (M&O) contractor for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jef more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2026: For Sheena Cutler, becoming a teacher has been a dream years in the making The elementary education student reentered the classroom after nearly two decades in the workforce and raising a family. By Sian Wilkerson From Florida to Virginia, through raising three kids and years spent behind the retail counter, Sheena Cutler's commitment to one day becoming a teacher has been a cons more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A on April 27, 2026, by Tom Gresham with Tara Nikzad Joolhar, a student majoring in science and philosophy major: * * * How I found my research: Tara Nikzad Joolhar loves both the challenges and surprises she finds in the lab Joolhar, a science and philosophy major at VCU, will graduate this spring at the age of 20. A career in medicine is in her sights next. * How I found my research is an occasional se more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Krista Scott named an American Council on Education fellow The VCU strategic enrollment administrator will spend a year in the program, which is designed to prepare participants for senior leadership positions at colleges and universities. By David Slipher, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs The American Council on Education has selected Krista Scott, Ed.D., associate vic more PR