WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Association of American Medical Colleges issued the following news release on July 14, 2026: * * * AAMC Announces 2026-27 Board of Directors The AAMC has announced its 2026-27 Board of Directors. The incoming board's term begins Nov. 10, 2026, and will end at the conclusion of Learn Serve Lead: The AAMC Annual Meeting in November 2027. Nita Ahuja, MD, MBA, FACS, dean of the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health and the vice chancellor for medical affairs at UW-Madison, has been elected  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 13 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A involving The Ealey Project founder Jim Vigeant: * * * VCU community connected: Reacquiring the soul of Jackson Ward A trove of 230,000 documents spurs The Ealey Project, with VCU helping amplify the work of a civil rights leader and the story of a historic Black neighborhood. Across the Richmond region, VCU partners with local organizations, neighborhood leaders and dedicated residents to support community goals. Through the local voices closest to thi more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Virginia. *** Cultivating Methods and Apparatuses ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 14 -- LAUDANDO & ASSOCIATES LLC, Chico, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 12677822 B2, initially filed Aug. 28, 2023) developed by three inventors Nicholas Charipar, Alexandria, Virginia; Chris Laudando, Chico, California; and Matt O'Brien, Livermore, California, for "Cultivating methods and apparatuses." *** Blank for Forming an Article Carrier ALEXANDRIA, Virgin more ST